Automotive

The acceleration of change in the automotive industry has never been greater. Manufacturers and engineers face an increasing number of demanding challenges. Following stringent legislations on car emissions and safety, consumers are choosing to buy smaller, lighter vehicles with diesel or hybrid engines. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South East Asia are driving worldwide car sales upwards, and consumers here expect the same safety and comfort features found in cars in developed markets. To meet the needs of this changing marketplace, manufacturers are looking to make production ever more efficient. This in turn means that Tier One suppliers have to produce high quality components with global consistency, while balancing costs. Efficiency, safety and comfort have become the three key trends that are driving development in the automotive industry.

Meeting the Needs of Our Automotive Customers

At Saint-Gobain, we are working with OEMs and Tier One suppliers to help them meet the needs of their challenging marketplace. By collaborating on the product designs to meet their specific requirements, we are helping them make production ever more efficient, and their products ever more desirable.

NORGLIDE® Bearings and RENCOL® Tolerance Rings are lightweight, high quality, versatile bearings and fasteners. They have low friction values and excellent damping properties to decrease noise and vibration inside a vehicle.

Thanks to Smart Design, they enable weight reduction and bring down fuel consumption without increasing cost. They also come with Long Life built in, by reducing the risk of galvanic corrosion and extending the life of the car.

Throughout many automotive sectors, these maintenance-free and wear-resistant products can handle a range of requirements including direct torque transfer, torque slip, axial retention, controlled collapse and radial support in both axial and linear motion between components.