The 13 papers given at the 1996 "Plastics in Automotive Engineering" conference held by the plastics technology section of the German society of engineers, VDI-Gesellschaft Kunststofftechnik (PO Box 101139, D-40002 Düsseldorf) are now available in a bound conference handbook, published in English and German. Titles include: Requirement Profile for Fibre Composite Plastic Semifinished Products for Lightweight Automobile Components – Load-bearing Structural Components from Fibre-Reinforced Plastics in Future Bus Production – Functional Lightweight Construction Using Plastics in Engine Manufacture (Example: Audi V6 Engine) – A Low Investment Cost Composites Roof for the Ford Transit Van Using Electroformed Shell Tooling and Resin Transfer Moulding – S-Rim as a Fundamental Technology for Commercial Vehicle Dashboards (Example: MAN F 2000) – Future-Oriented Solutions from a Materials System for Instrument Panels – Direct Recycling of GMT Stamping Waste from Instrument Panels – Weather-Resistant Plastics and Fabrics in Automobile Manufacture, Correlation between Natural and Artificial Weathering – Plastics Applications in the Interior of the New Opel Vectra – Plastics Recycling: Tasks and Realisation – Bumper Recycling, a Closed Cycle – Stabilisers Improve the Quality of Used Plastic Automobile Components.

BOOK SERVICE: Conference handbook "Plastics in Automotive Engineering – From Partnership to Innovation", 1996, 330 pages, A5, numerous illustrations and tables, soft cover. German edition (price DM 138.00): PIE-No. B 39129 – English edition (DM 175.00): PIE-No. B 39139.