Saint-Gobain Seals Group at Pittcon 2014: to Present its Wide Range of Sealing Solutions for Automotive

From March 3 to 6, Saint-Gobain Seals Group, a trusted manufacturing partner in the Life Sciences market for over 30 years, will be showcasing their wide range of sealing and polymer solutions at Pittcon 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Pittcon is one of the worlds largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science, an event known for its valuable learning experience that combines an extensive technical and educational experience with a hands-on look at all the latest products and technology solutions.

Exhibiting at Booth# 3713, the Seals Group will focus on presenting such product lines as OmniSeal spring-energized seals, Rulon fluoropolymer components and Meldin injection molded materials, which address critical sealing, friction control, chemical compatibility, material compliance and weight reduction issues.

Don Munro, Market Manager - Life Sciences, said, "Our goal is to team our engineers with those of the system manufacturers to help them push the boundaries of their current product capabilities. We add value to the customer when we help them achieve their goals in areas such as long life, efficiency and compliance."

These product lines have been used in a variety of applications; most recently, their OmniSeal seals and Rulon bearings were utilized in high-performance clinical chemical analyzer systems due to significantly maximizing equipment run time while minimizing maintenance costs. Maintenance intervals improved by 200% or more, resulting in the end user needing to only service the equipment one to two times per year in comparison to a typical six times per year with other systems.

Aside from contributing to the workflow and cost-efficient value of the analyzer systems, the Seals Group has also provided sustainable solutions such as surgical tools in the medical and dental fields. A leading global provider of healthcare products selected their OmniSeal seals and Meldin injection molded PEEK bearings for a groundbreaking powered stapling system. As the only full-powered, reusable, battery operated endoscopic stapler in the world, the simplified design allows for easier installation, features one-handed push-button operation and eliminates the need for manual firing force, which improves maneuverability as opposed