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01/11/2004
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Dura Automotive Systems is using a special moulding process involving the sequential injection of plastics with widely varying properties to develop gearknobs with optimised properties of tactile feedback, stability and wear resistance.
The long-term quality and pleasing feel of a gear-knob has a significant role in a user’s overall assessment of a vehicle. However, says Dipl-Ing Markus Clemens, engineering director of Dura’s Shifter Systems and Cables operation in Germany: “For a long time gearknobs were just bought-in parts that we used to finish off our gearbox systems.”
Using the dual moulding process, Dura is combining the elastic, springy and cushioning characteristics of softer components with the more rigid, high-resistance properties of a harder component in a single tool.
Dura has orders using this production technology from both OEMs and Tier One suppliers.
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Author
Roger Bishop
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