ILPEA has considerable expertise in developing car profiles and is aware that these profiles are required
to have both a pratical function, such as protection, and an aesthetic funcfion in that they often act to
accentuate the car styling. Therefore, accuracy is extremely important not only for the manufacture
of the components but also for the aesthetic finish

ILPEA takes these requirements into account from the earliest stage of the project and suggests the materials and techniques to be used for a specific purpose. ILPEA manufactures extruded profiles and completes them by either co-injection moulding or over-injection moulding and painting. Materials such as Polypropylene, PP/EPDM, SEBS, rigid and soft PVC are used in these processes. These materials may be appropriately compounded with various types of mineral fillers and fibres according to the technical-aesthetic features required. One of ILPEA's most important innovations consists in extruding profiles with a controlled surface grain ranging from glossy to mat (lLPEA know-how) and a special clip system for assembling them onto the car (patented worldwide).

ILPEA's range of profiles includes: windshield frames, flocked side window mouldings, body side mouldings,
sill plates, drip-rail trims, roof mouldings, bumper trims and weatherstrips.
Leading worldwide car manufacturers such as AUDI, VW, SEAT, GM and FORD have long recognized the
quality of these ILPEA products. Furthermore, ILPEA is capable of producing profiles by the PU-RRIM
technology, which is used at the ILPEA plant situated in the Barcelona area.

Industrie ILPEA España has one of the most modern automated stepless painting plants in Europe. The plant is capable of painting both plastic and aluminium profiles in body work colours. The painting process consists of the following phases: alkaline washing and spraying with cleaning fluid, double washing in water and hot air drying; painting by spraying in sequence: primer, a double layer of colour paint and finishing lacquer. Infrared drying is used. The whole process is carried out in a low pressure, humidified environment and at a controlled temperature. At this plant chrome plating of aluminium profiles is also possible.