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The focus of this issue the growing global acceptance of diesel engines within the automotive industry, and the opportunities this trend presents for the adoption of DuPont materials. As you will read on to discover, one of the most recent applications within this field is a highly integrated valve cover for a 4-cylinder diesel engine in the Mercedes C Class, while Viton® fluoroelastomers have been confirmed as highly compatible with biodiesel, making them first choice for fuel system and drivetrain applications.

DuPont Engineering Design Electronic Magazine — 2008/2
EDITORIAL: The diesel engine goes ‘green’			‘Aggressive’ material use
	New technologies look set to bring fundamental change, and with it vast, new growth potential for engineering polymer applications.			Rollerblade, the people who invented inline skating, chose DuPont engineering polymers for two new models for ‘aggressive’ skating.
More than ‘just’ oil-tight			Philips adopts conductive Zytel®
	The multifunctional valve cover, made of Zytel® and developed by Woco of Germany for a 4-cylinder diesel engine, does much more than sealing in oil.			The switch to a conductive grade of Zytel® has helped Philips Lighting achieve its aesthetic, production and sustainability requirements.
Viton® fluoroelastomers: compatible with biodiesel fuels			A range of material solutions for ABB
	Viton® is an inevitable choice for different fuel systems and drive train applications.			Reflecting on two decades of international partnership between DuPont and ABB Ltd. in the production of high-performance electric and electronic components.
Materials for alternative energy sources			Application news
	A housing for a CPV module, molded in Rynite®, is the latest in a line of applications for the photovoltaic industry to feature DuPont materials.			Zytel® HTN is used for a tire pressure monitoring system in the US.
Designer electrics			Application news
	A new, safety-oriented system for the installation of light switches and plug sockets features decorative front plates made of Crastin®.			Delrin® and Zytel® feature in a new all-polymer safety shoe from Turkey.

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