Portuguese moldmaking group Vangest scores Toyota hybrid orderPortuguese moldmaking group Vangest scores Toyota hybrid order
Vangest, a group of 12 companies in Portugal focused on product development, moldmaking, rapid prototypes and injection molding, has won a large order from automotive OEM Toyota to supply more than 40 molds for a new Toyota hybrid car, the model 130A.
June 30, 2011
Vangest, a group of 12 companies in Portugal focused on product development, moldmaking, rapid prototypes and injection molding, has won a large order from automotive OEM Toyota to supply more than 40 molds for a new Toyota hybrid car, the model 130A.
In answer to questions from PlasticsToday, Vangest corporate communications contact Erica Rodrigues replied that the total value of the project is in excess of €3 million ($4.34 million). Vangest is assisting with mold design and handling the manufacturing of these but will not be doing the molding of parts, she said. The project is the latest in a strong uptick in automotive ones atthe company, she added, as the industry pulls out of the recession of 2008/'09. Vangest serves industries other than automotive but, regarding automotive, she said the company is seeing its strongest business from processors and OEMs in Europe.
Vangest includes 12 companies. The group, based in Marinha Grande, Portugal, was created in 1986. For more on the company, read this brief 2003 report of our visit to its headquarters and interview with the founder. The company's work for Toyota's hybrid vehicle is the latest in a string of automotive projects. For instance, Vangest points to its work on the Honda Civic. For that car the company supplied prototypes and injection molds, and checked fixtures. The project lasted 26 weeks, in which four were dedicated to prototypes, 16 to injection molds and six to checking fixtures.
The project included several interior and exterior parts, such as the complete trim for the tailgate door, the outside door handle and the review mirror bezel.
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