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News
Freudenberg’s S4 cassette seal increases reliability of agricultural equipment 1 & 16
Flowserve cartridge mechanical seals are designed to increase reliability 2
Joint project aims to detect problems with rotating equipment on board ships 2
Roxtec sealing system simplifies ship retrofits and upgrades 2
Henkel and Audi develop patented two-step process for car-body surface treatment 16

Company News
Investment of £5.5 million caps landmark year for Aesseal 3
Henkel invests in materials start-up NBD Nanotechnologies 3
SABIC enhances workforce skills with Academy of Joint Integrity training 4
Greene, Tweed receives innovation award 4

Conferences and Meetings News
BHR’s fluid sealing conference set to take place in March 5

Publications of Interest
Encapsulants market worth $1.64 billion by 2022 forecasts study 5

Technology Focus
Efficient sealing systems in fluid power applications 5
Optical measurement determines roughness and micro-structure of piston ring running surfaces 7
Freudenberg investigates use of conductive plastics for radar sensor housings 8

Recently Published Papers 9
Regulars
In Brief 3
Patents 11
Events Calendar 16