The multitude of application possibilities with iglidur in seating systems

Julio Pauli | 12. May 2020

A modern car seat today is very complex and has experienced enormous technological progress in recent years. More and more electronic adjustment options (e.g. seat height adjustment) have found their way into the mass production applications of car manufacturers by means of actuators.   Thereby the minimisation of noise and weight is a crucial requirement for all modern seating designs. Seating systems should be light, offer maximum comfort  and, at the same time, be safe.   

The expectations of the OEMs in this context are continually increasing. In the case of alternative drives such as the hybrid or electric motor, the noise of the drive is reduced. As a result of which noises inside the vehicle are masked to a much lesser extent by a loud combustion engine.  At the same time, it is becoming quieter and quieter inside motor vehicles.  

Most plastics are characterised by their dampening effect compared to metallic materials . In applications involving severe vibrational stress, a polymer bearing solution helps to reduce noise inside motor vehicles. The  iglidur range of materials developed by igus includes materials that have especially good dampening specifications.

Significant cost savings compared to corresponding metal components make iglidur polymer bearings today’s standard in seating systems for the automotive industry.   

Some application possibilities of iglidur  in seating systems 

The application possibilities of our iglidur material range in automobile seats are very wide. From the lumbar support to the seat height adjustment.  Our iglidur plain bearings are used wherever movement must be implemented.  

iglidur – bearings made from high-performance polymers 

Extremely wear-resistant polymers improved by precisely blended additions of strengthening materials and solid lubricants, tested a thousand times and proved a million times – that is iglidur.

Every year, igus engineers develop more than 100 new polymer compounds and conduct more than 5,000 tests on maintenance-free bearings, and over the years have established a large database of polymers’ tribological properties.

This enables us to better assess most applications in advance and to calculate expected service life, so that users can rest assured of reliable products.

We would be happy to show you further advantages of our polymer plain bearings.  

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PS: plain bearings, spherical bearings, linear bearings, ball bearings, special sliders, gears, or individually customised geometry – the iglidur Designer enables you to design your prototype component in no time and immediately receive price and delivery time information.

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