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ew flocking process in Bor

icant noise reduction

and shaped components as well as customers the peace of mind that the
other products of the SCHERDEL- properties of flocked springs still corre-
Group. And it goes without saying that spond to all the relevant standards and
components from customers can also requirements. The in-house flocking
A premium product of the Czech
SCHERDEL plant in Bor is long
compression springs which are
used in tailgate opening and clos-
ing systems. Flocking helps to re-
duce noise emissions in the as-
sembly part considerably.

be flocked to bespoke requirements. A process has additionally driven down – TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT – NEWS AND INFORMATION
main focus of the flocking process used response times to customer requests
in Bor lies on the physical aspects of significantly, and the entire production
noise reduction, surface treatment, sta- process has become faster. Clients
bility and durability. The role of visual now receive the samples in the short-
appearance dictated by the colouring is est possible time. By the way, it it is
not completely neglected, but is not the possible to flock just the outer surface
most important factor. It is also worth of the tension and compression
mentioning that the flocking process springs, as well as along their entire
The flocking process is housed in
helps to eliminate part of the otherwise length or only at precisely defined a separate workshop in order to
required component coating and thus points. (dk) meet strict clean production re-
enhances surface protection. quirements.

The well-known product quality de-
mands of the SCHERDELGroup were
the main reason why the decision was MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – LOCATIONS
taken to establish a professional flock-
ing process in Bor. Since the
SCHERDELGroup, as an automotive
industry supplier, is used to manufac-
turing products to the smallest of toler-
ances and having to guarantee the pre-
cise and effective application of compo-
nents and assemblies even after coat-
ing, there really was no alternative to A team of experts ensures that the flocking
process satisfies the high standards of the auto-
this approach, especially as many com-
motive industry.
panies active in the 'coating market' do
not meet the standards of OEMs. Fur-
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thermore, SCHERDEL is able to give