Sealing Technology Jan 2015

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TECHNOLOGY
ISSN 1350-4789 January 2015
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Hydratights hot bolting services now

available worldwide
oint integrity company Hydratight

Ltd says that it now offers safe hot
bolting services globally, covering all
types of flanged joints.
The need to replace corroded or damaged
bolts that are fitted to live pressurised flanges is
a common problem for many offshore operators that are trying to extend the service life of
ageing assets.
Such assets form a substantial global market,
as more of them reach or surpass their design
life-span. For example, North Sea offshore production facilities built in the 1970s and 1980s
have already exceeded their 25 year design life.
The average age of Norways offshore installations is near 25 years approaching the
intended productive lifespan. According to
energy research and analysis firm Infield, there
are more than 2500 platforms in the Gulf of
Mexico that are approaching or have exceeded
their design life. Similar situations exist in the
Middle East, Brazil, West Africa and in South
East Asia. The Middle East has about 500 plat-
forms with an average age exceeding 28 years.

Indonesia and Malaysia combined have more
than 1000 platforms with an average age of 20
years, says the firm.
Increased age brings inevitable degradation
to assets, and especially joints, says Hydratight.
Whilst existing offshore assets are compelled
to remain on-line, their lifespan must be prolonged safely and efficiently. It says that its patented Hot Bolt Clamp is a robust system that
provides the highest mitigation of risk of flange
or gasket damage, or worse, a leak.
The philosophy behind the design is to minimise the possibility of disturbing the gasket. It
does not require any pneumatics or hydraulics
for clamp engagement, nor does it increase the
load on the gasket. The lightweight and compact
design fits almost all flange space restrictions.
It is also easy to handle and fit, which enables
bolts to be replaced speedily. Furthermore, it
is designed and tested in accordance with the
ASMEVIII Division2 standard.
Continued on page 16...
Contents
Contents
News
Hydratights hot bolting services

now available worldwide
1&16
Cable seal specialist upgrades UK

nuclear sites flood defences
Fluon-filled PTFE compounds

enhance critical components
Ketron1000 meets sour gas single-phase

conditions at high H2S levels
Flexible coupling is quick and easy to install
Multi-passage soft-seal rotating

unions developed
Company News
CETIM receives COFRAC accreditation,
and is equipped with new test-bench
Hexpol acquires US and European

rubber compounders
PPG Aerospace enhances sealants

operations in Europe
Garlock receives favourable decision

in asbestos claims resolution process
Ellsworth expands in Mexico with

new Dow Corning agreement
SKF signs agreements with Scania

worth Skr360million
Hardide Coatings installs third

large reactor in UK
MPM adds new LSR capacity to

serve growing markets in Asia
Flexitallic joint-venture invests in

new production technology
ElringKlinger receives supplier

award from ZF Friedrichshafen
16
Publications of Interest
Report analyses European
butadiene market
Recently Published Papers
Features
Freudenberg helps Polaris snowmobiles
navigate severe winter conditions
Anaerobic gasketing sealant targets

highly stressed engine joints
10
Optimised seals for wind turbine rotor,

blade and tower bearings
11
Regulars
In Brief
Hydratight Ltd offers safe, hot bolting services on all ASME flanges. These are performed without
any damage, leakages or interruption to daily production.
3, 5 & 7
Patents 12
Events Calendar
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Sealing Technology
Cable seal specialist

upgrades UK nuclear
sites flood defences
he UK subsidiary of global, safety

seal manufacturer Roxtec has provided cable and pipe sealing systems
for a major flood protection project at
a nuclear power station in the UK.
Managing director of Roxtecs UK arm,
Graham OHare, says the firm worked with
EDF Energy, which operates the DungenessB
nuclear power station on the coast of Kent, to
develop the necessary systems.
OHare said: Roxtecs products were used to
seal pipes and cables in existing underground
trenches to protect the power stations diesel
generators. These are extremely important
because they are needed to provide emergency
back-up. Furthermore, the trenches go under
bund walls, which provide an important secondary line of protection or containment.
Roxtec was chosen because its seals protect
against multiple hazards. The penetration seals
meet an IP67 rating for water ingress, possess an
H class fire-rating and can protect against diesel
splashes. Traditional sealants will only protect
against one particular hazard and, therefore,
could not meet the demands of this project.
Roxtec engineers visited and surveyed the
Dungeness plant before coming up with the
required designs. The company then manufactured retrofit products that seal around existing
cables and pipes so as not to disturb the surrounding infrastructure.
The Dungeness project comes as Roxtec,
which has its UK arm based in Greater
Manchester, recently reported a 45% growth in
the past year as sales passed the 5million mark.
Contact:
Roxtec Ltd, UnitC1, Waterfold Business Park, Bury,
Lancashire BL97BQ, UK. Tel: +44 161 7615280,
Fax: +44 161 7636065, Email: info@uk.roxtec.com,
Web: www.roxtec.com
Fluon-filled PTFE
compounds enhance
critical components
GC FluoroCompounds Group is
offering Fluon-filled polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) compounds which,
it says, can significantly enhance critical products and components used in
harsh environments, such as oil and gas
AGC FluoroCompounds Fluon-filled

polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) compounds
can significantly enhance critical components
used in harsh environments.
exploration, transportation, chemical

processing and aerospace.
These compounds are PTFE resins enhanced
with fillers that provide greater deformation
and creep resistance, thermal conductivity and
wear performance, compared with traditional
PTFE resins. These characteristics are vital for
components such as bearings, seals and gaskets
used in applications that need to withstand
ongoing heat and pressure.
Although fluoropolymer resins alone impart
characteristics such as a low coefficient of friction, chemical resistance and a wide service
temperature range, fillers such as glass, bronze
and graphite can greatly enhance their performance, says the company.
By compounding PTFE resins with pigments
and fillers, the firm creates custom low-flow
(non-pelletised) and free-flow (pelletised) compounds. Low-flow compounds are manufactured
in powder form and are used in applications that
demand the highest mechanical strength, whilst
free-flow compounds increase bulk density and
mould-flow properties, which enable consistent
manufacturing of seals, gaskets and rings.
Customisation is key in fluoropolymer
compounding because selecting the appropriate filler is strongly application-dependent.
Fillers must be compatible with PTFE in order
to retain optimal performance properties,
explained Gary Eckrote, Business Director,
AGC FluoroCompounds Group.
Contact:
AGC Chemicals Americas Inc, 55E.
Uwchlan Avenue, Suite201, Exton, PA19341, USA.
Tel: +1 610 423 4300, Web: www.fluorocompounds.com
Ketron1000 meets
sour gas single-phase
conditions at
high H2S levels
uadrant Engineering Plastic

Products (EPP), which special-
January 2015
NEWS/in brief
ises in machinable plastics, is further
advancing industry standards by
achieving NORSOKM-710 compliance
for its Ketron1000 polyetheretherketone (PEEK) (natural) extruded stock
shapes plates, rods and tubes. It says
samples machined from the shapes
performed successfully when exposed
to 10% hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in
100% gas phase, as described in the
ISO23936-2:2011 standard.
The new compliance qualifies not only the
resin, but also mandatory in this qualification process the process and machinery used
by Quadrant in its conversion of PEEK into
semi-finished products. This breakthrough
follows NORSOKM-710 multiphase compliance for Ketron1000 PEEK in 2013. It is a
major accomplishment as the industry prepares for future ISO23936-1 standards, says
the company.
All tested materials passed the various
NORSOK M-710 criteria, which cover
aspects such as swell, Youngs Modulus and
visual inspection. Based on these results,
the qualifying institute Element Materials
Technology was able to certify that Quadrants
Ketron1000 PEEK extruded plate, rod and
tube are resistant to 10% H2S sour gas at
temperatures up to 200C.
Announcing the test results, Frank Olmos,
Global Market Segment Manager Oil, Gas and
Petrochemical Industry, Quadrant EPP, said:
Access to new reserves and deeper targets poses
ever greater performance challenges for materials
used in oilfield applications. Meeting the latest NORSOK standards is a critical technology
innovation criterion for us at Quadrant, enabling
the company not only to satisfy current industry
demands, but also anticipate future ones.
NORSOK M-710 Rev3 has not yet been
released, and ISO23936-1 is being revised,
so we exposed our PEEK material to the most
severe conditions, as specified in the latest
draft versions of NORSOK M-710 Rev3 and
ISO23936-2:2011. Machined test-bars were
exposed to 10% H2S in 100% gas phase
conditions that are five times more severe than
the sour gas phase described in NORSOK
M-710 Rev2.
For the oil and gas production industry
Quadrant supplies its Ketron1000 PEEK
natural stock shapes produced via extrusion,
injection-mouding and compression-moulding
techniques for numerous applications, including well completion, Christmas trees, control
systems, downhole tools and valves. According
to the company, this material offers a range
of properties that include chemical and wear
resistance, combined with a high-temperature
rating, strength and stiffness.
January 2015
IN BRIEF
Quadrants Ketron1000 polyetheretherketone

(PEEK) extruded plate, rod and tube
are resistant to 10% H2S sour gas at
temperatures up to 200C.
It is already highly valued by design engineers in the form of structural parts, bushings, bearings, seals and back-up rings for use
in applications in areas such as the aerospace
sector and in oilfield drilling.
Contact:
Quadrant Ag, Talstrasse70, 8001Zurich, Switzerland.
Tel: +41 44 213 66 66, Fax: +41 44 213 66 99,
Web: www.quadrantplastics.com
Flexible coupling
is quick and
easy to install
S-based Victaulic Cos Style177N

QuickVic Installation-Ready coupling design eliminates loose parts,
ensures consistent joint reliability and
provides substantial gains in installation productivity.
The company, which manufactures
mechanical pipe-joining systems, says it was
specifically designed to withstand the rigours
of mining environments and is ideal for utility and process piping applications in plants,
and underground metal and coal mines.
Installing the coupling takes less time than
using other pipe-joining methods and, claims
the company, is twice as fast as existing
grooved couplings.
Featuring Installation-Ready technology, the
Style 177N product does not require disassembly prior to installation eliminating loose
parts. The coupling is pushed onto a grooved
pipe-end as a fully assembled unit, connected to
a second grooved pipe-end and tightened using
standard hand-tools or an impact wrench. The
gaskets integral central leg serves as a pipe stop,
ensuring full pipe insertion, and metal-to-metal
bolt-pad contact provides visual confirmation
of proper assembly.
The Style 177N is a flexible coupling that
permits a limited amount of linear and angular
Lauren Manufacturing president

appointed to ARPMs board of directors
In the USA, the Association of Rubber
Products Manufacturers (ARPM) has appointed to its board of directors Lisa Huntsman,
President, Lauren Manufacturing, which produces elastomeric products. As part of her
responsibilities Huntsman will assume an
active role in ARPM by attending board meetings throughout the USA. She will also participate in the associations annual conference
as a speaker, moderator or facilitator, and will
encourage mutually beneficial relationships
amongst members and association sponsors.
Quadrant launches material
selector app for smartphones
Manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastic materials Quadrant Engineering Plastic
Products (EPP) has launched a computer program, or app, for mobile devices. The company
describes the Quadrant Plastics Selector app
as an intuitive, useful and simple-to-use material selector tool for advanced plastics, polymers,
composites and thermoplastics. It is available on
the iOS (for iPhone), and Android platforms.
More information:
https://itunes.apple.com
https://play.google.com
Aesseal establishes service
centre in India
Aesseal India has expanded its operations by
opening a new service centre in the newly created state of Telangana in Hyderabad. According
to the company, the facility will enable it to
respond swiftly to the requirements of its growing southern Indian customer-base. The centre
will focus on offering sealing technology and
products for complex applications, including
the service and repair of mechanical seals.
James Walker RotaBolt invests
in CNC turning machines
In the UK, James Walker RotaBolt Ltds ongoing programme of investment has seen it
recently take delivery of two specialist CNC
turning machines, which will further enhance
its production capabilities. The new machines
will enable it to carry out heavy-duty and
highly accurate machining using gun drilling
or deep hole drilling techniques. In addition,
bolts made from more exotic metals, such as
high nickel alloys, can be handled in-house for
producing RotaBolts that are being used in particularly corrosive and aggressive environments.
The firm says the total investment of over
300000 has also meant that the company has
been able to improve the flow and efficiency
of its production, whilst still encompassing
important elements of engineering by hand.
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substantial applications can include 22 or more.
Port types include NPT, BSP, or SAE.
Contact:
Deublin Co, 2050Norman Drive, Waukegan,
IL60085-6747, USA. Tel: +1 847 689 8600,
Fax: +1 847 689 8690, Web: www.deublin.com
The Style177N flexible coupling from

Victaulic Co features the companys
Installation-Ready technology.
movement at the pipe joint, to accommodate

expansion, contraction and deflection.
It is available in 50-150mm (2-inch to
6-inch) sizes and accommodates pressures ranging from full vacuum (29.9inches Hg/760mm
Hg) up to 6900kPa (1000psi). The coupling
is supplied with a grade EHP EPDM gasket
or grade T nitrile gasket for water and air services, respectively.
Contact:
Victaulic Co, 4901Kesslersville Road, Easton,
PA18040, USA. Tel: +1 610 559 3300,
Web: www.victaulic.com
Multi-passage
soft-seal rotating
unions developed
range of multi-passage soft-seal

rotating unions has been developed by Deublin Co of Waukegan,
Illinois, USA.
The company says that soft-seal refers to
plastomeric seal technology a combination of
plastic and elastomer, with a proprietary chemistry and geometry that differs by application.
Rotating unions are components which are
used in a broad range of equipment applications that require connection between stationary supply lines, and rotating equipment,
including cylinders, rolls, spindles and clutches.
Whilst these components are used to convey
virtually all types of liquid or gas steam, water,
coolant, hydraulic or cutting fluids, inert gas or
vacuum multi-passage rotating unions are used
when more than one medium must be conveyed
simultaneously using different passages.
Applications for Deublins multi-passage softseal unions include machine tools; ladle turrets,
used in steel continuous casting; and metal coil
winding, plastic and rubber manufacturing.
Deublin offers standard, semi-custom and
custom options, depending on the requirements
of each application. Standard features include
28 passages, whilst custom parts for more
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Company News
CETIM receives
COFRAC accreditation,
and is equipped
with new test-bench
entre Technique des Industries

Mcaniques (CETIM) reports that its
sealing technologies laboratory, located
in Nantes, France, has recently obtained
Comit Franais dAccrditation
(COFRAC) accreditation (ISO17025) for
fugitive emission testing according to
ISO15848. It is also now equipped with
a new test-bench dedicated to API622
leak tightness tests.
Since the 1990s CETIM has been providing
support to the valves and fittings industry for
the development of the international standard
ISO15848 (fugitive emission measurements
of valves). It also coordinates the related working group. With this expertise it has carried
out more than 150 fugitive emission tests for
numerous customers in diverse sectors.
As part of its efforts to enhance the recognition of its expertise in this area, it sought to
have its organisation and performance of these
tests approved by an external organisation. As
a result, COFRAC assessed the performance
of its fugitive emission tests according to
ISO17025. This standard sets out the requirements relating to the qualification of testing
personnel, and calibration methods, consideration of measurement uncertainties, equipment
used, traceability of measurement results and
the quality of the report.
Since 1March 2014 CETIM has been
accredited by COFRAC (accreditation
No.1-0037), enabling it to perform fugitive
emission tests according to ISO15848-1 in the
field of sealing technology.
As a result of this accreditation issued by
an independent, impartial and transparent body
that guarantees recognition according to international reference standards future customers
of the division (manufacturers of valves and
sealing products, end-users and professionals
in the chemicals, petrochemicals and energy

sectors) will not be required to have their tests
monitored by a notified body, and have the
assurance that the tests and measurement results
will be of a high quality. A report certifies the
compliance of the component to the standard.
With the testing equipment on hand at its
facilities, CETIM has already been able to perform tests on valves weighing up to 15tonnes,
at pressures up to 450bar, over a wide temperature range (from below -150C to 450C).
In other news, CETIM reports that is Sealing
Technologies Department has developed a testbench for carrying out valve-packing leak tightness measurements, in order to satisfy customer
requests to perform, in Europe, methane tests
according to API622.
The packings to be tested are installed in a
rig design based on a 300-lbs class valve. It is
equipped with an actuator capable of stroking the test stem to simulate the mechanical
cycle of a valve, and a flame ionisation detector
(FID) measures the concentration of methane
at the stem seal.
Tests last for a period of three days, and involve
500 mechanical cycles per day 250 at room
temperature and 250 at 260C. This process is
carried out using methane at a pressure of 41bar.
The testing capacities available at CETIMs
Nantes site are a reference in Europe for packing and valve tests in qualification and R&D
studies. This new test-bench is now part of
CETIMs valve characterisation equipment.
Contacts:
Centre Technique des Industries Mcaniques (CETIM),
Sealing Technology Department, 74Route de la
Jonelire BP82617, 44326 Nantes Cedex03,
France. Tel +33 2 4037 3590, Fax +33 2 5186 0073,
Web: www.cetim.fr
COFRAC, 52rue Jacques Hillairet, 75012 Paris, France.
Tel: +33 1 44 68 82 20, Fax: +33 1 44 68 82 21,
Web: www.cofrac.fr
Hexpol acquires
US and European
rubber compounders
expol Ab of Malm, Sweden, has

acquired US-based Portage Precision
Polymers Inc and the Vigar Rubber
Compounding business in Germany.
The Swedish polymers group, with strong
global positions in advanced rubber compounds,
gaskets for plate heat exchangers, and plastic and
rubber materials for truck and castor wheel applications, acquired Portage Precision Polymers from
the firms founder Doug Hartley and his family.
January 2015
NEWS/in brief
Commenting on the deal, Tracy Garrison,
President and CEO, Hexpol Compounding
NAFTA, said: This acquisition is a good
complement to Hexpol Compounding in the
USA and broadens and strengthens its presence in rubber compounding. Portage Precision
expands our capabilities and capacities to serve
our customers in a more efficient way. It also
has a silicon rubber mixing unit in Mogadore,
Ohio, which complements and expands our
existing product portfolio.
Hexpol acquired the Vigar Rubber
Compounding business within Grupo Vigar
from the founders families.
This is a further step in expanding and
strengthening the Hexpol Group with a further
acquisition within our core business. Vigar
Rubber Compounding, with its competence
and capabilities, will fit nicely into the group
and gives us a stronger European presence, said
Georg Brunstam, CEO, Hexpol Group.
Contacts:
Hexpol Ab, Skeppsbron3, SE-211 20 Malm,
Sweden. Tel: +46 40 25 4660, Fax: + 46 40 25 4689,
Web: www.hexpol.com
Portage Precision Polymers Inc, 3939AMogadore
Industrial Parkway, Mogadore, OH44260, USA.
Tel: +1 330 296 6327, Fax: +1 330 296 6398,
Web: www.p3mixing.com
Vigar Deutschland GmbH, Greefsallee60,
41747Viersen, Germany. Tel: +49 2162 26656 0,
Fax: +49 2162 26656 6, Web: www.vigar.de
PPG Aerospace
enhances sealants
operations in Europe
PG Aerospace reports that it is

enhancing its sealants operations in
Germany and the UK.
It has enabled its Central Europe application support centre, based in Hamburg,
Germany, to package aerospace sealants for
customers in Central and Eastern Europe by
adding equipment that provides premixed
and frozen sealant, Semkit packages as well as
customised sealant products such as PRC seal
caps and PRC Semfoam.
Ulrich Krueger, Managing Director, PPG
Deutschland Sales and Services GmbH, commented: ASC-Central Europe has a successful
history of repackaging coatings and third-party
chemicals to meet customer specifications as
well as supplying sealants repackaged at our
operation in Shildon, UK, to customers in
Central and Eastern Europe.
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We are building on this experience to provide

a broader range of sealants in customer-friendly
packaging by adding our premixed and frozen
sealant, and Semkit packaging capabilities.
In addition to repackaging PPG coatings and
third-party chemicals, ASC-Central Europe colour mixes top coatings and delivers products to
customer specifications.
In other news, PPG Industries has upgraded
its aerospace sealants manufacturing operations
based at its facility in Shildon, UK, with the
installation of new equipment to increase capacity and efficiency to meet growing demand.
According to Sean Lambourne, Market
Manager, Sealants, PPG, EMEA, this equipment gives PPG the flexibility to respond
quickly to higher demand by being able to
increase capacity several times, adjusting batch
sizes and shift operation.
This is a significant expansion for Shildon
and positions us well for expected growth of
aerospace sealants in Europe, the Middle East,
India and Africa, said Lambourne.
The added capacity expands PPGs global
sealants manufacturing footprint, complementing the sealants product line made at Mojave,
California, USA.
The first phase of this expansion was completed on the cell that produces accelerators
used in two-component sealants for highperformance aerospace fuel-tank and fuselage
applications, says Lambourne. The second
phase involves the cell that produces the base
compound, supporting all polysulfide and
polythioether polymer production for the same
high-performance products.
Contacts:
ASC Central Europe, Hein-Sass-Weg29, HamburgFinkenwerder, Hamburg D-21129, Germany.
Tel: +49 40 742193 10, Fax: +49 40 742 139 69
Shildon - PPG Aerospace Sealants and Coatings,
Darlington Road, Shildon, County Durham DL42QP,
UK. Tel: +44 1388 772541, Fax: +44 1388 774373.
PPG Industries Inc, One PPG Place40 East,
Pittsburgh, PA15272, USA. Tel: +1 412 4343131,
Web: www.ppg.com
Garlock receives
favourable decision
in asbestos claims
resolution process
nPro Industries Incs Garlock Sealing

Technologies Llc (GST) subsidiary
has received a favourable decision from
IN BRIEF
FSA adopts new membership category for
engineers and engineering companies
The Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) has received
approval from its board of directors to adopt
a new membership category, called Standards
Partner. It is specifically designed to engage engineers and engineering companies that actively
practice in design and consulting services relating to sealing devices and piping systems.
More information:
Web: www.fluidsealing.com
John Crane launches engineering
development programme
In the USA, John Crane has launched
Engineering U a new accelerated career
development programme for promising entrylevel mechanical engineers. The first twelvemonth US-based pilot programme is under
way and recruitment for additional US programs is ongoing. The company also intends
to implement Engineering U at its global
research and development centres in the UK
and China. According to the firm, the programme enables university graduates to jumpstart their careers by completing a structured
curriculum that exposes them to a variety of
engineering specialties and several other functions across the business.
PPG to supply windshields and windows
for Gulfstream business jets
PPG Industries aerospace transparencies group
has been selected by aircraft manufacturer
Gulfstream to supply windshields, side cockpit
windows and passenger-cabin window assemblies for it G500 and G600 business jets.
The heated glass windshields will have PPGs
Surface Seal water-repellent coating as the
primary rain-removal system, which will enable
Gulfstream to certify the aircraft without windshield wipers, and reduce related drag and
weight. The aerospace company has specified
this coating for windshields since fielding the
GulfstreamV aircraft.
DuPont Neoprene product line to be sold
to Denka Performance Elastomer Llc
DuPont Performance Polymers is to sell the
DuPont Neoprene polychloroprene product
line to Denka Performance Elastomer Llc,
a joint-venture company owned by Japans
Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kk and Mitsui & Co
Ltd. The sale is expected to close during the
first half of 2015 pending receipt of customary regulatory approvals. Financial terms of
the deal are not being disclosed. Neoprene,
invented by DuPont in 1931, is a synthetic
rubber used for many chemical and weatherresistant products. It is also used as a base resin
in adhesives, electrical insulation and coatings.
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NEWS
the Bankruptcy Court for the Western
District of North Carolina in its continuing asbestos claims resolution process.
The ruling, by Judge George Hodges, denied a
motion filed by the asbestos claimants committee
to reopen the record from the 2013 estimation
trial in light of alleged misconduct by GST and
newly discovered evidence. The judge found that
there was no misconduct and that the purported
new evidence was either not new or immaterial.
Steve Macadam, President and CEO, EnPro
stated: We are gratified once again by the
judges ruling and pleased with his ability to
cut through the rhetoric and PR promulgated
by the plaintiffs bar in a desperate effort to
change the discussion away from what has
become appropriate national attention on the
misconduct that GST uncovered in the case.
I want to thank the GST legal team for their
tireless efforts and I look forward to their being
able now to fully focus on advancing the case
towards plan confirmation. (Also see Sealing
Technology March 2014, page5).
Contacts:
Garlock Sealing Technologies Llc, 1666Division Street,
Palmyra, NY14522-9383, USA. Tel: +1 315 597 4811,
Fax: +1 315 597 3216, Web: www.garlock.com
EnPro Industries Inc, 5605Carnegie Boulevard,
Charlotte, NC28209-4674, USA. Tel: +1 704 731 1500,
Fax: +1 704 731 1511, Web: www.enproindustries.com
Ellsworth expands in
Mexico with new Dow
Corning agreement
llsworth Adhesives, a global distributor of adhesives, speciality chemicals and dispensing equipment, has
announce a new agreement with Dow
Corning Corp as authorised distributor
for the industrial assembly and maintenance market in Mexico.
Ellsworth offers a comprehensive line of Dow
Corning branded adhesives and sealants, elastomers, foams and fluids and a full line of Molykote
branded lubricants from the company, which
include compounds, dispersions, oils, greases,
pastes and anti-friction coatings for use in industrial assembly and maintenance applications.
Our current industry and market knowledge
will enable us to aggressively develop business
throughout the region with Dow Corning. We
are anxious to begin using our local expertise
immediately to maximise our mutual growth
in this area, commented Roger Lee, Vice
President and General Manager, Ellsworth
Adhesives North America.
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Ellsworth Adhesives has been a Dow Corning

authorised distributor for over 35 years. It
remains one of its largest North American and
global distributors.
Contacts:
Ellsworth Adhesives, W129 N10825 Washington Drive,
Germantown, WI53022, USA. Tel: +1 262 253 8600,
Fax: +1 262 253 8619, Web: www.ellsworth.com
Dow Corning Corp, Corporate Center, POBox994,
Midland, MI48686-0994, USA. Tel: +1 989 496 4400,
Web: www.dowcorning.com
SKF signs agreements

with Scania
worth Skr360million
KF has signed two agreements with

Scania, totalling Skr360million, for
the supply of wheel bearings and highpressure valve stem seals.
Tryggve Sthen, President, SKF Automotive,
commented: It is truly rewarding to see our
products and technology contributing to
Scanias development of energy-efficient trucks.
This is a result of our long-term engineering
partnership with Scania, which is built on
shared values. Both companies are committed to the highest levels of sustainability in the
work we do and the products we provide.
These bearings can be assembled quickly and
cost-effectively, says SKF. They also allow for
longer maintenance intervals, reducing the total
cost of ownership for truck owners. Deliveries
will start during the second quarter of 2015.
Part of the SKF BeyondZero portfolio, SKFs
high-pressure valve stem seals are designed to
withstand the extreme pressure levels generated by modern down-sized and turbo-boosted
engines. Their reliability and high performance
levels help contribute to improved truck engine
efficiency. This agreement is an extension of
existing business.
Contact:
SKF, SE-415 50Gteborg, Sweden. Tel: +46 31 337
1000, Fax: +46 31 337 2832, Web: www.skf.com
Hardide Coatings
installs third
large reactor in the UK
n the UK, Hardide Plc (UK), a provider

of advanced surface coating technology, recently invested a six-figure
sum in its UK manufacturing facil-
ity increasing its installed capacity

by nearly 50% to cope with growing
demand for its range of nanostructured tungsten carbide coatings.
The installation of a third large capacity reactor is part of an investment programme that also
employs up to three additional operations staff to
meet increasing demand from existing and new
customers at its plant in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
Philip Kirkham, CEO, Hardide Coatings,
said: The installation of a third large capacity
reactor at our plant in Bicester will enable us to
increase production volumes whilst continuing
with the development of new coating technologies and applications.
As industries move into more challenging and
harsher environments there is an increasing need
for technologies that protect and extend the life
of equipment, and our coatings are proven to
solve difficult problems whilst delivering dramatic improvements in component life.
Contact:
Hardide Plc (UK), Unit11, Wedgwood Road, Bicester,
Oxfordshire OX264UL, UK. Tel: +44 1869 353 830,
Web: www.hardide.com
MPM adds new LSR

capacity to serve
growing markets in Asia
omentive Performance Materials

Inc (MPM), which develops and
manufactures silicones and products
derived from quartz, and speciality
ceramics, has commissioned two new
expansion projects at its manufacturing facility in Rayong, Thailand,
to serve the growing Asian market
demand for speciality chemicals.
Commissioning took place as part of the tenth
anniversary celebration of the Rayong operations.
The company says it has commissioned new
liquid silicone rubber (LSR) production in Rayong
that will serve customers throughout Asia in the
automotive, aerospace, energy and healthcare industries. Momentives Rayong operations are already
an important production site for a number of the
firms silicone and sealant product lines.
The new capabilities include full automation, the latest process controls and a new clean
room to help ensure that the highest quality
standards are maintained in the production of
MPMs LSR products.
In addition to LSR production, Momentive has
also commissioned new release-coating production
capabilities in Rayong.
Momentives interim CEO and president Jack
Boss said: Our new capabilities in Rayong are a
January 2015
NEWS/in brief
great example of how Momentive will continue
to serve our customers around the world and
grow our leading silicones and quartz businesses.
Contacts:
Momentive Performance Materials Inc, 260Hudson
River Road, Waterford, NY12188, USA.
Tel: +1 614 986 2497, www.momentive.com
Momentive Performance Materials, 1/2Moo4
Tumbol Banchang, Amphur Banchang, Rayong21130,
Thailand. Tel: +66 38 689 119, Fax: +66 38 689 121
Flexitallic jointventure invests in new

production technology
he Flexitallic Groups gasket

manufacturing joint-venture in
Kazakhstan has completed an investment in new production technology to
meet the demands of the countrys oil
and gas sector.
Novus Sealing Caspian (NSC) Llp, which
is a joint venture between Kazakhstans
Yulmar Services and Flexitallic UK, has
acquired and commissioned additional manufacturing equipment to increase capacity
and capabilities after securing further supply
agreements with its main customers in
North Caspian.
The E200000 investment extends NSCs
Flexpro Kammprofile gasket production capacity at its facilities in Atyrau, where it manufactures a range of static sealing products, including Flexitallics spiral-wound gaskets.
As the sole in-country gasket manufacturer,
NSC has built a strong presence in the local
oil and gas sector having secured a number of
significant service and supply agreements with
key operators in the Kazakhstan and North
Caspian markets. In accordance with the
Republic of Kazakhstans directives, NSC also
holds CT-KZ certification, which acknowledges its commitment to supporting locally
manufactured products.
Employing 20 Kazakh nationals, predominately in production and engineering roles,
NSC is supported by Flexitallics experienced
engineers and product development specialists
that are responsible for UK, Europe and the
Middle East.
Since NSC began production four years ago,
the joint venture has also won a number of awards
and received recognition for its sealing services
from a number of leading oil and gas operators.
Nigel Hall, Regional Sales Manager,
Flexitallic, said: We have made significant
progress in the past four years and this latest
January 2015
investment demonstrates the growing position

we have in the Kazakhstan oil and gas market.
There is massive potential in this oil and
gas-rich region, which has previously had to
rely on imported sealing technology. However,
following the establishment of our joint venture we have not only been able to support the
republics drive to increase in-country manufacturing, but also give operators immediate and
local access to products, expertise and skills.
Contacts:
Novus Sealing Caspian (NSC) Llp, Atambayev7V,
Atyrau 060005 Republic of Kazakhstan.
Tel: +7 7122 30 99 36, Fax: +7 7122 30 99 37,
Web: www.novussealingcaspian.kz
The Flexitallic Group, 250bis rue du Faubourg SaintHonor, 75008 Paris, France. Tel: +33 1 4888 8887,
Web: www.fdsgroup.net
Publications
of Interest
Report analyses
European
butadiene market
he European butadiene market

is forecast to reach a value of
$5290.2million by 2018 growing at
a CAGR of 4.4% from 2013 to 2018
according to a report published by
MicroMarket Monitor.
Butadiene is a basic petrochemical that is
mainly obtained as a by-product from the manufacture of ethylene and propylene. The butadiene market is experiencing strong growth,
which is only expected to get stronger in the
future, because of the growing demand for its
derivatives, says the company.
Europe Butadiene Market defines and segments the concerned market with analysis and
forecast of revenue. It says the largest single use
of butadiene is in the production of styrene
butadiene rubber (SBR), which is principally
used in the manufacture of care tyres. SBR is
also used in adhesives, sealants and coatings.
The European region is the third-largest
market in terms of butadiene consumption.
The market in this region witnessed great
fluctuations in the last few years as butadiene
is used in highly cyclical applications. The past
trend of the world economy clearly shows the
economic downturn and a stagnant western
economy, because of which both developed
IN BRIEF
Technical article details 3D CAD
modelling capabilities
Canadas Elasto Proxy Inc, a global supplier of
custom seals and speciality insulation products,
has made available a technical article about its
three-dimensional (3D) computer-aided design
(CAD) capabilities for seal simulation. The
company says that it explains how SolidWorks
is used to design rubber parts and predict seal
performance under variable conditions. Instead
of fabricating a rubber part, testing it in the
field, and then addressing problems across
multiple iterations, designers can simulate part
performance in a virtual environment.
More information:
http://www.elastoproxy.com/en/blog/
seal-simulation-strengthens-product-design
Bal Seal achieves ISO/TS16949
certification for Colorado facility
Bal Seal Engineering Inc recently announced
that its facility based in Colorado Springs,
Colorado, USA, complies with ISO/TS16949
a standard that sets strict quality requirements for suppliers to the automotive industry.
A US-based manufacturer of custom sealing,
connecting, conducting and EMI/RFI shielding
components, the company received the certification following a year-long process that involved
an exhaustive audit of the systems it employs to
design, produce and deliver its products.
Dana updates Victor Reinz Web-site
Dana Holding Corp, a US-based developer of
drive-line, sealing and thermal-management
technologies, reports that it has updated the
Web-site covering its Victor Reinz brand.
The internet site also serves as a portal to the
original equipment, service parts and general
industry division Web-sites. In addition, the
company says the General Industry division
now has a site of its own providing information on high-tech materials for gaskets and
complete gasket products.
More information:
Web: www.reinz.com
Web: www.reinz-industrial.com
Timken acquires Revolvo
US-based Timken Co has recently reached an
agreement with Dutch company Eriks Nv to
acquire the assets of Revolvo Ltd, a speciality bearing company based in Dudley, UK.
Revolvo makes and markets ball and roller
bearings for industrial applications in process
and heavy industries. The companys split
roller bearing housed units are widely used in
the mining, power-generating, food and beverage, pulp and paper, metals, cement, marine
and waste-water sectors. In 2013, Revolvo
posted sales of approximately US$8.3million.
Sealing Technology
news/recently published papers

and developing countries were affected. This
scenario has also resulted in low economic
activities around the world and has lowered
the demand for industrial goods and services.
Because of the stagnant economy there has
been a drop in the manufacturing output, as
a result of which there has been a significant
slowdown in the majority of industries. This
affected the demand for butadiene and, in
turn, had a negative effect on many associ-
Recently
Published Papers
F. Guo, X. Jia, L. Huang and Y. Wang,
State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua
University, Beijing 100084, China; L. Huang,
Guangzhou Mechanical Engineering Research
Institute Co Ltd, China; and R.F. Salant,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia, USA: The effect of aging during
storage on the performance of a radial lip seal,
Polymer Degradation and Stability, Volume98,
Issue11, November 2013, pages21932200.
Since ageing is an inevitable phenomenon during storage of a radial lip seal, this study aims
to investigate its effect on seal performance. An
air-oven ageing test was conducted to produce
aged rubber samples and seal products. An
ageing life prediction model was constructed
to predict the equivalent material properties at
any storage temperature. The material property
parameters of aged rubber samples were measured using uniaxial compression experiment.
The pumping rate and friction torque of the
seal were calculated through numerical simulation, using a mixed elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) model. A bench-test was used to
verify the ageing life prediction model and the
simulation results of the EHL model. Finally,
the verified EHL model was used to study how
ageing, during storage, affects lip seal performance, as characterised by the leakage and friction torque.
S. Siouris and C. Wilson, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, The University of
Sheffield, UK; and Benjamin Shaw, Materials
Engineering, Rolls Royce Plc, Derby, UK:
Method for the evaluation of elastomeric
seals by compression stress relaxation, Polymer
Testing, Volume32, Issue8, December 2013,
pages12991305. A method is described
whereby elastomer O-ring performance can be
evaluated using compression stress relaxation
in a simulated gas-turbine lubrication system.
The O-ring retained sealing force is measured
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ated markets such as its derivatives. However,

despite the economic downturn, the consumption of butadiene in the market is growing,
albeit at a slower rate, every year.
This research covers the European butadiene market, which is segmented on the basis
of applications and ingredients. Applications
of butadiene include acrylonitrile butadiene
styrene, 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), adiponitrile, engineering plastics, nitrile elastomers
or nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) or Buna

N, polybutadiene, styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), and styrene-butadiene latexes.
Ingredients include ethane, naphtha, and
propane.
in real-time during high-temperature ageing

and during transients to lower temperatures,
thus simulating the temperature regimes experienced in an operating gas turbine. In addition
to this, the O-rings are exposed to a flow of
realistically aged turbine lubricant producing
a realistic level of chemical degradation during
testing. The results from this work demonstrate
significant differences between elastomer behaviour because of the O-ring material and the
temperature regimes used during compression
stress relaxation. Taken as a whole, this work
represents a considerable improvement on current elastomer O-ring test methods as applied
to gas-turbine lubricant system seals.
S.H. Yoon and Y.E. Hwang, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, Kumoh National
Institute of Technology, Gyeongbuk, South
Korea: Sealing performance test for V-insert
clamp applicable to automobile exhaust pipes,
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical
Engineers, PartC: Journal of Mechanical
Engineering Science, Volume227, Number10,
October 2013 pages22282235. The sealing
performance of a V-insert clamp, used in car
exhaust pipes, was examined for various applied
torques using a specially designed pneumatic
testing system. Axial clamping forces of the
V-insert clamp were evaluated through a
clamping performance test. During this test, a
rise in the torque showed a gradual increase in
the axial clamping force for all gaps between
the exhaust pipes that were considered. A slight
rise in the torque resulted in relatively high
axial clamping force. In the sealing performance
test when the applied pressure was 50kPa
the leak was not present in all applied torques
because there was no pressure change as a function of time. For 100kPa, leakage was observed
for applied torques of 3N-m and lower. When
the V-insert clamp was used to join together
the pipes, an applied torque of at least 4N-m
was needed in order for the clamp to effectively
function in the exhaust system. Therefore,
it can be concluded that the V-insert clamp
showed sufficient sealing performance to support an applied pressure up to 100kPa within
the exhaust system, when relatively high torque
was applied.
D.A Matus and B.E. Klamecki, Department

of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Minnesota Twin Cities, USA: Improved
elastomeric seal design based on nonhomogeneous material properties, Proceedings of
the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, PartL:
Journal of Materials Design and Applications,
Volume227, Number4, October 2013,
pages279292. According to this paper, the
goal of this research is to improve elastomeric
seal performance based on seal material design.
The specific seal failure mode considered is
permanent deformation or compression set of
O-rings, and sealing performance degradation
caused by this process is common to all types
of elastomeric seals. The basis for seal design
was identified as the need to reduce elastic
strain energy in the seal because it drives the
growth of permanent material deformation.
The design concept developed involved using
a variation in material behaviour over the seal
section in order to manipulate the level and
distribution of elastic strain energy. The design
studies used finite element analyses with
experimentally measured material behaviour
to quantify the effect of varying seal material
characteristics on seal performance. Sealing
performance is described in terms of compression set and seal-counterface contact pressure.
Experimental O-rings were produced, based
on designs that included regions of less stiff
material in the larger surrounding seal section. The performance of the new seal design
was compared with that of conventional seals
made from one material, and improved sealing performance was demonstrated. Both
compression set and the rate of sealing contact pressure loss over time decreased for the
seals with a modified design. There is a loss
of initial maximum contact pressure through
the inclusion of less stiff material regions, but
it is shown that this effect can be mitigated
by properly locating the softer material in
the overall seal section. In summary, properly
implemented material variations over the seal
will result in lower strain energy content, a
lower rate of permanent deformation development and decreasing rate of loss of seal-counterface contact pressure.
Contact:
MicroMarket Monitor, 5601Bridge Street, Suite300,
Fort Worth, TX76112, USA. Tel: +1 888 502 0539,
Web: www.micromarketmonitor.com
January 2015
feature
Freudenberg helps Polaris

snowmobiles navigate
severe winter conditions
Since the mid-1950s customers have put their confidence and trust in the
reliability of snowmobiles designed and manufactured by Polaris even when
they are using these vehicles thousands of miles from civilisation. Working
with the company for almost two decades Freudenberg Sealing Technologies
engineers have continuously contributed their expertise and resources to create
diaphragms for use in the firms snowmobile engines, ensuring reliability and
extending maintenance cycles.
Polaris is a leading manufacturer of snowmobiles and off-road vehicles, including allterrain vehicles (ATVs), side-by-side vehicles
and motorcycles.
The firms snowmobiles must withstand
some of the harshest environments and most
adverse weather conditions on Earth. Whether
used as primary transportation in isolated,
snowy climes, as a recreational vehicle by urban
families or as an impressive race machine on
the professional snowmobile circuit, Polaris says
its sets the customer standard for reliability,
quality and performance in the industry.
Freudenberg has worked in close partnership

with Polaris to engineer reliable diaphragms, and
introduce materials and design improvements to
extend the life of these important components.
The snowmobile runs on a two-stroke engine,
where the diaphragms there are two per engine,
one per cylinder use cylinder pressure to actuate the variable exhaust valve mechanisms. If the
diaphragm fails, the variable exhaust valve will not
actuate at the designated engine revolutions per
minute (rpm). The result is that the engine will
not reach its peak power and peak power rpm,
which reduces the machines performance.
Extending service life
Collaboration
Freudenberg is proud to collaborate with

a leader like Polaris, said Vinay Nilkanth,
Vice President, Mobility Sector, Freudenberg
Sealing Technologies.
We work hard to build successful relationships with companies that are setting technology
benchmarks. We want to support their growing
success with the best sealing systems available.
Polaris and Freudenberg have identified a further concern: inferior diaphragms might fail
completely, causing the variable exhaust mechanism to malfunction.
When this occurs, the engine runs at a significantly reduced power level. If both diaphragms
fail in rapid succession, the machine experiences further performance losses. The companies say they have collaborated on diaphragm
designs that ensure this will not happen.
Collaboration between Polaris and
Freudenberg has resulted in the design and
production of a virtually maintenance-free
diaphragm that lasts as long as the sled itself.
Freudenberg optimised the design for Polaris in
a number of important ways. The company:
Polaris snowmobiles must withstand some of

the harshest environments and most adverse
weather conditions on Earth.
January 2015
incorporated high-temperature meta-aramid

fabric (Nomex) to withstand extended high
temperatures in the exhaust system where the
diaphragm is used and temperatures can often
exceed 149C (300F), even on very cold days;
added a RFN (Reduced Friction by
Nanotechnology) coating to reduce friction
by up to 70%, enabling the diaphragm to
move effortlessly along the surfaces of the

mating hardware;
changed the design from a dome shape to
a convoluted shape, to decrease potential
assembly issues, as well as allow for proper
movement of the diaphragm; and
incorporated small rubber ribs to the fabric
side to protect it from abrasion.
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has worked

in close partnership with Polaris to engineer
reliable diaphragms for snowmobile twostroke engines.
The durability improvements to the diaphragm

have reduced the maintenance required by
the customer, commented Michael Frankel,
Account Manager, Recreational Market Segment,
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. Together with
extended maintenance cycles and improved performance in adverse conditions, Freudenberg has
helped Polaris offer a product in which customers
can place full confidence, no matter if the competition comes from another sled or tough terrain.
Contacts:
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies GmbH & Co Kg,
Hhnerweg24, 69469 Weinheim, Germany.
Tel: +49 6201 80 2366, Fax: +49 6201 88 7467,
Web: www.fst.com
Polaris Germany GmbH, Schneweibergasse102,
64347 Griesheim, Germany. Tel: +49 61 5581 50000,
Fax: +49 61 5566 7364, Web: www.polarisgermany.de
Polaris Industries Inc, 2100Highway55, Medina,
MN55340, USA. Tel: +1 763 542 0500,
Web: www.polaris.com
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Anaerobic gasketing sealant

targets highly stressed
engine joints
Working in conjunction with Ford Motor Co, Henkel has developed an
anaerobic gasketing sealant for highly stressed engine joints. With exceptional
flexibility, Loctite5189 meets the requirements of the on-line blow-out test,
thus eliminating the cost of extensive manual rework and offering robust
sealing for high-volume engine manufacturing.
New engine development effort is geared not
only to generating high performance with
reduced fuel consumption and low CO2 emissions, but also to ever more compact dimensions. The general trend for compact yet
high-power engines means very highly stressed
engine joints. Henkel says it offers an exceptionally flexible liquid gasketing sealant that is
capable of enduring and performing well under
these demanding conditions.
This formed-in-place (FIP) flange sealant
developed by Henkel in close cooperation with
Ford has been tested and approved for use in
a number of different Ford engines as a means
of offering robust and cost-effective sealing.
Loctite5189 is used, for example, to seal the cam
caps on the companys 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine
and for highly stressed joints on the 1.6-litre
EcoBoost engine.
Reduced reject rates

and operating costs
Each engine is tested to ensure seal integrity, and
the challenge for the car manufacturer is to offer
leak-free engines to ensure warranty costs are
minimised.
In order to ensure leak-free engines and the
reduction of re-work, we asked Henkel to develop a gasketing compound with high flexibility
and blow-out resistance so engines pass the
quality test first time, explained Tsunou Chang,
Senior Sealing Engineer, Ford Motor Co.
According to Henkel, Loctite5189 enables
substantial reductions in both reject rates and
process costs in engine production. Aside from
its short curing time, the gasketing sealant is also
characterised by its good adhesion to metallic
surfaces particularly aluminium. Rather than
becoming glass-hard once cured, it offers longterm flexibility compared with previous gasketing sealants, enabling it to accommodate flange
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Figure 1. Highly stressed engine joints on Ford

1.0-litre and 1.6-litre EcoBoost engines are
sealed with the anaerobic gasketing sealant
from Henkel.
movement on highly stressed joints. Ford began

using Loctite5189 in production of its 1.0-litre
and 1.6-litre EcoBoost engines in January 2014.
More than just

a common goal
The two companies are linked by a business
relationship that goes back more than 40 years.
Henkel says that it is Fords preferred supplier of engineering adhesives and sealants for
its globally distributed engine manufacturing
operations. This status has been achieved as a
result of Henkels focus on providing a customer service that enables companies like Ford to
constantly push the boundaries of technology
and gain competitive edge.
Fords corporate mission is to implement
a One Ford strategy, which includes ensuring that products such as Loctite5189 liquid
gasket sealant are used as extensively and as
uniformly as possible in all of its production
facilities worldwide. This is an ambition in
which Henkel is keen to support its customers
by making successful innovations available in
consistent quality around the world.
Contacts:
Henkel Ltd, Technologies House, Wood Lane End,
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP24RQ, UK.
Tel: +44 1442 278100, Fax: +44 1442 278293,
Web: www.loctite.co.uk
Henkel Ag&Co KgaA, Henkelstrasse67, 40191
Dsseldorf, Germany. Tel: +49 211 7970, Fax: +49 211
798 4008, Web: www.henkel.com/automotive
Ford Motor Co Ltd, Eagle Way, Brentwood, Essex
CM133BW, UK. Tel: +44 20 3564 4444,
Web: www.ford.co.uk
Figure 2. The squeeze out of the sealant at the interface with the cam cover and the rheology of
the sealant ensure instant blow-out resistance.
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Optimised seals for wind

turbine rotor, blade
and tower bearings
Wind turbines must operate reliably in a diverse range of environmental conditions, both onshore and offshore. By optimising the bearing design, lubrication
and sealing for wind turbine rotors, blades and tower, reliability and operating
life are maximised, says Dr Steve Lacey, Engineering Manager, Schaeffler UK.
Rotor, blade and tower bearings are fundamental components of a wind turbine. The functional reliability of these bearings is critical to
the long-term, efficient and defect-free operation of the wind turbine installation.
The varied and often extreme loads on a
wind turbine require a carefully matched combination of bearing design, lubrication and
bearing sealing. This means that a packaged
solution for each bearing position is required,
which is optimally matched to the specific
application.
For all wind and

weather conditions
Wind turbines are now installed in locations
with a wide variety of climatic conditions, both
onshore and offshore. The operating temperatures expected of a wind turbine can range
from -30C, in Arctic regions, to +60C, in
sub-tropical climates.
Depending on the location, the installation
is exposed to varying levels of ozone, ultraviolet
light, sand, dust and salt water. In order to
ensure maximum availability of a wind turbine,
robust, durable bearings are required. This can
be achieved, for example, by using seals that
protect the system from different weather
conditions.
being developed that represent the optimum

combination in terms of functional performance, service life and cost.
Application development engineers at
Schaeffler ensure that the specific details of
each customer installation are considered. For
example, the change in the seal gap of the
rotor bearing arrangement in a 3-MW installation can be calculated using design calculation
software.
In addition to other parameters, the gap
dimensions determined for various load cases
form the basis of calculating the optimum
design of a bearing seal.
Rotary shaft seals

Rotary shaft seals are the preferred choice for
sealing the rotor bearing.
The integrated, corrosion-resistant steel
spring in the sealing element ensures effective
sealing over a long operating period. An additional dust lip can be added to provide even
greater protection from ambient media. Under
the operating conditions, elastomer materials
such as HNBR offer outstanding resistance to
ozone, debris and ageing.
The flexible, fabric-reinforced, outer part of

the rotary shaft seal enables easy mounting and
dismounting. The sealing rings can be replaced
easily by simply cutting and bonding into
place using a special adhesive set during on-site
mounting. Moulded, single-piece rotary shaft
seals can now be produced with shaft diameters
up to 3000mm.
In order to ensure maximum

availability of a wind turbine, robust, durable bearings are required. This can
be achieved, for example,
by using seals that protect
the system from different
weather conditions.
Profiled seals
For blade and tower bearings, double lip type
profiled seals are most effective. The inner seal
lip retains the lubricant within the bearing,
whilst the outer seal lip prevents the ingress of
ambient media.
Compared with the rotor bearing design,
seals for blade and tower bearings undergo
lower sliding speeds and so are subjected to
only minimal thermal strain. In this case, NBR
elastomer fulfils the requirements with respect
Optimised through
systems know-how
The Wind Energy Business Unit at Schaeffler
offers a combination of unique rolling bearing know-how, with comprehensive systems
knowledge of wind turbines built up over
more than 30 years as both a supplier and
development partner.
With assistance from a network of suppliers
of high-performance seals, bearing seals are now
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The change in the seal gap of a rotor bearing arrangement can be calculated using design
calculation software.
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to ozone, debris and ageing resistance over long
operating periods.
A method for vulcanising the end faces of
profiled strands enables the economical production of sealing rings of any diameter required.
Guaranteed quality
Schaeffler recently introduced a Wind Power
Standard (WPOS) for its bearings for wind power
applications. This standard for products and
processes means that the company is ensuring the
outstanding quality and reliability of its bearings
and offering customers the same high standards of
quality as it is already successfully providing in the
automotive and aerospace industries.
PATENTS
Combustor seal system
for a gas turbine engine
Applicant: United Technologies
Corp, USA
A system for providing a seal between a
combustor and a turbine vane is described. It
includes a flange configured to extend radially from the combustor and seal. The flange
includes a surface configured to face, in an
axial direction, towards a surface of the vane.
The seal is configured to be axially loaded
between the flange surface and the surface
of the vane.
Patent number: WO/2014/052949
Inventors: K.J. Low and J. Wong
Publication date: 3 April 2014
Connection system and method

Applicant: Entegris Inc, USA
This disclosure relates to a connection used
in a system that conveys fluids. In particular,
some embodiments of this invention relate
to connections for use with fluids used in
semiconductor manufacturing processes. The
system described uses a nut that seals fluid
fittings. By making use of multi-start threads
embedded in the nut, a rotation of less than
360 is required. According to one embodiment, the connection nut creates at least 360
of threaded engagement with a rotation of
less than 360. Other embodiments provide
details of connection systems that can seal
multiple ports simultaneously.
Inventors: M. Laverdiere, J.P. Puglia,
B.M.P. Lee, K. Madhavaram, C.W. Martland,
D. Menn and J.K. Niermeyer
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In all phases of product development,

Schaeffler focuses on very high quality. An example of this is in the requirements for material
approval. Even during the development process,
these ensure that all components, such as greases
and seal materials, are compatible with one
another, the required performance characteristics
are reliably achieved and the guidelines relating
to prohibited substances are observed.
All suppliers must fulfil stringent quality requirements. The seals are checked and
approved by Schaeffler in accordance with
stringent guidelines before they are fitted.
These standards lead to optimally matched
bearing units comprising bearings, lubricant
and sealing systems.
Advantages of the optimised

bearing seal include:

extended bearing life;

reduced maintenance work;
reduced grease leakage; and
easy to replace.
Contact:
Schaeffler (UK) Ltd, Forge Lane,
Minworth, Sutton Coldfield,
West Midlands, B761AP, UK.
Tel: +44 121 313 5870,
Fax: +44 121 351 7686,
Web: www.schaeffler.co.uk
Downhole cable
termination system
Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft,
Germany
This patent covers a downhole apparatus for terminating a cable. The cable extends downhole,
from a tubing hanger, to electrical equipment.
The apparatus described comprises: a first seal,
for sealing the apparatus uphole of the first seal
from the downhole environment; a second seal
for sealing the apparatus uphole of the second
seal from the downhole environment; and a
sleeve, arranged around the cable and attached to
it. This sleeve provides a radially outward facing
engagement portion for the first seal and a radially inward facing engagement portion for the
second seal. The sleeve has two parts the first
is attached to the cable and provides the radially
outward facing engagement portion, whilst the
second part (separate from the first) provides the
radially inward facing engagement portion. The
sleeve is arranged such that when the apparatus
is assembled on the cable the first and second
parts are joined together.
Inventors: C. Burrow and M. Simmonds
Gasket
Applicants: Uchiyama Manufacturing
Corp, and Toyota Jidosha
Kabushiki Kaisha Japan
A gasket (10) forms the subject of this patent.
It has a planar core material (11) with an opening (11a); an inner seal part (12), composed of
an elastic material and formed along the inner
peripheral part of the opening (11a); and an
outer seal part (13) that consists of an elastic
material and formed along the outer peripheral
part of the planar core material (11). The gasket
(10) is characterised by the planar core material
(11), which is provided with: seal-forming thin
Patent WO/2014/054561 provides details of a

gasket that is capable of maintaining sealing performance, and suppressing the effects of torsion
or thermal expansion of the mounting surface.
parts (11c&11d) for forming the inner seal part

and the outer seal part on the inner peripheral
part and the outer peripheral part; and a deformation-easing part (15) that makes the deformation of the planar core material (11), between
the inner and outer seal parts (12&13), easier.
Inventors: K. Yamamoto, K. Sogawa,
K. Yamanari and K. Ueno
Sealing device
Applicant: NOK Corp, Japan
The main objective of this invention is to create a sealing device that is equipped with a resin
seal-ring, a support ring manufactured from a
hard material, such as metal, and a spring means.
It is designed and constructed so that a tapered
surface, provided on the support ring, presses
against the seal ring in such a way that a gap
does not easily form between the pressing surface
and the seal ring, which means pressure resistance and sealing performance are improved. To
achieve this objective, this sealing device which
is located in a mounting groove provided in
one of two members that move relative to one
another, and which makes close contact with the
other member and the side walls of the mounting groove, thereby providing a seal between the
two members has: a seal ring; a support ring
equipped with a tapered pressing surface that
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patents
This invention, detailed by patent WO/2014/055471, relates to a pressure-balanced sleeve used for
electrical cable termination.
makes contact with the inner circumferential

corner part of the seal ring; and a spring mechanism that presses against the support and seal
rings. A constant margin of compression of the
seal ring, with respect to the tapered, pressing
surface of the support ring, is set at the inner circumferential corner part of the seal ring.
Inventors: D. Matsumoto and H. Monma
Pressure-balanced
connector termination
Applicant: ITT Manufacturing
Enterprises Llc, USA
A pressure-balanced sleeve assembly for electrical
cable termination is disclosed. The sleeve assembly (140) includes an outer sleeve (112a), which
surrounds the electrical cable (104); a chamber
(114) defined between the outer sleeve (112a)
and the electrical cable (104); dielectric fluid,
contained within the chamber (114); and a seal
(118) that is positioned between the outer sleeve
(112a) and the electrical cable (104) to delimit
and seal an end of the chamber (114) in order
to prevent dielectric fluid from escaping from
the chamber (114). The seal (118) can be moved
along the cable (104) in response to differences
between pressure within the chamber and pressure outside the chamber. According to the
inventors, this design maintains gas permeation
protection, whilst offering a robust way of better
withstanding mechanical handling, and changes
in pressure and temperature.
Inventors: R.C. Williams and B.D. Rush
Well-tools with energised seals

Applicant: Halliburton Energy
Services Inc, USA
This disclosure relates generally to systems for
sealing against fluid pressure and, in one example, it provides details of a well-tool that makes
use of an energised seal. The system includes an
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annular seal comprising a resilient material, and

a spring, which applies a compressive force to
the seal as resilience of the material diminishes
with the spring located externally with respect to
the seal. An associated sealing method includes
installing the seal in a well-tool. The seal is compressed radially and the spring exerts a compressive force on the seal. This well-tool can include
the seal that is radially compressed between its
seal surfaces, because the seals radial dimension
is greater than the radial distance between the
seal surfaces.
Inventor: K.V. Sherrill
Semi-rigid lockdown device

Applicant: Vetco Gray Inc, USA
A wellhead seal assembly has been developed that
forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and
outer wellhead members. A seal member has inner
and outer legs separated by a slot. A locking ring
is positioned in the outer seal leg and has wickered sections, and each of these sections protrudes through a window in the outer seal leg
of the member. An energising ring has an upper
tapered surface that is oriented in such a way that
it is oblique to an axis of the annular energising
ring and extends laterally from the axis over a portion of the locking ring. A lower tapered surface
is also oblique to, and extends laterally from, the
axis. As the energising ring is moved into the slot,
the upper tapered surface engages an inner surface
of the locking ring whilst the lower tapered surface engages an inner annular wall of the slot.
Inventors: N.P. Gette, D.L. Ford
and B.M. Snyder
Radial shaft seal assembly

with snap-in auxiliary member
Applicant: Federal-Mogul Corp, USA
The shaft seal assembly described by this patent
includes a metal case that has a wall extend-
ing cylindrically about a central axis, with an

annular leg extending radially inwards from
the wall towards the axis. An elastomeric material is bonded to the leg and a primary seal lip
is attached to this material. The primary seal
lip separates the oil side from the air side of
the seal assembly. The elastomer has an annular
groove formed on the air side of the primary
seal lip, and it further incorporates an auxiliary
lip sub-assembly, including an annular metal
washer to which is fixed at least one auxiliary
lip, as a one-piece sub-assembly. The annular
metal washer has an annular outer periphery
that snaps into the annular groove.
Inventor: F.R. Hatch
Toroidal seal for sealing pipes

Applicant: Balltec Ltd, UK
This invention relates to a method and apparatus
for sealing pipes. The apparatus includes a seal, in
particular, a toroidal seal. The seal may be formed
from a pipe to be sealed by cutting a portion of
the pipe to form such a seal. The seal also may be
machined with generally convex edges.
Inventor: O. Walmsley
Method for producing a piston

for a reciprocating engine
Applicant: WABCO GmbH, Germany
Disclosed is a method for producing a piston (8)
for a reciprocating engine. The piston (see figure
on page 14) has a central longitudinal axis (19),
a piston circumference and uses circumferential
sealing in the form of a circular cup seal (16).
The latter consists in its form with functional
contour of the assembled state of a member
that is held in the piston (8) and is oriented radially towards the longitudinal axis, and a member
which is inclined at approximately 90, and is
oriented approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis. In order to reduce the production steps
and enable the piston (8) to fit exactly into the
cylinder (2) of the reciprocating system, the cup
seal (16) is attached to the piston (8) as a flat or
arched preform with a radial region. This forms
the approximate radial member of the cup seal
(16) that is oriented towards the longitudinal
axis (19) and, thereafter, a circumferential region,
which extends radially along the piston circumference (9), is reshaped into the axial region of the
cup seal (16) so as to obtain the functional contour of the assembled state of the cup seal (16).
Inventors: L. Sommer and U. Stabenow
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Non-threaded tubular connection
A method for manufacturing a piston for a

reciprocating engine is detailed by patent
WO/2014/053211.
Test-bench for a dynamic

sealing system
Applicant: Turbomeca, France
This invention concerns a test-bench for a sealing system, which uses a machining apparatus
particularly one that operates at a high speed.
At least one test-piece, forming a housing, is
mounted on the workpiece support, whilst a
labyrinth or other seal test-piece is mounted on
the tool-holder part, which makes it possible to
control the rotation and the movement of the
labyrinth test-piece in the housing test-piece.
Inventors: J. Gurt Santanach, F. Crabos,
S. Vaillant, P.-E. Jactat and G. Dessein
Threaded full-ring inner air-seal

Applicant: United Technologies Corp, USA
The design detailed by this patent aims to create
a sealing structure for a gas turbine engine that
simplifies assembly whilst containing hot gas
flow and defining desired cooling airflow passages. A disclosed vane assembly includes a section
formed from a plurality of fixed vanes, spaced
circumferentially. These vanes extend radially
outwards from an inner platform and hook into
the case. The inner platform includes a mount
rail that extends radially inwards. An air-seal is
attached to the inner platform of the vane section and includes a ring extending circumferentially about the axis. The disclosed seal includes
a plurality of tabs that receive lugs disposed on
the mount rail. A ring nut is secured to the airseal and engages with the mount rail in order to
secure the vane section to the air-seal.
Inventors: B.F. Hagan and J.T. Caprario
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Applicants: Schlumberger Canada

Ltd, Canada; Services Petroliers
Schlumberger,
France; Schlumberger Holdings Ltd,
UK; Schlumberger Technology Bv,
The Netherlands; Prad Research and
Development Ltd, UK; and
Schlumberger Technology Corp, USA
The technique described by this patent facilitates connection of tubulars along a tubing
string via linear motion. A first tubular is
provided with a first connector end that has
a non-circular transverse cross-section, and
a second tubular is provided with a second
connector end that has a corresponding noncircular transverse cross-section. These noncircular cross-sections are designed to mate
with each other when the first and second
tubulars are moved linearly towards each
other, to form a tubing string. A seal is provided to seal the first connector end with the
second connector end once these are linearly
engaged. A locking mechanism also may be
employed to linearly lock the first and second
connector ends.
Inventors: J.C. Wolf, L.A. Gonzalez
and A.B. Huang
Lubricant compositions comprising

boroxines to improve fluoropolymer
seal compatibility
Applicant: BASF Se, Germany/USA
A lubricant composition, including a boroxine
compound, forms the subject of this patent. It provides details of the composition
and additive package, including the boroxine
compound and a sterically hindered amine
compound. The boroxine compound acts to
improve compatibility of the lubricant composition with fluoropolymer seals.
Inventors: K.J. Desantis, M.D. Hoey,
A. Attlesey, R.L. Kuhlman, D. Chasan
and P. Rabbat
Composite seal
Applicant: Nippon Valqua
Industries Ltd, Japan
The composite seal (100) that forms the subject of this patent is targeted at the semiconductor manufacturing industry. It is provided
with a metal member (120), disposed on a
first device (11) side, and an elastic member
(110) that is disposed on a second device (21)
The composite seal detailed by patent

WO/2014/057803 has been developed for use
in semiconductor manufacturing processes.
The aim is to create a structure that is capable of limiting deterioration even when it is
exposed to ultraviolet light.
side and is capable of elastic deformation.

According to the inventor, this design creates a
composite seal with a structure that is capable
of limiting deterioration even when exposed to
ultraviolet light.
Inventor: I. Nakagawa
Multilayer temperature-responsive
pressure isolation device
Applicant: Halliburton Energy
Services Inc, USA
The sealing element described comprises
two distinct materials that possess different
melting points. One of the materials, for an
outer shell, has a higher melting point than
the other an inner core material. The core
material can be a metal, plastic or polymer
with a relatively low melting point. The seal
is positioned in the wellbore and, in response
to heating to a specific temperature, such
as a bottom-hole static temperature, the
core material melts. When the inner material softens, the outer shells elastic modulus
decreases, causing longitudinal compression
and radial expansion of the sealing element.
The inner material can also thermally expand
and thereby assist or cause radial expansion of
the outer shell. The sealing element provides
a metal-to-metal seal with a casing or tubing.
The cross-section of the outer shell can assume
various shapes in order to promote controlled
compression, expansion and sealing.
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PATENTS
Inventors: D. Sellers and J. Slay
Bellows seal
Applicant: Eagleburgmann Japan
Co Ltd, Japan
Details of a bellows seal are provided by this
patent. Prevention of breakage of the bellows,
caused by stress, and an improvement in sealing
properties are achieved simultaneously, say the
inventors. The seal is provided with a bellows
mounted to the inner peripheral side of a seal
cover, at a position between the seal cover and
a first sealing ring, so that it (the bellows) can
extend and contract in the axial direction. A
spring is disposed on the inner peripheral side
of the seal cover and presses the first sealing ring
towards a second sealing ring. The bellows seal
is characterised in that the first sealing ring is
connected by a lap joint to an end surface of a
retainer, which is affixed to the bellows, and in
that the first sealing ring and the retainer are
affixed to the seal cover side by a knock pin so as
to prevent rotation.
Inventor: H. Takahashi
Seal arrangement for a control valve

Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies
GmbH & Co Kg, Germany
This invention relates to a seal arrangement for a
control valve. It is designed to seal a supply connection for the valve housing. The connection is
formed as a bore, wherein the seal arrangement
can be brought into contact with the valve body
mounted in the housing. The seal arrangement
has first and second sealing elements and a connecting piece. The latter has a main body protruding into the valve housing and a carrier body
running radially around the main body. The carrier body is supported on an end-face of the valve
housing and both sealing elements make direct
contact with the connecting piece to form a seal.
Inventors: M. Weiss, U. Grosskopf
and K. Hahn
Turbine blade and vane seal

Applicant: General Electric Co, USA
A seal for a turbine engine is described. The
seal is formed within a trench cavity defined
between a rotor blade (126) and a stator blade
(128). The latter includes a side-wall projection
(154), whilst the rotor blade includes an angel
wing projection (152) that extends towards the
stator blade. The side-wall projection (154) overhangs the angel wing projection (152). The seal
includes: a port (166), disposed on an inboard
surface (158) of the stator side-wall projection
(154); and a deflecting structure (168), disposed
on the angel wing projection (152). The deflecting structure is configured to receive the fluid
expelled from the port and deflects it towards
the inlet of the trench cavity.
Inventors: C.D. Porter and G.M. Itzel
Publication date: 1 May 2014
Seal lining for an underwater door

Applicants: IV-Consult Bv, and
IV-Infra Bv The Netherlands
A method has been developed for providing a seal
lining for an underwater door. The main problem
with existing methods is that the stainless steel
lining is very long and has to be embedded accurately, which raises production costs. In corrosive
environments, expensive stainless steel (Duplex)
is required, increasing costs even more. Not only
is a seal lining difficult to provide, because of the
large length that is required, but it is also hard to
replace damaged seal lining. This may increase the
amount of time necessary to replace the lining,
which reduces uptime. This patent describes a
method for providing a seal lining for an underwater door with reduced cost during the initial
installation and for necessary repair work.
Inventor: P. van Kerchove
Oil seal
Applicant: NOK Corp, Japan
This invention relates to an oil seal for automotive
applications or for use in industrial machinery. In
order to provide a sealing structure that is capable
A sectional view of the trench cavity and

a flow curtain/angel wing projection
assembly (152) in a turbine engine, according to an exemplary embodiment of patent
WO/2014/065916.
of reducing sliding torque to a greater extent than

when fabric is used as a dust lip, a dust cover is
provided together with a lip-seal member and
a slinger. The slinger has a thread groove that
provides pumping action in a radially outwards
direction to an end-face of a flange outside the
machine. The cover creates what is referred to a
dust shake-off action because of the centrifugal
force generated during shaft rotation, and labyrinth sealing action through the formation of a
minute gap between the dust cover and the lip
seal member. The latter is provided with main
and dust lips. The dust lip is provided with: a
first bellows part, which consists of a rubber-like
elastic body, is subjected to atmospheric pressure
at the inner peripheral surface and is subjected
to internal pressure between the lips at the outer
peripheral surface; a second bellows part that is
subjected to atmospheric pressure at the outer
peripheral surface and is subjected to internal
pressure between the lips at the inner peripheral
surface; and a lip end. The pressure-receiving area
of the first bellows part is larger than that of the
second bellows part.
Inventor: T. Nakagawa
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Events Calendar
2729 January 2015
OilDoc Conference and Exhibition
Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany

Contact: OilDoc GmbH, Kerschelweg28,
83098 Brannenburg, Germany
Tel: +49 8034 9047 700, Fax: +49 8034 9047 747
Email: info@oildoc.com
Web: http://conference.oildoc.de
1719 February 2015

Pipeline Coating 2015
Vienna, Austria
Contact: Sabine Prack, Senior Conference
Organiser, Applied Market Information Ltd,
6Pritchard Street, Bristol BS28RH, UK
Tel: +44 314 8111, Fax: +44 117 311 1534
Email: sp@amiplastics.com
Web: www.amiplastics.com
1011 March 2015

O-Ring Prflabor Richter GmbHs seminar:
Elastomeric compounds and seals
and
1718 March 2015

O-Ring Prflabor Richter GmbHs seminar:
O-ring seals design, temperature-limits
and applications
Oberstenfeld, Germany
Contact: Waltraut Mergenthaler,
O-Ring Prflabor Richter GmbH,
Kleinbottwarer Str.1,
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Hydratight says that it started its new hot
bolting services in the North Sea as a pressure
test. It confirms the successful completion of
the pressure testing of its hot bolting service
using the new Hot Bolt Clamp. The pressure
test included four-bolt and upward flanges,
ASME and NORSOK flange designs, hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon services, hot
bolting and temporary installations.
In addition, technician training programmes
and procedures were developed to mitigate
all risks and minimise leakage or harm to
the personnel.
71723 Grossbottwar, Germany

Tel: +49 7148 922037, Fax: +49 7148 922038
Email: waltraut.mergenthaler@o-ring-prueflabor.de
Web: www.o-ring-prueflabor.de/de/seminare
11 March 2015
Designing with Fluoropolymers
(seminar)
Mannheim, Germany
Contact: Stefanie Wst Project Management
Academy, International Sealing and Gasket
Technology (ISGATEC), On the Parade Ground1A,
68167 Mannheim, Germany
Tel: +49 621 717 68880, Fax: +49 621 717 68888
Email: swuest@isgatec.com
Web: www.isgatec.com
1719 March 2015

Gasket Fabricators Association
Spring Meeting
Bermuda
Contact: Gasket Fabricators Association,
994Old Eagle School Road, Suite1019,
Wayne, PA19087-1866, USA
Tel: +1 610 971 4850
Email: info@gasketfab.com
Web: www.gasketfab.com
1721 May 2015

STLE 70th Annual Meeting
& Exhibition (STLE AM2015)
Apart from clients such as BG, Exxon Mobil

and Shell, the major focus of the pressure test
was Statoil, which owns 36 platforms in the
North Sea, with an average age of 20 years.
Statoil is a pioneer in asset integrity and
leak prevention on offshore installations and
places high importance on safety and contractor competency. It has now pre-qualified
Hydratights hot bolting services for use on
four-bolt ASME flanges, subject to review
of technician competency and performance
offshore. The outcome has confirmed that the
service is ready to be launched globally.
Most of the major operators have shown strong
Dallas, Texas, USA

Contact: Merle Hedland, Society of Tribologists and
Lubrication Engineers, 840Busse Highway,
Park Ridge, IL60068-2302, USA
Tel: +1 630 428 3400, Fax: +1 847 825 1456
Email: Mhedland@stle.org
http://www.stle.org/events/annual/details.aspx?
2022 May 2015

14th Scandinavian International
Conference on Fluid Power (SICFP15)
Tampere, Finland
Contact: SICFP15, Department of Intelligent
Hydraulics and Automation, Tampere University
of Technology, POBox589,
FI-33101 Tampere, Finland.
Tel: +358 40 849 0241
Email: sicfp@tut.fi
Web: www.tut.fi/en/sicfp
910 June 2015

Oil & Gas Polymer Engineering
Texas 2015
Houston, Texas, USA

Contact: Jenny Skinner, Senior Conference
Coordinator, Applied Market Information Llc,
1210Broadcasting Road, Suite103,
Wyomissing, PA19610, USA
Tel: +1 610 478 0800, Fax: +1 610 478 0900
Email: js@amiplastics.com
Web: www.amiplastics-na.com
interest in the service. Product management and

technical teams are working with regional teams
in scaling up the capability based on local customer requirements. (Also see Sealing Technology
February 2014, page1.)
Contacts
Hydratight Ltd, Bentley Road South, Darlaston, West
Midlands WS108LQ, UK. Tel: +44 121 5050600,
Fax: +44 121 5050800, www.hydratight.com/hotbolting
Hydratight, 1102Hall Court, Deer Park, TX77536, USA.
Tel: +1 713 860 4200, Fax: +1 713 860 4201,
Email: houston@hydratight.com
ElringKlinger receives supplier award from ZF Friedrichshafen
n Germany, ElringKlinger Ag reports it

has received the Supplier Award 2014
from driveline and chassis technology
company ZF Friedrichshafen Ag, in recognition of its excellence in innovation.
The award was presented to the company
a development partner and original equipment supplier of cylinder-head and speciality
gaskets and shielding components for engine,
transmission and exhaust systems as part of
the Materials Management Symposium hosted
recently by ZF in Friedrichshafen.
It says the panel of judges was particularly
impressed by the pioneering sandwich plate
for automatic transmissions, which enables the
integration of a number of additional functions. Because of its special design and more
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compact dimensions it also has the benefits

of lower weight and tangible cost-savings.
Alongside control plates for automatic trans-
Karl Schmauder, member of ElringKlingers

management board, was delighted to
accept the award on behalf of the entire
ElringKlinger team.
missions, ElringKlinger also supplies ZF with

speciality gaskets, composite metalelastomer
pistons, lightweight components and shielding
parts. This is the second time that it has been
honoured with this award.
We are proud to have received this award,
and it also serves as an incentive for the future.
We will now be looking to make it a triple success, preferably in 2015, the anniversary year of
ZF, commented Karl Schmauder, a member of
ElringKlingers management board.
Contact:
ElringKlinger Ag, Max-Eyth-Strasse2, D72581
Dettingen, Germany, Tel: +49 7123 724 137,
Fax +49 7123 724 85137,
Web: www.elringklinger.de
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forms with an average age exceeding 28 years.

Hydratights hot bolting services

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