With the promotion of green environmental protection policies, new energy vehicles have become the mainstream of future automotive development, and vehicle lightweighting, as an important solution to the range problem of new energy vehicles, has always been a research focus in the automotive industry.

As an important component of automobiles, the lightweighting of sealing parts has become a trend; Compared to traditional EPDM materials, TPV has a unique advantage in achieving automotive lightweighting due to its lower density and higher strength. Taking the cooling pipe of new energy vehicles as an example, TPV can reduce the weight of the entire cooling pipe by more than 2 kg through a thinner wall thickness design and lower material density.

TPV production process is simple, efficient, and recyclable

Compared to traditional fuel vehicles, the internal pipeline design of new energy vehicles is more complex, and traditional EPDM materials can only adopt segmented design due to the need for vulcanization during production, resulting in high energy consumption and low efficiency; TPV utilizes its unique thermoplastic properties and adopts the same injection molding process as plastic, forming complex pipes in one, greatly improving production efficiency and reducing production time by more than half.

TPV is expected to achieve recyclable waste and reduce environmental pressure

As a key focus of sustainable development, reducing production waste and achieving recyclable waste has always been a pain point faced by various manufacturers. The thermoplastic properties endow TPV with the ability to recycle parts online during the production process, achieving the goal of lean production.

In addition, when the vehicle reaches its service life, TPV components can be effectively recycled, further achieving the goal of sustainable development.

TPV sealing is more durable, providing a better driving experience

In addition to its obvious advantages in automotive lightweighting and sustainable development, TPV has performance that is not inferior to traditional EPDM in terms of sealing performance, aging resistance, and resilience.

Therefore, as a new type of thermoplastic sealing material, TPV will gradually replace traditional EPDM materials and be applied in more fields in the future.