Vibracoustic introduces new ultra-flexible airspring
ERJ staff report (RD)
Weinheim, Germany - Vibration control company Vibracoustic, part of the Freudenberg Group, has developed a new “ultra-flexible airspring†for the the Audi V8, a 5 Feb company statement said.
The new airspring features a “uniquely thin-walled and and especially flexible bellow,†to withstand demanding kinematic loads at the axle caused by deflected and steering , Vibracoustic said.
Vibracoustic engineer Jan Müller explained that supporting fibres are installed only in the axial direction. “This technology requires a highly precise production process, which results to a robust airspring with a very comfortable roll characteristic,†Müller said.
Vibracoustic had around 5000 employees and a turnover of Euro 840 million in 2008.
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