Plaselec (F-77185 Lognes), subsidiary of Sogaplast (F-77570 Chateau-Landon; www.sogaplast.com), a supplier to the automotive industry with a special focus on processing glass-fibre reinforced PA, has won an award for “outstanding technical innovation” for a clutch pedal developed for Peugeot´s 206 model. The award was presented by the chambers of commerce of Meaux and Melum, the provincial minister and the organisation for structural development of the Departement Seine-et-Marne.

The clutch pedal is the third component produced for Peugeot by Plaselec, following the development of a key for an intermediate gear locking mechanism and a fork joint as part of the switchgear in the car´s power train. The company is currently developing gearbox oil-supply channels. Plaselec also manufactures bumper cushions, laminated plastic discs and plastic belt or chain guides.

clutch pedal of glass-fibre reinforced PA

The Sogaplas group of injection moulding companies operates four production sites with 260 employees and 76 machines with clamping forces between 35 t and 420 t. In addition to Plaselec, which was taken over in 1998, the group has two more facilities in France and one in Poland, Polplast (PL-32-400 Myslenice), founded in 2000.