By developing and designing core equipment, high-precision molds, and intelligent scheduling systems, the company has automated assembly operations, introduced unmanned injection molding, implemented intelligent three-dimensional warehousing, and optimized in-plant logistics.

Aptiv, a leader in the automotive parts industry, aims to grow its business in China by 50 percent over the next five years, mostly driven by the rising demand from the new energy vehicle (NEV) sector.

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The company has established its largest global connector manufacturing and R&D base in Shanghai at Aptiv Central Electric (Shanghai) Co. The facility is the world's second-largest supplier of automotive connectors.

Xu Xiaoying, operation director of connection systems Asia and plant manager of Aptiv, said the company is accelerating its localization strategy in China, aiming for 50 percent growth in its business in China within five years. The company has accelerated its partnerships with Chinese brands, planning to make this category 70 percent of its overall operations.

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As China's automotive industry shifts rapidly towards safety, environmental sustainability, and connectivity, Aptiv is expanding its presence in the NEV sector. The company is building a high-voltage connector factory to develop business for NEVs.

The Pro Edge VG valve gate nozzle can be configured with up to eight tip inserts. The flow channel layout within the nozzle, combined with the naturally fully balanced Ewikon manifold technology, guarantees equal flow paths and therefore uniform filling of all cavities. The parts are arranged in a circle around the nozzle body. As the mold inserts do not have to be split for the installation of the nozzle, this results in greater mold stability. At the same time, the integration of a powerful cavity cooling design is facilitated.

Aptiv is pioneering an intelligent factory for automotive connectors, leveraging artificial intelligence and human-machine collaborative manufacturing.

A key feature of the new nozzle is its ease of maintenance. The high level of user-friendliness already offered by the open versions for side gating has been consistently maintained with the valve gate solution. All wear parts such as the valve pin, valve pin guide and valve pin seal are integrated into one assembly for each gate. This can be changed directly on the injection molding machine from the parting line without having to dismantle the mold. Downtimes for routine maintenance can therefore be significantly reduced.

A linear servomotor of the latest generation with advanced control technology ensures high-precision and absolutely synchronous actuation of the valve pins. The valve pin stroke and opening speed can be varied continuously and can be perfectly adapted to the process requirements. Furthermore, the space-saving design of the drive mechanism enables a very low mold height.

In the fiscal year of 2023, Aptiv's sales in China grew by 12 percent, with the Asia-Pacific region, including China, contributing 28 percent to the company's global net sales.

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For demanding applications, the valve gate technology further improves the quality of the injection point. At the same time, new injection point positioning options are possible. The gating can now also be carried out on geometries on which side gating was previously not possible due to insufficient shear surfaces. In general, an area corresponding to the gate diameter of the valve pin is sufficient. In addition to the processing of standard polyolefins, the new nozzle also enables the reliable side gating of articles made of soft plastics such as TPE for the first time — processing of these materials was previously only possible to a limited extent with open side gating.

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Empowered by big data, Aptiv has created a digital full-chain traceability system that spans the entire product life cycle—from design and R&D to material input, production, quality inspection, and logistics. These innovations have enhanced product development cycles by 26 percent and cut operating costs by 30 percent.

With Pro Edge VG, Ewikon is expanding its range of nozzles for direct side gating with a valve gate version that sets new benchmarks in terms of ease of maintenance, gate quality and flexibility of use.