Air springs are such simple and reliable components; short of a rupture, hardly anything ever goes wrong with them, therefore they are easy to overlook. But looks can be a bit deceiving. It they ...

Air suspensions cushion the ride for drivers, vehicles and loads. Among their components are the springs themselves and shock absorbers, which help control the movement of the bags and the rest of the ...

Air springs are such simple and reliable components, it’s easy to overlook them during preventive maintenance inspections. Short of a rupture, hardly anything ever goes wrong with them. If they appear ...

The outside of the air spring can suffer from abrasion if it rubs against any other suspension part because of misalignment or other parts out of their normal positions, like a broken shock. Too ...

An air spring suspension provides a better ride quality than their steel spring counterparts, but isn’t quite as bulletproof when it comes to wear and tear. Air springs, which should be inspected at ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Paying homage to the world's first air spring introduced by Firestone in Noblesville, Ind., in 1936, the newly rebranded Firestone Airide has replaced the name Firestone Industrial ...

NOBLESVILLE, Ind.—Vibracoustic CV Air Springs GmbH is considering whether it should establish a manufacturing facility for its Blacktech and Aircruise lines of air springs in North America. "We ...

There are basically four types of drive axle suspension systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks: rigid mount, steel leaf springs, rubber blocks and air ride. The choice between systems directly ...

Nitta Chemical Industrial Products Co Ltd has developed new rubber materials compliant with EN45545-2 (hazard level 2) European fire protection standards for a railway vehicle air spring system.