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Inficon Sees Growth in Automotive Airbag Production and Leak Testing
2014-04-03 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Car makers and their suppliers are facing new passive-restraint safety requirements coupled with an ongoing need to reduce costs and improve the quality of component testing.<br /> <br /> In the U.S., 50 percent of all vehicles under a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds built after Sept. 14 will be required to meet new side-impact requirements (FMVSS 226); 75 percent by 2015, and 100 percent by 2016.<br /> <br /> Most manufacturers are expected to modify current side-impact ...This story is related to the following:Safety and Security EquipmentLeak Testers | Air Bag Inflation Equipment
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