The qualities of zinc are often greatly underestimated - although zinc is a synonym for innovation, especially in the automotive area.

Using zinc scum, you can achieve high stability while at the same time significantly reducing weight. For instance, zinc scum is used for manufacturing compound bodies such as crash absorbers, vibration dampers or frames and carriage parts in lightweight construction.

Using zinc as a soldering material leads to further advantages in automotive engineering. A number of problems are created when conventional soldering techniques are applied. Constructional elements are warped and corrosion protection is destroyed by high temperatures. Newly developed soldering substances based on zinc with aluminium portions of up to 15 per cent have a significantly lower melting point, which is below 400°C (depending on the alloy used). As a result, these innovative zinc products ensure a warp-free joining of thin sheets and thus create new ways construction possibilities as well as optimized applications in the area of lightweight construction.

The latest stroke of genius are so-called head displays used to project coloured pictures on to the windscreen and thus into a driver’s direct field of vision. This is made possible by the use of zinc oxide, the small nano particles which are not only completely translucent but also conduct electricity faster than other substances in conventional displays.