Automotive

Components made from lightweight foam improve over-all fuel economy by replacing heavier parts traditionally made from metal and plastic. There components also capitalize on the energy absorbing properties of our foam in order to make automobiles safer in the event of a collision.

Auto components and Functions

Floor Space/Filler

These components are used to fill spaces in the chassis and/or elevate the floor areas.

Knee Bolster

Knee bolsters made with molded foam provide the energy management and higher temperature tolerances to increase reliability during a collision. 

Fascia Support

EPP components strengthen the bumper assembly, enhancing its ability to withstand impact and meet safety requirements.

Sonoco's material handling solutions protect fragile and complex parts during transit to automotive assembly lines.

TransGuard® allows you to safely ship your complex, fragile, and sensitive parts from the manufacturing location to the assembly line without suffering damage or extensive packaging costs.

Stand Alone Totes

The TransGuard Stand Alone tote combines molded product protection and exterior durability, which eliminates the need for an exterior tote. Both the height and interior can be customized to fit uniquely shaped parts, such as headlights and brake pad assemblies. This customization allows you to increase the yield per con-tainer and maximize truckload efficiency.

Bulk Bin Inserts

TransGuard Bulk Bin Inserts are designed to fit inside a standard 48"x45" bulk bin. This allows for maximized product yield per container.

Tote Inserts

Our transGuard Tote Inserts deliver the same interior customization, while allowing customers to continue using their current injection molded totes.

Custom Dunnage

Custom Dunnage protects large, fragile and complex items like automotive grilles and sunroofs. This application is extremely effective in scenarios where height customization can greatly decrease shipping costs. Custom-molded EPP corner pieces interlock and eliminate the need for dunnage between layers. Additionally, return ratio in pallet package applications can be 2-to-2, which reduces return freight costs.

Molded EPP Material

The molded EPP material is resilient, durable, and helps to protect Class A surface finishes from potential damage.

Sonoco offers a wide range of metal transport and work-in-progress racking systems to meet the needs of our automotive customers.

Racking Systems

Metal transport and work-in-progress racking systems can be designed to support and protect your complex parts, while allowing you to utilize warehouse storage and save valuable floor space.

Benefits

• Damage minimization
• Design customization to support complex parts
• Increased storage space
• Cost savings due to eliminating the need for disposable packaging

With our longstanding experience in mold and part constructing we can provide customized solutions, from specialized packaging to highly technical automotive parts under consideration of specific standards and regulation. 

Design, construction, functionality and production, we can provide the full service for your ideas.

When you bring an idea to us, we can drive the process for you.

Dedicated solely to the automotive market for over 35 years, we offer design, prototyping, mold-making, production and assembly services.

Injection Molded Components

We specialize in the design and manufacturing of injection molded components for:

• Electrical wiring systems
• Interior Class A finish components
• Speakers
• Various vehicle substrates

Sonoco has been manufacturing tubes and cores for more than 115 years. Our cores store the fabric used for automotive carpeting and interiors.

Fiber-based and plastic cores

Sonoco tubes and cores are relied upon to provide superior performance at the lowest cost of ownership in the business for: 

• Nylon yards used to make airbags
• Industrial polyester yarns used in tire cord
• Textured polyester yarns used to make car seats

Sonoco's proprietary finishing process ensure dimensional consistency and best-in-class yarn transfer performance.