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and production time

in the area of plastic

HQM SCHERDEL GmbH can access
the automated assembly plants of the
Group as well as the entire research
and development department featuring
the central lab, numerical simulation
and prototype construction. Further-
more, a full-scale test facility in Zwick-
au for every type of ball joint and espe-
cially for integral joints where tests can
be performed for joint movement, wear, – NEWS AND INFORMATION
leak tightness, single-stage/dynamic fa-
tigue and quasi-static strength ensures
the highest level of quality can always
be guaranteed. These are the ideal
preconditions to deliver scalable quanti-
ties of state-of-the-art integral joints as
standard components. (js/dk)
Many production procedures and processes at
HQM SCHERDEL GmbH are already fully auto-
mated and therefore guarantee maximum manu-
facturing efficiency.
since the know-how about utilisation of
plastic as a material for functional com-
ponent parts is constantly being ad-
vanced throughout the entire Group.
Whereas coupling rods with this inte-
gral joint were previously equipped with
a sheet metal connecting element and
a metal/plastic joint head, the new gen-
eration of coupling rods employs tube
connecting elements and pure plastic
joint heads. As a result of the new busi-
ness, SCHERDEL now boasts top-
quality plastics injection moulding MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES – LOCATIONS – TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
plants with multi-cavity moulds, while

At the test facility, the performance
and durability of all the compo-
nents is tested under the harshest
conditions.

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