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Air spring design replaces fabric with fibers.

Publication: Rubber & Plastics News
Publication Date: 10-JUN-02
Format: Online - approximately 688 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Air spring design replaces fabric with fibers.(Brief Article)

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Phoenix A.G.'s Vibracoustic joint venture with Freudenberg Dichtungs- and Schwingungstechnik is producing precision rubber tubes for automotive air springs under almost clinical conditions at a new facility in Hamburg.

The highly automated, high-technology process is about as far removed from a traditional rubber processing operation as possible. And the design of the springs is also a complete departure from tradition.

All other automotive air spring makers soon will attempt to emulate Phoenix's technology for the products, according to Ulrich von Broock, head of systems development and technology at Vibracoustic.

The secret lies in the use of single, separate polyamide fibers to reinforce...

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