Hydraulic energy recuperation with hydraulic accumulators responds to demands for increasingly energy efficient and fuel-conserving solutions. Developers at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies have succeeded at significantly reducing the weight of high-pressure and low-pressure piston accumulators thanks to a special construction design and a new joining technology. Hydraulic accumulators are used to store braking energy in hybrid […]
Freudenberg-NOK develops bio-renewable polymer for fluid sealing
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 […]
Tobul Accumulator acquired by Freudenberg Sealing Technologies
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, sealing division of Freudenberg Group, Weinheim, Germany, has acquired Tobul Accumulator Inc., as of July 31. Tobul develops and manufactures piston and bladder hydraulic accumulators. The family-owned company has sites in Bamberg, S.C. and Houston, Texas, and employs some 120 people. “With the acquisition of Tobul, we strengthen our established accumulator business and continue to develop […]
Why are durable seals important?
Without seals we would have fluids leaking all over the place and contaminants infiltrating countless machines and forcing companies to spend heaps of cash on maintenance. So it is important for seals to be durable enough to withstand all the stresses an environment can throw at them long enough for the user to get their […]
José Caro succeeds Jan Gupta as head of global Simrit
Simrit today announced the appointment of José Caro to head of global Simrit, where he will be responsible for leading the global Simrit business of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. Caro succeeds Dr. Jan Gupta who has been appointed to head of the oil seals division
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