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Quadrant CMS plastics/metal hybrid technology saves weight in airbag assemblies with integrated lead frames

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The overmolding process is carried out fully automatically in a purpose-built manufacturing cell at the main QCMS plant in Tielt, Belgium. It was first designed for the Ford Transit van, which is assembled in Turkey. A six-axis robot positions the leadframe precisely into the mold. The reinforced polyamide is then injected around it.

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