Solarbay opacifying sunroof : Spectacular innovation | Renault Group
We needed complimentary skills uh in order to have a combined organization combining skills on both side Sanga add the right Technologies Sanga add the approach of being a system integrator so sang was the OB partner the challenge for us is to combine the Innovation project together with a car development project and to
Meet the Milestones which have been defined and to meet the quality requirements and the user experience which Rena was expecting to achieve with this new System first we had to to integrate this new magic sun roof uh in our vehicle architecture in order for to to have to drive a segment by segment approach what we call a wave effect that all the customer will see we wanted this to be driven by an electronic system all that
In a very tough schedule I think it was challenging the technology itself is a a switchable glazing based on a liquid Crystal technology which is activated by Electric fields to assure a specific Renault user experience in the car and to bring really Dynamic to this glazing element and the perception of the people
Sitting in the car so we are using a multi-layer coating technology on this glass there is a first coating which is reflecting the infrared portion of the sunlight back to the outside avoiding it to enter into the car and there is a second layer which is acting like a
Block so we adapted the agility in a joint uh co- development for this Innovation all the skills were combined together in a very agile organization to collaborate closely together it is starting with h with a knowing well each other the processes of both companies working together and then you can be very agile
In this trustful collaboration this is a perfect illustration of the reolution which is ongoing and of course much more to come
As part of the Renaulution strategic plan, Renault has chosen to work with the best in order to offer its customers new innovations on its models. The Solarbay opacifying glass roof, developed in partnership with Saint-Gobain, is one example of this. It was unveiled on Rafale and Scénic E-Tech electric and announced on Symbioz. How did the two companies meet the challenge of integrating an intelligent glass roof capable of opacifying in segments on demand? Patrice Hamel, Director of Vehicle Project Engineering at Renault Group, and Tim Jurkowski, VP Sales Marketing & Project at Saint-Gobain Sekurit, explain.
Read also: https://www.renaultgroup.com/en/news-on-air/top-stories-2/solarbay-opacifying-sunroof-spectacular-innovation-born-from-a-unique-joint-development
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