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Spiral Wound Gaskets The Sealing Technology Specialist Technical Guide & Products IDT Technical Guide & Products Technical IDT Sales/Logistics Center Sales/Production Sales Essen Annaberg-Buchholz München Fon: +49 [0]201 85511-0 Fon: +49 [0]3733 505–0 Fon: +49 [0]89 991883-0 Fax: +49 [0]201 8553555 Fax: +49 [0]3733 505101 Fax: +49 [0]89 9043967 Mail: [email protected] Mail: [email protected] Mail: [email protected] idt-dichtungen.de idt-dichtungen.de CONTENT. 01 The Company 5 06 Blind Gaskets 143 02 Service & Maintenance 11 07 Plastics 147 Pre-Sales & After-Sales Service 12 Support 14 08 Stuffing Box Packings 151 TAR-Service 17 Custom Packings 153 TA Luft Packing Sets 154 03 Engineering Essentials 19 PTFE | Graphite | Carbon 156 Fundamentals of Sealing- & 20 Valve Technology 09 Textiles 159 Norms | Standards | Regulations 26 Cords | Packings | Tapes 160 Approvals | Profiles | Parameters 34 Fabric Gaskets 164 Heat Protection Gloves & Fabric 167 04 Gaskets 47 Non-Metallic 48 10 Expansion Joints 171 Semi-Metallic 78 11 MRO Products 175 Metallic 102 Machines | Tools | Auxiliary Devices 176 Non-Standard 108 Tapes | Abhesives | Lubricants 180 05 Dimension Tables 115 Non-Metallic Gaskets 116 Envelope Gaskets 122 Corrugated Metal Gaskets 124 Spiral Wound Gaskets 126 Kammprofile Serrated Gaskets 132 Ring-Type-Joint-Gaskets 138 01 THE COMPANY. 11 MRO Products 10 Expansion Joints 09 Textiles 08 Packings 07 Plastics 06 Blind Gaskets 05 Dimension Tables 04 Gaskets 03 Engineering 02 Service 01 The Company The Company IDT. Innovation, Vision, Continuity & Knowledge. We are pioneers in the development of emission-reducing CUSTOMERS and technologically efficient sealing systems for applications in We are a competent partner for OEMs, MROs, and plant operators industrial systems. We are actively committed to environmental in the following industries: protection and to the implementation of applicable policy for the Chemical and petrochemical industry prevention and reduction of pollution. • We offer high product quality, impartial advice, and reliable • Contractors for the construction of chemical and power plants service. Innovation, quality, success, trust, and responsibility • Power plants and energy companies are the cornerstones of our philosophy. Fresh ideas and innova- • Gas and water supply and industrial pipeline construction tive technologies continue to motivate us to set new standards companies for our industry. • General machine engineering, electro technology, and trans- With this claim, and with our customer-oriented strategy, we former engineering companies intend to make available the very best technology, create added value, and contribute toward customer satisfaction. The family • Automotive industry shareholders and employees share in this commitment and • Food & Pharma industry promise. Our success is the result of the tireless work of our • Installation firms competent team in Germany and our joint venture company in Ningbo, China. PARTNERS We are active worldwide and have a network of representations CORE ACTIVITIES and partner companies in more than 25 countries around the Our core activities include the planning, development, production globe. Our national subsidiaries are located in key industrial and manufacturing of premium quality sealing systems, stuffing regions of Germany. Our international market presence and the box packings, and construction components. We are a leading global network, which we maintain with great care, are important manufacturer of high quality, technical sealing systems, and see aspects of our success. ourselves as innovators for market- and environment-oriented technologies. The quality standards of our products, services, and processes are our top priorities. These are focal points for our customer acquisition, support, and loyalty efforts. 6 The Company 01 The Company ETHICS & VALUES. 02 Service INNOVATION 03 Engineering QUALITY Gaskets RESPONSIBILITY 04 TRUST Dimension Tables 05 INNOVATION TRUST Quality andSUCCES sustainability are our key priorities; the devel- We treat our customers, suppliers, business partners and opment of game-changing technologies is our passion, and employees with trust and respect. Our actions are charac- ensures our business growth. We are always searching for terised by integrity and honesty. We work tirelessly on the Blind Gaskets better solutions, optimizing our processes, and investing in reliability of our products, the stability of our processes, 06 the future. All of our decisions are precise and definitive, and and the sustainability of our company. Our partners can fully we view change as an opportunity for improvement. rely on us. QUALITY RESPONSIBILITY The production of high-quality products — fully compliant, As a company and economic entity, we take responsibility for Plastics reliable, and cost-effective — can only be achieved on the our decisions, our actions, our products, and our services — in 07 basis of strict quality management and state-of-the-art our interactions with our business partners, customers and production processes. suppliers, the environment and the society and community of The superior quality, product-accompanying services, techni- which we are a part. cal advice, delivery reliability and flexibility we provide, are decisive factors in all our processes. They ensure the best Packings possible customer satisfaction and keep us one step ahead 08 of the competition. SUCCESS Our business objectives are to achieve and maintain leader- ship in terms of quality, technology, and market position, as Textiles well as sustainable profitability. We employ all our resources 09 and competencies to that end, so that we can deliver customised and precise solutions — after all: the success of our customers is what makes us successful. 10 Expansion Joints Expansion 10 7 11 MRO Products 11 The Company 01 The Company HISTORY. 02 Service 1924 2008 Automotive gaskets are produced in Annaberg-Buchholz. Construction of two new production and warehousing halls, and investment in new machinery and system technology in Annaberg-Buchholz. 1984 IDT [Industrie- und Dichtungstechnik GmbH] is founded in 03 Engineering Essen. The company distributes and developes asbestos- 2011 free sealing systems. Introduction of the environmental label Low Emission [LE] for sealing systems that comply with the strictest leakage requirements. 1991 Gaskets Privatisation of VEB Kupferring-Dichtungswerk. IDT Industrie- 04 und Dichtungstechnik Werk Kupferring GmbH. is formed 2014 Annaberg-Buchholz. New construction of an additional production hall, and investment in the expansion of the machine park in Annaberg-Buchholz. 1994 Official opening of the newly constructed facility in the Annaberg-Buchholz industrial area. Dimension Tables 2015 05 Introduction of the new company logo. 1995 IDT receives ISO 9001 certification. Blind Gaskets 06 1998 Acquisition of Wilhelm Tripp GmbH, a long-term distribution partner and manufacturer of stuffing box packings and fabric gaskets, located near Munich. Plastics 07 1999 New production halls and machines are added in Annaberg- Buchholz and Essen to expand the portfolio. Packings 2001 08 Development of a high-performance PTFE production line for semi-finished products and rotary parts in Annaberg- Buchholz. Textiles 2003 09 IDT receives an environmental award in the United States for its innovative TFM™ envelope gasket system [PW-I]. 2006 Founding of the joint venture IDT SINYUAN Sealing Technology Co. Ltd. with headquarters in Ningbo, China. 10 Expansion Joints Expansion 10 9 11 MRO Products 11 02 MAINTENANCE. & SERVICE TAR-SERVICE SUPPORT SERVICE &AFTER-SALES PRE-SALES 11 MRO Products 10 Expansion Joints 09 Textiles 08 Stuffing Boxes 07 Plastics 06 Blind Gaskets 05 Dimension Tables 04 Gaskets 03 Engineering 02 Service 01 The Company Pre-Sale & After-Sale Service | Service & Maintenance PRE-SALES & AFTER-SALES SERVICE. Customer & On-Demand Service. LEAKAGE-, FLANGE-, AND PIPECLASS CALCULATIONS GASKET PARAMETERS PRE-RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CUSTOMISED PLANT OPERATER SALESTRAINING B2C B2B DELIVERYJUST-IN-TIME E-COMMERCE SALES In addition to our product, it is our value-added services that Our pre-sales services include: allow customers to design lean processes and efficient workflows • Product training courses, product presentations, and customer in order to become ecologically and economi cally sustainable. consultations We are a competent, well-established partner, and a market • Workshops and installation training courses leader for the development, production, and distribution of • Research & development state-of-the-art sealing systems for industrial applications. • Flange and pipe class calculations We combine excellent technical knowledge with customer and • Parameter calculations demand-oriented service. Our pre-sales and after-sales service • Quality management is an integral part of our portfolio. Our after-sales services include: • TAR-Service [turnaround I shutdown I revision] • QA flanges & valves • Damage analyses 12 Service & Maintenance | Pre-Sale & After-Sale Service 01 The Company R&D - QM - BAT. Research & Development | Quality Management I BAT. 02 Service One of the core objectives and tasks of our company is the Applied Science in Münster, the DIN standards committee NARD sustainable and future-oriented development of materials [Normenausschuss Rohrleitungen und Dampfkesselanlagen], and sealing systems that allow the implementation of and the German research network AiF, and the TÜV. compliance with ever increasing
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