…no longer need to pre-score an IP skin!
The instrument panel is a highly engineered and very sophisticated part of our vehicles. The Haartz Advanced Development team were given the challenge to create a product that could release an airbag through a bilaminate skin without any pre-scoring. Their endeavors resulted in DEPLOY™, a range of instrument panel surface materials designed specifically for processing in a negative vacuum form tool (NVF). The need for pre-scoring (which can lead to “A” surface read through after heat ageing) is no longer necessary. Their Haartz team’s success developed a balance between both the function and aesthetic requirements of the consumer.