ZF halves weight of suspension strut for micro vehicles
Use of composites instead of steel plus redesigning components means it can cut weight dramatically in a study to be launched at the Frankfurt Auto Show
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Wabco wins compressor deal for E-Class suspension
Improved design of compressor for Airmatic air suspension system wins the business from Mercedes
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GM to buy Delphi's
global steering business and advance more cash
It may not be what General Motors wanted, but Delphi's needs
could just be that bit greater: deal safeguards GM's steering
kit and gives extra cash to components group
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Wabco puts third
dynamic truck testing track in Germany
Dynamic test area will improve facilities for testing electronic
stability controls in trucks as the EU legislation comes into
effect
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Commission plans
to make ESC mandatory in Europe
European Commission set to unveil plans to make electronic stability
control and tyre pressure monitoring systems mandatory from
2012
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ArvinMeritor plans active air suspension system
Electronic control added to variable rate air springs and dampers will enable manufacturers to tune the ride better
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FAG's wheel bearing is easier to mount and lasts longer
Concept from the bearings group uses spur gear teeth rather than radial gear teeth and is heading for upmarket vehicles
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Continental expands its research facilities in Hungary
It's spending €10 million on extra facilities for braking systems and stability controls
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Lord seeks applications for magneto-rheological fluids
Active engine mounts will reach the market within two years, and Europe is likely to be first with them
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Volvo to make
collision braking system standard
It's introducing a warning and braking system on some vehicles
and expects it to be mandatory by 2014
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VW puts torque vectoring on
front-wheel drive
But it says it hasn't yet decided whether to go into production
with the system
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Federal-Mogul
set to emerge from Chapter 11
The Ferodo and Champion group is coming out
of the US protection from bankruptcy and says it's set for better
times
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Racing's brake caliper goes for wider options
Latest design for motorsports
including Nascar goes against the mantra that smaller is better
by being wider
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Renault
steers Laguna upmarket
Renault will launch Europe’s
first production four-wheel-steer system in 2008 on its forthcoming
Laguna coupe
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Thin-wide
brake body boosts fuel economy
Safety firm TRW is slimming
down its brake calipers in a bid to extend their service life
and improve economy
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TRW
adds brake-by-wire for hybrids
Production starts of a hydraulic system intended
for the growing market in hybrids
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Brembo
invests in Italian research facility
The brakes manufacturer is to put money into
a research labn on a science park facility in northern Italy
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Active
suspension bound for mass market
Getting active suspension devices into standard
C-segment vehicles would improve safety, but suppliers must
first solve the cost equation
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Knorr-Bremse
gets
an electric shock
Engineers from Budapest University of Technology and
brake supplier Knorr-Bremse have developed a magnetic shock
absorber
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TRW steers cours
for hybrid SUVs
TRW is launching a belt-driven electric power steering (EPS)
system. It will feature on US models in 2008 and European models
in 2009
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Chrysler
to fit TRW steering sensors
The 2007 Dodge Caliber will be the first to
have the new generation of steering angle sensors fitted as
standard
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Airbag stays
put when the steering wheel turns
A new non-rotating airbag module offers ergonomic and safety
benefits, says TRW Automotive Systems
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Europe is warming
at last to Magneride idea, says Delphi
The continuously adjustable suspension system is set to break
into mainstream vehicles, claims its originator
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Bentley
brakes record
Diamond series Continental GT is fitted with the largest
brakes ever specified for a production car
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Bosch adds Load
Adaptive Control (LAC) to Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
Bosch has added load sensing functionality to its ESP system
to enhance the safety of light commercial vehicles
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Bosch makes
ABS smaller and smarter
Bosch is putting into production an uprated version of its
antilock braking system that is said to be smaller, lighter,
quieter and more efficient in operation
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New generation steering angle sensors
Bosch is currently developing a new generation of steering
angle sensors which differ from their predecessors in having
a modular construction. requirements.
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out
Bosch, in collaboration with Michelin, has enhanced some of
the traditional functions of the Electronic Stability Program
(ESP) and adapted them for run-flat tyre technologies.
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Radar sensors for early accident
detection
It was in 1992 that Mercedes-Benz engineers conducting
tests in the driving simulator found that while the majority
of male and female drivers operate the brake pedal rapidly
in an emergency situation, they often do not do so with sufficient
force.
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Keeping one step ahead
According to statistics provided by Robert Bosch, skidding
is the cause of one quarter of all accidents.
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Surface Transforms signs a contract
with METEK
Surface Transforms, makers of high-technology carbon fibre
reinforced ceramic (CFRC) materials for the aerospace and
high-performance automotive markets, has signed a two-year
co-operative agreement with German automotive parts supplier
METEK.
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Breaking the mould
A new line of brakes callipers that promise to offer outstanding
performance at very competitive prices have been introduced
into the marketplace by TRW Automotive.
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Non-contacting sensor for
electric power steering
BI Technologies Electronic Components, which is part of TT
electyronics. is now shipping prototypes of its new MagneTorque
compliant torque sensor to customers for evaluation and testing.
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Active front steering system delivers
vehicle stability
Delphi's Active Front Steering (AFS) system will enable vehicle
manufacturers to improve vehicle stability control and to
program the desired variable steering ratio.
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