Nye Automotive News
Case Examine: Automotive Seat Manufacturer
An automotive tier supplier that manufactures seating support systems approached Nye about their fresh lumbar assembly. The company needed a grease to lubricate the internal gear components of the petite actuator motor that adjusts the lumbar and bolster supports on the front driver and passenger seats. The company was successfully using a Rheolube® product on similar applications, but desired to reduce interior noise from the actuators at ambient and elevated temperatures. They also required a lubricant that sated their low temperature dynamic spectacle requirements and standard automotive interior operating ranges of -40°C to 85°C.
Improving Suspension with the Right Lubricant
A strut is an integral part of a vehicle’s suspension, supporting the vehicle while also absorbing impacts from bumps, potholes, and other road disturbances. Lubricating the upper isolator, jounce bumper and utilizing the correct internal strut/shock oil will help reduce friction, noise, stimulation, and harshness (NVH) in the suspension. Nye has proven success lubricating all three of these strut components, and can suggest the ideal grease or oil for your design requirements.
Explore Our Damping Solutions
Damping lubricants from Nye are used in many automotive components as an economical way to reduce noise, produce a quality feel, and control movability. Dozens of Nye damping greases and gels have specifications at the major automotive OEM’s and their use on fresh applications is growing rapidly. When quiet, sleek operation, and that “high quality feel” are the objectives, Nye damping lubricants can be a part of the success formula. A fresh Damping Grease Kit is now available to help Automotive Design Engineers meet manufacturer’s life requirements and vehicle owner’s quality standards.
Technical Papers
ELGI Annual General Meeting 2017
Jason Galary, Nye’s Engineering Development and Applications Manager, will present at the European Lubricating Grease Institute (ELGI) Annual General Meeting at the Hilton Kalastajatorppa in Helsinki, Finland. His paper, Determination and Analysis of Bearing Corrosion using Machine Vision and Computational Algorithms, investigates the use of a machine vision system that utilizes computational algorithms to detect and classify corrosion and accurately determine the percentage of surface area that is affected.
NLGI Annual Meeting 2017
Jason Galary will also present two papers at the National Lubricating Grease Institute (NLGI) Annual Meeting in Olympic Valley, CA, taking place June 10-13, 2017. The very first paper, Optimization of Lubricant Design through use of Design of Experiments (DOE) Methodology, illustrates the benefits of a well laid out DOE plan to design a fresh PAO-based, fluorocarbon gel for the lubrication of automotive steering shafts and other components. He will also be presenting his paper, Determination and Analysis of Bearing Corrosion using Machine Vision and Computational Algorithms, at NLGI.
