Hybrid valve covers offer the following advantages, as compared to thermoset/aluminium:
- Lower cost
- Reduced fasteners by 30% with Hybrid and up to 90% with Snap Clip
- Reduced cylinder head processing (less drilling and tapping)
- Less material for mounting bosses
- Oil fill cap assembly is welded, not glued
- Lighter weight versus aluminium
- Aesthetics - injection molding process allows for flexibility to design in additional features such as logos, ribs and other marketing enhancements
- Environmental - thermoplastics are recyclable while thermoset is not.
Hayes Lemmerz is committed to bringing new products to the market place to keep up with the demanding requirements of our customers. Our full assembly capability results in cost savings for our customers by being able to reduce the number of suppliers they work with and having fewer part numbers and assembly requirements at their manufacturing plants.
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