Automotive Design and Production

JUL 2014

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AD&P; > July 2014 > NOTABLE 20 How Federal-Mogul Got the Lead Out In 2011, European legislation mandated the elimination of lead from automotive components, which led Federal-Mogul Pow- ertrain Div. ( federalmogul.com ) to develop materials that would allow it to ofer lead-free bear- ings. It recently expanded its plant in Sejong City, Korea, to address a growing demand for lead-free bearings for powertrain applications in Asia, as well. Speaking to how the bearings were developed, Richard Llope, Federal-Mogul's senior vice pres- ident, Bearings, said, "By con- sidering both the substrate and sliding layers, we identifed an array of complementary material combinations that have allowed us to provide a comprehensive portfolio of solutions for the en- tire global engine and transmis- sion market. Concentrating only on the sliding layers would have produced less capable solutions, p Federal-Mogul optimized its manu- facturing operations and validation procedures for the production of lead- free bearings for powertrain applications. suitable only for certain applica- tions. Our strategy to focus on the development of substrate and sliding layers together and with equal importance has helped us establish an important competi- tive advantage." Eighteen patents have been granted globally to the company for its lead-free bearing developments. The development lead on the project was its Global Bearing Technology Center in Wiesbaden, Germany. 0714ADP Notable -- Digital Version.indd 20 6/17/2014 1:13:58 PM

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