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Ingenious moulding and sealing of connector ensures superior reliability
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Expansion barrel accommodates up to 42 inches of axial movement
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he Style W256 expansion barrel, available from US-based Victaulic Co, a manufacturer of mechanical pipejoining systems, is targeted at applications involving large-diameter water and abrasive service piping systems. According to the company, the expansion barrel, which simplifies system design and installation, and offers durable, reliable service, accommodates up to 1066.8 mm (42 inches) of in-line expansion and contraction. It simplifies system design by enabling all in-line movement to be accommodated in one location in a single unit. It eliminates the need for space-consuming, expensive expansion loops or multiple expansion compensators along the line. Standard Victaulic Style W07 AGS rigid couplings are used to join the barrel to the pipeline, easing installation. It is constructed from durable ductile iron and features redundant engineered seals for a reliable, long service life. An external coating on the inner barrel reduces the risk of seizing and adds a level of wear resistance, whilst reducing activation forces. Specially designed, integrated wipers maintain contact to shed foreign materials, reducing seal wear. The triple redundant seals eliminate the need for field maintenance required for packing glands. The Style W256 expansion barrel is available in 24-inch to 42-inch sizes (600–1050 mm), and accommodates pressures of up to 300 psi (2065 kPa). The Style W256 does not accommodate system deflection.
Contact: Victaulic Co, 4901 Kesslersville Road, Easton, PA 18040, USA. Tel: +1 610 559 3300, Web: www.victaulic.com
Engineering plastic has high strength and excellent wear resistance
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yosung Polyketone, a new engineering plastic that has high resilience and strength, excellent chemical and wear resistance, very good hydrolysis resistance and flame retardancy, was exhibited at Chinaplas 2015, which was held earlier this year in Pazhou, Guangzhou, China.
Developed by Hyosung Corp, it is made of carbon monoxide and olefins and, says the company, possesses a unique combination of outstanding properties. Elongation at yield is over 20% and elongation at break is over 250%. Its tensile strength is similar to that of conditioned PA66, whilst its impact strength is about double that of PA66 or PBT, says the company. Other advantages of the material include its sustainable mechanical properties and dimensional stability upon moisture absorption. It also possesses excellent chemical resistance to automotive fluids, hydrocarbon solvents, salts, and weak acids and bases. The world’s first facility for mass-producing Hyosung Polyketone is currently under construction. The plant, which is located in the southern industrial part of Korea, has a capacity 50 000 metric tonne per year. Contact: Hyosung Corp, 235 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, (Banpo-dong), South Korea. Tel: +82 2146 5591, Fax: +82 2146 5569, Web: www.poly-ketone.com
Ingenious moulding and sealing of connector ensures superior reliability
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S Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents Plc, a global distributor for engineers, has identified two ingenious features of the recently launched Molex ML-XT rugged, sealed connector system that help ensure superior reliability at a highly competitive price point. The ML-XT plastic housing and seal are moulded using a one-piece design, which is not only economical, but also supremely reliable, says RS. Permanent bonding, using two-shot liquid silicone rubber (LSR) moulding technology ensures IP68-ingress resistance as well as immunity to loss or misalignment of the seal. Accurate alignment ensures repeatable retention during “unmating” and mating of the plug and receptacle. In addition, a rear seal cover prevents the loss of sealing that can occur as wires exiting conventional connectors become bent or are moved. It also prevents the cable flexing close to the seal and so maintains the perfect cableentry angle. The seal is moulded in high-consistency rubber (HCR) for superior tear resistance during terminal insertion and extraction. Additional benefits of the ML-XT system include reduced inventory, assembly time and costs, because the plug and receptacle housings
IN BRIEF Book introduces fundamentals of polymers and composites tribology Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, has produced a book that introduces the fundamentals of polymers and composites tribology. Entitled ‘Wear of Polymers and Composites’ (by Ahmed Abdelbary), it suggests a new approach to explore the effect of applied load and surface defects on the fatigue wear behaviour of polymers, using a new tribometer and thorough experiments. The publication discusses the effects of surface cracks, under different static and cyclic loading parameters, on wear, and presents an intelligent algorithm – in the form of a neural network – to map the relationship between wear rate and relevant factors. It says using these methods leads to more accurate and cost-effective prediction of surface fatigue wear rates, under different service conditions. More information: Web: http://store.elsevier.com Federal-Mogul appoints vice president Colleen Hanley has been appointed Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of US-based Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp. In this role Hanley will oversee the division’s global internal and external communications, and will co-lead Federal-Mogul Holdings investor relations activities with a counterpart in the Motorparts division. ‘Colleen’s extensive experience and leadership in global communications will serve as a great asset to our growing organisation,’ commented Rainer Jueckstock, Co-CEO FederalMogul and CEO, Federal-Mogul Powertrain. Maximator Switzerland becomes Parker Hannifin distributor Maximator Switzerland Ltd, based in Düdingen (canton Fribourg), Switzerland, has become a certified distributor for Parker Hannifin Switzerland’s products. It has become an official Parker partner for the Instrumentation business in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, enabling it to offer customers efficient systems with Parker fittings and valves. Hardide Aerospace Coatings appoints business development manager UK company Hardide Aerospace Coatings Ltd has appointed Stewart Gibson as its business development manager to drive forward the company’s global sales activity in the civil and military aerospace sectors. Gibson has more than 30 years of experience within the surface coatings industry, has detailed knowledge of the aerospace sector, and extensive commercial and technical expertise. He joins from Castolin Eutectic, part of Messer Group, where he was Global Coatings Manager, with responsibilities that included customer and product diversification.
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Sealing Technology
NEWS are supplied pre-assembled, with the rear seal locked in by the cover. The connector terminals have current ratings up to 13A, and utilise the Molex XRC design, thereby enabling harness makers to use their existing assembly tooling. Developed by Molex Inc of Lisle, Illinois, USA, the ML-XT system is designed for automotive applications, which demand extremely competitive pricing, whilst imposing some of the toughest temperature, vibration and ingress-hazard conditions encountered by electrical wiring. Contacts: Electrocomponents Plc, International Management Centre, 8050 Oxford Business Park North, Oxford OX4 2HW, UK. Tel: +44 1865 204000, Fax: +44 1865 207400, Web: www.electrocomponents.com Molex Inc, 2222 Wellington Ct, Lisle, IL 60532, USA. Tel: +1 630 969 4550, Web: www.molex.com
Intelligent bearing technology trialled in railway and wind-energy sectors
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KF reports that it is now applying Insight – its bearing health management technology – in several high-end industry applications. According to the firm, which supplies bearings, seals, mechatronics and lubrication systems, the technology uses self-powered, intelligent wireless sensors integrated into bearings to provide instant condition monitoring data via the Internet. The technology is now undergoing trials in challenging projects in the wind-energy and railway industries. Applying SKF bearing health management algorithms to the data provided by Insight enables an ‘adaptive’ approach to maintenance, says the company. Whilst traditional condition monitoring detects bearing damage, Insight spots the abnormal conditions that cause the damage and can take action to prevent damage. ‘It goes beyond current ‘sensorised’ bearing technology by integrating a broader range of sensors, and could include self-powering and intelligent wireless technology,’ explained Ronnie Spolidoro, Business Development Manager, SKF Insight. ‘These bearings are “connected” to the SKF Cloud – giving customers access to a range of SKF diagnostic and support services, which ensures complete bearing health management.’ Insight monitors dynamic parameters such vibration, temperature, lubrication condition and load, 4
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and informs the user when conditions are abnormal and can threaten to cause bearing damage. When it was launched, at Hannover 2013, it was a technology concept – a way in which maintenance engineers might improve condition monitoring by keeping tabs on bearing health. Two years on it is a fully functioning system running in customer pilot projects, capable of supplying data directly to diagnostic centres for better condition monitoring via the SKF Cloud using SKF @ptitude. From here, dashboards and reports can be supplied to the plant operator, machine manufacturer, SKF or any other authorised person with Internet access. The data also can be accessed on mobile devices, such as iPads. One of the most promising areas of application for Insight is in wind-turbine monitoring, because of the huge cost of maintenance. The company is already working with a wind-turbine customer to develop such a system. It measures dynamic bearing information in the true operating state and then wirelessly communicates it to remote monitoring centres or local maintenance crews. The company is developing a similar system for the railway sector, for wheel-end bearings – critical components that are usually changed at set intervals, regardless of their condition. Contact: SKF, SE-415 50 Göteborg, Sweden. Tel: +46 31 337 1000, Fax: +46 31 337 2832, Email: [email protected], Web: www.skf.com
Company News EagleBurgmann acquires Tianjin Nibot Seal Technology
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ealing technology company EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH & Co Kg has acquired China’s Tianjin Nibot Seal Technology Co Ltd. Based in Tianjin, a major industrial centre and an important seaport in the northeast of China – approximately 145 km from Peking – the acquired company specialises in maintenance, retrofit, repair and service of gas seals in the oil and gas, and petrochemicals and chemicals industries. ‘The acquisition is important to us because it noticeably boosts our strategic alignment towards the end-user business in China, making us even more competitive,’ commented Dr Stefan Sacré, CEO, EagleBurgmann. ‘In addition to our successful business with compressor manufacturers, our newly acquired
experts now let us offer an even better and more long-term service for gas seals.’ EagleBurgmann has more than 13 sales offices and service centres located in industrial conurbations, for example, Beijing, Dushanzi, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Shenyang, Wuhan, Xinjiang, Xi’an, Yulin or Zibo. The new subsidiary, which owns numerous patents and licences, and is listed as a supplier with major operators, has access to a comprehensive network of locations. ‘With this acquisition we have vastly improved our opportunities and growth possibilities in the oil and gas or petrochemicals markets. Our mutual engineering and production know-how, with strong service orientation, enables us to decisively expand our position as the provider of high-tech seal technology,’ added Simon Guo, CEO, EagleBurgmann China. EagleBurgmann has been represented in China since the mid-1990s and employs more than 400 people throughout the country. In recent years it has been certified several times in accordance with management systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or OHSAS 18001 and is listed as a supplier for major pump and compressor manufacturers. Contacts: Ellen Klier, EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH & Co Kg, Äußere Sauerlacher Str. 6–10, 82515 Wolfratshausen, Germany. Tel: +49 8171 23 1453, Fax: +49 8171 23 1095, Email: [email protected], Web: www.eagleburgmann.com Tianjin Nibot Seals Technology Co Ltd, Gangxin Road, 3rd Xingang Road, Shuanggang Industrial Park, Jinnan District, Tianjin, China. Tel: +86 22 8871 8208, Fax: +86 22 8871 8207, Web: http://nibot.com.cn/map.asp
Production starts at Trelleborg’s new aerospace facility in France
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relleborg Sealing Solutions says it has cemented its strong position in the aerospace sealing market in Europe by starting manufacturing at a new facility in Condé-sur-Noireau, France. In parallel, the business area’s manufacturing, engineering support and sales structure has been realigned in recognition of the international nature of the aerospace business. The company’s 3500-m2 facility, which will employ around 100 executives and skilled workers, is the result of an investment of approximately E5 million, funded by Trelleborg
August 2015
Expansion barrel accommodates up to 42 inches of axial movement
T
he Style W256 expansion barrel, available from US-based Victaulic Co, a manufacturer of mechanical pipejoining systems, is targeted at applications involving large-diameter water and abrasive service piping systems. According to the company, the expansion barrel, which simplifies system design and installation, and offers durable, reliable service, accommodates up to 1066.8 mm (42 inches) of in-line expansion and contraction. It simplifies system design by enabling all in-line movement to be accommodated in one location in a single unit. It eliminates the need for space-consuming, expensive expansion loops or multiple expansion compensators along the line. Standard Victaulic Style W07 AGS rigid couplings are used to join the barrel to the pipeline, easing installation. It is constructed from durable ductile iron and features redundant engineered seals for a reliable, long service life. An external coating on the inner barrel reduces the risk of seizing and adds a level of wear resistance, whilst reducing activation forces. Specially designed, integrated wipers maintain contact to shed foreign materials, reducing seal wear. The triple redundant seals eliminate the need for field maintenance required for packing glands. The Style W256 expansion barrel is available in 24-inch to 42-inch sizes (600–1050 mm), and accommodates pressures of up to 300 psi (2065 kPa). The Style W256 does not accommodate system deflection.
Contact: Victaulic Co, 4901 Kesslersville Road, Easton, PA 18040, USA. Tel: +1 610 559 3300, Web: www.victaulic.com
Engineering plastic has high strength and excellent wear resistance
H
yosung Polyketone, a new engineering plastic that has high resilience and strength, excellent chemical and wear resistance, very good hydrolysis resistance and flame retardancy, was exhibited at Chinaplas 2015, which was held earlier this year in Pazhou, Guangzhou, China.
Developed by Hyosung Corp, it is made of carbon monoxide and olefins and, says the company, possesses a unique combination of outstanding properties. Elongation at yield is over 20% and elongation at break is over 250%. Its tensile strength is similar to that of conditioned PA66, whilst its impact strength is about double that of PA66 or PBT, says the company. Other advantages of the material include its sustainable mechanical properties and dimensional stability upon moisture absorption. It also possesses excellent chemical resistance to automotive fluids, hydrocarbon solvents, salts, and weak acids and bases. The world’s first facility for mass-producing Hyosung Polyketone is currently under construction. The plant, which is located in the southern industrial part of Korea, has a capacity 50 000 metric tonne per year. Contact: Hyosung Corp, 235 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, (Banpo-dong), South Korea. Tel: +82 2146 5591, Fax: +82 2146 5569, Web: www.poly-ketone.com
Ingenious moulding and sealing of connector ensures superior reliability
R
S Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents Plc, a global distributor for engineers, has identified two ingenious features of the recently launched Molex ML-XT rugged, sealed connector system that help ensure superior reliability at a highly competitive price point. The ML-XT plastic housing and seal are moulded using a one-piece design, which is not only economical, but also supremely reliable, says RS. Permanent bonding, using two-shot liquid silicone rubber (LSR) moulding technology ensures IP68-ingress resistance as well as immunity to loss or misalignment of the seal. Accurate alignment ensures repeatable retention during “unmating” and mating of the plug and receptacle. In addition, a rear seal cover prevents the loss of sealing that can occur as wires exiting conventional connectors become bent or are moved. It also prevents the cable flexing close to the seal and so maintains the perfect cableentry angle. The seal is moulded in high-consistency rubber (HCR) for superior tear resistance during terminal insertion and extraction. Additional benefits of the ML-XT system include reduced inventory, assembly time and costs, because the plug and receptacle housings
IN BRIEF Book introduces fundamentals of polymers and composites tribology Woodhead Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, has produced a book that introduces the fundamentals of polymers and composites tribology. Entitled ‘Wear of Polymers and Composites’ (by Ahmed Abdelbary), it suggests a new approach to explore the effect of applied load and surface defects on the fatigue wear behaviour of polymers, using a new tribometer and thorough experiments. The publication discusses the effects of surface cracks, under different static and cyclic loading parameters, on wear, and presents an intelligent algorithm – in the form of a neural network – to map the relationship between wear rate and relevant factors. It says using these methods leads to more accurate and cost-effective prediction of surface fatigue wear rates, under different service conditions. More information: Web: http://store.elsevier.com Federal-Mogul appoints vice president Colleen Hanley has been appointed Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, Federal-Mogul Powertrain, a division of US-based Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp. In this role Hanley will oversee the division’s global internal and external communications, and will co-lead Federal-Mogul Holdings investor relations activities with a counterpart in the Motorparts division. ‘Colleen’s extensive experience and leadership in global communications will serve as a great asset to our growing organisation,’ commented Rainer Jueckstock, Co-CEO FederalMogul and CEO, Federal-Mogul Powertrain. Maximator Switzerland becomes Parker Hannifin distributor Maximator Switzerland Ltd, based in Düdingen (canton Fribourg), Switzerland, has become a certified distributor for Parker Hannifin Switzerland’s products. It has become an official Parker partner for the Instrumentation business in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, enabling it to offer customers efficient systems with Parker fittings and valves. Hardide Aerospace Coatings appoints business development manager UK company Hardide Aerospace Coatings Ltd has appointed Stewart Gibson as its business development manager to drive forward the company’s global sales activity in the civil and military aerospace sectors. Gibson has more than 30 years of experience within the surface coatings industry, has detailed knowledge of the aerospace sector, and extensive commercial and technical expertise. He joins from Castolin Eutectic, part of Messer Group, where he was Global Coatings Manager, with responsibilities that included customer and product diversification.
3 August 2015
Sealing Technology
NEWS are supplied pre-assembled, with the rear seal locked in by the cover. The connector terminals have current ratings up to 13A, and utilise the Molex XRC design, thereby enabling harness makers to use their existing assembly tooling. Developed by Molex Inc of Lisle, Illinois, USA, the ML-XT system is designed for automotive applications, which demand extremely competitive pricing, whilst imposing some of the toughest temperature, vibration and ingress-hazard conditions encountered by electrical wiring. Contacts: Electrocomponents Plc, International Management Centre, 8050 Oxford Business Park North, Oxford OX4 2HW, UK. Tel: +44 1865 204000, Fax: +44 1865 207400, Web: www.electrocomponents.com Molex Inc, 2222 Wellington Ct, Lisle, IL 60532, USA. Tel: +1 630 969 4550, Web: www.molex.com
Intelligent bearing technology trialled in railway and wind-energy sectors
S
KF reports that it is now applying Insight – its bearing health management technology – in several high-end industry applications. According to the firm, which supplies bearings, seals, mechatronics and lubrication systems, the technology uses self-powered, intelligent wireless sensors integrated into bearings to provide instant condition monitoring data via the Internet. The technology is now undergoing trials in challenging projects in the wind-energy and railway industries. Applying SKF bearing health management algorithms to the data provided by Insight enables an ‘adaptive’ approach to maintenance, says the company. Whilst traditional condition monitoring detects bearing damage, Insight spots the abnormal conditions that cause the damage and can take action to prevent damage. ‘It goes beyond current ‘sensorised’ bearing technology by integrating a broader range of sensors, and could include self-powering and intelligent wireless technology,’ explained Ronnie Spolidoro, Business Development Manager, SKF Insight. ‘These bearings are “connected” to the SKF Cloud – giving customers access to a range of SKF diagnostic and support services, which ensures complete bearing health management.’ Insight monitors dynamic parameters such vibration, temperature, lubrication condition and load, 4
Sealing Technology
and informs the user when conditions are abnormal and can threaten to cause bearing damage. When it was launched, at Hannover 2013, it was a technology concept – a way in which maintenance engineers might improve condition monitoring by keeping tabs on bearing health. Two years on it is a fully functioning system running in customer pilot projects, capable of supplying data directly to diagnostic centres for better condition monitoring via the SKF Cloud using SKF @ptitude. From here, dashboards and reports can be supplied to the plant operator, machine manufacturer, SKF or any other authorised person with Internet access. The data also can be accessed on mobile devices, such as iPads. One of the most promising areas of application for Insight is in wind-turbine monitoring, because of the huge cost of maintenance. The company is already working with a wind-turbine customer to develop such a system. It measures dynamic bearing information in the true operating state and then wirelessly communicates it to remote monitoring centres or local maintenance crews. The company is developing a similar system for the railway sector, for wheel-end bearings – critical components that are usually changed at set intervals, regardless of their condition. Contact: SKF, SE-415 50 Göteborg, Sweden. Tel: +46 31 337 1000, Fax: +46 31 337 2832, Email: [email protected], Web: www.skf.com
Company News EagleBurgmann acquires Tianjin Nibot Seal Technology
S
ealing technology company EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH & Co Kg has acquired China’s Tianjin Nibot Seal Technology Co Ltd. Based in Tianjin, a major industrial centre and an important seaport in the northeast of China – approximately 145 km from Peking – the acquired company specialises in maintenance, retrofit, repair and service of gas seals in the oil and gas, and petrochemicals and chemicals industries. ‘The acquisition is important to us because it noticeably boosts our strategic alignment towards the end-user business in China, making us even more competitive,’ commented Dr Stefan Sacré, CEO, EagleBurgmann. ‘In addition to our successful business with compressor manufacturers, our newly acquired
experts now let us offer an even better and more long-term service for gas seals.’ EagleBurgmann has more than 13 sales offices and service centres located in industrial conurbations, for example, Beijing, Dushanzi, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Shenyang, Wuhan, Xinjiang, Xi’an, Yulin or Zibo. The new subsidiary, which owns numerous patents and licences, and is listed as a supplier with major operators, has access to a comprehensive network of locations. ‘With this acquisition we have vastly improved our opportunities and growth possibilities in the oil and gas or petrochemicals markets. Our mutual engineering and production know-how, with strong service orientation, enables us to decisively expand our position as the provider of high-tech seal technology,’ added Simon Guo, CEO, EagleBurgmann China. EagleBurgmann has been represented in China since the mid-1990s and employs more than 400 people throughout the country. In recent years it has been certified several times in accordance with management systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or OHSAS 18001 and is listed as a supplier for major pump and compressor manufacturers. Contacts: Ellen Klier, EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH & Co Kg, Äußere Sauerlacher Str. 6–10, 82515 Wolfratshausen, Germany. Tel: +49 8171 23 1453, Fax: +49 8171 23 1095, Email: [email protected], Web: www.eagleburgmann.com Tianjin Nibot Seals Technology Co Ltd, Gangxin Road, 3rd Xingang Road, Shuanggang Industrial Park, Jinnan District, Tianjin, China. Tel: +86 22 8871 8208, Fax: +86 22 8871 8207, Web: http://nibot.com.cn/map.asp
Production starts at Trelleborg’s new aerospace facility in France
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relleborg Sealing Solutions says it has cemented its strong position in the aerospace sealing market in Europe by starting manufacturing at a new facility in Condé-sur-Noireau, France. In parallel, the business area’s manufacturing, engineering support and sales structure has been realigned in recognition of the international nature of the aerospace business. The company’s 3500-m2 facility, which will employ around 100 executives and skilled workers, is the result of an investment of approximately E5 million, funded by Trelleborg
August 2015