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    YOKES & BEARINGS MELDIN®

    No risk of galling – improved NVH
    With overmoulded MELDIN® yokes the clearance between yoke and housing can be minimized and the risk of metal-to-metal contact eliminated. This contact in conventional designs can lead to metal adhesion and therefore galling as well as noise. Where higher damping is a requirement a special design feature can be incorporated. 

    Reduced processing and assembly cost
    Overmoulded yokes provide an all-in-one solution. The machining step on the body as well as the assembly step of the o-ring and classic bearings are eliminated. This reduces the associated cost of handling, logistics and quality control. The lack of o-rings also simplifies the final assembly step.

    Long lifetime and reduced rack shaft cost
    The high wear resistant materials used for the overmoulded yokes and clip-on bearings provide for high durability. In extraordinary conditions of loading, the increased material thickness still guarantees the life of the component. 
    Also the demands for the rack quality are decreased. As a consequence, the machining costs are significantly lower.

    OUR EXPERTISE:

    • Full service supplier from part design to production parts
    • Optimized material selection and application specific compounds available 
    • Process development and sourcing for overmoulding of aluminum
    • Full design or design recommendations for yokes in given applications
    • Production process monitoring in real time for high and stable quality of parts
    Solution

    Classic

    Clip-on metal-polymer

    PA4.6

    Over-moulded

    Meldin 33

    PEEK 

    Over-moulded

    Meldin 54

    PAI

    Clip-on

    Meldin 73

    Wear resistance + ++ ++ +++
    Compressive strength(MPa) / 60 110 150
    Typical steering force(kN) 2-10 8-15 10-18 10-25
    Water absorption [%] ~0 2.5 0.2 0.3

     

     

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    Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare and other industrial application markets; they can be found everywhere in our living places and daily life, providing wellbeing, performance and safety. 

    Saint-Gobain Seals' polymer and metal seals solutions and components are used globally in critical systems that "move" us every day and into the future: automotive, commercial vehicles, life science, industrial and any other markets, where the safety of the human being is in the focus of the application.

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