Particle Foam Solutions in the Automotive Sector

EPA components for battery and thermal management combine lightweight construction, thermal stability and mechanical protection. The material provides reliable insulation against heat, withstands high continuous operating temperatures and resists fluids commonly found in vehicle systems. At the same time, it protects sensitive components under mechanical stress and enables precise integration into battery housings, cell holders or engine bay insulation systems.

Advantages:

• Continuous operating temperature up to 150 °C
• Low thermal conductivity
• Low weight
• Protection under mechanical load
• Chemical resistance to automotive fluids

Applications:

• Battery housing insulation
• Battery cell holders
• Crash structures in the battery environment
• Engine bay insulation

Acoustic components made from EPE and EPP reduce noise and vibration precisely where they are most disruptive. The materials are lightweight, dimensionally stable and resistant to chemicals, ensuring long‑lasting acoustic performance. They offer reliable stability and noise reduction without compromising weight or durability.

Advantages:

• Sound and vibration damping
• Low weight
• Dimensional stability
• Chemical resistance to oils, fuels, etc.

Applications:

• Underbody panels
• Wheel arch liners

EPP crash absorbers enable controlled dissipation of impact energy in vehicles. Their light weight contributes to overall vehicle weight reduction while their material structure effectively absorbs and distributes impact forces. This makes EPP a reliable choice for safety‑critical components such as bumpers, door fillers or roof modules.

Advantages:

• Excellent energy absorption at low weight
• High resilience
• Temperature‑ and weather‑resistant
• Chemical resistance to oils, fuels etc.

Applications:

• Bumper cores
• Door impact fillers (side‑impact protection)
• Roof modules

Interior components made from EPP combine lightness, stability and comfort in vehicles. The material reliably cushions impacts and vibrations, retains its shape and dimensions under long‑term loads and simultaneously enables weight reduction. EPP moulded parts help create comfortable, durable and functional vehicle interiors without compromising on safety or quality.

Advantages:

• Strong impact‑absorbing properties
• Extremely low weight with high dimensional stability
• High resilience
• Free of harmful substances
• Good acoustic and vibration damping
• Temperature‑ and weather‑resistant

Applications:

• Rear seat components
• Sun visors
• Armrests
• Center consoles

Interior or crash components made of EPS/PE—Hybrid Foams can offer solutions by design combining impact resistance, usability with extreme durability covering the entire life-span of a vehicle.

Advantages:

• Good impact and energy‑absorbing performance for passive safety applications
• Very low weight combined with sufficient dimensional stability
• Effective acoustic and vibration damping
• Moisture‑resistant and weather‑stable due to closed‑cell structure
• Good chemical resistance, especially against oils and greases
• Cost‑efficient material solution with high design flexibility

Applications:

• Interior components with damping and energy‑management function
• Trim parts and structural interior elements
• Rear seat and headrest components
• Sun visors and lightweight panel structures
• Packaging and protective elements in automotive industry

In vehicles and machinery, the interaction between movement and stability plays a major role. Vibration isolators made of ETPU work like flexible buffers: they smooth out vibrations, reduce noise and protect sensitive components. Despite high stress, they remain dimensionally stable, add minimal weight and withstand extreme temperature and environmental conditions.

Advantages:

• High elasticity
• Good chemical resistance
• High long‑term load capacity across a wide temperature range
• Low density
• Outstanding damping properties

Applications:

• Automotive industry
• Mechanical engineering