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molds), the Environment & Mobility Development Center (EMC: a comprehensive development center for automotive advanced materials and molds/design). Through mutual, organic collaboration and complementary activities, the A&A Center is able to propose solutions integrating the advanced materials and technologies of the Toray Group to more customers. The Nagoya Plant is exploiting its favorable location nearby key firms in the automobile and aircraft industry, and working to strengthen joint development with customers and speed up development.</p> <h2 class="bl_headingLv2">Structure and Functions of the A&A Center</h2> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <p class="img-col"><img class="lazyload" data-src="images/dep_001_01.jpg" alt="ACC" /></p> <div class="elem-col"> <p class="small">Automobile, aircraft, IT and industrial applications</p> <h2 class="heading">ACC</h2> <p class="fontB">Advanced Composites Center</p> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <p class="img-col"><img class="lazyload" data-src="images/dep_001_02.jpg" alt="EMC" /></p> <div class="elem-col"> <p class="small">Automobile applications</p> <h2 class="heading">EMC</h2> <p class="fontB">Environment & Mobility Development Center</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <p class="img-col"><img class="lazyload" data-src="images/dep_001_03.jpg" alt="Boeing 787" /></p> <div class="elem-col"> <p>The Boeing 787, which Toray’s CFRP is used as 50% of the airframe structural weight. To improve the manufacturing technology of CFRP, which is necessary for airplane manufacturing, the technology of integrating advanced material with process is always deepen and pursued.<br />Photo: ANA</p> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <p class="img-col"><img class="lazyload" data-src="images/dep_001_04.jpg" alt="TEEWAVE™ AR1" /></p> <div class="elem-col"> <p>“TEEWAVE™ AR1” is a Toray’s concept EV. The use of CFRP and our unique molding technology has made it possible to reduce the weight of the vehicle body to a light 846kg. And included are not only CFRP but also new materials and technologies such as high-function films and bio-plastics.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="bl_headingLv2">Advanced Composites Center(ACC)</h2> <p> The Advanced Composites Center was established in April 2009 to expand our carbon fiber composite business, and create/improve innovative substrate and molding technology. We are focusing particularly on the fields of automobiles, aircraft and clean energy, where the need for composites will continue to grow in the future.<br /> As a technology related to automobile and aircraft components, we are improving the performance of molding technology itself, e.g. RTM, press, and filament winding molding; in addition, we are developing highly functional substrates suitable for each molding method and working to integrate materials and process technologies. As examples of high-functionality substrates, we are developing high-functionality CF-SMC, high-efficiency RTM and high-functionality prepreg for aircraft using thermosetting resin, and substrates such as uni-direction tape fabric and stampable sheets using thermoplastic resin.<br /> In addition, as technologies relating to clean energy, we are also developing CFRP pressure vessel molding and evaluation technologies, and carbon fiber recycling technology employing an innovative energy-saving thermal decomposition method.</p> <h3 class="bl_headingLv3">Toray’s carbon fiber materials used in “MIRAI”</h3> <figure class="bl_imgWrap -slim"><img class="lazyload" data-src="images/dep_001_05.jpg" alt="" /></figure> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <p class="img-col"><img class="lazyload" data-src="images/dep_001_06.jpg" alt="CAE analysis results for CFRP pressure vessel" /></p> </div> <div class="col"> <p class="img-col"><img class="lazyload" data-src="images/dep_001_07.jpg" alt="mold" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <p class="mgnT20">CAE analysis results for CFRP pressure vessel (left), mold (right)</p> <h2 class="bl_headingLv2">Environment & Mobility Development Center (EMC)</h2> <p>The Environment & Mobility Development Center (EMC) is a comprehensive automotive technology development center engaged in development with the aim of offering innovative solutions such as weight reduction technology using carbon fiber composites, NANOALLOY™ resin based shock-absorbing materials, and automatic driving support system components made with PICASUS™. We provide not only materials, but broad proposals combining processing methods, design technology and evaluation/analysis technology.<br /> The Toray Automotive Center Europe in Germany has capabilities like AMC for promoting joint development with customers in Europe. Its aim is to pioneer new applications and expand business in Europe by proposing solutions that utilize advanced materials in collaboration with Toray Group companies.</p> <figure class="bl_imgWrap -slim"> <img class="lazyload" data-src="images/dep_001_10.jpg" alt="Toray Automotive Center Europe" /> <figcaption>Toray Automotive Center Europe</figcaption> </figure> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <p class="img-col"><img class="lazyload" data-src="images/dep_001_08.jpg" alt="New development" /></p> <div class="elem-col"> <p>We develop an understanding of the behavior of large parts when subjected to an impact load, and use this to help develop new resins and composite materials ideal for the purpose.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <p class="img-col"><img class="lazyload" data-src="images/dep_001_09.jpg" alt="Inspection" /></p> <div class="elem-col"> <p>We nondestructively inspect internal defects and the fiber orientation status of composite materials, 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