DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF APPARATUS FOR THE SOLUTION OF BUCKLING PROBLEM IN THE HEAD CRUSHING PROCESS IN THE ANTI-ROLL BAR PRODUCTION STAGES

Abstract

The automotive industry is constantly developing around the world and in our country, and with this development, quality expectations are also increasing. With the increasing quality expectations, solutions to quality problems are sought. One of the solutions in this context is to improve production processes. The developed production processes make it possible to process the products more precisely, allowing production to be carried out within narrower tolerance ranges. One of the products that requires precise production and is frequently used in automobiles is the anti-roll bar, also called stabilizer, anti-roll bar and balance shaft. The anti-roll bar, also called the stabilizer shaft or lateral control bar, is a critical part of the vehicle suspension system. The anti-roll bar works in coordination with the air suspension bellows to prevent the vehicle from tilting and skidding due to centrifugal force during cornering. In this way, it improves driving safety by increasing the handling ability of the vehicle. In this study, a solution was sought by designing and manufacturing modular apparatus for the buckling problem, which causes the two end heads in the anti-roll bar to be unsymmetrical in the head crushing process.