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Automakers’ development targets call for ever-shorter charging times for electric vehicles. To achieve this, charging voltages are increasing from conventional 400 V systems toward 800 V and beyond. At the same time, temperature requirements for busbar insulation are becoming more demanding. In many polymers, volume resistivity decreases as temperatures rise, making electrical insulation a critical safety factor. EMS-GRIVORY has developed high-performance polyamides that provide reliable insulation properties even at high temperatures while also reducing weight and costs.

Grinova WLS combines exceptionally high weld line strength with reduced notch sensitivity, opening up new possibilities for safe, lightweight, and cost-effective highly loaded components. Compared with standard PPA, Grinova WLS offers approximately 30% higher weld line strength. This enables wall thicknesses to be reduced by up to 25% and component costs by approximately 20% – or component performance to be increased, with up to 30% higher burst pressure or up to 40% larger component diameters at the same wall thickness.

Lower weight, reduced energy consumption and lower manufacturing costs: The ABS solenoid valve made from Grivory HT demonstrates the potential of high-performance polymers for metal replacement in commercial vehicles. The high-performance polyamide replaces the previous aluminum design, reducing component weight by 33% and lowering the carbon footprint by approximately 60%. At the same time, manufacturing costs can be reduced by approximately 30%.

Erteco, a long-standing distribution partner of EMS-GRIVORY in the Nordic and Baltic countries, is now also responsible for Poland.

With a newly developed grease unit made from Grilamid TR and Grivory GV, EMS is opening up new possibilities for consistent lubrication in automotive and machinery applications – while replacing conventional metal components. Whether in heavy-duty vehicles such as garbage trucks, heavy trucks, excavators and tractors, or in onshore and offshore wind turbines, the solution is designed to ensure safe and continuous lubricant supply.

As the automotive industry evolves at a rapid pace, the demands placed on modern vehicle components continue to increase. Especially interior applications require materials that combine outstanding functionality, safety, and aesthetics. The new steering column module by KOSTAL Automobil Elektrik GmbH & Co. KG for the Audi Q3 is a prime example of how EMS high-performance polyamides are setting new benchmarks in weight reduction, cost savings and functional integration.

The manufacturer of high-performance polymers is further expanding its collaboration with Omya Performance Polymer Distribution.

In mechanical engineering, heavy and robust metal components have traditionally dominated. However, this standard is changing: innovative polyamides are opening up new possibilities for lighter, more efficient, and more cost-effective solutions. A recent example is the development of a clutch disc made from Grivory GV for industrial engines, used in applications such as concrete mixers, forklifts, tractors, and asphalt mixers.

The rapid evolution of electro mobility is driving increasingly stringent requirements for safety and compactness in high-voltage applications. Specialized high-performance polymers enable a forward-looking solution for connections up to 1'000 V, replacing metal components and setting new standards in high-volume production through consistent functional integration.

Industries such as automotive, medical technology and optics are increasingly turning to polymer solutions without additional hard coatings. As a development partner, EMS plays a key role with its high-performance polymers. Innovative, scratch-resistant solutions based on Grilamid TR eliminate the need for painting, significantly reducing manufacturing costs. As a result, more and more OEMs are adopting these solutions, particularly for decorative components in vehicle interiors.

At EUROGUSS 2026 in Nuremberg (Germany) EMS-GRIVORY will demonstrate how modern metal replacement is successfully implemented today. Under the slogan “Our metal is called Grivory,” EMS-GRIVORY shows that high-performance polymers can not only replace metal in many applications, but can even surpass it in terms of efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability.

At the 23^rd SPE Automotive Award Night of the “Society of Plastics Engineers”, EMS-GRIVORY was once again among the winners with one-first and three second places! The award-winning applications made from EMS high-performance polymers demonstrate once again how innovative solutions are created in close cooperation with customers, enabling them to save costs and weight.

Polymer materials are used in a wide variety of applications involving direct contact with food, ranging from packaging and kitchen utensils to industrial equipment. At the beginning of 2025, the EU will ban the use of all plastics containing BPA, e.g. polycarbonate and polysulfone, in applications in this sector. With Grilamid TR, EMS-GRIVORY already provides a BPA-free high-performance polymer with impressive transparency, durability, and versatility, and that satisfies all regulatory requirements.

The future of drinking water safety starts now: From 2027, stricter hygiene rules will come into force with the new EU Drinking Water Directive. Use of brass alloys containing lead, which are no longer permitted in future, will be particularly affected. Already today, EMS-GRIVORY provides high-performance alternatives – approved, reliable and up to 65% cheaper than brass.

Electric mobility is becoming increasingly successful and puts the highest demands on materials in terms of safety, battery range and charging performance. Busbars play a key role here, replacing heavy cables and enabling a higher charging capacity. With Grivory, Grinova and Grilamid, EMS-GRIVORY offers innovative high-performance polymers that provide tailor-made solutions for these core components in the high-voltage range - compact, durable and cost-efficient. OEMs and suppliers benefit from approved materials, which provide weight and cost savings while ensuring maximum voltage resistance, constant insulation and long-term safety.

Automotive manufacturers are replacing heavy metal parts with high-performance polymers from EMS-GRIVORY in a weight and cost-efficient way. Interior and exterior parts as well as well as power train and chassis components using EMS' materials are up to 30% lighter in weight and 50% lower cost while retaining the same load-bearing capacity and maintaining safety factors. The materials do not corrode, are crash-resistant and provide mechanical values equal to those of metal. In this way, EMS-GRIVORY solutions make a significant contribution towards cost and weight optimization in automotive construction.

EMS-GRIVORY high-performance polymers are characterized by outstanding properties that make them ideally suited for metal replacement, particularly in the security sector. In intensive development partnerships with customers, EMS-GRIVORY high-performance polyamides are widely used in safety-related components where high strength, resistance to chemicals, toughness and precise dimensional stability are essential. This enables innovative, lightweight, and reliable solutions to be realized, that increase safety while providing impressive weight and cost savings.

Grinova H, developed by EMS-GRIVORY, provides customers with significant savings without compromising performance. Thanks to simplified processing, low reject rates and reduced part weight, Grinova H is a promising alternative to PPS. Our technical article in the august issue of Plastics Insights explains which advantages are provided by Grinova H compared to PPS and why such a switch can definitely be worthwhile.

Industrial sectors such as automotive, sanitary, mechanical engineering and medical technology, rely increasingly on polymer solutions for metal replacement – which is where EMS, as a development partner and manufacturer of high-performance polymers, comes into its own. EMS's innovative system solutions can provide customers with significant reduction in manufacturing costs as well as component weight savings, while increasing energy efficiency. As a result, metal replacement system solutions from EMS are used increasingly in functional parts for automotive interior and exterior, engine and powertrain, thermal management and e-mobility components, as well as many other applications.

EMS-GRIVORY high-performance polymers are ideally suited for metal replacement, in particular in automotive, mechanical engineering and sanitary applications. Based on successful development partnerships with EMS in the field of metal replacement, high-performance polymers from EMS-GRIVORY are now also being used in a wide range of medical technology applications. Examples include biocompatible respiratory devices, precision surgical instruments, complex hearing aids and self-injection devices, ergonomic mobility aids, and many other applications.