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Friction Inserts help car manufacturers and their suppliers meet the challenges of future mobility.
Fit for Downsizing and E-mobility, with no compromise in performance
In the future, car manufacturers will be facing more challenges than today. In order to decrease weight and gain space, the parts will need to become smaller, but more efficient. Reducing noises inside the car from microvibrations will also become important to please demanding customers. To optimize sourcing and development costs, same part strategies need to be implemented.
Friction Inserts can help meet the future challenges of the automotive industry
Friction Inserts can be used for various car components:- Applications in the engine: Torsion vibration damper, Engine carrier, Oil pan, Sprockets, VVT, Engine housing…
- Applications in the chassis: Rubber bearing, Wheel carrier, Tailgate hinge, Traverse control arm, Supporting frame to body, Tie rod…
- Applications in the Powertrain: Flexplate, Differential housing, Clutch housing, Gearbox housing, Drive shaft
By increasing the static friction coefficient up to µ = 0.95, Friction Inserts enable car manufacturers and Tier suppliers to downsize the part geometries or keep the size of the original parts, but increase their performance significantly. Manufacturers can also reduce the number or size of bolts and still be able to transmit the required torques and shear forces.
With Friction Inserts, new material combinations become possible, such as hybrid parts (e.g. aluminum and plastic materials) which offer a better compromise on weight reduction, performance and cost efficiency.
Because Friction Inserts do not add any additional tolerance to the parts, it is possible to use it as a repair element in emergency cases where existing connections are at their performance limit.
It is also feasable to implement a shared-parts strategy which means the same parts can be used for several different vehicle platforms or car models.