Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies is introducing a new generation of polyurethane that is expected to set new standards for the sealing industry. The polyurethane was developed for a wide array of uses and the new standard material is more resistant to water and withstands major temperature fluctuations better than existing polyurethanes. “This is the best polyurethane…
Lauren Manufacturing receives CATERPILLAR’S Platinum Award
Lauren Manufacturing has received CATERPILLAR’S Supplier Quality Excellence Process Platinum Award. For more than 20 years, Lauren Manufacturing has supplied several parts to Caterpillar, such as backer seals, engine and transmission seals, and window and door seals. Lauren earned the bronze award in 2011, the silver in 2012, and skipped the gold in 2013 to…
‘Xpress’ Experts from Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Solve Global Sealing Challenges
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…