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 […]
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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions appoints President of Marketing Americas
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 […]
New online sealing technology resource center for engineers
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has announced a new information hub that has been launched to show best practices in sealing technology. The Knowledge Center by Trelleborg Sealing Solutions was developed to bridge the gap between design engineers’ needs and standard technology documentation, bringing useful information together as part of one digital portal. It is aimed at […]
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions expands its Americas R&D Center
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions announces it has increased the size of its Product Testing Laboratory located at the HA Traub Technical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This expansion comprises a 1,000 sq. ft addition to the existing facility in order to accommodate the growing requests for product testing and validation – including rotary seals, specialty aerospace […]
World’s most powerful test bench for hydraulic seals helps qualify A350 main landing gear
To test seals for critical applications, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions invested in one of the world’s most powerful test benches for hydraulic rod seals. This facility allows testing to be carried out that has never been possible and has been used to qualify the seals for the landing gear of the Airbus A350. The sealing system […]
Do’s & Don’ts of seal validation
by Larry Castleman, Technical Director of Product Development, Martin Franz, Product Development Engineer, John McLaughlin, Manager of Product Testing and Mark Sitko, Product Development Engineer Based on practical experiences, these 12 do’s and don’ts can help confirm a sealing system will perform as designed. When designing and developing equipment that uses sealing systems, confirming the […]
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 […]
Trelleborg to highight delivery services and sealing products at IFPE
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions will highlight its “Trelleborg Solution” of advanced delivery services and customized packaging as well as an array of products at IFPE 2014, booth #81929 in South Hall 3. With a focus on increasing the total value of ownership for customers and supplying the highest quality of products and services, the “Trelleborg Solution” […]
