ACE Controls Expands Product Line to Include
TUBUS Elastomer Bumpers
 

Farmington Hills, MI – ACE Controls Inc., the world leader in deceleration technology, has expanded their product offerings to include TUBUS elastomer bumpers for consistently solving energy absorption problems where other materials have failed or don’t exist.

Dependable TUBUS bumpers from ACE Controls are reshaping performance standards in cost-effective energy control, durability, resilience, and applications flexibility. TUBUS bumpers solve difficult energy management problems in applications involving shock isolation, vibration isolation and return springs.

Comprised of a thermoplastic, co-polyester material, TUBUS bumpers from ACE are perfect for use in highly corrosive environments. The material is resistant to chemicals, oil, grease, salt water, ultraviolet light, ozone, hydraulic fluids, fuel and microorganisms. These versatile units will not absorb water and will not swell.

TUBUS bumpers absorb more energy per unit of weight and volume than many known materials. In various applications, these dependable products boast five times longer life expectancy than coiled steel, ten times more durability than rubber and twenty times more than urethane.

Innovative in design, each series is engineered to a precise shape to meet the required load rates of specific applications.  The result is a highly tailored, highly engineered product that adds performance and value to each application. The maintenance free, space saving design is a cost-effective shock absorption alternative.

 TUBUS elastomer bumpers have proven performance in the following applications:
q       Thousands of hours in mine trucks without failure
q       Many years in rail car impact devices without failure
q       Millions of cycles at maximum deflection without failure in fitness step machines
q       More than 10 years in forklift truck masts without failure
q       Millions of parts in automobiles without failure

 Easily adaptable to existing systems, TUBUS bumpers from ACE are ideally suited for applications in the electric drive, robotic, fitness equipment and crane bumper markets.  Additional selected application areas include: jounce stops, rebound bumpers and stops, oil well heads, as well as mining, steel, paper and sawmill equipment.

Rugged TUBUS elastomer bumpers from ACE Controls are the economical, lightweight, ultra-strong and exceedingly durable energy control products for your bumper application needs.  Contact ACE Controls for a TUBUS Bumpers catalog or the new ACESIZE CD-ROM that cross references bumpers and industrial shock absorbers for a multitude of energy management solutions. 

ACE Controls Inc. is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer with a global customer service network that includes offices in England, Germany and Japan with distributors in over 110 cities in 35 countries. The product lines of ACE Controls include: industrial shock absorbers, safety shock absorbers, gas springs, hydraulic dampers, rotary dampers, feed controllers and TUBUS elastomer bumpers.