New Products

Automotive Industries,  June, 1999  

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POWERTRAIN

Hillsdale Damper-Isolator

Hillsdale develops a combination crankshaft damper-isolators that offers improved NVH performance for diesel engines. The first part of the assembly consists of an elastomeric crankshaft damper. The damper is designed to attenuate the traditional crankshaft torsional vibration caused by the firing forces from the engine. The second part is the isolator assembly, which effectively is de-coupling the crankshaft pulley from the crankshaft itself, says the company. The isolator is tuned and designed to control the front-end accessory drive vibration, created from the ancillary system on the engine. Contact Michael Driehorst, The Lauerer Markin Group, 1700 Woodlands Dr., Maumee, Ohio 43537-4021.419-893-2500

TESTING

Road Simulation Technology

MTS introduces a new road simulator technology for vehicle fatigue and durability testing with advanced capabilities. The Model 329 6DOF lets test labs control forces and motions in all six degrees of freedom at the test vehicles spindles. Options include, steer turntables for simulating large steer events, active longitudinal body restraints that enable simulation of very low frequency, braking for simulation brake events within a test sequence and torque input fixtures to help provide realistic driveline component. Contact Don Grussing, MTS Systems Corp., 14000 Technology Dr., Eden Prairie, Minn. 55.244-2290. 612-937-4086

LNP Tests Gears

LNP designs and builds a wear tester to specifically measure the wear performance of engineering thermoplastic materials as injection molded gears under controlled conditions. The tester will characterize the wear performance of thermoplastic gear materials like acetals and nylons and eventually test internally lubricated and reinforced materials, says the company. Contact Mark Stokes, Lubricomp Marketing Manager, LNP, 475 Creamery Way, Exton, Pa. 19341. 610-363-4500.

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