From simplified assembly and maintenance to new development potential: The utilization of composite technology for sealing elements and engineered components offers a range of attractive benefits that Parker Prädifa converts into innovative solutions for diverse applications based on relevant materials and manufacturing know-how.
In composite solutions, components made of diverse materials are combined into an integrated functionally reliable molding using the best suited joining technology for the respective application. This alone results in significant benefits: the number of individual parts in component assemblies is reduced, which allows for designs that clearly enhance the efficiency of the assembly process and subsequent maintenance.
By means of composite technology the specific advantages of diverse materials can be combined in a single component. Thanks to extensive freedom of design even complex product geometries can be achieved. This results in compact and weight-saving solutions allowing for the realization of completely new development potential.
Extensive Materials Portfolio Offers Diverse Combination Options
Parker Prädifa offers an extensive range of advanced composite solutions featuring diverse material combinations such as rubber/plastics, rubber/metal and plastics/plastics. Particularly 2-component rubber/plastics direct composite solutions stand out from others in this context. Due to the substitution of metal, this type of composite requires no primer and is therefore beneficial for human health and the environment.
• Extensive materials portfolio offers diverse combination options such as rubber/plastics, rubber/metal and plastics/plastics
• Substitution opportunity, e.g. of metal by plastics
• Stabilization of small and delicate parts improves handling
• Reduction of potential assembly mistakes
• Reduction of potential leakage due to connected seal geometries
• Avoidance of parts loss in sub-assemblies during installation and subsequent use
• Smaller number of parts
• Stabilized seal geometries within the assembly
• Reduction of the required assembly space due to compact designs
• Lower maintenance, warehousing and logistics costs due to reduction of parts diversity
• Reduction of quality costs due to higher process stability
Range of application:
Due to its large selection of materials and possible combinations, Parker Prädifa is able to produce 2-component products for numerous applications in diverse markets.
Examples: Housing components with static sealing functions (also conforming to relevant IP Codes), functional elements for translatory motion, sealing elements with positive-/non-positive-locking retention, dimensionally stable carrier plates with sealing functions and more.
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Our application engineering team will be happy to discuss your requirements and work with you to find the best solution for your application profile.
