Dashboards are primarily made of lightweight, cheaper, and easier to produce polymers like glass-fiber-reinforced PC rather than metal. The manufacturing process involves plastic injection molding which includes clamping an injection mold, injecting molten plastic, cooling, and ejecting the finished part. Modern dashboards consist of 3 plastic components - a glass-fiber-reinforced PC/ABS support beam, polyurethane foam for cushioning, and a PVC skin.
2. Process of producing a dashboard
Mostly the dashboard of a care are made of polymer such as a glass-
fiber-reinforced PC. Replacing metal because polymer is lighter,
cheaper and easier to produce.
In terms of strength we can add addictive such as antioxidants,
pigments and etc.
There are many process of manufacturing a dashboard such as plastic
injection molding, compression molding, vacuum forming and many
more.
By using polymer also it also saves a lot of cost and economic by
reducing the number of components and increased the design
possibilities.
3. There are 4 main process
1) Clamping 2) Injection
5. Plastic Cowling of A Dashboard
The instrument panel made today consists
of 3 plastic components
A glass-fiber-reinforced PC/ABS
support beam
Polyurethane foam (PUR)
PVC skin