Manufacturing Industry
Ford using Honeywell's repolymerized nylon.
Plastics News, November, 2000 by Miel, Rhoda
Honeywell International Inc. has its first customer for repolymerized nylon, with Ford Motor Co. putting the material made from recycled office carpet under the hoods of more than 250,000 vehicles. A throttle-body adaptor molded by Visteon Corp. will go into 2001 model year 5.4 liter engines for Econoline vans, F-series pickups and Excursion sport utility vehicles.
Half of the nylon in the part is repolymerized nylon 6, carrying the brand name Infinity. "It's a big win for us to have the application in the marketplace," said Kim Davies, recycling market manager for Honeywell's engineered applications and solutions. The repolymerized nylon has gone into textiles and fibers in the past but never made it into production as a plastic part until Dearborn,...
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