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Contents Executive summary ..........................................................................................................................2 Chapter 1: Sources of noise and how VMs deal with the noise problem ........................................5
Overview of materials to manage noise and vibration ................................................................6 An alternative to sheets of damping material ..............................................................................7
Chapter 2: Managing noise through covering the vehicle underbody .............................................8
Premium German VMs are leading the way… ..............................................................................9
Chapter 3: Acoustics inside the car – the role of the headliner .................................................... 11
Alternative headliner materials ................................................................................................. 12
Chapter 4: Headliner manufacture ................................................................................................ 16
Probond – a case study.............................................................................................................. 16
Headliner manufacture – the process in action ........................................................................ 17
Just-in-time assembly and sequenced deliveries ...................................................................... 20
Chapter 5: Technical innovation in headliners .............................................................................. 23
Chapter 6: Technical Innovation in Acoustics ................................................................................ 25
ERTAC – a major research programme with practical results ................................................... 25
Chapter 7: Customer perceptions and expectations of vehicle acoustics with case studies ........ 28
Acoustic case studies ................................................................................................................. 30
The Headliners, Soft Trim and Acoustics Report
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