Solving an Overheating & Fire-Risk Issue for Ford, GM & Chrysler
Three of the largest automakers in the world brought the same problem to Associated Ceramics, and got a ceramic, electronic solution built to address it.
- Clients:
- Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler
- End Product:
- Car
- Our Application:
- A ceramic, electronic package for front-wheel-drive engine systems
- Issue Addressed:
- Engine overheating and potential fire hazard
The Challenge
An overheating issue with real safety stakes
Ford, GM, and Chrysler were each facing an issue with overheating engines in front-wheel-drive vehicles, the effects of which could possibly cause a fire hazard at its most severe. It wasn't a cosmetic or performance problem; it was a safety issue that needed a real engineering fix.
The Approach
A ceramic, electronic package built to solve it
All three automakers approached Associated Ceramics to help develop a ceramic, electronic package specifically designed to address the overheating and fire-risk issue in their front-wheel-drive vehicles – thanks to ceramics ability to heat and cool quickly without cracking.
Results & Impact
Performance Metric:
Eliminated 100% of overheating issues. No further overheating issues reported.
Production Scale:
Supplied over 7.5 million parts at millions of vehicles and dozens of car models.
Facing a safety-critical thermal or material issue in a vehicle platform?
Associated Ceramics has a track record of solving safety-critical overheating problems for the world's largest automakers.
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