The e-mail reached Holger Stannek, Regional Manager for Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Merkel, at 9:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morning. There was water penetration overnight on a lighting mast on a mega-yacht whose owner did not want to be named. The company that had installed the mast was obligated to honor a warranty and the ship…
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies New “Essential” Customer Magazine
“Global challenges that move us” are the words inscribed in Essential, the new customer magazine from Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies. The magazine – which was created to address the reader in a way that awakens interest and produces emotions only achieved with difficulty in the classic seals business in the past – aims to take the…
Freudenberg-NOK Revolutionizes Automotive Engine Seals with Levitex
Reductions in fuel consumption and emissions are still at the top of the automotive industry’s wish list. Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies is making valuable contributions to those goals with its Low Emission Sealing Solutions (LESS) initiative, a portfolio of products designed to help reduce friction. The company is now single-mindedly pursuing the next generation of sealing…
Critical Sealing, Wear Resistance And Long Operating Life
Critical sealing applications in vehicles call for high performance plastics custom designed and molded by Minnesota Rubber and Plastics. Transmission oil seals are a challenge to manufacture for heavy duty vehicles including city buses, garbage and dump trucks. Long and rugged service life for oil seal assemblies in these vehicles is required because they are…
Strategic Planning Can Drive Sustainability
By Paul J. Heney, Editorial Director How does a company sustain itself in a green fashion through decades of changing business demands? According to Dr. Ted Duclos, VP and general manager of the Global Fluid Power Div. of Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, this complex question has what amounts to a clear answer. Duclos, who spoke recently…
Saint-Gobain Supplies OmniSeal® and Rulon®
The Saint-Gobain Seals Group was recently selected to supply OmniSeal® spring-energized seals and Rulon® bearings for use in high-performance clinical chemical analyzer systems. Chemical analyzers are used in a variety of professions such as medicine and forensics and in such industries as environmental, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, agricultural, consumer products, and food and beverage. In large routine…
Freudenberg-NOK on Board the Bombardier CSeries Aircraft First Flight
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Simrit (Freudenberg-NOK) is proud to have been on board the Bombardier* CSeries* aircraft as it completed its first flight. Freudenberg-NOK supplied various sealing components to the aircraft’s airframe and engine system. From the airframe to the engine propulsion systems, Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft represents some of the most advanced technology and we’re honored…
Modern Mechanical Carbon Materials for Aircraft Seal Applications
Oil-free, self-lubricating mechanical carbon materials possess a combination of characteristics that make them suitable for use in both commercial and military aircraft seal applications. The materials are self-lubricating, self-polishing, and dimensionally stable, which insures a good sealing mate. They are heat resistant and have a high thermal conductivity, which helps conduct frictional heat away from…
Power Entry Module Offers New Seal Kit
SCHURTER now offers added seal protection to its successful 5707 series power entry module. A new seal kit provides an IP54 rating between the inlet and cord connector, preventing dust or splashing water from entering between them, when the equipment is plugged in. The unit already carries an IP65 rating, protecting against ingress of dust…
Apple Rubber Offers Electrical Enclosure UL 50 Seals
Apple Rubber Products now offers two new silicone compounds with UL 50 and UL 50E certifications for use with and without environmental considerations. UL 50 and UL 50E are the safety standards for seal use with enclosures for electrical equipment, and Apple Rubber has selected two silicone compounds, 14SL7ML and 35SL5ML, to provide to customers…
SKF Introduces a Range of Custom Machined Sealing Solutions
SKF introduces a comprehensive range of custom machined sealing solutions exclusively engineered for applications in the hydropower industry. SKF can supply virtually any kind of seal for any application and in any quantity, dimension, and profile. All can be manufactured from a proprietary self-lubricated cast polyurethane material blend offering up to four times the service…
Two-part Production Simplifies Medical Designs
by Mary C. Gannon, Senior Editor Two years ago, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions purchased a liquid silicone company headquartered in Switzerland, which provided silicone extrusion and silicone molding, all in a clean room facility. The facility in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland and another in Northborough, Mass., allows the company to manufacture and design two-part Liquid Silicone…
Metcar Announces Mechanical Seal Primary Rings
Metallized Carbon Corporation announces the availability of mechanical seal primary rings for sealing refrigerants and other low viscosity liquids. Designing mechanical seals for sealing refrigerants and other low viscosity liquids has been a difficult problem for seal manufactures for many years. It has now been established that mechanical seals with antimony impregnated, carbon-graphite primary rings and…
Freudenberg-NOK Defines New Corporate Sustainability at CAR MBS
How do successful companies sustain their organizations through decades of changing business demands? If you ask Dr. Ted Duclos, vice president and general manager of the Global Fluid Power Division for Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (Freudenberg-NOK), this complex question has a clear answer. Duclos, who spoke at today’s Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars in…
Low-Tack Adhesive Option for GORE SKYFLEX Aerospace Materials
W. L. Gore & Associates has expanded its line of GORE SKYFLEX Aerospace Materials for sealing applications with the addition of low-tack adhesives to facilitate easier readjustment of sealants in difficult, complex structures during installation. Shortly after installation, the adhesive strengthens so the sealants withstand mechanical stress and maintain their protective performance for multiple open/close cycles…
Seals Rise to the Challenge of Churning Heavy Dough
Commercial mixers can make easy work of producing huge quantities of bread dough and batters. But the mechanical forces created by the those mixers as they churn through heavy, sticky, voluminous ingredients can cause agitator and motor stress, seal failures and even shaft leakages – unacceptable risks in the highly regulated food and beverage industry.…
Simrit Gives Airbus A350 XWB a Lift with Aerospace Seals
As the Airbus A350 XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) aircraft completed its flyover at the Paris Air Show last week, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Simrit contributed essential components to the commercial aircraft. Freudenberg-NOK worked with a key manufacturer of high-lift systems to support the new A350 XWB aircraft. The A350 XWB aircraft utilizes a mechanical high-lift system to effectively and efficiently assist…
SKF Large Diameter Seals for rotating equipment
SKF sealing solutions for industrial rotating equipment offer ideal solutions to retain lubricant and block harsh contaminants from adversely impacting asset performance and reliability. SKF Large Diameter Seals can be delivered in a wide range of styles, configurations, and materials to accommodate the most demanding speeds, temperatures, pressures, and environmental conditions. They especially can withstand…
Simrit Introduces Low-Friction Dual-Material Seal
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Simrit has developed a new friction optimized seal that fits in existing standard sealing grooves. Designed to provide more consistent performance, the combined elastomer/polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) system offers low break away force, improved durability and temperature resistance for dry running piston type systems such as air brakes or pneumatics. According to Freudenberg-NOK, an elastomeric seal…
Smalley Releases 2013 50th Anniversary Parts and Engineering Catalog
Smalley Steel Ring Company announces the release of the 50th Anniversary Parts and Engineering Catalog for 2013. The new catalog combines previously existing Spirolox Retaining Ring and Wave Spring series with newly released series. Smalley’s recently released Metric Hoopster and Laminar Seal Rings catalog have been incorporated into the new catalog, offering a comprehensive look…
Freudenberg-NOK materials experts will participate in 2013’s SAE World Congress
Two Freudenberg-NOK materials experts will participate in 2013’s SAE World Congress April 16-18 at Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich., and discuss the challenges associated with today’s advanced industrial materials. Dr. Sai Sundararaman, scientist specialist, Technology, will present the results of an organizational study evaluating the effects of temperature on material wear. Joseph Walker, director of…
The Power of Continuous Improvement and Consistency
Manufacturers of extruded products face many challenges in today’s competitive and high-tech world. Customers and end users have significantly increased their expectations and demands for quality response, value added capabilities and service. The performance requirements of the products continue to expand while costs must continually be reduced. As a vertically integrated organization, Lauren Manufacturing controls…
Formulated rubber seals protect ball bearings
Specially formulated rubber seals protect 6000, 6200 and 6300 series ball bearings from moisture, wash-down chemicals, mud and dirt. Applications include outdoor environments, lawn and garden equipment, snow blowers, pumps and compressors, pulleys and idlers and rollers and conveyors. These bearings are filled with special grease lubricants featuring synthetic base oil with a lithium complex…
Contamination test cell assembly gets makeover
Designing and molding complex sealing assemblies for electronic devices can be a challenge. One method used for testing electronic devices is a contamination tester with a test collection cell assembly. These test cell collectors are single use devices designed to insert easily into the contamination tester. Each cell assembly is required to perform consistently at…
Minnesota Rubber and Plastics Improved Test Seal
Designing and molding complex sealing assemblies for intelligent electronic devices is a core expertise of Minnesota Rubber and Plastics. Typical of this expertise is a test collection cell assembly that the company redesigned and manufactured for use in a printed circuit board (PCB) contamination tester. The PCB testers check areas of circuitry as small as…