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Simrit produzirá vedações especiais para a indústria aeroespacial brasileira |
Dec 115 |
Fornecedora das principais empresas aeroespaciais, a Simrit – divisão de produtos industriais e especiais da Freudenberg-NOK, o maior fabricante de retentores e vedações do mundo – produzirá os o-rings do sistema de combustível da futura linha Legacy 450/500. Os novos jatos executivos da Embraer entrarão em operação a partir do próximo ano.
Com mais de 30 anos de experiência em vedações aeroespaciais, a Simrit uniu três operações no negócio. O desenvolvimento foi coordenado pelo Centro Mundial de Tecnologia (Michigan, EUA), a produção ficará com a unidade especializada de Santa Ana (Califórnia, EUA) e os atendimentos comercial e técnico são realizados pelos brasileiros em Diadema (SP).
Líder em o-rings aeronáuticos e certificada pelas mais exigentes normas do setor (AS9100, EN9100, ISO 9001, Nadcap, EASE, D1-9000 e A2LA), a Simrit pretende fornecer, em breve, sua completa linha de produtos no mercado nacional. A empresa tem milhares de aplicações em retentores, selos, vedações, condutos, conectores, juntas metálicas, entre outras.
“Estamos prontos para atender às empresas aeroespaciais brasileiras em todas as suas necessidades em vedação. Temos peças e materiais para qualquer sistema, das turbinas às rodas, da fuselagem aos aviônicos. E, a cada dia, os laboratórios da Simrit estão criando mais soluções inéditas”, destaca Gustavo Caterina, gerente para o mercado aeroespacial.
Novidades para Aplicações Críticas
Recentemente, a Simrit passou a oferecer aos fabricantes de aeronaves comerciais três novas gerações de componentes, capazes de suportar as mais severas condições de uso. As vedações foram desenvolvidas para solucionar problemas cotidianos na manutenção de fuselagens e sistemas hidráulicos responsáveis pelos controles de voo primário e secundário.
Entre as inovações, está uma nova linha de selos aerodinâmicos capaz de minimizar o desgaste por abrasão, atingindo padrões de desempenho e durabilidade inéditos. Produzida com um poliuretano exclusivo da Simrit, suporta temperaturas de até -59ºC sem sofrer degradação e possui um elevado limite de resistência à tração de 28 MPa.
Outra solução da Simrit para a fuselagem é uma vedação em borracha de silicone que reduz drasticamente os atritos cinético e estático. É indicada para portas, aplicações dinâmicas de baixa pressão e outras áreas onde ocorre desgaste por esfregamento. Pode ser usada em conjuntos prontos e incorporada a baixo custo em componentes existentes.
A terceira novidade é a família de o-rings de alta performance Simrit E454 para sistemas hidráulicos críticos. Desenvolvidos em EPDM (Borracha de Etileno-Propileno-Dieno), são muito superiores aos itens da concorrência. Avaliados em laboratórios e voos, superaram as rigorosas exigências da especificação NAS-1613 com todos os fluidos da classe SAE AS1241.
“No segmento aeroespacial, tecnologia de ponta é algo básico. Por isso que a Simrit investe para inovar a cada dia, além de integrar importantes comitês técnicos, como da ASTM, capazes de traçar as normas do futuro. O mercado brasileiro é fundamental para esse sucesso e tem prioridade no acesso aos últimos lançamentos”, reforça o diretor Adriano Vargas.
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"Engineered Seals Withstand Extreme Conditions," as featured in Machine Design |
Feb 1019 |
Click here to view the article on Simrit’s sealing solutions for extreme conditions that Machine Design recently featured on their website and in their printed magazine.
Quote taken from the article:
Key points:
• Aerospace applications may call for seals that are fireproof, resist fluids, and work over a large temperature range.
• Viscoelastic properties help elastomeric seals work in subfreezing temperatures.
• Semiconductor and alternative energy applications require low-maintenance seals that resist chemicals and weather.
Freudenberg Simrit LP Earns Pattonair Gold Standard Award |
Jan 1019 |
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Jan. 19, 2010 – In recognition of its outstanding delivery and quality performance, Freudenberg Simrit LP, the U.K. sister company of Plymouth, Mich.-based Simrit, was recently awarded the Pattonair Gold Standard Award for supplier excellence during Pattonair’s annual supplier conference. This is the first time Freudenberg Simrit LP has received this award. Simrit is one of only two seal suppliers to be recognized for gold standard performance.
Pattonair, the supply chain business of Umeco plc, is a leading global aerospace and defense service provider, with locations in Asia, Europe and North America. Pattonair’s Gold Standard Award, which is presented every six months, recognizes the company’s 12 best suppliers that provide outstanding performance. Freudenberg Simrit LP has supplied O-rings to Pattonair for the past five years.
“It’s a great honor to be recognized by Pattonair for our dedication to providing superior products and services,” said Stuart Campton, sales director, Europe aerospace and semicon, Simrit. “At Simrit, we strive to offer exceptional customer service, as well as quality products that impeccably fit our customers’ needs.”
“This award is another milestone in Simrit’s global journey,” said Vinay Nilkanth, vice president of global sales, aerospace and semicon, Simrit. “We look forward to continuing our commitment to excellence and hope to expand our product line offering to Pattonair as they expand on their commodity sourcing plans.”
“There is no longer a place in aerospace supply chains for poor performing suppliers and we need to be as demanding of our supply chain as our customers are of us,” said Ian Tumanow, supply chain development director, Pattonair. “The Gold Standard Award was established to recognize our suppliers for business excellence. We thank Simrit for the first-class performance it has delivered to our company during 2009.”
Freudenberg Simrit LP is the U.K. sister company to the Simrit Division based at Freudenberg-NOK’s headquarters in Plymouth, Mich. The Simrit Division is part of the Freudenberg and NOK Group, which has total annual sales of more than $12 billion. Simrit offers an extensive portfolio of sealing solutions for the aerospace, appliance, energy, heavy duty truck, industrial, marine, mobile machinery, recreational vehicle and semiconductor markets. For more information, visit the Simrit website at www.simrit.com.
Umeco is a leading innovator in distribution and supply chain management to the aerospace and defense industries, harnessing new methods for enhancing its customers’ performance and profitability. Umeco also has significant manufacturing interests in advanced composite materials for a growing range of applications in its core aerospace and defense markets and in other high performance technology industries such as motor sport, automotive and wind energy.
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Umeco had revenue from continuing operations of GBP415.3 million in the year to 31 March 2009. Umeco is managed through two business streams:
Umeco Composites – a provider of a complete range of advanced composite materials principally to the aerospace, motor sport, automotive and wind energy markets. Customers include Boeing, Airbus, BAE Systems, manufacturers of wind turbine blades, a number of manufacturers of high performance super cars and Formula 1 teams including Team McLaren Mercedes.
Umeco Supply Chain – a leading international provider of value-added distribution and supply chain outsourcing services to customers in the aerospace & defense market. With its specialization in the supply of small and medium value components and sophisticated IT systems, its growing global customer base can enjoy significant operational, cost and working capital benefits. Customers include Rolls-Royce plc, BAE Systems, Safran Group, Parker Aerospace, Goodrich, Thales Aerospace, Turbomeca, ATK, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Editor’s Note:
For an image of Simrit receiving the Pattonair Gold Standard Award at the Annual Suppler Conference, please contact Adriana Ferrari at 248-269-1122 or aferrari@bianchipr.com.
Foreground (shaking hands):
Ian Tumanow, Supply Chain Development Director, Pattonair
Stuart Campton, Sales Director – Europe Aerospace & Semicon, Simrit
Background:
Craig Pilling, Procurement Operations Manager, Pattonair
Scott Wilson, Aerospace Key Account Manager, Simrit
Simrit’s F273 Fluorosilicone Rubber Approved to AMS-7273 Specification |
Jan 1011 |
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Jan. 11, 2010 – Simrit, the industrial products division of Freudenberg-NOK, has recently expanded its material product line with the debut of the F273 material for the aerospace industry. The new material conforms to all requirements of AMS-7273. F273 fluorosilicone rubber products are manufactured in its International Seal® facility located in Santa Ana, Calif.
The F273 material is used in high-performance, high-pressure jet fuel systems and is resistant to jet fuels and synthetic turbine lubricants with a typical application temperature range from -70C to +200C. The AMS-7273 specification is difficult to meet because of stringent requirements for aged properties –meaning that no appreciable property changes are allowed at exposure temperatures up to 200C in dry heat. Additionally, this specification is difficult to meet with the high-pressure, extreme temperature simulated component testing in fuel.
“As a leader and innovator in the sealing industry, Simrit continually strives for growth, innovation and advancement as we create and discover new materials, and with them, new possibilities,” said Vinay Nilkanth, vice president of business development for Simrit. “We are pleased to obtain this approval for our F273 (AMS-7273) compound, which will help meet a need in the market for sealing specific aerospace fluids.”
A market leader in the aerospace, industrial and agriculture/construction market segments, Simrit draws from more than 150 years of experience and well-known brand names including Freudenberg®, NOK®, Disogrin®, Merkel® and International Seal®.
The Simrit Division is based at Freudenberg-NOK’s headquarters in Plymouth, Mich. Freudenberg-NOK is part of the Freudenberg and NOK Group Companies, which have total annual sales of more than $7 billion. The global Freudenberg and NOK Group offers an extensive portfolio of precision-molded products for the aerospace, appliance, automotive, marine, medical, off-highway equipment, recreational vehicle and semiconductor markets.
For more information, visit the Simrit website at www.simrit.com.
Pictures: Simrit’s Germantown, Wis. facility Earns UTC Supplier Gold Award |
Oct 0920 |