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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (July 8, 2014) — TI Automotive, a leading global supplier of fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology, has named Matthew Paroly chief legal officer and company secretary. He replaces Tim Guerriero, who is retiring after 15 years with the company.

“Matt brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience within the automotive industry to TI Automotive, and we look forward to his contributions,” said Bill Kozyra, chairman, CEO and president, TI Automotive.

Paroly has more than 20 years of experience in private law practice and in-house executive and legal positions with both public and private companies. He has extensive experience in key areas of corporate law, including financial transactions and joint ventures, regulatory compliance, corporate governance and disclosure requirements. He has also managed legal support for a wide range of functional and commercial activities, such as sales, purchasing, distribution, aftermarket, intellectual property and human resources.

Prior to joining TI Automotive, Paroly worked with several automotive suppliers and manufacturers, including Nexteer Automotive, Fisker Automotive, Meridian Automotive and Delphi Corporation.

Paroly is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Law School, and is a member of both the State Bar of Michigan and State Bar of California.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (April 24, 2014) — TI Automotive, a leading global supplier of fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology, has named David Barbeau the managing director of Global Aftermarket for Pump & Module Systems. In his new role, Barbeau will be based in Auburn Hills, Mich., and will be responsible for all aspects of TI Automotive’s global aftermarket business.

“We look forward to expanding the reach and scope of our global aftermarket business through Dave’s substantial industry experience and demonstrated success,” said Jan Svec, executive vice president, Pump & Module Systems Division, TI Automotive.

Barbeau has more than 35 years of experience in the global aftermarket industry. Prior to joining TI Automotive, he worked with several automotive parts companies, including Monroe Auto Equipment Company, ARA Automotive Group, APS Inc., Auto Parts Express and Delphi Automotive, where he was responsible for the Global Independent Aftermarket Business Unit. He also worked as an independent consultant providing business improvement advice to companies in the automotive aftermarket.

“I am excited to be a part of the TI Automotive team. TI Automotive has an excellent reputation for quality, and our goal is to accelerate the growth of our aftermarket business globally,” said Barbeau.

Barbeau has served on the boards of the Automotive Sales Council, the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) and the Automotive Suppliers Association (AASA).

He is a resident of Sugar Land, Texas, and a graduate of Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Mo.

TI Automotive currently provides stock and high-performance fuel pump and module products through the Walbro, Marwal and TI Automotive brands.

TI Automotive’s award-winning Tank Advanced Process Technology (TAPT) is an adaptable plastic fuel tank production process technology for all vehicle powertrain systems – gasoline, diesel, flex-fuel or hybrid. The revolutionary new process enables the production of different types of plastic fuel tanks from a single blow molding tool set design and enables more integration flexibility than ever before. The new process is currently in use to produce fuel tanks for the all-new 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

• New Tank Advanced Process Technology (TAPT) expands upon award-winning Ship-in-a-Bottle (SIB) process to provide flexibility in integrating fuel components within fuel tank assembly
• Highly adaptable process enables the production of different types of tanks on current blow molding machines from a single tooling set design
• TI Automotive’s third Automotive News PACE Award since 2009

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (April 8, 2014) — TI Automotive, a leading global supplier of fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology, won a 2014 Automotive News PACE Award for its revolutionary Tank Advanced Process Technology (TAPT) for the production of plastic fuel tanks.

TAPT is a flexible manufacturing process that makes it possible to produce multiple types of fuel tanks for all types of powertrains – diesel, gasoline, flex-fuel, partial zero emissions vehicles (PZEV) and hybrid – from a single blow tooling set design. Currently, OEMs traditionally source the different vehicle tanks by engine type or regional differences. TAPT allows for global standardization of complete vehicle platforms.

The new production process expands on TI Automotive’s 2009 Automotive News PACE Award-winning Ship-in-a-Bottle (SIB) fuel tank, in which a pre-loaded carrier assembly was inserted into the plastic parison during blow molding. While SIB enabled production of the world’s first plastic PZEV saddle-shaped fuel tank, placement of fuel system components was limited on some applications due to the 10-inch (25.5 cm) plastic parison opening process.

During TAPT, a pre-formed blow-molded parison is separated into two halves while a robot inserts the fuel system components into designated areas of the tank assembly – without size or location limitations. The entire process takes less than one minute and uses existing blow molding equipment with the added key enabler of gripper features in the mold tooling design.

“TI Automotive has made tremendous strides in plastic fuel tank production, and this award supports our global commitment to innovation,” said Bill Kozyra, chairman, CEO and president of TI Automotive. “TAPT provides substantial flexibility in vehicle design, as we are able to optimize component placement, reduce weight, reduce fuel slosh noise or increase stiffness – depending on application – and establish worldwide standards to support global vehicle platforms.”

In addition, TAPT also makes it possible to build a stiff or pressurized fuel tank for hybrid vehicle applications through a unique double-molding process. During production, stiffening structures are inserted into the tank, which enable it to retain shape and pressure under the operating conditions of the hybrid-electric vehicle battery pack.

TAPT-based fuel tanks are currently in production for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, with additional programs currently under development in Europe, North America and Asia. TI Automotive has been recognized with more than 20 global patents for the technology key enabling features.

This is the third Automotive News PACE Award the company has won during the past six years. In addition to SIB, TI Automotive also won in 2010 for its Dual-Channel, Single-Stage (DCSS) fuel pump.

• Facility produces plastic fuel tank systems for Chinese domestic market
• Company’s second blow-molding fuel tank facility within China
• 15th TI Automotive facility within China

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (March 4, 2014) — TI Automotive, a leading global supplier of automotive fluid systems, officially dedicated its newest fuel tank systems production facility today in Guangzhou, China. The 67,000-square-foot (6,200-square-meter) facility is TI Automotive’s second fuel tank production facility within China and produces blow-molded plastic fuel tanks for Nissan, Toyota, Peugeot Citröen and Qoros.

The new Guangzhou facility is representative of the growth within the plastic fuel tank segment of the automotive industry.

“As global automakers look to reduce weight and improve emissions, plastic fuel tanks play a major role,” said Hans Dieltjens, executive vice president, Fuel Tank Systems, TI Automotive. “During the past decade, TI Automotive has developed some of the most advanced blow-molding production technology in the industry and have been producing award-winning products that improve packaging and component placement, while reducing emissions and weight.”

TI Automotive’s new Tank Advanced Process Technology (TAPT) is currently a finalist for a 2014 Automotive News PACE Award. Its Ship-in-a-Bottle production system, used to make partial-zero emissions vehicle (PZEV) plastic fuel tanks, won the award in 2009.

This is TI Automotive’s 15th facility within China, which continues to be a growth region for the company.

“China and the Asia-Pacific region will continue to play a key role in our growth,” said Bill Kozyra, chairman, CEO and president, TI Automotive. “We established our first facility in China in 1985 and now have an excellent footprint here, but we expect this to grow as our customers increase their reach within the region.”

During the past five years, TI Automotive has opened new facilities in the Czech Republic, Mexico, Russia and in additional locations in China to meet industry expansion.

TI Automotive employs 40 people at the Guangzhou facility.

• Automotive fluid systems technology is featured on a wide range of new vehicles and powertrains
• TI Automotive technology is featured on nearly two-thirds of the vehicles on the show floor
• New Tank Advanced Process Technology (TAPT) makes worldwide debut on Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles

 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Jan. 16, 2014) — TI Automotive, a leading global supplier of fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology, supplies products to nearly two-thirds of the vehicles built around the world. At the 2014 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), TI Automotive products are featured on several vehicles making their worldwide debut, demonstrating the company’s broad product range and ability to support multiple powertrain applications.

“During the past five years, TI Automotive has continued to develop award-wining technology, significantly expanded its global reach and continued to balance its customer base,” said Bill Kozyra, chairman, CEO and president, TI Automotive. “As a result, our products are becoming more and more prevalent on vehicles around the world — such as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicle, launched at NAIAS, which was part of the largest contract in company history.”

TI Automotive was recently named a finalist for a 2014 Automotive News PACE Award for its Tank Advanced Process Technology (TAPT), which is used to produce the plastic fuel tanks for the all-new Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles.

The Chevy Silverado and Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, which were named North American Car and Truck of the Year, respectively, both feature TI Automotive technology.

Nearly two-thirds of the vehicles on the NAIAS floor contain products from TI Automotive, including some of the all-new vehicles:

• Audi Q3
• BMW i3
• BMW 2-Series
• BMW M3
• BMW M4
• Cadillac CTS
• Cadillac ATS Coupe
• Chevrolet Corvette Z06
• Chrysler 200
• GMC Canyon
• Hyundai Genesis
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class
• Mercedes-Benz S-Class

• New Tank Advanced Process Technology (TAPT) expands upon award-winning Ship-in-a-Bottle (SIB) process to provide flexibility in integrating fuel components within fuel tank assembly
• Highly-adaptable process enables the production of different types of tanks on current blow molding machines from a single designed tooling set
• Mercedes-Benz S-Class is first application; other customer development programs in process for multiple powertrains, including hybrid-electric vehicles

 

 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (November 5, 2013) — TI Automotive, a leading global supplier of fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology, presented today at the ‘tank.tech’ Conference in Munich, Germany their new, adaptable plastic fuel tank advanced process technology (TAPT) and that the technology has begun production volume for the all-new 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The technology was chosen on this first application to solve integration of components in a traditional powertrain with a complex saddle tank shape.

TAPT is a flexible manufacturing process that makes it possible to produce multiple types of fuel tanks for all types of powertrains – diesel, gasoline, flex-fuel, Partial Zero Emissions Vehicles (PZEV) and hybrid – from a single design blow tooling set. Currently, OEMs traditionally source the different vehicle tanks by engine type or regional differences. TAPT allows for global standardization of complete vehicle platforms.

The new production process expands on TI Automotive’s 2009 Automotive News PACE Award-winning Ship-in-a-Bottle (SIB) fuel tank, in which a pre-loaded carrier assembly was inserted into the plastic parison during blow molding. While SIB enabled production of the world’s first plastic PZEV saddle fuel tank, placement of fuel system components was limited on some applications due to the 10-inch (25.5 cm) plastic parison opening.

During TAPT, a pre-formed blow-molded parison is separated into two halves while a robot inserts the fuel system components into designated areas of the tank assembly – without size or location limitations. The entire process takes less than one minute and uses existing blow molding equipment with the key added enabler of gripper features in the mold tooling design.

“Emissions reduction and vehicle packaging complexity have made it necessary to change how the industry looks at fuel tank production,” said Albert Boecker, global advanced technology director, Fuel Tank Systems Division, TI Automotive. “With TAPT, we have the flexibility needed to optimize component placement, reduce weight, reduce fuel slosh noise or increase stiffness – depending on application – and establish worldwide standards to support global vehicle platforms.”

At the ‘tank.tech’ conference, TI Automotive engineers presented the next TAPT development, which now makes it possible to build a stiff pressurized fuel tank for hybrid vehicle applications through a unique double-molding process. During production, slosh and/or stiffening structures are inserted into the tank, which enable it to retain shape and pressure under the operating conditions of the hybrid-electric vehicle battery pack.

Programs are currently under development for additional vehicle platforms in Europe, North America and Asia. TI Automotive has been recognized with more than 20 global patents for the technology key enabling features and on Oct. 14, 2013, was named a finalist for the 2014Automotive News PACE Award for manufacturing process innovation.