A BRITISH COMPANY has developed a new way of mounting stators rigidly in electric motors using tolerance rings. Bristol-based Rencol Tolerance Rings says that its new approach offers a simple, cost-effective alternative to traditional mounting methods, such as heat-to-press and adhesives. According to Chris Needes, Rencol's automotive product manager, the heat-to-press approach, which uses an interference fit to keep the stator in position, is "unlikely to be satisfactory."
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