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R & D
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We have been on the forefront to emerge as a solution provider to its customer through its innovative research and development. Having a dedicated R&D facility with state of the art facility for validation and development JKF Americas develops innovative and customised solutions for the customers and emerging markets. Material development, validation, product design , development, simulations and validations forms a systematic approach supported by a strong project management monitoring and adhering to the timelines. Qualified and experienced team form the backbone in driving success for the R&D at JKF Americas.
Design
Materials
Verification
Validation
Program Management
DESIGN
Leveraging Global Knowledge across Market
Scientific approach and expertise helps our customers with solutions and innovative product enabling a first to market launch. The solutions covers new projects as well as dealing with the challenge of enhancing performance and efficiency of existing products. Our goal is to leverage Technology & Innovation / Research and development capabilities to generate distinct value through new, improved products with a competitive edge.
Design capabilities
- Flexible design expertise with unique set of capabilities and experience in all aspects of product design
- Inhouse design team working on CAD models from concept to launch
- Designing performance products and systems meeting the highest standard with quality and value propositions meeting customer expectations across the globe
Design Capability
Flexible design expertise with unique set of capabilities and experience in all aspects of product design
Patents
- Gen 1 Tensioner : Axial Damping : Patent Application No:201841002745
- Gen 2 Tensioner : Axial + Radial Damping : Patent Application No: 201943029211
- Gen 1 Tensioner : Axial Damping : Patent Application No:201841002745
- Gen 2 Tensioner : Axial + Radial Damping : Patent Application No: 201943029211
- Green cover V-belt : 5323/CHE/2013A
- Green cover V-belt : 5323/CHE/2013A
- Rubber belt having special feature for conveying ceramic tiles. Application No:201941032204
- Rubber belt having special feature for conveying ceramic tiles. Application No:201941032204
MATERIAL
Proficiency in Material Development
Scientific approach and expertise helps our customers with solutions and innovative product enabling a first to market launch. The solutions covers new projects as well as dealing with the challenge of enhancing performance and efficiency of existing products. Our goal is to leverage Technology & Innovation / Research and development capabilities to generate distinct value through new, improved products with a competitive edge.
- Expertise & experience on wide varieties of Rubber compounding defined by industry, leading innovation to provide comprehensive rubber product & Performance.
- “Best-in-Class“ Analytical & Experimental Laboratory dedicated to material development centre.
- Collaborative development with Global material supplier & customer in achieving advancement in materials.
- Continuous improvement on material technology to fulfil environmental regulation and progress towards Green Chemistry.
- In-house capability to develop compound for extreme application as per customer functional needs.
- Raw material / Formulation level expertise are in-house with the Technologists more than two decades of experience and data.
Relationship
Concept Design
Detail Design
Design Verification
Design Sign-off
Final Design Transfer
Elastomer Capability
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GOOD
MODERATE
POOR
VERIFICATION
CAE Capability
Product design and simulation is constantly upgraded and used by JKF Americas to virtually optimize product and system design. This helps in scientifically proving the concepts and reducing the time for proto validation and iterations
- A dedicated team working on analysis with the latest software’s for linear and non linear materials
- Use of complex techniques leveraging on its CAD, FEA, MBD , CFD and fatigue analysis to ensure development of products and system with minimum possible time meeting the demanding quality , durability and safety requirements
VALIDATION
Leverages its strength on product knowledge and application in simulating and building up test protocols. All the products developed are validated in simulated actual service conditions to achieve the inbuild design reliability
- 83 test rigs custom build for all applications to simulate actual service conditions.
- Each bench are programmable and adaptable to validate custom test cycles, environmental, frictional and thermal simulations
- Expertise to conduct engine test bed validation, fleet validation & System performance test for belts and tensioners
Oil seal Durability & application Simulation
FEAD Tensioner validation Test Rig
Pulley & Bearing durability
Water Pump durability
Fleet Validation
Hose Validation Capability
Belt Validation Capability
Material Testing
Program Management
Program management is the core to drive the projects across all product families at JKF Americas. Customised PLM applications has been developed and is practiced to achieve and meet the program time lines with systemized stage reviews.
- APQP process customized across all product families through PLM application
- Role based access controls and reviews to track multiple project status and change management
- Adoption of Funnel – Bugle (FuGle) innovation process model in defining a product centric 6-phase project lifecycle system common to multiple business verticals and product families
