Chemistry meets automotive engineering

Chemical science
Since 1958, L&L Products has developed custom material solutions for the automotive industry. This chemistry backbone provides us with an in depth knowledge of the chemical systems and their relation to vehicle performance. Our R&D teams around the world have grown to accommodate the evolution of the automotive industry. Over 100 chemists, technicians and product development specialists are working worldwide to develop high-performance materials. Our laboratories around the world are fully equipped to perform thorough analysis and validate materials according to our customers’ exact specifications. Collaboration between our technical centers generate synergies and new solutions for today’s high-performance automobiles.

Innovation
Innovation is the engine of our industry. For five decades, L&L Products has been listening to our customers to understand their needs and challenges. Over time, as cars and trucks have become more and more complex, L&L Products has developed many new materials, parts and applications to answer new needs: high expanding, low cost sealing and noise-absorbing materials for acoustics; and most recently high performance heat activated expanding adhesives for structural inserts.

Team synergy
Governmental and other organizations worldwide are developing aggressive safety tests, as well as more stringent pollution and efficiency requirements. Our competence centers have created innovative concepts to answer the requirements of USNCAP, EuroNCAP, FMVSS, IIHS, etc. and to help OEMs meet their total vehicle weight goals. The specificity of each market strengthens the L&L Products group as a unique homogeneous entity.

Virtual development
CAE is totally integrated in our design process. CAE and FEA are fundamental tools allowing for performance optimization and high predictability of the final solution behavior. We have developed many solutions for crash, NVH and durability applications that can bring the customer a fully validated product within six months, or faster if necessary. Our original design methodology makes the best use of optimizing the steel body structure and the carrier and adhesive materials. We put the right quantity of material where it is needed.