ACE Controls Inc., located in Farmington Hills, Mich., is the world leader in deceleration technology. On one of its products, a shock absorber, Ace needed to increase the amount of side load the absorber could handle, especially in rotary applications. But there was no direct support for the piston rod. They could only handle 30% of their maximum energy capacity. Clearance between the bearing and rod caused the piston rod to wear unevenly on the seals resulting in premature failure.

To solve this problem, Ace used a specially sized bearing developed by igus Inc. to fit into the existing bearing without compromising wall thickness. The iglide G300 provides sufficient support to the piston rod to enable the shock to handle upwards of 70% of its maximum energy capacity.

To learn more about Ace Controls, visit www.acecontrols.com.