The technology developed by Axalta has been awarded for the sustainable achievements in the mass production of electric vehicles.
Axalta Coating Systems has recently announced that its patented technology AquaEC® Flex Broad Bake Electrocoat has won the 2023 edition of the Business Intelligence Group (BIG) Innovation Award for providing sustainable corrosion protection and flexibility to complex electric-vehicle structures.
The annual business awards programme recognises organisations, products and professionals that bring new ideas to life in innovative ways. Axalta and several other companies from across the globe submitted their recent technologies for consideration. Nominations were judged by a selected group of business leaders and executives who volunteered their time and expertise to score submissions.
“Axalta is proud to receive this award that further demonstrates our ongoing product innovation and performance. We are constantly innovating for our customers. The increased demand for electric vehicles drove the need for a more sustainable e-coat that applies with uniform thickness over complex vehicle designs while maintaining manufacturing productivity,” has proudly commented Robert Roop, the Chief Technology Officer of Axalta. “Our innovation ensures that critical parts that carry and protect battery packs are heat-cured with the rest of the body frame, enabling automakers to co-produce electric vehicles and internal combustion vehicles on the same manufacturing line.”
In addition to advanced curing properties, AquaEC Flex enables enhanced appearance, better edge-corrosion protection and increased flexibility, thus allowing the coating to provide outstanding protection in complex electric vehicle body frame designs which are exposed to temperature and humidity variations. It also provides potential energy saving on standard combustion engine cars, as it is built with new generation chemistry that offers several sustainability advantages compared to previous generation technology, including 60% lower VOC emissions and 15% less energy use.
“Innovation is business critical to today’s society. We are thrilled to be honouring Axalta as they are leading by example and improving the lives of so many,” has concluded Maria Jimenez, the Chief Operating Officer of Business Intelligence Group.