Increasingly, home and office equipment OEMs are asking their parts suppliers to move into component assembly. With exceptional P/M joining technologies and multiple material processes, this is a natural for GKN Sinter Metals. As this area continues to grow, we are one step ahead with innovative solutions and quick response times.
GKN Sinter Metals home and office equipment components include:
• Bearings
• Cams
• Feed quadrants
• Gear assemblies
• Gearbox inserts
• Heat sinks
• Mounting block assemblies
• Pawls
• Rollers
• Screen mounting and pivot devices
• Taper blocks
Case Study
Challenge: Add critical strength to a complex chair sub-assembly – a unit that must withstand 1,000 pounds of force.
Solution: GKN used advanced joining and sintering technologies such as sinter brazing, copper infiltration and copper bonding.
Result: Customer’s sub-assemblies gained added strength. Plus, significant cost savings were realized and lead times were reduced, as the part remained at one location.
