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February 20, 2023
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Continuous Composite Systems™ (CCS™) Featured in CompositesWorld Article

BASF, Flex-N-Gate, L&L Products and Toyota Named as Finalists for the 2023 JEC Innovation Award for Composite Seatback Design on 2022 Toyota Tundra

This month, the media brand CompositesWorld features L&L’s innovative Continuous Composite Systems™ (CCS™) in the article “Seat frame demonstrates next-generation autocomposites design.” The article explores the lightweight design, simplified and cost-effective manufacturing, the new features and materials, and process innovations that won awards for the 2022 Toyota Tundra‘s second-row seat frame.

CCS™ enables ultra-strong, lightweight structures at cost-competitive rates. The CCS™ continuous fiber-reinforced materials can be used as a main structure, combined with sealants or structural adhesives to create a unified macrostructure, or combined with injection molding.

L&L Products is proud of the advancements CCS™ brings to the composite industry for smart and innovative manufacturing and product solutions. CCS™ won the 2022 Altair Enlighten Award for achievements in vehicle weight savings and the 2022 SPE Automotive Innovation Award for the 2022 Toyota Tundra™ Composite Seatback Design.

Key product attributes of CCS™ include:

  • Consistent quality and dimensional accuracy
  • Lightweight
  • Nonconductive and insulating with a low co-efficient of thermal expansion
  • Ease of assembly
  • Cost-effective solution proven to be 75% lighter than steel and 30% lighter than aluminum
  • Corrosion resistant
  • Excellent structural properties

View the CompositesWorld article here.

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