- Email: [email protected]
Promotions at durametallic
Dynamic sealing onto win the RAC Rally quickly followed by the MonteCarlo Rally title. Contact: Mike Worley, Robeco NAK Ltd, Rolwey House Dutton Lane, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 6M, UK. Tel: +44 1703 629221; Fax: +44 1703 629115.
Bulletin Board for seal rings The Engineer’s Handbook of Piston Rings and Seals has become a useful reference for engineers attempting to solve difficult sealing problems, according to its publisher Kaydon Ring and Seal Inc. The handbook is now offered in electronic format on the Kaydon Ring and Seal computer bulletin board system. The handbook text may be viewed on-line for quick reference or may be downloaded in .TXT file format and GIF graphics format. The handbook covers: ??history of piston rings ??fundamentals of piston rings and seal rings ??applications of piston rings and seal rings in compressors, cylinders, valves and internal combustion engines and aerospace mechanisms, nuclear services and cryogenic services ??types of piston rings and seal rings, for instance
chrome-plated rings, plasma-coated rings and oil rings shaft seals ??relationship of material properties to piston ring design 0 materials 0 general practice for servicing reciprocating equipment using piston rings Standard design programs for ring seals are also available in .MCD format to be used with MathCad computational software. ??mechanical
Contact: Kaydon Ring and Seal Inc, PO Box 626, Baltimore, MD 21203, USA. Tel: + 1410 547 7700; Fax: + 1410 576 9059.
Live Loading Division of Motherwell Bridge Sealing Systems acquired
Motherwell Bridge Sealing Systems, reports the Weir
Bulletin January 1995. The live loading service will be managed by Hopkinson’s service and repair division, which operates from sites throughout the UK. “The acquisition will add to the range of services already provided by Hopkinsons for industrial valve users,” said Walter Campbell, managing director. Contact: Ray Lodge, Publicity Manager, Hopkinsons Ltd, Brittania Works, PO Box B27, Huddersfield HD2 2UR, UK. Tel: + 44 1484 422171; Fax: + 44 1484 518092.
Promotions at Durametallic A number of promotions have been made at Durametallic earlier this year. Mr S Gopinath has been promoted to vice president at the Kalamazoo-based DurametalIic Corporation, USA. He will be responsible for aII of Durametailic operations in Asia, which include facilities in Singapore and Seoul, South Korea. He is the first corporate officer to be based outside of the company’s Kalamazoo headquarters, and wiII operate from a regional office in Singpore. At the Kalamazoo site, MS Dana Walters has been promoted to vice president, human resources. Finally,
the new vice president - international, Western Hemisphere and South Pacific at the Kalamazoo site is MS Valda Karlsons. MS Karlsons will be responsible for managing the company’s international operations in Latin America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Durametallic Kalamazoo,
Coproration, 2100 Factory Street, MI 49001-4163, USA. Tel: + 1 616 381
2650; Fax: + 1 616 3818368.
Materials and trademarks A number of proprietary names have been used in this issue of Sealing Technology. The names are registered trademarks of the companies listed below. Adshead Ratcliffe Devcon UK EG&G Seal01 John Crane International
Loctite UK Victrex
Arbokol 1025 XL 1075 Rubber 14900 T@e 594 Bearing Mate Cran-tex Grafoil 515H seal 511 PEEK
Hopkinsons has acquired the Live Loading Division of
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Bulletin Board for seal rings The Engineer’s Handbook of Piston Rings and Seals has become a useful reference for engineers attempting to solve difficult sealing problems, according to its publisher Kaydon Ring and Seal Inc. The handbook is now offered in electronic format on the Kaydon Ring and Seal computer bulletin board system. The handbook text may be viewed on-line for quick reference or may be downloaded in .TXT file format and GIF graphics format. The handbook covers: ??history of piston rings ??fundamentals of piston rings and seal rings ??applications of piston rings and seal rings in compressors, cylinders, valves and internal combustion engines and aerospace mechanisms, nuclear services and cryogenic services ??types of piston rings and seal rings, for instance
chrome-plated rings, plasma-coated rings and oil rings shaft seals ??relationship of material properties to piston ring design 0 materials 0 general practice for servicing reciprocating equipment using piston rings Standard design programs for ring seals are also available in .MCD format to be used with MathCad computational software. ??mechanical
Contact: Kaydon Ring and Seal Inc, PO Box 626, Baltimore, MD 21203, USA. Tel: + 1410 547 7700; Fax: + 1410 576 9059.
Live Loading Division of Motherwell Bridge Sealing Systems acquired
Motherwell Bridge Sealing Systems, reports the Weir
Bulletin January 1995. The live loading service will be managed by Hopkinson’s service and repair division, which operates from sites throughout the UK. “The acquisition will add to the range of services already provided by Hopkinsons for industrial valve users,” said Walter Campbell, managing director. Contact: Ray Lodge, Publicity Manager, Hopkinsons Ltd, Brittania Works, PO Box B27, Huddersfield HD2 2UR, UK. Tel: + 44 1484 422171; Fax: + 44 1484 518092.
Promotions at Durametallic A number of promotions have been made at Durametallic earlier this year. Mr S Gopinath has been promoted to vice president at the Kalamazoo-based DurametalIic Corporation, USA. He will be responsible for aII of Durametailic operations in Asia, which include facilities in Singapore and Seoul, South Korea. He is the first corporate officer to be based outside of the company’s Kalamazoo headquarters, and wiII operate from a regional office in Singpore. At the Kalamazoo site, MS Dana Walters has been promoted to vice president, human resources. Finally,
the new vice president - international, Western Hemisphere and South Pacific at the Kalamazoo site is MS Valda Karlsons. MS Karlsons will be responsible for managing the company’s international operations in Latin America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Durametallic Kalamazoo,
Coproration, 2100 Factory Street, MI 49001-4163, USA. Tel: + 1 616 381
2650; Fax: + 1 616 3818368.
Materials and trademarks A number of proprietary names have been used in this issue of Sealing Technology. The names are registered trademarks of the companies listed below. Adshead Ratcliffe Devcon UK EG&G Seal01 John Crane International
Loctite UK Victrex
Arbokol 1025 XL 1075 Rubber 14900 T@e 594 Bearing Mate Cran-tex Grafoil 515H seal 511 PEEK
Hopkinsons has acquired the Live Loading Division of
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