The Trelleborg Sealing Solutions technical library offers you a collection of webinars, whitepapers and technical articles covering various topics in the world of seals and sealing technology.
We've asked our sealing technology experts share their know-how. These lectures give you an in-depth look into the latest innovations in the industry.
High Speed Rotary Seals for Electric Drive Units
Learn how HiSpin® seals increase the performance of e-Axles
Rubore® Cap Seal – How to Seal a Hole
Find out more about our cost-effective composite sealing cap
Simulation of Stick Slip Effects
Explore the stick-slip effect, its prediction and how to prevent it
Slydring® Sealing System Performance
Maximum performance with Slydring® Sealing System performance
How IoT and its applications leverage smart products, services and manufacturing
Megatrends in the Sealing Industry
See how technology, digitalization and energy efficiency shape sealing solutions
Explore eMobility as technological & market related business driver for different segments
Simplify your workflow with a ‘total solution’ program from engineering to manufacturing
+++Performance, media resistance, low friction, reliability and lifetime extension+++
How compact designs and seal configurations facilitate assembly and handling
Explore the joint manufacturing steps from prototyping to mass production
Our webinars provide an educational resource on topics relevant to sealing technology and engineered products and applications. They cover practical, targeted topics taught by experts in their field.
Cassette Seals Webinar & Transcript
This webinar features a unique cassette seal design for challenging environments.
In-depth reports on innovative sealing technology developments
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions experts provide an in-depth look at new technology developments related to sealing technology and engineered products.
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LSR Technology Accelerating Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) injection molding techonology lends itself to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) products. This whitepaper compares the main materials for sealing, damping and protection purposes and then focuses on the LSR benefits and processes.
Fighting Hospital Acquired Infection
This whitepaper outlines these three techniques and presents test results proving the effectiveness of the immersion impregnation method in combining an API with silicone tubing to prevent catheter-associated infections.
High Modulus Plastics Can Play a Key Role in Off-Highway Vehicles
By Tom Zozokos, Product Line Director, and Beth Figliulo, Fluid Power Segment Manager Americas, Trelleborg SealingSolutions.
Co-injection molding is one technology of interest for those designing hydraulic systems for o!-highway use. This allows two polymers to be combined in a single operation to create multiple functions in onecomponent. A good example is an elastomeric material that acts as a seal and a scraper combined with a stronger thermoplastic material that acts as a bushing or guide ring. This component would be anideal molded rod end in a hydraulic cylinder used in the excavator bucket of an o!-highway vehicle, for instance.
Reducing Risk with Geometric Transition Extrusion
By Dan Sanchez, Product Manager at Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical
In an effort to design smaller, more intricate and complicated medical devices without running afoul of increasingly stringent national and international regulations, many designers are looking to geometric transition extrusions manufactured of high consistency rubber (HCR) silicone. This process reduces total cost of ownership for the original equipment manufacturer while improving part quality and greatly enhancing the types of devices being sought by healthcare medproviders.
Composite Simulation Grows MORE ROBUST
By Kenneth Wong
THE TRANSITION FROM METAL to composite is one of the most recent significant changes in manufacturing.
The former material is isotropic, exhibiting uniform stretching and bending behavior in all directions. By contrast,composites are anisotropic. They stretch, bend and break differently in different directions, based on how the fibers are woven together and how the laminates are bonded. This fundamental difference throws many traditional simulation protocols and practices into chaos.
5 medical tubing manufacturing processes to achieve complex geometries
By Dan Sanchez, Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical
Medtech companies have demanded increasingly complex geometries in medical tubing. Here’s a rundown of five manufacturing processes that could help them get there.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has developed a unique engineered seal– specifically for use within Central Tire Inflation systems. Turcon® Roto L is the first ever active seal, engineered to only provide sealing when required. Eliminating friction and torque, this extends the seal life of axle systems and can significantly reduce fuel consumption for vehicle operators.
Modern machinery, equipment and motors fitted with hydraulic cylinders are becoming more powerful, which means that the hydraulic systems therein are increasingly subject to higher operating pressures and temperatures.
3 Areas of Innovation for Combination Medical Products
By Andrew Gaillard, Global Director and Jonathan Russell, Engineering Manager, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Healthcare & Medical, published in "Medical Design Briefs" September 2019
Trelleborg is a full-service supplier of finished medical devices involving silicone-API processing, assembly of sensor and insertion device, ready-to-use package and sterilization.
Trelleborg Seals help keep food and beverage industry clean
By David Kaley, published in "Rubber & Plastics News", September 2019
One of the most important aspects for the food and beverage industry is sterility. Preventing cross-contamination on the plant floor is crucial. Any company creating pieces of equipment needs to adhere to the industry's strict regulations.
When Electric Vehicles Take Over
By Jeff Kerns, published in "Machine Design Magazine" August 2019
Are supply chains, materials, and drivability of EVs helping or hurting?
New Seals Reduce Friction for Electric Vehicle Adoption
By Harlan Hart, Technical Manager, e-Mobility for Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, published in "Machine Design Magazine" August 2019
Increasing electric vehicles driving range is more than just a matter of batteries and motors.
Fight friction and reduce costs with lubrication management
By Beth Figliulo and Michael Cook, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Americas, August 2019
Reduction in compression set behavior with new hydraulic sealing systems reduces friction and creates a better environment for seals.
Smart catheter system: A new bladder control management solution
By Michelle Jacobson, published in Today's Medical Developments Magazine, July 2019
With component sourcing and supply chain management support from Trelleborg, Spinal Singularity developed the Connected Catheter to offer improved quality for users.
Trelleborg's tensioner cylinder seals exceed 20-year lifecycle rating
By Mary Gannon, June 2019
Seals used in offshore rig tensioner cylinders must meet the same rigorous lifecycles as the cylinders themselves. Because offshore environments are harsh and installation and maintenance can be difficult, tensioner cylinders must have a 20-year life. That was why, more than 20 years ago, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions conducted research, determining that its seals could last this necessary lifecycle.
Trelleborg's 2K technology enhances options for medical device manufacturers
By Ursula Nollenberger, published in "Rubber & Plastics News", May 2019
When it comes to the safety and efficiency of medical devices, lives could literally be on the line.
Whether it's a wearable pump for insulin or implantable delivery devices, proper dose regulation and biocompatibility are crucial.
Understanding Key Processes for Mixing API's with Silicone
published in "ECN", April 2019
The Power of Combination Medical Products
By Mark Gordon and Andrew Gaillard; published in "MDT-Medical Design Technology", March 2019
By Michael Cook and Kelly Volpenhein; Published in "Fluidpower Journal", February 2019
Advancements in Double-Acting Rotary Seals Prove More Effective
By Beth Figliulo, Fluid power segment manager, published in "Electronic Component News", Dec. 2018
Matching Seals to Dynamic Sealing Applications
By Beth Figliulo, published in "Hydraulics & Pneumatics", Dec. 2018
How you can keep Bacteria from colonizing Silicone
Published in "MDO", Nov. 2018
Published on "ChemInfo", May 2018
The chemical compatibility of a seal with the fluids in a system is critical to obtaining a reliable, long-lasting seal. Here are some considerations for choosing the right material for a given chemical sealing application.
New developments in sealing technology require the use of advanced design techniques, and a complete solution requires pre-processing, solution and post-processing for effective nonlinear Finite Element Analysis.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software is used to create computer-generated models of materials or design components. These are then subjected virtually to mechanical, thermal or other stresses so that engineers can predict material and product performance.
Materials for Maximum Wear Ring Performance
Published in "Flow Control", May 2018
Polyurethane (PU) materials offer outstanding wear, extrusion and abrasion resistance with good elasticity and low compression set.
Engineered Solutions for Smart Appliances with LSR Processing
The Research and Markets Institute (researchandmarkets.com) projects the global household appliances industry to reach an estimated value of US$ 324.2 billion by 2019. Amongst the major drivers are growing affluence of the middle-class population in emerging markets, higher disposable incomes, and more per capita spent on lifestyle products in increasingly urbanized environments.
With global engineering and production facilities, state of-the-art cleanrooms and advanced automated processes, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions already offers its medical device, biotech and pharmaceutical customers specialized custom molded solutions that enhance their product offerings.
As the world attempts to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, biofuels are now a reality. Brazil and the U.S. were early adopters of this alternative fuel for transportation but now its use is expanding in Europe, with Germany, France and Spain leading the way.
Perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) elastomers offer exceptional thermal stability, outstanding long-term compression set and almost universal chemical compatibility – delivering long life in the most aggressive of media, including hydrocarbon and aqueous media, common within oilfield applications.