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Oilfield Engineering with Polymers 2008
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New sales and service centre opened in China
L
amons has opened a new sales and service centre in Zhangjiagang, China. This new 1100m2 centre is situated 80miles northwest of Shaghai and will contain an extensive standard inventory of gaskets and stud bolts together with modern manufacturing facilities. It will be able to fabricate spiral wound, jacketed, kammprofile, corrugated and cut gaskets. Heat exchanger gaskets can be manufactured as a single piece construction using a CNC plasma cutting facility.
Contact: Lamons Gasket Co., 7300 Airport Blvd, Houston, TX 77061, USA, Tel: +1 713 222 0284, Fax: +1 713 547 9590, Email: [email protected], Web: www.lamonsgasket.com.
EagleBurgmann reports rising sales and positive trends
T
he EagleBurgmann companies, Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co. KG of Wolfratshausen/Germany and Eagle Industry of Tokyo/Japan have reported a sales increase of 14% to 570.3million for 2007. Operations in North and South America, China and India were responsible for the positive performance. The marketing of the diamond coating for mechanical seals is reported as having had a promising start, with demand steadily growing. Freudenberg Venture Capital’s acquisition of interests in Condias means that this innovation is now secured on a long-term basis.
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Contact: Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co KG, Postfach 1240, D-82502 Wolfratshausen, Germany. Tel: +49 8171 231453, Fax: +49 8171 231095, Email: [email protected], Web: www.eagleburgmann.com
Forthcoming Conferences Focus on Reciprocating Seals
T
he one day seminar organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 25 June 2008 will cover a range of topics on reciprocating seals. The latest information on both experimental and analytical work to improve hydraulic cylinder seal performance will be complemented by information on the developments in piston rings. Contact details in the Events Calendar.
Oilfield Engineering with Polymers 2008
T
he programme has been published for the 6th International Conference on the use of polymers in oilfield applications, to be held in London on 7-8 October 2008. The majority of the first day is concerned with piping, but a good proportion of the second day is concerned with sealing topics. The technical programme has been put together by MERL, as for the past few events, but the organisation is being handled by AMI Ltd. Contact details are available in the Events Calendar.
Recent publications
A
number of papers relating to sealing topics have been published
recently. Several of these cover the analysis of bolted joints but are also complemented by others on the analysis of hydraulic cylinder seals and a recently familiar topic of DLC coatings. • Akli Nechachea and Abdel-Hakim Bouzid, ‘On the use of plate theory to evaluate the load relaxation in bolted flanged joints subjected to creep’ International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Volume 85, Issue 7, July 2008. The authors are from Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, • Pascal Jolly and Luc Marchand, ‘A 3D regression surface for the room temperature tightness gasket data reduction and bolt load design’ International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Volume 85, Issue 7, July 2008. The authors are from Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, • G Mathan and N Siva Prasad ‘A study on the sealing performance of flange joints with gaskets under external bending using finite-element analysis’ Proceedings of the IMechE – Part E, Journal of Process Engineering Volume 222, Issue 1, 2008. The authors are from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. • M Abid and M Iqbal ‘Determination of optimized non-gasketed flange geometry for safe stress and no leak condition: finiteelement analysis approach’ Proceedings of the IMechE – Part E, Journal of Process Engineering Volume 222, Issue 1, 2008. The authors are from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Pakistan. • Y Öngün, M André, D Bartel and L Deters, ‘An axisymmetric hydrodynamic interface element for finite-element computations of mixed lubrication in rubber seals’ Proceedings of the IMechE – Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology Volume 222, Issue 3, 2008. Authors are from Kaiserslauten and Magdeburg Universities and Robert Bosch Co. in Germany. • M. Vilaa, J.M. Carrapichanob, J.R. Gomesc, S.S. Camargo Jr.d, C.A. Acheted and R.F. Silvaa, ‘Ultra-high performance of DLC-coated Si3N4 rings for mechanical seals’ Wear, Vol 265, Issues 5-6, 2008, by authors from several universities in Portugal and Brasil.
June 2008
New sales and service centre opened in China
L
amons has opened a new sales and service centre in Zhangjiagang, China. This new 1100m2 centre is situated 80miles northwest of Shaghai and will contain an extensive standard inventory of gaskets and stud bolts together with modern manufacturing facilities. It will be able to fabricate spiral wound, jacketed, kammprofile, corrugated and cut gaskets. Heat exchanger gaskets can be manufactured as a single piece construction using a CNC plasma cutting facility.
Contact: Lamons Gasket Co., 7300 Airport Blvd, Houston, TX 77061, USA, Tel: +1 713 222 0284, Fax: +1 713 547 9590, Email: [email protected], Web: www.lamonsgasket.com.
EagleBurgmann reports rising sales and positive trends
T
he EagleBurgmann companies, Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co. KG of Wolfratshausen/Germany and Eagle Industry of Tokyo/Japan have reported a sales increase of 14% to 570.3million for 2007. Operations in North and South America, China and India were responsible for the positive performance. The marketing of the diamond coating for mechanical seals is reported as having had a promising start, with demand steadily growing. Freudenberg Venture Capital’s acquisition of interests in Condias means that this innovation is now secured on a long-term basis.
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Sealing Technology
Contact: Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co KG, Postfach 1240, D-82502 Wolfratshausen, Germany. Tel: +49 8171 231453, Fax: +49 8171 231095, Email: [email protected], Web: www.eagleburgmann.com
Forthcoming Conferences Focus on Reciprocating Seals
T
he one day seminar organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 25 June 2008 will cover a range of topics on reciprocating seals. The latest information on both experimental and analytical work to improve hydraulic cylinder seal performance will be complemented by information on the developments in piston rings. Contact details in the Events Calendar.
Oilfield Engineering with Polymers 2008
T
he programme has been published for the 6th International Conference on the use of polymers in oilfield applications, to be held in London on 7-8 October 2008. The majority of the first day is concerned with piping, but a good proportion of the second day is concerned with sealing topics. The technical programme has been put together by MERL, as for the past few events, but the organisation is being handled by AMI Ltd. Contact details are available in the Events Calendar.
Recent publications
A
number of papers relating to sealing topics have been published
recently. Several of these cover the analysis of bolted joints but are also complemented by others on the analysis of hydraulic cylinder seals and a recently familiar topic of DLC coatings. • Akli Nechachea and Abdel-Hakim Bouzid, ‘On the use of plate theory to evaluate the load relaxation in bolted flanged joints subjected to creep’ International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Volume 85, Issue 7, July 2008. The authors are from Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, • Pascal Jolly and Luc Marchand, ‘A 3D regression surface for the room temperature tightness gasket data reduction and bolt load design’ International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Volume 85, Issue 7, July 2008. The authors are from Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, • G Mathan and N Siva Prasad ‘A study on the sealing performance of flange joints with gaskets under external bending using finite-element analysis’ Proceedings of the IMechE – Part E, Journal of Process Engineering Volume 222, Issue 1, 2008. The authors are from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. • M Abid and M Iqbal ‘Determination of optimized non-gasketed flange geometry for safe stress and no leak condition: finiteelement analysis approach’ Proceedings of the IMechE – Part E, Journal of Process Engineering Volume 222, Issue 1, 2008. The authors are from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Pakistan. • Y Öngün, M André, D Bartel and L Deters, ‘An axisymmetric hydrodynamic interface element for finite-element computations of mixed lubrication in rubber seals’ Proceedings of the IMechE – Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology Volume 222, Issue 3, 2008. Authors are from Kaiserslauten and Magdeburg Universities and Robert Bosch Co. in Germany. • M. Vilaa, J.M. Carrapichanob, J.R. Gomesc, S.S. Camargo Jr.d, C.A. Acheted and R.F. Silvaa, ‘Ultra-high performance of DLC-coated Si3N4 rings for mechanical seals’ Wear, Vol 265, Issues 5-6, 2008, by authors from several universities in Portugal and Brasil.
June 2008