Archive for the ‘General’ Category
"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.
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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.
Engineer's Toolbox: Seating innovations with silicone have patient health covered |
Feb 1011 |
DesignFax recently published an article focusing on a unique solution for health care seating from Simrit, using a huge liquid silicone rubber (LSR) press. 
Diana Heibertshausen Named 2009 Customer Service Specialist of the Year |
Jan 1028 |
Simrit is pleased to announce that Diana Heibertshausen in Milan, OH has been named the 2009 Simrit Customer Service Specialist of the Year.
Diana has served in many roles in the Milan facility over the past 10 years. She has consistently supported not only the Simrit Customer Service Team in Milan but also supported accounts in Spencer as well as our IBD Customer base. Diana’s attention to detail, follow-up and follow-thru as well as consistent high level of performance delights Simrit customers daily.
Independent, dependable and supportive of the team clearly capture Diana’s characteristics.
Please join the Simrit Team in congratulating Diana Heibertshausen, Simrit Customer Service Specialist of the Year.
Paula Menkveld
Division Manager
Customer Service
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.
Simrit’s New High Pressure Radial Shaft Seals Brochure |
Dec 0917 |
The updated brochure features the premium pressure seals from Simrit that offer one-piece construction, small load rise as a function of pressure, and improved seal life span due to improved lubrication at the sealing lip.
The radial shaft seals are designed to prevent deformation via a combination of a shorter flex section, flex section support features, reinforced metal cases, defined lip geometries, and proprietary wear resistant materials.
The brochure includes designs for medium pressure seals of TCV, TCN, PPS, and PTS radial shaft seals, and high pressure seals BAHD, HPS, and HPLS (patented) radial shaft seals. The HPS seal and the HPLS seal work in challenging applications, including pressures up to 175 and 200 bar, respectively.
Click here to see a PDF version of the brochure or for more information contact Anna Blackburn at anna.blackburn@simrit.us.