Custom Accordion Bellows
Accordion Bellows and other types of bellows today are mostly made to standards that are tailored to market requirements. However, if your needs differ for any reason, you may need accordion bellows that are not made within the standard. You don’t have to worry about it – because today, fortunately, there are also custom accordion bellows. Their main purpose is protection. They are most commonly used to protect crankshafts and machine components. The materials from which custom accordion bellows are made are mostly rubber or some other lightweight materials. Such bellows can most often be seen on machines or inside cars.
Flexibility and high compression endurance make accordion bellows almost ideal for protection despite space constraints. When creating customized accordion bellows, their purpose is taken into account. According to the purpose, the size of accordion bellows will be determined, as well as the materials from which they will be made. The deciding factors in the production of custom accordion bellows relate to the mechanical or thermal conditions in which these parts will be located.
Custom accordion bellows are most often made of rubber, but also of high-quality plastic materials, foils, or fabrics. Certainly, the type of material will be selected according to the purpose – that is, the device on which this part will find its place. Since their role is protective, the factors and conditions to which these accordion bellows will be exposed must be taken into account. These can be factors such as heat, cold, or sudden changes in temperature. Also, they can protect the engine or crankshaft of the machine from dust, oil, water, or aggressive agents such as acid, etc.
If you want to maintain high-quality standards in your production, then you will probably need custom accordion bellows. Sometimes certain production machines need protection that is not within the standard – so these special-purpose products have proven to be very practical.
Product specifications
- Product form
- Flexible protective boot with a moving section
- Application focus
- Vehicle moving joints. Size the part against the selected assembly.
- Dimensions to confirm
- End interfaces, free length, compressed length and extended length. Match these to vehicle moving joints.
- Exposure to evaluate
- Dust or debris and oil splash. Validate the selected material under the combined conditions.
- Movement discussed
- Axial compression and extension and angular flexing. Check fold clearance at both travel limits and define the cycle requirement.
- Motion envelope
- Define axial travel, articulation and clearance around the folds throughout the stroke.
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