Several automotive applications are already using LWRT materials for applications like load floors, parcel shelves, sun shades, and trim panels, pillars and doors. Thermo-compression for underbody panels A major Italian manufacturer of automotive plastic parts has installed in its factory near Milano a complete plant from Cannon for the manufacture of protective shields in LWRT to be mounted under the engines of several AUDI models.The plant, delivered in 2011, includes a special vertical oven for the pre-heating phase, the press where the sheets are formed (above) and automatically trimmed to exact size, the moulds, the whole handling and manipulation system for raw sheets and finished products (below), that are submitted to a punching operation in a nearby station immediately after demoulding. The complete cycle time stays under 50 seconds, guaranteeing high productivity and complete automation of the process. Another German supplier of plastic components for cars has just ordered a dedicated pre-heating oven for GMT parts for the manufacture of under-motor and under-chassis protections, and is investigating into the LWRT with great interest.