Re-innovation in Bearings technology - Saint-Gobain launches new Energised Bearing - SPRINGLIDE

2019-06-28

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On June 27th, at the 4th Automotive Seat Innovation Summit, Saint-Gobain officially launched its new Energized Bearing - SPRINGLIDE ™ in China, which perfectly combines the low friction performance of PTFE sliding bearings with the radial spring characteristics of tolerance rings. Helps create high-quality interior systems.

For car manufacturers, the installation of this universal self-tightening bearing is easy, and for end users, the bearing can be used to get rid of annoying cabin noise and easily adjust the machinery for a pleasant ride experience.

Saint-Gobain SPRINGLIDE ™ Energized Bearings for rotating seats

Saint-Gobain SPRINGLIDE ™ Energized Bearings in a variety of design styles

With the increasing driving time, drivers demand more interior comfort. Comfort affects the overall driver's experience compared to the quality of the car seat cushions. In addition, annoying noises such as noise and time-consuming and laborious mechanical regulation also increase the driver's commute pressure.

The new low-friction bearing SPRINGLIDE™, which can be controlled, has a zero clearance fit at various fit point tolerances to avoid noise. Its spring characteristics significantly expand the possibility of form factoring design, and thanks to the use of spring steel back plates, storage bushings can be designed in a variety of shapes to help automotive systems achieve space optimization, weight and cost savings.

"SPRINGLIDE™ Energized Bearings help component manufacturers reduce costs and improve processing efficiency by release the tolerance of the mating parts and compensate misalignment” said Gege Li - the Head of Automotive Interior technology Asia Pacific and Product Manager for China. At the same time, its unique structure ensures a low-rattling noise and a constant and comfortable adjustment experience over the lifetime, especially for the development of new interiors such as sliding and rotating in the future. "

The era of autopilot is coming, and the interior is already changing for self-driving, from the original driving space to a space that emphasizes life and fun, and the future interior will bring together more rotating, sliding, folding and other functions, and its design for functionality and comfort will become extremely important. Saint-Gobain SPRINGLIDE ™ energized bearings with a high-quality design concept, for the interior adjustment to bring excellent quality of smooth feeling, to help the future of automotive interior upgrade experience.

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