Providing a tight seal for Chinese aircraft

Customised silicone seal for the emergency door application in China’s first commercial aircraftCANADA-based Simrit, the industrial sealing products division of Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, is supplying a customised silicone seal for the emergency door application in China’s first commercial aircraft. Specifically designed for the precise requirements of the emergency door application, the seal offers low abrasion and reduced friction characteristics. The company worked on the product at its Canadian facility and Malaysian technology centre.

The single-piece seal is said to provide low temperature capability and successfully satisfied the customer’s load
deflection and closure force conditions.(PRA)