On 21 and 22 November, the members of the VTH specialist group and their suppliers gathered in Magdeburg to exchange expertise and take part in the general meeting. With almost 80 participants, this year's meeting of the “Sealing Technology” specialist group of the VTH Verband Technischer Handel e.V. was one of the largest of its kind in the D-A-CH region.
The starting point of this meeting was the factory of Möller-Industrietechnik, a renowned seal manufacturer in Hecklingen. The participants were given a comprehensive tour of the company's production facility.
Lectures on the topics of the future
The technical presentations on the next day focussed on the following topics:
- Carsten Matthies-Kruse (Compounds, CH-Pfäffikon) - current fire protection standards and approvals
- Nico Langner and Frederik Merklein (Polyfoam, Niederzier) - 3D contour cutting
- Peter Übelmesser (Donit, Munich) - Challenges of the KTW-BWGL (assessment basis for plastics and other organic materials in contact with drinking water)
- Alexandra Poschlep and Dr Nikolas Klikovits (Semperit, A-Wimpassing) - Update on the company's own sustainability programme
- Norbert Weimer (Klinger, Idstein) - Dealing with hydrogen.
Board of the “Sealing Technology” specialist group confirmed in office
The previous specialist group board was unanimously re-elected at the subsequent general meeting. Simon Treiber (Berger S2B, Mannheim) remains Chairman. His deputies are Markus Gau (Sahlberg, Feldkirchen), Sascha Heitkamp-Röhlen (Kahmann & Ellerbrock, Bielefeld), Robert von Oelffen (Teigler, Düsseldorf) and Roland Wuttge (Irle & Heuel, Siegen).
The working groups informed the members about the latest developments and tools from the association's work. The first recertifications for “Certified Specialist Companies for Sealing Technology” took place, and the “Innovation Collection” with knowledge contributions on the intranet is growing steadily. In addition, the VTH online academy for specialist microlearning is continuously expanding and digital templates for content marketing and recruiting young talent are available to VTH members in the media centre.
The next “Meeting Day” of the VTH specialist group “Sealing Technology” is planned for 6 and 7 November 2024 at the supplier KLINGER Bartsch GmbH in Wallenhorst.
