
As seen on SPE INNOVATION AWARDS website !
This is the first application of a single-collimator, all-plastic molded lens for both low and high beam LED headlamp applications replacing glass.
The efficient optical lens provides stylists with a new level of design freedom and vs. multi-lens designs save approximately $5 USD/vehicle.
A special optical grade of PC material was used for optical efficiency; a multi-shot injection molding process forms the 45-mm thick lens, whose surface tolerances must be held within 40 ?. Cycle times vs. glass are significantly reduced as well.
OEM/Vehicle:
Ford Motor Co. 2015 Ford F-150 pickup
Material Processor:
DBM Reflex
System Supplier:
Ventra Plastics Div. of Ventra Group Inc. /Flex-N-Gate Corp.
Material Supplier:
Bayer MaterialScience
Resin:
Makrolon LED 22.4.5 PC
Tooling/Equipment Supplier:
DBM Reflex