Automotive
Description of Industry
Automobiles and chemistry. All areas of the automobile industry contain sophisticated chemistry. Thousands of materials come into play each with their own Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). How does an organization maintain specifications in production with all of the reactive chemistry that is involved in the process of building vehicles?
Automobiles employ numerous materials with complex chemistries. They contain materials originally made by several different industries for example paint, adhesives, plastics, chemicals, textiles, glass, rubber, and electronics. Each individual product could introduce off-odor or problematic volatile chemicals into an automobile interior, or into the environment where automobile assembly occurs, or the environment external to assembly. Problematic volatiles and odors may be very complex and difficult to trace in the production process. Volatile Analysis provides this specialization.
Applicable Services
What we do
We design custom strategies to manage off-odor issues. Strategies include sensory panel measurement of cultural differences that impact product acceptability. A good example of this is “new car” odor. Some consumers in the US find new car aroma pleasant while consumers from different cultures overseas find new car aroma objectionable. VAC uniquely employs sensory analysis and analytical chemistry to measure chemicals responsible for odor, and determine which are most offensive to a cultural group. We can help with determining the importance of the chemical in processing and suggest an alternative strategy. Whether you desire assistance with odor issues in the research stage for new product development or design of odor and aroma parameters that yield the best product deliverable for each market, we can deliver.
Odor Problems and Complaints
Due to the complex nature of automobile components, an off-odor may be very difficult to track down. VAC specializes in odors and where they originate. We can quickly provide the answers needed for odor mitigation. Whether an odor is occurring in the community arising from your production processes, or an odor is being perceived in a customer’s vehicle, VAC can support your investigation and move you toward your answer in the most effective manner.