SELECT LANGUAGE SALES LOCATOR DISTRIBUTOR LIST NEWSROOM CONTACT COMPANY PRODUCTS ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES KEY MARKETS LITERATURE Home NewsRoom 2012 12 Customized Roller Bearing Assembly For Minivan Folding Seats Back To Newsroom Kilian Manufacturing Customized Roller Bearing Assembly For Minivan Folding Seats December 4, 2012 Automotive Bearings Custom Bearing Assemblies Transportation A major seating manufacturer that supplies products to one of the world’s best selling minivans needed a unique bearing to fit into a folding seat assembly that allows the second and third-row seats to be folded flat into the floor in less than 30 seconds. The manufacturer’s engineers realized early on that an off-the-shelf bearing would not work for such a custom application. In addition to requiring a special mechanism to attach the assembly to the seats, the bearing material needed to accommodate tremendous loads, high stress and excessive torque. The manufacturer’s engineering team contacted Kilian Bearings and asked for a design solution to fit this unique application. The manufacturer worked closely with Kilian engineers and received a prototype in less than two weeks. Kilian then conducted in-house testing on the bearing that included torque-to-rotate, push-out force, durability testing and environmental testing for corrosion-resistance and grease retention. Kilian engineers visited the seat manufacturing facility and supervised rigorous crash testing and environmental testing on the bearing to ensure it met strict quality regulations required by the automotive industry. After two years of development, the customized roller bearing was finalized for production. The revolutionary seating system has now been in use for several years, using millions of customized bearings designed, developed and manufactured by Kilian. Download a PDF of this article Highlights Unique custom solution Extensive testing conducted Design met strict automotive regulations Millions sold Contact Information Kilian 1728 Burnet Avenue Syracuse, NY 13206 Phone: 1-315-432-0700 Email: sales@KilianBearings.com www.kilianbearings.com Browse News Archives Select Month September 2009 ( 1 ) July 2012 ( 2 ) August 2012 ( 1 ) November 2012 ( 1 ) December 2012 ( 1 ) June 2015 ( 1 ) July 2015 ( 1 ) November 2015 ( 1 ) December 2015 ( 1 ) January 2016 ( 1 ) February 2016 ( 2 ) March 2016 ( 2 ) April 2016 ( 1 ) May 2016 ( 2 ) November 2016 ( 1 ) January 2017 ( 1 ) September 2017 ( 1 ) February 2018 ( 1 ) April 2018 ( 1 ) August 2018 ( 1 ) April 2020 ( 1 ) February 2021 ( 1 ) March 2021 ( 1 ) April 2021 ( 3 ) Browse News Categories Select Category --------ALTRA BRANDS Kilian Manufacturing --------LITERATURE Application Profile Brochure Catalogs Innovation Spotlight --------Other News Release Tradeshows Website Contact Us Kilian 1728 Burnet Avenue Syracuse, NY 13206 Phone: 1-315-432-0700 Email: sales@KilianBearings.com Quick Links Application Profiles Sales Locator Distributor List Certificate of Registration ISO Certificate of Registration IATF California Proposition 65 Media Videos Literature NewsRoom Follow Us At facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube 2021 © Altra Industrial Motion Corp. ALL Rights Reserved. Legal, Privacy Policy | SiteMap | Contact