Tech Talks

Trelleborg experts Axel Weimann, Armin Eisenhardt, Ulrich Schmid and Dino Tusino discuss ‘Electrification – the New Normal’ and the industry and policy implications of this global market shift. Together they will also highlight Trelleborg’s innovative solutions for EV applications – including considerations for Low Voltage (LV), Commercial Vehicle (CV) and three-wheeler (3W) electrification.

This session covers:

• Change of customer requirements: Media, Temperatures, Pressures
• New Material portfolio: AEM, FKM, EPDM, LSR
• Examples
• Hydrogen: the difficult one

One industry after another is feeling the impact of electrification. A massive force driven by technological advances, shifts in regulation and new trends pushes market niches out of their comfort zone. As a globally operating technology leader across all market segments, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is there to shape the future together with its customers. 

This session covers:

• New requirements in eMobility
• Materials and process
• Detection and Solution
• Online and onsite live demonstration
  
  

This session covers:

• The unique sealing challenges of the electric drive unit
• Why high-speed rotary seals are necessary for e-axle applications
• Lubrication in transmissions and material compatibility
• Two new HiSpin® seals specially developed for use in eMobility applications
   

This session covers:

• Material combinations: Thermoplastic, Elastomers, Metal
• Different processes: All-in-one, Overmolding
• Manufacturing advantages
• Sealing and additional features
• Online and onsite live demonstration

This session covers:

• Target requirements
• Material and design
• Special features: Dry run sealing and Conductivity
  
  

Imagine having to mount a seal onto an aluminum cover. The seal is placed into the groove and then you try to push the last section into place and the other side pops back up. This can be a very time consuming and frustrating process.

Rubore® technology combines the steel or metal part with the rubber sealing component into one single piece. In addition to simplifying the manufacturing process, Rubore® two-in-one products are cost-effective and offer advantages in sealing performance.

eMobility is the biggest revolution in the automotive industry in recent decades. OEMs and their component suppliers rely on innovative and robust sealing technology to meet their demanding high-volume requirements.

Looking for ways to stay ahead of the competition? Chris Tellers will clue you in on cost effective ways to accelerate product development schedules during this webinar. 

Two words: material science. That’s what our own Michael Hebert discusses during this webinar.

No one likes limitations and neither do we. During this webinar, Roger Peet shares how having multiple capabilities at your fingertips can open a world of possibilities for your next project.

Hear Konrad Saur discuss the ways we incorporate sustainability, nearshoring, and circularity into our business model while bringing you quality products to market fast. 

Adam Sieben talks tooling during this webinar. Listen in to hear him discuss valuable ways to stay ahead of the competition and deliver quality products to the marketplace fast through precision tooling.

Specifying a complete sealing ‘system solution’ rather than a selection of individual sealing components in fluid power applications is becoming key to reliability, efficiency and inventory management. 

This session will give an overview of the considerations and benefits that lead to such a choice and highlights the most innovative ‘system solutions’ offered today for fluid power applications.

At the forefront of sealing technology, innovations, such as Lubrication Management Technology, maximize the lifetime of hydraulic systems and of fluid power components, ensuring reliable, long-lasting operation.

Nexus Face Seals Line is a new product line, made with new metal rings material. This session will discuss the technical performances of this new MFS's line, the relevant segment markets with the relative opportunities and the strength points of NEXUS 2.0 MFS.

Key points she addresses are:

• Sealing system failures
• Sealing system performance and design
• Slydring® product lines, materials and design

The new Orkot® C280 Slydring® is an exciting new offering for guide rings in hydraulic cylinders that helps close a gap in Trelleborg’s product portfolio and allowing us to provide a solution for nearly every system demand.

Sealing products are key to enable hygienic food production. Our Trelleborg experts will discuss our revolutionary FoodPro® materials that are specially engineered for universal use in food and beverage processing applications. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has long experience in designing and delivering products which are optimized for the application, safe for the consumer and compliant with food contact regulations.

Optimizing production, enhancing efficiency, and meeting the highest quality and food safety requirements are critical. High-performance sealing materials keep even the most challenging applications running.

Managing food contact compliance is a huge challenge for manufacturers of food contact equipment. Despite significant differences in regulatory requirements, manufacturers ideally want to use the same equipment and spare parts all over the world. Our FoodPro®  materials are designed to comply with the globally most relevant food contact regulations.

Trelleborg FoodPro® materials have been specially engineered to meet all the demands of the food and beverage processing industry. The continuously expanding FoodPro® range includes EPDM, NBR, FKM and Isolast® FFKM elastomers and Turcon® PTFE and Zurcon® polyethylene plastics. These materials can be used in the production of standard and custom-designed seals, bearings and other sealing components.

This session highlights a customer case study and the processes of material selection for challenging applications.

Explore polymer material testing methodologies, which aim to ensure effective sealing of hydrogen production, storage, transport, and end-use applications in this discussion. Hydrogen testing standards and setting conditions for hydrogen sealing are complex and challenging. Focus areas comprise permeation and compatibility. Furthermore, surface hardware and impact are key application aspects.

Automation and sustainability are propelling innovation in drives and motion control technology. State-of-the-art sealing solutions are custom designed to meet the requirements of cutting-edge applications.

Join Trelleborg experts Inderjeet Singh and Franco Marano for an introduction to the latest Advanced Radial Oil Seal portfolio from Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, including the latest innovations in design, material competence, and testing capabilities.

Radial oil seals are an established sealing concept for several applications, covering increasing requirement. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is focusing on modern designs, materials including excellent engineering expertise to serve the market needs.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions supports the modern and evolving robotics industry through its engineering resources, materials expertise and local support.  We have heard a call from our customer base that there is a need to reduce the mass of the robotic arms and drive systems with a goal for improvements in speed and energy consumption.  One of the ways the market endeavors to reduce this mass is in reduction of the typical seal cross-section size.  To this endeavor, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is working to develop 3 new seal offerings.

Learn about linear and rotary seals for linear actuators and motors. Design and material selection are key elements to an efficient and long lasting motion control system. Custom molded low friction components like lead nuts and other glide rails increase accuracy and reduce total cost of ownership. Introduction to conductive materials for use in seals that help manage electromagnetic interference and radio frequency interference.

Discover how the latest seal designs can improve lubrication between elastomer and shaft, reducing power loss and extending equipment lifetime in demanding rotary applications.

How are seals and materials developed and tested to ensure they meet performance requirements?  Get a behind-the-scenes look at our R&D facilities.

Legislation on chemicals, environmental protection and sustainability, social pressure, responsible corporate management and constantly growing customer requirements demand fast and reliable responses to rapidly changing conditions. 

This session covers:

• The stick-slip effect and its prediction by numerical methods
• How to develop stick-slip free sealing systems by using advanced simulations 
• Ensure a safe and robust function of hydraulic systems
• How a well-designed “Damping Seal Concept” can prevent stick-slip effectively

Join our team as they take you on a tour of Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Global R&D Center, Stuttgart, Germany, highlighting the latest material and design competence initiatives to support the transition to sustainable alternatives to traditional sealing technology. 

This session examines how improved customer satisfaction can be achieved through the triangle of tension between time, cost and quality by changing the way we think and act.

The presentation will focus on successfully implemented solution strategies and show how new approaches can be taken in the customer-supplier relationship and in procurement.

The presentation will focus on successfully implemented solution strategies and show how new approaches can be taken in the customer-supplier relationship and in procurement.

Learn how a close partnership between you and TSS, state-of-the-art engineering and services lead to reduced lifetime costs of your products.

Learn about our digital tools and services and discuss new opportunities for customers to collaboration digitally with Trelleborg.

The digital transformation trend continues to shape how companies operate, regardless of the industry. 

The Trelleborg team takes a high-level look at each of the Mega Trends shaping the Future of Manufacturing, including Digital Transformation, Circular Products, Localized Production/Near Sourcing and Sustainability.

With global supply chains experiencing unprecedented shortages, manufacturers are looking to localize production and near-source to mitigate risk. In this session, you’ll learn how Trelleborg’s ServicePLUS Centers help our customers operate more efficiently.

Friction is a challenge in many applications. We'll investigate different root causes and compare options to minimize friction.

In this interactive workshop, Johannes Kunze von Bischhoffshausen, Manager Digital Transformation and Internet of Things, talks about:

• Maintenance strategies 
• The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
• Smart products, smart services and smart manufacturing in Trelleborg Sealing  Solutions

In this presentation, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Konrad Saur, Ph.D, Vice President – Innovation & Technology, speaks about various megatrends that affect the sealing industry:

• Increasing technology
• Improving energy efficiency
• Growing digitalization
• Electrification

In this presentation Uwe Haehnel, Director Lead Group ServicePLUS & Strategic Projects, talks about the diversity of ServicePLUS and the different stages of service: 

• Engineering
• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Aftermarket

See for yourself why ServicePLUS goes beyond a standard service and how you can benefit from it.

In this presentation, Neal Borg, Product Manager, explains a product that consist of two components – thermoplastic and elastomer which are bonded together.

This session covers:

• Decreased number of assembly steps
• Less handling and part management
• Compact designs and seal configurations 
• Variety of target material groups

In this presentation Soeren Roepstorff, Development Manager R&F, talks about:

• Material innovations in high performance thermoplastics
• Performance and media resistance
• Low friction, reliability and lifetime extension
• Functional integration and additional capabilities of materials

Decades of experience have led us to develop new and improved existing methods for producing innovative reliable products and additional testing capabilities. These include leading-edge micromolding technology, cleanroom manufacturing to meet industry standard contamination controls and our unique FlexiMold™ process for large diameter seals.

Trelleborg expert Dr. Murat Gulcur will highlight our in-house manufacturing capabilities for Isolast® FFKM elastomers. lsolast® PureFab™ offers the ultimate high purity, plasma sealing performance at high temperatures in critical semiconductor production applications.

In this session:

• Learn the new Isolast® PureFab™ FFKM material range, and the unique characteristics of the different materials
• Determine how extensive competitor benchmarking helps identify the best offering and reduces risk when qualifying new materials in highly sensitive environments
• Discover how this material saves time & costs for semiconductor manufacturers
  
  

Rapidly evolving technology, promising huge growth, drives semiconductor manufacturers’ innovation. Specially engineered sealing materials help reduce total cost of ownership and accelerate time to market.

Trelleborg expert Prof. Dr. Konrad Saur will discuss the impact on products and design relating to environmental footprint. 

Trelleborg experts Prof. Dr. Konrad Saur and Axel Weimann will discuss the latest issues affecting the manufacturing industry including global and political trends and alternative fuel sources. Solutions for sealing challenges will also be discussed including advanced composites, multicomponent manufacturing technology, 2-Layer PTFE and bio-elastomer materials.

Discover the synergy between sustainability goals and material innovation, highlighting the transformative impact of strategic design on environmental progress. Learn from real-world examples how we help customers create longer-lasting and more efficient products that promote sustainability through customer-centric initiatives. 

The circular economy references methodologies by which people and companies can reduce pollution through the careful application of design thinking, which implies that a product’s design is focused on re-use, refurbishment, and waste reduction. David and Michael review the circular product concept, share examples, and discuss how seal design can be included in your design thinking for circular products.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has very ambitious sustainability targets. How can we help our customers become more environmentally friendly and sustainable?

Sustainability and seal engineering is a multifaceted topic. Matthias Keck, Director Technology explores direct aspects like material choice, production process, material reduction or end-of-life disposal, as well as indirect aspects like energy efficiency in use, service life, multi-functionality or enabling of sustainable high-tech applications.

The push to further efforts around sustainability is causing companies and individuals to rethink how they operate. Dr. Konrad Sauer discusses how Trelleborg supports customers on their sustainability journey without compromising product performance and reliability.

Energy transition means that many new technologies are being integrated into global energy supply as we move away from reliance on fossil fuels only. This presentation demonstrates the key areas and applications where we operate and how we make a difference in delivering sustainable energy solutions.

Hydrogen is key in the global efforts to reduce emissions. Sealing the smallest gas molecule of the universe is challenging, but not impossible.

How can the flow of materials be improved along the production chain? We want to discuss how to move toward a circular economy.