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News Release from: GSF | Subject: GSF cold-drawn steel drawer slides
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 26 February 2008
Drawer slides resist vehicle vibrations
If the drawer slides on a fire engine don't work perfectly lives can be put at risk.
GSF has released a range of cold-drawn steel drawer slides in the US market These slides are engineered to be resistant to damage caused over time from vehicle vibration and movement and models are available that will carry 590kg at 2m, 100% extension
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Oct 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Jon Lye, GSF Managing Director said: "Overloading of drawer slides is a common problem".
"If you are buying a fire truck to last you 10 or 20 years, who knows what your stowage needs are going to be a few years down the line".
"Absolute strength is one thing, but different slides have different capabilities to withstand torsion and lateral forces, as well as the ability to withstand the dynamic forces imposed when a fire truck corners and brakes or drives over a bumpy road".
"The firemen may not notice it the first time they take a vehicle on the road, but eventually a wrongly-specified slide will fail".
Firefighters know better than anyone that people's lives depend on their gear performing flawlessly every time, from simple straps and buckles to the fire trucks that have to provide quick and easy access to vital life-saving tools.
The drawer slide or tip down-drawer is usually taken for granted, however if it fails to open or close at a fire scene lives will be put at risk.
The cold drawing process has a more permanent re-forming effect on the crystalline structure of the steel than cold rolling, resulting in a better "shape memory".
This is why increasingly ball bearing slides constructed from cold-drawn steel bar are the specification of choice for slides used on vehicle-based applications.
GSF's new website provides details on the company's products and what slides should be specified for different applications.
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