brochure automotive

Customer-oriented high-tech solutions
for the automotive industry.
GASKETS
TECHNICAL TEXTILES
EXPANSION JOINTS
INSULATION
NEW MATERIALS
How exactly do you
get ahead and stay ahead?
The soot particle filter which cleans itself. The first diesel
It goes without saying that know-how about the proper-
engine which has common rail technology. The airbag
ties of a material plays a crucial role here. But so does the
which anticipates the accident before it happens. The
question whether the relevant material is able to fulfil the
material from which products will be made in future.
demands that will be made tomorrow. Frenzelit supplies
its customers both specific and standardised solutions. For
There is tremendous pressure to innovate in the auto-
many different technological requirements – and for many
motive industry nowadays and the technological require-
different applications and markets, with the automotive
ments are becoming increasingly complex. Time to market
industry a top priority. All our customers benefit from our
is decreasing at the same time – for modern mono- and
extensive experience with a wide range of applications,
composite materials too. The question that remains to be
because we are involved wherever components and
answered here is: how can innovations be developed in the
system solutions need to be absolutely reliable and
shortest possible time that are technically mature all the
dependent.
same?
We are neither able nor willing to sacrifice one particular
As the technology leader for gaskets, technical textiles,
asset in this context, however: people. Which explains why
expansion joints and insulation, we have been focussing
there is a team of engineers behind every single product
on the processing of highly temperature-resistant fibres
that leaves one of our five plants in Germany, the USA and
for more than 80 years now. That sounds very much like
the Czech Republic, who pool the entire know-how of all
tradition. And it is. We couple this tradition and lengthy
the Frenzelit business divisions and corporate functions.
experience with a mission to develop smart materials. And
smart products. From the initial design stage to final
The consequence of this interdisciplinary approach to project
production.
management: processes are carried out simultaneously
rather than just consecutively at Frenzelit. This increases
quality - and cuts time to market. A good solution.
Our customers from the automotive industry
benefit from the broad technical know-how
that Frenzelit possesses about many different
applications and markets. The success we achieve
in projects carried out to create new materials is,
for example, exploited in the development
and testing of new generations of products
for the automotive industry.
Audi
BMW
Behr
Bosch
DaimlerChrysler
Deutz
GM
Hoerbiger
MAN
Mann & Hummel
MTU
Opel
Seat
Skoda
VW
Wabco
Webasto
ZF
Convincing ideas –
from the driveline
to the exhaust system.
Semi-finished products, ready-to-fit gaskets or insulation: as a system partner with
innovative material engineering skills, we are familiar with more than just the entire
gasket management of state-of-the-art engine technology.
Our team gives you capable and comprehensive advice whatever application interests
you: from choice of the right material to design, calculation and laboratory testing. From
bonding to top coating. And since our manufacturing equipment for new highperformance materials facilitates rapid development and sample production, we are in
a position to make small batches for you economically too.
Current application areas
for Frenzelit products:
ENGINE AND DRIVELINE
ENGINE COMPARTMENT
INTERIOR
EXHAUST SYSTEMS /
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
BODY
OTHERS
… and your latest application soon as well –
from the Frenzelit development laboratories.
As you like it:
The current products for automotive
applications at a glance.
EXHAUST SYSTEMS / CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
novaform®
novaform® GB
novaplan®
novatec®
Insulation and gasket materials as well as gaskets
for exhaust control and shielding systems.
isoTHERM® S
isoTHERM® 1000
isoGLAS®
Non-combustible needlemats, woven fabrics and
assembled parts for insulating, sealing and
supporting silencers, catalytic converters, soot
particle filters. Space-filling material to absorb heat.
INTERIOR
isoTECH
Needlemats for lining the boot
and rear-window shelf.
novaplan®
All-purpose insulation material
to absorb heat and sound.
HICOTEC® TP
Enables innovative panel
heating concepts to be
implemented in interiors.
Frenzelit has obtained certification that the company complies with
Quality management
the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 14001.
ISO 9001
This means complete transparency in all areas and a high degree of
ISO/TS 16949
security for our customers.
Environmental management
ISO 14001
In addition to the extensive product
portfolio outlined here, Frenzelit
does of course develop materials or
gasket and insulation elements that
are specially designed to satisfy
your particular requirements too.
ENGINE AND DRIVELINE
novaform®
Gasket materials and gaskets for practically
any application in engine and driveline.
novatec®
novaplan®
Flexible supports for cylinder head gaskets
in modern and classic engine designs.
novaTEX® FY
Yarns for reinforcing clutch facings.
HICOTEC®
New material concepts
in the gasket field.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT
isoTECH
isoTHERM® S
isoGLAS®
Needlemats and woven fabrics for
the heat and sound insulation of the bonnet
and dashboard.
BODY
Mtex®
Metal-coated textiles for heat and sound insulation:
heat protection layers, on-board computer network
insulation, woven fabric assemblies to protect heatsensitive components and wires. Hoses and insulation
assemblies to absorb extreme heat.
novaform®
Insulation material for galvanic separation
in the hinge area.
isoMESH
Air intake mesh.
Mtex®
Heat insulation in the underbody area.
novaplan®
Highly temperature-resistant insulation material
for shielding systems.
HICOTEC®
Materials for shielding electromagnetic radiation,
e.g. in direct combination with injection-moulded
parts or adhesive films too.
novaform®
novaform …
The proven, all-purpose family of soft
fibre gasket products.
novaform is also the brand name used
for individual gasket solutions.
novaform GB
Metal bead gaskets with or without an
elastomer coating or with a coating
for high-temperature applications.
Practically no setting, so they seal
permanently. Ideal for applications with
low surface pressure.
novatec®
The unique modern material concept
“Engineered graphite with Kevlar®”,
with excellent temperature and media
resistance and adaptability.
novatec HPN
Good basic adaptability of the gaskets
and exceptionally high temperature
resistance coupled with good media
resistance are the special properties of
this proven material.
novaform FSD
Silk screen gaskets – elastomeric contour
printed on soft fibre or metal gaskets or
on components. Suitable for applications
with low surface pressure.
novaform FDV
Dispenser gaskets with O-ring
characteristic where elastomeric bead
can easily be defined or altered.
novaplan®
novatec HPS
Controlled swelling of the gasket
material in oils and fuel compensates
for inconsistent pressure levels and
unevenness of the surfaces sealed.
A product range of open-pore flexible
supports for cylinder head gaskets in
all the classic engine designs. Can be
used with or without impregnation.
Compatible with standard screenprinting /top-coating materials.
KEVLAR® is a trademark registered by DuPont.
novatec LD 14 hc
Pressure-resistant layer on perforated
steel or smooth sheet metal. Impervious
cross section without impregnation.
The technical and economic alternative
to cylinder head gaskets made from
expanded graphite.
isoGLAS®/isoTHERM®
isoTECH
Mtex®
Needlemats, woven fabrics and assembled parts for heat and sound insulation. E-glass or silicate glass fibres with
a specified diameter are the material
basis. When isoTHERM S/ST is chosen,
these products can be used for temperatures of up to 1050 °C.
High-performance fibres, made – for
example – from meta-aramide, paraaramide, PE, polyimide, flax, PP, PES in
combinations or alone, are the basis for
this generation of needlemats. isoTECH
needlemats are developed in close cooperation with the customer and
always represent an individual solution.
Textile substrate materials are coated
directly with metal on the basis of an
innovative coating process. Solutions
for application areas with temperature
levels of more than 200° C are possible
as a result. Classic disadvantages of
organic coating systems, such as low
temperature resistance and strong
odour and smoke development, are
avoided.
novaTEX® FY
Yarns for the production of clutch
facings. We use a patented production
process to manufacture high-quality
friction facing yarns particularly economically.
isoMESH
novaTEX FY yarns are developed in
liaison with our customers, in order to
achieve an optimum performance with
respect to facing wear and comfort.
Ready-to-fit air intake meshes for
commercial vehicles, to protect the
radiator from insects and other foreign
bodies.
Unique properties:
Functional layers that are unique in the
property combinations that are feasible
can be produced with HICOTEC®. The
ability to produce extremely thin
functional layers reliably makes it
possible to use highly efficient raw
materials. Application, for example, in
the form of friction- and wear-optimised
fibre laminates that are particularly
suitable for supporting parts that move
and are subjected to high stresses.
Thanks to its high spontaneity, HICOTEC®
is suitable in a different form for hydrocarbons and adsorption of them and
can therefore help to observe emission
limits.
®
Innovative new product family with
many different properties: materials are
manufactured from high-performance
fibres in particular and are used for
special applications in filtration, fuel
cell technology and reinforcement as
well as for composite materials and
material combinations.
novaform®
novatec®
novaplan®
isoGLAS®
isoTHERM®
isoTECH
novaTEX®
isoMESH
Mtex®
®
Mobility starts in the mind:
development partnership with Frenzelit.
Constant improvement is essential to remain good. In
Take Mtex® as an example. In this prizewinning product
research and development. In the testing and implemen-
line developed from composite metal – textile materials,
tation of new technologies and composite materials. And
textile substrate materials made from inorganic and organic
where time is concerned too. A development partnership
fibre materials are coated directly with metals using an
with Frenzelit represents an attractive opportunity to
innovative coating process.
optimise what has proved to be successful – and to get
new developments to market more quickly.
Take HICOTEC® as an example. We have given this name to
a group of innovative new high-performance materials.
What is in it for you? Depending on the objective, we co-
With properties that have never been available before:
operate with your R&D department to modify existing
minimum basis weight and excellent homogeneity combined
products – e.g. to give them a longer useful life. Or we
with high porosity and made from high-performance raw
work with your engineers to develop material concepts
materials. With additive incorporation possible. Electrically
that set standards for others.
conductive. Thermoformable. Absorbent.
Take novaform® GB as an example. We develop customised
This makes HICOTEC® an ideal candidate for many different
products that satisfy your requirements precisely with the
applications: whether filtration, separating, shielding and
help of cutting-edge technology and the convenient
damping, lightweight construction or tribology is involved
exchange of drawing files using various CAD systems. We
– HICOTEC® products have what it takes to satisfy tomorrow's
produce prototypes in small batches at short notice too. You
markets.
tell us the application – and we tell you the solution.
We naturally offer you development partnerships on the
Take novatec® as an example. The unique modern material
basis of existing products too. For a specific period of time
concept “Engineered graphite with Kevlar®” specifies new
– and as long as you want. In-house at your company – or
limits - and is as a result the material of choice for use in
from our headquarters in Bad Berneck.
the latest generation of engines.
Do you have any questions about your application?
The automotive information service will help you:
[email protected]
People with drive.
Frenzelit international.
Perhaps your company is a long way away from the major
Our customers benefit here not just from the pooled skills
centres of the automotive industry. While your most
of about 400 qualified staff all over the world but also
important customers are in Detroit, Sao Paulo, Pune and
from the unique breadth of technological and application
Shanghai. No problem. Because we are where you need
know-how that Frenzelit has to offer in the gasket and
us. That’s a promise.
technical textile fields.
Granted: no-one can be everywhere at the same time. But
Our team of application consultants and engineers at our
it is possible to make sure that you are able to serve your
headquarters in Bad Berneck speaks the same language as
customers equally well no matter where they are. At
you - and gives you the name of the right local contact or
Frenzelit, this is done not only by our five plants in
establishes contact with him for you
Germany, in the USA and in the Czech Republic but also by
directly at your request. This
a global network of efficient subsidiaries and service &
enables us to ensure
logistic partners, in whom we have complete confidence.
that the orders you place
From Norway to Malta. From Portugal to Saudi-Arabia.
with Frenzelit are processed
From Brazil to South Korea.
just in time.
This worldwide network is not only the basis for extreme-
We are there whenever you need us.
ly efficient, smooth logistics. It also gives our customers
the certainty that specific national requirements and wishes can be fulfilled both quickly and reliably.
All previous versions of this prospectus cease to apply. Subject to technical amendment.
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GASKETS
TECHNICAL TEXTILES
EXPANSION JOINTS
INSULATION
NEW MATERIALS
Frenzelit-Werke GmbH & Co. KG
P.O.Box 11 40 · 95456 Bad Berneck · Germany
Phone: +49 9273 72-0 · Fax: +49 9273 72-222
[email protected] · www.frenzelit.com