“We want to show our visitors all the places where products from Dana ensure tight connections and safety,” says application engineer Volker Etzel of the General Industrial Sales department, explaining the concept for the booth. “Many people are still surprised at all the different places where our gaskets turn up.”

Dana produces and supplies gasket solutions for all applications in the chemical industry – from raw material extraction to the various processing stages and all the way to the final product. Victor Reinz gaskets are also used in renewable energy generation as well as in the food industry, such as in chocolate production. For this reason, the Achema is one of the most important trade fairs for the gasket experts from Neu-Ulm. Customers from all over the world will be greeted at our booth by specialized area sales managers and application engineers, as well as by the friendly catering team.

“Our goal is to provide competent advice in an atmosphere where people can concentrate amidst the hustle and bustle of the fair. The quality of the advice we provide should match the quality of our products,” Volker Etzel continues. “Our customers should be able to feel at ease and experience our excellent service for themselves.”

A seal isn’t just a seal. Flat gaskets in pipeline flanges are subject to many different criteria – from the size of the flange to the roughness of the surface, the material and the number of screws all the way to operating conditions such as pressure and temperature. Our newly created and thoroughly updated brochures Sealing Surface Pressures and Bolt Forces for CLASS and PN-Designated Welding Neck Flanges make it quick and easy to determine average surface pressures. This is an important aid for all customers who work with flanges, bolts and gaskets.

“To put it simply, the brochures are disappearing like hotcakes. Most of our customers make use of the comprehensive tables almost every day.” Volker Etzel promises to bring enough brochures along with him to Achema this time to satisfy the great demand.

Victor Reinz gaskets from Dana also take care of plenty of chores in most private households – in gas meter gaskets and thermal solar modules, they ensure tight connections and provide comforting safety without anybody even noticing.

Dana Power Technologies and Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH at the

Achema 2018 – Hall 8.0 Booth G61

From June 11th to 15th, 2018, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

We look forward to seeing you at our booth!

In many countries drinking water is the foodstuff subject to most stringent controls. When distributing drinking water via the pipe system of the water utility companies and installation in buildings, it also comes into contact with elastomer materials, e.g. in pipes, fittings and seals.

To ensure that AFM 34 is fit for the entire scope of applications in all aspects of drinking water, the proven sealing material was adapted in detail based on aramid fibers – without altering the outstanding technical properties of the original material. The new AFM 34 material for drinking water applications according to the elastomer directive can be ordered immediately with the designation AFM 34/2.

Volker Etzel, Application Engineer, Sales General Industry: “With AFM 34/2 our customers are absolutely on the safe side, both legally and technically. This sealing material covers the entire spectrum of applications of the elastomer directive. Everything is covered!”

The elastomer directive is divided each into three areas for operating temperatures and nominal sizes. AFM 34/2 meets the requirements of all temperature ranges (cold, warm and hot water) and seal sizes. With other words: When using AFM 34/2 in compliance with the elastomer directive, temperatures and nominal sizes do not matter. AFM 34/2 is always the right solution with release certificate – and this at a top technical level through the combination of high mechanical strength, excellent gas leak-tightness and outstanding chemical resistance.

The AFM 34/2 releases for drinking water and gas applications:

»         Elastomer guideline of the Federal Environmental Agency (formerly KTW)

»         DVGW Worksheet W270

»         WRAS according to BS 6920

»         DIN-DVGW according to DIN 3535-6

»         VP 401 (HTB)

For universal seal solutions outside the area of applicability of the elastomer directive best results are achieved with AFM 34 and the derivatives AFM 34 IGV, AFM 34 metal and AFM 34 CO ME.

AFM 34 CO ME meets the guidelines of the DIN 30690-1:2016 standard (Construction elements in the gas supply system - Part 1: Requirements for construction elements in gas supply systems) in the complete pressure range up to 40 bar. In addition, compliance with leak tightness class L0.01 (DIN EN 13555) for flanged connections common in gas systems was established in calculations according to DIN EN 1591-1.

Furthermore, AFM 34 CO ME has been approved by the following: DIN-DVGW, VP 401 (HTB) and TA Luft.

In addition, the successful aramide fiber gasket AFM 34 features innovative coating (CO) in combination with a metallic inner eyelet (ME) and a new type of flanging process. The thin and very adaptable coating guarantees significantly improved micro-adaptation and leakage rate. The stainless steel inner flange effectively seals against higher liquid and gas pressures.

Beyond this, the Dana development team has reduced the sheet thickness of the inner bead and optimized the beading technology at the same time. This makes the metallic inner flange even more moldable. As another positive effect the flange takes much less surface pressure away from the sealing bond when installed. AFM 34 CO ME thus belongs to the stainless steel inner eyelet gaskets for flanged connections with maximum safety against blow-outs – including flange dimensions with low surface pressures.

"AFM 34 CO ME is a true universal gasket for flanges in gas systems in the pressure range up to 40 bar, simply a one for all purposes" explains application engineer, Volker Etzel, General Industrial Sales. "We provide double certainty and reliability with this gasket: Our customers can be sure they comply with all current legal requirements and certain that their flanged connections are tight."

Dana will present the new Victor Reinz® gasket at the largest German professional trade show for gas and water, the gat 2016, from November 8 to 10 in Essen. Background information on the topic of "Calculation of flanged connections" is available here directly for interested visitors.

Find out more at: www.reinz.com/brochures/industry

Your contact person:
Marc Bohr
Area Sales Manager
Fon: +49 731 7046-493
E-Mail: marc.bohr@dana.com

The AFM 34 CO material creates ideal conditions for compliance with the leak tightness class according to VDI Guideline 2290 based on the German Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control (TA Luft). The newest member of the proven AFM 34 family of gasket material thus meets the most recent legislative requirements for strict leak rates.

In this new development, AFM 34, the most efficient Victor Reinz® gasket material, is additionally refined by a thin, highly adaptable surface coating (CO). AFM 34 CO thus achieves outstanding gas tightness, even in flanges with low surface pressures thanks to its enhanced micro-adaptation properties.  

The advantages of AFM 34 CO for industrial applications:

» An exceptional material for complying with the leak tightness class according 
   to VDI 2290 (L0.01)
» Meets the requirements of the VCI guideline on installing flanged
   connections in processing systems (May 2014)
» Has all of the important approvals
» Offers superlative leak tightness, even for flange dimensions 
   with low surface pressures
» Possesses the same comprehensive media resistance as the base material AFM 34

For further information on AFM 34 CO please download our brochure under the menu item 'DOWNLOADS'.

The website provides customers from all sectors of industry with an overview of the entire spectrum of materials and applications state-of-the-art Victor Reinz sealing technology has to offer. All products and product groups are described in brief and linked to their respective technical data sheets. One of the site’s special highlights is its direct connection to the IGIS^® intelligent material selection program for Victor Reinz materials and gaskets.

The Intelligent Gasket Information System (IGIS for short) is a helpful tool for choosing the ideal gasket material for the specific sealing challenge at hand. In it, the customer chooses the medium to be sealed from a table of roughly 800 different media and then determines the operating points, installed surface pressure, leakage class and approvals. IGIS then provides a list of the most suitable sealing concepts. The new internet site, titled “Gasket solutions for industrial applications and everyday challenges,” is supplemented by a wide range of services: a program for calculating the sealing surface pressure, case studies on the most successful gasket materials as well as a wide variety of advice and brochures available for download.

Dana’s team of technical consultants and application engineers provides valuable support for the chemical, petrochemical, petroleum and gas industries, as well as for the food sector and shipbuilding industry. Our goal is to provide each and every customer with the best possible advice and sealing solutions, including after sales service. The industrial team also works for strategic partners in the die-cutting industry.

 Link to the General Industry division website: www.reinz-industrial.com

The new testing center consist of three engine test benches, a hot gas test benches and a vibration test system with a built-in acoustic measurement room. The newly constructed building is topped off by installation areas and office spaces and recreation rooms.

“Dana meets the requirements of the future – especially for customer-specific engine configuration and additional measurement instrumentation such as acceleration and sealing gap measurements,” explains Hans Lintner, the engine test bench project manager. “The new building gives us space for test benches which are nearly twice as large, which puts us in an ideal position to meet all present and future customer requirements.”

The existing test benches for car and truck engines are configured for performances ranging from downsizing power units with an engine displacement of 0.9 l to six-cylinder in-line power trains with engine displacement of 13.0 l.

Whether at the customer's request or for internal research and development purposes, we test the entire VICTOR REINZ product range – from sealing, shielding and valve cover systems for the automotive industry to original replacement parts for the free spare parts market.

In addition to the engine configuration (including the entire car exhaust system and engine control unit), the new test benches also allow engine-specific cooling circuits to be incorporated into the test environments. This is where we run thermal shock programs with the shortest of cooling cycles and low-temperature cooling systems with engine oil temperatures as low as –20 °C and rinsing procedures with antifreeze cooled down to –30 °C. With its maximum fuel performance of 400 kW and gas temperatures of up to 1,100° C, the hot gas test bench creates great stresses close to the engine.

Dana uses its vibration test system (which we call “the shaker”) to speed all newly developed items, especially shielding components, up to engine-level vibrations. Modern measurement devices record noise emissions in the built-in acoustic measurement room so that components can be designed to be even quieter in the future.

The new engine and component testing center constitutes the best available technology and meets all requirements placed on Dana, as a professional and dependable OEM development partner. The test benches are also ideally suited to alternative power units and fuels thanks to their engine configuration in the direct proximity of the vehicle and high-grade automation system which enables realistic driving programs and much more.

Technical data
On the new engine and component testing center

Dynamometers for car and truck engines

• from 30 to 880 kW
• up to 5,000 nm
• up to 10,000 1/min

Cooling system

• Temperatures in saline solution down to –30 °C
• Engine oil temperatures down to –20 °C

Hot gas test bench

• Fuel performance of up to 400 kW
• Hot gas temperature of up to 1,100 °C
• Mass flow of up to 1,008 kg/h
• Hot gas pressure of up to 3 bar
• Counter-pressure system max. 3 bar at 900 °C

Vibration test system

• 35 kN rated power (sine, random)
• Maximum frequency 2,000 Hz
• Max. amplitude 50 mm Max. acceleration 480 m/s²
• Sweep or resonance test program

Continuous refinement and development work has yielded a new version of the successful AFM 34 ME gasket which is finished with a thin and highly flexible coating. The result: significantly improved micro-adjustment and leakage rate.

Moreover, the developers have succeeded in drastically reducing the sheet thickness of the inner flange, while optimizing the flange technology at the same time. This makes the metallic inner flange more moldable than ever before. Another positive effect is that the flange takes much less surface pressure away from the sealing bond when installed. This makes the AFM 34 CO ME the ideal candidate for flange dimensions with low surface pressure.

“Our new flat gasket not only increases leak tightness, it also provides ideal conditions for meeting the latest legislative requirements,” explains application engineer Volker Etzel of the General Industrial Sales department. “The initial guidelines (VDI 2290) call for special mediums which are covered by the German Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control (TA Luft), as well as lower leakage rates which cannot be achieved by conventional flanged gaskets. In this light, our AFM 34 CO ME provides our customers with security.”

The new AFM 34 CO ME flat gasket from the Victor Reinz^® product range is one of the most blowout-resistant gaskets with a stainless steel inner flange for flange connections. The concept offers the greatest possible gas-tightness, even at low surface pressures.

Find out more at: www.reinz.com/brochures/industry

One of the most important components in a fuel cell stack is the bipolar plates for distributing fuel, air and coolant to each individual catalyst-coated membrane cell.

The ultra-thin metallic bipolar plates bind the company’s patented integrated sealing technology, which offers first-class power density, maximum reliability and durability. Dana developed a completely integrated manufacturing process to produce these new metallic bipolar plates. It combines high-speed die-cutters, laser welding and in-line conductive coating.

Dana has an array of modern methods specially developed for metallic bipolar plates at its disposal to optimize production and cost-effectively produce large volumes of plates at its site in Neu-Ulm.

“Dana has combined its established expertise in the field of sealing technology with its mass-production skills to bring this all-round fuel cell innovation to the market,” explains Dwayne Matthews, president of Dana Power Technologies Group. “We can now offer our customers with a fully integrated solution which runs the gamut from plates, welding and coating and thus offer a cost-effective product which achieves superlative levels of efficiency.”

In addition to its highly developed metallic bipolar plates, Dana’s range of fuel cell products also includes cast bipolar plates made of graphite compound materials, heat exchangers, hydrogen reformers and thermal management systems. The entire range can be seen at Dana’s booth at the Hannover Trade Fair (Hall 27, Booth B71).

The HANNOVER TRADE FAIR specifically focuses on core technologies and services in industrial production. The spotlight is on technological innovation in productivity and efficiency.