New Hoses From ContiTech

Higher performance, smaller installation spaces and more demanding customers – these are the typical challenges facing automobile manufacturers. New hydraulic, flat, and moulded hoses from ContiTech Fluid Technology can help them handle these challenges.

The dynamically high-strength flat hoses are already in series production at Porsche, providing a very large volume increase at minimal pressures. They are also planned for use in BMW and Mercedes-Benz’s power steering systems.

Their task is to absorb pressure and noise waves in very tight installation conditions. “The hoses achieve this by changing from their original oval form to a round hose cross-section at just over 0 to 2 bar,” explains product developer Klaus Brühne. This means that the hose gains about 30 percent volume, thereby reducing the pressure peak accordingly.