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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions proves the oil and gas industry is down, but not out

May 18, 2016 By Mary Gannon

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Two weeks ago, I attended the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston. Monday—traditionally the slowest day of the show—was quiet, especially as the rain was only starting to taper off in Houston after a weekend of steady rain. But things picked up Tuesday and while most fluid power exhibitors I spoke with said numbers were […]

Filed Under: Components, Industry News, Mobile Hydraulics Blog, Seals / Leakage Tagged With: Trelleborg

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies research smart seals

April 25, 2016 By Mary Gannon

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Equipped with magnetic properties or electric conductivity, seals in the future will be expected to monitor their own wear, measure forces and perform other functions. Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is investigating smart materials that can take seals beyond their actual task of preventing material transfer. Seals are mostly made of elastomers, commonly known as rubber. In […]

Filed Under: Components, Industry News, Seals / Leakage Tagged With: freudenberg

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions appoints President of Marketing Americas

April 5, 2016 By Mary Gannon

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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a global developer, manufacturer and supplier of precision seals and bearings, appoints Linda Muroski, President of Marketing Americas, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Ind. Muroski joins Trelleborg Sealing Solutions from BASF where she held several leadership roles starting in 2000 and most recently served as the Director of Water Solutions, North America. With extensive […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Seals / Leakage Tagged With: Trelleborg

Eaton’s Extreme Duty Seal Guard extends motor life in harsh environments

March 28, 2016 By Paul Heney

Eaton announced that the Extreme Duty Seal Guard, an exclusion seal that offers the highest level of motor protection, is now available on the company’s full line of hydraulic Gerotor and Geroler motor products. The advanced seal helps protect equipment working in harsh conditions, such as cement augers, dredgers, fertilizer and salt spreaders, tillers and […]

Filed Under: Pumps / Motors, Seals / Leakage

How do hydraulic cylinders fail—contamination

December 1, 2015 By Ken Korane

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Today’s fluid-power users, for the most part, are well aware that keeping hydraulic fluid clean is essential in preventing premature failures and unexpected downtime. Nonetheless, contamination remains a major cause of hydraulic-cylinder failure, particularly because it leads to seal failure and leaks. And it can come from several different and unexpected sources. Internal contamination is […]

Filed Under: Components, Contamination, Cylinders, Hydraulic Fluids, Mobile Hydraulics Blog, Seals / Leakage Tagged With: dynatect

Freudenberg-NOK develops bio-renewable polymer for fluid sealing

April 20, 2015 By Mary Gannon

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A sugarcane-based polymer from Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, Plymouth, Mich., is aiming to help reduce CO2 emissions while being bio-renewable. The ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber compound is made from a polymer produced from sugarcane-based feedstock. Development began in 2012 for the bio-renewable material. A sugarcane-produced ethanol is converted into ethylene which forms a substantial portion of […]

Filed Under: Components, Industry News, Seals / Leakage Tagged With: Freudenberg Sealing Technologies

New rod wiper test method helps protect hydraulic systems

February 10, 2015 By Mary Gannon

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A partnership between Hallite Seals Americas Inc., Wixom, Mich., and The Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Fluid Power Institute (MSOE) has resulted in the development of a new test procedure for assessing the amount of dirt and dust that enters a typical hydraulic system through the rod wiper. According to Hallite, the test for rod wipers […]

Filed Under: Components, Hydraulic Fluids, Industry News, Seals / Leakage Tagged With: Hallite, MSOE

Hydraulic O-ring kits

January 7, 2015 By Paul Heney

Variety of O-ring and bonded seal kits are offered—these are a necessity for both maintenance and repairs. Most fluid piping system sizes are measured by dash numbers. For example, a –04 port is 4/16 or 1/4-in. Dash numbers are usually nominal and are abbreviations that make ordering of components easier. Each kit is packaged in […]

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Environmental considerations for fluid power system design

December 19, 2014 By Josh Cosford

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I have been designing and selling fluid power systems eight years, and not once has a customer ever asked for environmental friendliness to be the first consideration … nor the second, nor the third … in fact, it’s never been a requested consideration. My eight years in the industry pales compared to many of you […]

Filed Under: Components, Hydraulic Fluids, Mobile Hydraulics Blog, Seals / Leakage

Freudenberg-NOK forms new ARPM seals committee

November 3, 2014 By Megan Hollis

There are two industry challenges a new Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers (ARPM) committee being launched by Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies will likely tackle in the future. This new working group will focus on the evolving technical needs of seals and gaskets manufacturers throughout the world, said Joseph Walker, global director, Advanced Materials Development for Freudenberg-NOK. […]

Filed Under: Hydraulic Fluids, Industry News, Seals / Leakage Tagged With: freudenbergnok

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