Precision Associate’s Sales Engineer, Dan Meydell presented the monthly Sealing Your Success Webinar, entitled “Friction Reducing Rubber Additives and Surface Treatments” for the International Sealing Distribution Association.
Friction in many applications using rubber products and seals is undesirable and the reduction of said friction is a goal of many engineers and end users. While there are numerous factors involved in friction, oftentimes most of these factors are constrained and unable to be changed. One potential tool to reduce friction in rubber components is to use various lubricated and surface modifications of the rubber component.
This presentation will detail a number of different options available. Insight will be given outlining the capabilities and limitations of these options along with some insights as to their basic mechanics of operation.
At the end of this webinar, you will understand some of the various options available with rubber materials that help reduce friction, along with knowledge of the basic mechanisms of how these options function.
Dan has worked as a sales engineer for 8 ½ years with 6 of them being in the rubber industry. He has a Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and has attended the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Outside of work he enjoys working on his house and fixing his 1954 Chevy.
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