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UK seals and gaskets industry reviewed
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Lanxess and Eriks sign trademark licence agreement
Superior appoints sales manager in Germany
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he Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of speciality chemicals group Lanxess has concluded a trademark licence agreement for its HNBR rubber Therban with the industrial trading company Eriks, based in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. The global distributor of industrial components for sealing, hose, drive and joining technology will, in the future, use Therban grades from Lanxess for its hydrogenated rubber seals, which are manufactured according to its own specifications. Eriks says that by using this material it can ensure that its HNBR products have a uniform raw material and compound quality. To help its customers identify products correctly the industrial equipment supplier will use Lanxess’ Therban logo.
Contact: Eriks Group NV, Postbus 1088, Arcadialaan 14, Victory Building, Alkmaar, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 072 547 58 88, Fax: +31 072 547 58 89, Web: www.eriks.com.
DP Seals gains AS9100 accreditation
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P Seals has achieved AS9100 accreditation, the quality management standard specifically developed for the aviation, space and defence industries. The accreditation covers both the firm’s main manufacturing site and satellite operation. AS9100 defines a single, common qualitymanagement system for the whole aerospace industry, satisfying DOD, NASA and FAA quality requirements. Contact: DP Seals Ltd, Unit 6, Dawkins Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset BH15 4JY, UK. Tel: +44 1202 674671, Fax: +44 1202 665581, Email: [email protected], Web: http://aerospace.dpseals.com.
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uperior has appointed Andre Schlimm to manage its growing business in Germany, and on the Continent. Schlimm, who is a specialist in industrial machines, will divide his time between Dorset, UK, and the Superior’s new office in Olpe near Cologne, spending the majority of his time in Germany and Northern Europe. Andre’s appointment is as a direct result of the company’s success in Europe, which now accounts for nearly half of the sales of O-rings, seals and special mouldings worldwide. Schlimm commented: ‘I am delighted to be helping Superior drive business through Europe. I have long been familiar with Superior and already had a high opinion of its products before I joined the company. Not only that, but I am really excited about what is happening at Superior and where the company is going. It really is a very exciting time to be part of it.’ Pascal Barat, who is head of sales development at the firm, says Schlimm’s appointment represents a new and exciting phase for Superior.
Contact: Superior Group Ltd, Nimrod Way, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7SH, UK. Tel: +44 1202 854300, Fax: +44 1202 854313, Email: [email protected], Web: www.superiorltd.com.
performance over the last year. They are part of a band of 133 companies that prove success still can be achieved in the seals and gaskets industry despite difficult trading conditions. But a third of the companies analysed are said to be in financial difficulty. The 2010 edition of the Plimsoll Industry Analysis, which individually assesses every company in the UK Seals & Gaskets industry, is now available. Readers of Sealing Technology are entitled to a £50 discount if they call the number below and quote reference PR/AA10. Contact: Plimsoll Publishing Ltd, Scotswood House, Teesdale South, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 5EF, UK. Tel: +44 1642 626400, Fax: +44 1642 626410, Email: [email protected], Web: www.plimsoll.co.uk.
Conference and Course Focus The organisers of several events that are scheduled to be held in the autumn have issued a call for papers while those planning events for spring have published details of papers that are to be presented.
International Pump Users Symposium contains substantial seal content
T Recent Publications UK seals and gaskets industry reviewed
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here are going to be big changes in the UK seals and gaskets industry with lots of takeovers, a number of high profile failures and even the odd surprise or two along the way, according to the latest Plimsoll Analysis. This is the view of David Pattison the author of Plimsoll Analysis: An assessment of the top 254 companies in the UK Seals & Gaskets industry. Pattison says that a number of companies have managed to improve their
he 26th International Pump Users Symposium, organised by Texas A&M in Houston, contains a considerable amount of material that will be of interest to the seal community. A user perspective on mechanical seal selection will be presented by Total. This covers the method that is currently being considered for inclusion in the revision of API682/ISO 21049. It uses the United Nations Globally Harmonised System for the classification and labelling of chemicals to provide a method of aligning this classification alongside the selection of the API seal arrangements 1, 2 and 3. Other seal-related presentations will cover improved, heat soak calculations for iV >V>ÊÃi>ÃÆÊiV >V>ÊÃi>Ê«iÀvÀ>ViÊV>VÕ>ÌÃÆÊÌ iÊ«>VÌÊvÊÃi>Ê««}Ê plans on pump reliability and plant efficienVÞÆÊ>ÊÃÌÕ`ÞÊvÊ*>ÊxÎ Ê«ÀiÃÃÕÀÃi`Ê`Õ>Ãi>Ê ÃÞÃÌiÃÆÊ>`ÊV«ÀiÃÃÊ«>V}°
January 2010
Lanxess and Eriks sign trademark licence agreement
Superior appoints sales manager in Germany
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he Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit of speciality chemicals group Lanxess has concluded a trademark licence agreement for its HNBR rubber Therban with the industrial trading company Eriks, based in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. The global distributor of industrial components for sealing, hose, drive and joining technology will, in the future, use Therban grades from Lanxess for its hydrogenated rubber seals, which are manufactured according to its own specifications. Eriks says that by using this material it can ensure that its HNBR products have a uniform raw material and compound quality. To help its customers identify products correctly the industrial equipment supplier will use Lanxess’ Therban logo.
Contact: Eriks Group NV, Postbus 1088, Arcadialaan 14, Victory Building, Alkmaar, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 072 547 58 88, Fax: +31 072 547 58 89, Web: www.eriks.com.
DP Seals gains AS9100 accreditation
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P Seals has achieved AS9100 accreditation, the quality management standard specifically developed for the aviation, space and defence industries. The accreditation covers both the firm’s main manufacturing site and satellite operation. AS9100 defines a single, common qualitymanagement system for the whole aerospace industry, satisfying DOD, NASA and FAA quality requirements. Contact: DP Seals Ltd, Unit 6, Dawkins Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset BH15 4JY, UK. Tel: +44 1202 674671, Fax: +44 1202 665581, Email: [email protected], Web: http://aerospace.dpseals.com.
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uperior has appointed Andre Schlimm to manage its growing business in Germany, and on the Continent. Schlimm, who is a specialist in industrial machines, will divide his time between Dorset, UK, and the Superior’s new office in Olpe near Cologne, spending the majority of his time in Germany and Northern Europe. Andre’s appointment is as a direct result of the company’s success in Europe, which now accounts for nearly half of the sales of O-rings, seals and special mouldings worldwide. Schlimm commented: ‘I am delighted to be helping Superior drive business through Europe. I have long been familiar with Superior and already had a high opinion of its products before I joined the company. Not only that, but I am really excited about what is happening at Superior and where the company is going. It really is a very exciting time to be part of it.’ Pascal Barat, who is head of sales development at the firm, says Schlimm’s appointment represents a new and exciting phase for Superior.
Contact: Superior Group Ltd, Nimrod Way, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7SH, UK. Tel: +44 1202 854300, Fax: +44 1202 854313, Email: [email protected], Web: www.superiorltd.com.
performance over the last year. They are part of a band of 133 companies that prove success still can be achieved in the seals and gaskets industry despite difficult trading conditions. But a third of the companies analysed are said to be in financial difficulty. The 2010 edition of the Plimsoll Industry Analysis, which individually assesses every company in the UK Seals & Gaskets industry, is now available. Readers of Sealing Technology are entitled to a £50 discount if they call the number below and quote reference PR/AA10. Contact: Plimsoll Publishing Ltd, Scotswood House, Teesdale South, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 5EF, UK. Tel: +44 1642 626400, Fax: +44 1642 626410, Email: [email protected], Web: www.plimsoll.co.uk.
Conference and Course Focus The organisers of several events that are scheduled to be held in the autumn have issued a call for papers while those planning events for spring have published details of papers that are to be presented.
International Pump Users Symposium contains substantial seal content
T Recent Publications UK seals and gaskets industry reviewed
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here are going to be big changes in the UK seals and gaskets industry with lots of takeovers, a number of high profile failures and even the odd surprise or two along the way, according to the latest Plimsoll Analysis. This is the view of David Pattison the author of Plimsoll Analysis: An assessment of the top 254 companies in the UK Seals & Gaskets industry. Pattison says that a number of companies have managed to improve their
he 26th International Pump Users Symposium, organised by Texas A&M in Houston, contains a considerable amount of material that will be of interest to the seal community. A user perspective on mechanical seal selection will be presented by Total. This covers the method that is currently being considered for inclusion in the revision of API682/ISO 21049. It uses the United Nations Globally Harmonised System for the classification and labelling of chemicals to provide a method of aligning this classification alongside the selection of the API seal arrangements 1, 2 and 3. Other seal-related presentations will cover improved, heat soak calculations for iV >V>ÊÃi>ÃÆÊiV >V>ÊÃi>Ê«iÀvÀ>ViÊV>VÕ>ÌÃÆÊÌ iÊ«>VÌÊvÊÃi>Ê««}Ê plans on pump reliability and plant efficienVÞÆÊ>ÊÃÌÕ`ÞÊvÊ*>ÊxÎ Ê«ÀiÃÃÕÀÃi`Ê`Õ>Ãi>Ê ÃÞÃÌiÃÆÊ>`ÊV«ÀiÃÃÊ«>V}°
January 2010