Attributes of Damper

• Crankshaft dampers absorb (damp) the torsional vibration of the crankshaft to prevent the failure of the crankshaft by fatigue.
• Crankshaft dampers improve the Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) charartristics of the vehicle prodiving an overall enhanced driving experience.

Gates Technology Advantages

• Gates provides single, bi-modal and duel mode dampers for OEM applications.
• Gates uses a patented spun steel manufacturing process that provides optimal design flexibility to produce hubs from a single piece of steel.
• Weight savings: gates design and manufacturing processes provide up to 40% reduction in weight over our competitors designs.
• Increased inertia without increase in weight.
• Integral hub design provides lower weight, stronger part, and lower cost.
• Self-stick rubber compounds provide much stronger bonding and lower cost.
• Gates manufacturing facilities have world class damper manufacturing and assembly capabilities that meet and surpass our customer’s needs and provide high quality components to all regions of the world.
• Gates has developed state-of-the-art crankshaft vibration analysis software that combines Accessory Belt Drive System Analysis with crankshaft vibration analysis for optimization of system performance.

Systems Engineering & Technology

As our many worldwide OE partners have learned, Gates can enhance optimization efforts by getting involved early – right at the design stage. Gates’ approach is one of system engineering, to find the best solutions based on the highly interdependent nature of the individual components. Through the years, Gates has developed the engineering skills, including simulation programs and rig test methods, to engineer complete, integrated and highly functional systems.

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