Steering the way with smart investment

Steering the way with smart investment

Drive. Steer. Stop. Expert, Shaftec, is reaping the rewards of the smart investment it’s made over the past few years.

With Electrical Power Steering (EPS) its biggest growth area, no small part of this success is down to investment in state-of-the- art machinery which today allows for faster, more precise, and efficient remanufacturing & testing.

Over the past 25 years, the market for EPS systems has evolved. Traditional hydraulic pumps have been replaced by those containing electric motors and hydraulic pump designs have made way for electro-hydraulic power steering (EHPS) pumps. Advantages include: Less weight, less maintenance, a better response at different speeds, higher durability, and less fuel consumption. Shaftec continue to invest, in order to take advantage of the developments in hybrid, electric and ultimately autonomous vehicle technology.

Knowledge is always power

Mindful of ‘living’ these changes, Shaftec has adapted its business model accordingly and strongly advocates that ‘knowledge is power’; believing the better you know your product, the better equipped you are to assist your customers. In line with this, Shaftec’s dynamic new website features a ‘Knowledge Hub’ where technical information, product fact sheets and other resources can be downloaded free of charge.

Shaftec’s latest additions

Mobile EPS diagnostic machine: This invaluable tool reads and clears fault codes on all electric steering components. It plugs into the terminals of the steering unit to power up the component and retrieve and clear any fault codes logged in the memory.

Full EPS testing rig for electric racks, electric pumps & electric column drives: The rig tests assistance, speed & angle sensors by real world simulation. Torque sensors and steering angles can be checked, fault codes can be cleared and it can also assess the assistance the rack is giving at different speeds (as they are speed variable); testing the unit’s ability to react to real life situations.

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