Seating Systems

ARPRO’s properties make it ideally suited to internal structures in components such as seat cushions, seat backs, seat ramps and headrests. As well as lightweight benefits, automakers see improved performance and a reduction in CO₂ emissions by switching existing seating materials with a sustainable ARPRO solution.

We focus our optimisation efforts on achieving the best performance at minimal system weight. Metal wireframes or polymer structures can be incorporated into ARPRO, resulting in hybrid material solutions which enable the reduction or elimination of structural components leading to significant weight savings, improved fuel economy and reduced vehicle emissions. Different h-points for seats, corresponding to different body styles, can be engineered into the seat itself, reducing tooling costs and speeding up the development process.

The wire frames or polymer structures can be used as inserts in the ARPRO shape moulding process to obtain strong incorporation and reduced assembly costs. To manage part warpage JSP does FEA and then prepares a distorted CAD to be used by the mould maker to mill the cavities. The predictive approach to mould making delivers competitive lead time and price.