Sustainable and Standards-compliant: Seals for the Beverage Industry

Hands-on and heads-up: See how high-performance seals work

When it comes to new technologies, performance matters and hands-on testing is a great help. At the Freudenberg Sealing Technologies stand, attendees can perform a test to see how easily seals can be swapped during the maintenance cycle. Aside from the haptic testing of new seal solutions, the test stand features an important visual feature as well: A demonstrator shows the functioning of the seals, depicting what happens when non-hygienic or improperly placed seals jut in or out and disrupt the flow of the medium inside the tubes. The result is contamination. The demonstration reveals excellent material performance, but that is just one aspect of the company’s presence at drinktec. Another focus is the exceptional functioning of the components that are used.

SmartChange system: Saving time and avoiding waste when changing seals

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is setting new standards in the food and beverage industry with a newly developed clamping ring for the extremely quick and easy installation and removal of shaft seals in the Radiamatic® HTS II series. Thanks to smart design development, a complete dismantling and mounting cycle can be carried out in just a few minutes. The specially adapted geometry of the clamping ring provides a secure fit for the seal in the installation space while allowing the effortless removal of the high-performance sealing element. Another advantage: The clamping ring stays in the installation space and does not have to be replaced. The installation of a profile ring afterwards is straightforward. The starter kit includes a new clamping ring as well as a profile ring from the Radiamatic® HTS II portfolio. All the single- and double-lip variants of the HTS II series are available with the new SmartChange system – including the hygienic design version with a forward-positioned lip. Cleaning is easy with conventional CIP and SIP processes.