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Addition to Parker seal business Parker Hannifin has announced the purchased of TTxe of Fremont, Ohio. TTxe’s business includes hard parts for the automotive transmission aftermarket, including the Roadmaster products. The purchase is seen as complementing the acquisition of Filtran Aftermarket Products, completed in early Sept-
ember. It will enable Parker to offer complete transmission sealing kits for the automotive transmission OEMs as well as aftermarket rebuilders serving fleet owners. Contact: TTxe, 416 Justice Street, Fremont, OH 43420-2511, USA. Tel: 1 800 704 1346 (tollfree in US), Web: www.parker.com
EagleBurgmann takes over Swedish distributor EBI Atlantik A/S Holding in Vejen, Denmark – which holds all interests in the European and American EagleBurgmann subsidiaries – has taken over Elof Hansson Industrikomponenter AB in Sweden, previously a member company of the Elof Hansson Group. The company now operates under the name Eagle Industrikomponenter AB, based in Gothenburg, and will continue to be headed by
Mats Gustafsson. The two Swedish subsidiaries, Burgmann Svenska and Eagle Industrikomponenter, will be servicing the Swedish market on a joint basis in future. Contact: Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co KG, Äußere Sauerlacher Strassee 6–10, D-82502 Wolfratshausen, Germany. Tel: +49 8171 230, Fax: +49 8171 231214, Email: [email protected], Web: www.burgmann.com
DuPont appoints distributor in the Baltic states UK-based Distrupol has been appointed sole distributor for DuPont’s Engineering Polymers business in the Baltic states. The agreement, which is effective from 1 November, covers the distribution of DuPont’s engineering plastics throughout Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The company will provide resources within the
region to ensure the same standard of service is provided as in the rest of Europe.
Book reviews
polyurethane. It presents the details of synthesis, and explains the chemical and physico-chemical subtleties of their fabrication. It also attempts to link data and information concerning the chemistry and technology of oligo-polyols for polyurethanes
Two specialized books of potential interest to those working in the individual areas concerned have been published recently.
Chemistry and technology of polyols for polyurethanes This is a new handbook from Rapra Technology. It considers the raw materials used to build the polyurethane polymeric architecture and covers the chemistry and technology of oligo-polyol fabrication, characteristics of the various families, and the effects of the structure on the properties of the resulting 6
Contact: Distrupol Ltd, 119 Guildford Street, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9AL, UK. Tel: +44 1932 566033, Fax: +44 1932 560363, Email: [email protected], Web: www.distrupol.com
Contact: Rapra Technology, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK. Tel: +44 1939 250383, Fax: +44 1939 251118, Email: [email protected], Web: www.polymer-books.com
Dry gas seals handbook This book offers a comprehensive introduction to dry gas seals, selection, installation and operation.
Aerospace supplier purchases majority share of seal company Heico of Hollywood, Florida has taken a 51% interest in Seal Dynamics LLC for an undisclosed amount of cash. Seal Dynamics chief David J. Susser will continue to own the balance of the company. Heico says it does not expect to see employee turnover at Seal. Heico’s aerospace unit will broaden its product portfolio of aircraft parts, as well as other industrial products, with the deal. Heico Aerospace Holdings Corp is owned 20% by Lufthansa
Technik AG, and is the world’s largest independent designer, manufacturer and distributor of FAAapproved jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts. The acquisition of SDI is seen as allowing Heico to broaden its product portfolio of aircraft parts, as well as other industrial products. Contact: Seal Dynamics LLC, 75 Burt Drive, Deer Park, NY 11729-5758, USA. Tel: +1 631 667 4000, Fax: +1 631 667 4030, Web: www.sealdynamics.com
One-off seals available in a hurry In the UK, Wyko Industrial Services has teamed up with Economos to provide CNC machined seals. The service will be available from Wyko’s Halesowen Seal Centre to serve end-users, the company’s repair workshops and the national branch network. Seals from 5 mm to 4000
mm diameter can be machined in a range of 15 materials. Contact: Wyko Industrial Services, Amber Way, Halesowen, West Midlands B62 8WG, UK. Tel: +44 121 508 6341, Fax: +1 121 508 6255. Email: [email protected], Web: www.wyko.co.uk
Financial partner acquires seal company UTEX Industries Inc has been acquired by Grey Mountain Partners. This acquisition is expected to provide for further growth of the company, while retaining the present level of service. It will continue to operate as UTEX Industries Inc, while seeking new
markets, innovations and seal design concepts.
Author John S. Stahley is an engineer responsible for compressor commissioning with Dresser-Rand, and he has first-hand experience of these seals and their requirements. The book does not assume prior knowledge, and has a comprehensive glossary, so the reader does not immediately get lost in jargon. It covers the history, basic design and seal configurations in turn. The relative merits of different seal designs and configurations are discussed. The various venting, seal and buffer gas supply, and safety systems are discussed step by step to make them readily understandable. The problem of seal contamination, which the author considers to be the major factor in seal
reliability, is covered in some depth. Finally, a series of field experience examples illustrates how problems have arisen and been solved. As someone well aware of gas seals but not with a lot of direct personal involvement, I found this a very useful and informative book. A few illustrations are not of very good quality, but these can usually be referenced to a seal manufacturer’s catalog or website for a better version. This is a very worthwhile little book.
Contact: UTEX Industries Inc. 10810 Old Katy Road, Houston, TX 77043, USA. Tel: +1 713 467 1000, Email: [email protected], Web: www.utexind.com
More information: Dry Gas Seals Handbook by John S. Stahley. Published by Pennwell Books, ISBN 1-59370-062-8, $59.00, Web: store. yahoo.com/pennwell/drygassealha1.html
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Addition to Parker seal business Parker Hannifin has announced the purchased of TTxe of Fremont, Ohio. TTxe’s business includes hard parts for the automotive transmission aftermarket, including the Roadmaster products. The purchase is seen as complementing the acquisition of Filtran Aftermarket Products, completed in early Sept-
ember. It will enable Parker to offer complete transmission sealing kits for the automotive transmission OEMs as well as aftermarket rebuilders serving fleet owners. Contact: TTxe, 416 Justice Street, Fremont, OH 43420-2511, USA. Tel: 1 800 704 1346 (tollfree in US), Web: www.parker.com
EagleBurgmann takes over Swedish distributor EBI Atlantik A/S Holding in Vejen, Denmark – which holds all interests in the European and American EagleBurgmann subsidiaries – has taken over Elof Hansson Industrikomponenter AB in Sweden, previously a member company of the Elof Hansson Group. The company now operates under the name Eagle Industrikomponenter AB, based in Gothenburg, and will continue to be headed by
Mats Gustafsson. The two Swedish subsidiaries, Burgmann Svenska and Eagle Industrikomponenter, will be servicing the Swedish market on a joint basis in future. Contact: Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co KG, Äußere Sauerlacher Strassee 6–10, D-82502 Wolfratshausen, Germany. Tel: +49 8171 230, Fax: +49 8171 231214, Email: [email protected], Web: www.burgmann.com
DuPont appoints distributor in the Baltic states UK-based Distrupol has been appointed sole distributor for DuPont’s Engineering Polymers business in the Baltic states. The agreement, which is effective from 1 November, covers the distribution of DuPont’s engineering plastics throughout Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The company will provide resources within the
region to ensure the same standard of service is provided as in the rest of Europe.
Book reviews
polyurethane. It presents the details of synthesis, and explains the chemical and physico-chemical subtleties of their fabrication. It also attempts to link data and information concerning the chemistry and technology of oligo-polyols for polyurethanes
Two specialized books of potential interest to those working in the individual areas concerned have been published recently.
Chemistry and technology of polyols for polyurethanes This is a new handbook from Rapra Technology. It considers the raw materials used to build the polyurethane polymeric architecture and covers the chemistry and technology of oligo-polyol fabrication, characteristics of the various families, and the effects of the structure on the properties of the resulting 6
Contact: Distrupol Ltd, 119 Guildford Street, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9AL, UK. Tel: +44 1932 566033, Fax: +44 1932 560363, Email: [email protected], Web: www.distrupol.com
Contact: Rapra Technology, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK. Tel: +44 1939 250383, Fax: +44 1939 251118, Email: [email protected], Web: www.polymer-books.com
Dry gas seals handbook This book offers a comprehensive introduction to dry gas seals, selection, installation and operation.
Aerospace supplier purchases majority share of seal company Heico of Hollywood, Florida has taken a 51% interest in Seal Dynamics LLC for an undisclosed amount of cash. Seal Dynamics chief David J. Susser will continue to own the balance of the company. Heico says it does not expect to see employee turnover at Seal. Heico’s aerospace unit will broaden its product portfolio of aircraft parts, as well as other industrial products, with the deal. Heico Aerospace Holdings Corp is owned 20% by Lufthansa
Technik AG, and is the world’s largest independent designer, manufacturer and distributor of FAAapproved jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts. The acquisition of SDI is seen as allowing Heico to broaden its product portfolio of aircraft parts, as well as other industrial products. Contact: Seal Dynamics LLC, 75 Burt Drive, Deer Park, NY 11729-5758, USA. Tel: +1 631 667 4000, Fax: +1 631 667 4030, Web: www.sealdynamics.com
One-off seals available in a hurry In the UK, Wyko Industrial Services has teamed up with Economos to provide CNC machined seals. The service will be available from Wyko’s Halesowen Seal Centre to serve end-users, the company’s repair workshops and the national branch network. Seals from 5 mm to 4000
mm diameter can be machined in a range of 15 materials. Contact: Wyko Industrial Services, Amber Way, Halesowen, West Midlands B62 8WG, UK. Tel: +44 121 508 6341, Fax: +1 121 508 6255. Email: [email protected], Web: www.wyko.co.uk
Financial partner acquires seal company UTEX Industries Inc has been acquired by Grey Mountain Partners. This acquisition is expected to provide for further growth of the company, while retaining the present level of service. It will continue to operate as UTEX Industries Inc, while seeking new
markets, innovations and seal design concepts.
Author John S. Stahley is an engineer responsible for compressor commissioning with Dresser-Rand, and he has first-hand experience of these seals and their requirements. The book does not assume prior knowledge, and has a comprehensive glossary, so the reader does not immediately get lost in jargon. It covers the history, basic design and seal configurations in turn. The relative merits of different seal designs and configurations are discussed. The various venting, seal and buffer gas supply, and safety systems are discussed step by step to make them readily understandable. The problem of seal contamination, which the author considers to be the major factor in seal
reliability, is covered in some depth. Finally, a series of field experience examples illustrates how problems have arisen and been solved. As someone well aware of gas seals but not with a lot of direct personal involvement, I found this a very useful and informative book. A few illustrations are not of very good quality, but these can usually be referenced to a seal manufacturer’s catalog or website for a better version. This is a very worthwhile little book.
Contact: UTEX Industries Inc. 10810 Old Katy Road, Houston, TX 77043, USA. Tel: +1 713 467 1000, Email: [email protected], Web: www.utexind.com
More information: Dry Gas Seals Handbook by John S. Stahley. Published by Pennwell Books, ISBN 1-59370-062-8, $59.00, Web: store. yahoo.com/pennwell/drygassealha1.html
Sealing Technology December 2005