Profile of the International Fluid Sealing Industry - Market Prospects to 2008

The definitive guide to the international fluid sealing industry to help you make the right business decisions.

• Will help you to keep track of the major issues affecting the market.

• Will enable you to identify new business opportunities.

• Includes Market forecasts, commentary and analysis sup.ported by primary research

Completely revised and updated, the 3rd edition of Profile of the International Fluid Sealing Industry - Market Prospects to 2008 reviews the markets, technological trends and major manufacturers of fluid seals on a global basis.

We have drawn on the expertise from our existing portfolio, Sealing Technology newsletter and World Pumps magazine to bring you vital information, analyses, forecasts that cannot be found anywhere else.

The study deals with items and materials used, very largely, in the mechanical engineering sector, to effect hermetic closures or the separation of fluids. It therefore covers gaskets and packings, O-rings and mechanical and bellows seals.

Profile of the International Fluid Sealing Industry covers the structure of the industry, highlighting developments, identifying future trends, and looking at recent mergers and acquisitions in the sector. Market estimates and forecasts to 2008, by region and seal type, are presented along with an analysis of the main end-user markets for fluid seals, as well as a technology overview. Forty leading international fluid sealing manufacturers are profiled. A directory of seal manufacturing companies is also included.

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Seal manufacturers, seal distributors, suppliers to the sealing industry, corporate management, senior marketing management, business analysts, investment analysts, financial analysts, market forecasters, business development managers and mergers and acquisitions specialists.

Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.1 Economic Overview

Chapter 2 - International Fluid Sealing Market

2.1 The Structure of the Market

2.2 Market Determining Factors

2.2.1 Economic Considerations

2.2.2 Environmental Concerns

2.2.3 Materials

2.2.4 Asbestos

2.2.5 Globalisation

2.2.6 Consolidation

2.2.7 Private Equity Capital

2.2.8 Partnership Agreements

2.2.9 Preferred Supplier Arrangements

2.2.10 Life Cycle Costs

2.2.11 Total Fluid Handling Systems

2.3 Corporate Structure of the Market

2.3.1 Mergers and Acquisitions

2.3.2 Joint Ventures

2.4 Market Size Determination

2.5 World Market Estimates and Forecasts to 2008

2.5.1 Total World Market

2.5.2 World Market Analysis

2.6 Regional Overview

2.6.1 Europe

2.6.1.1 Germany

2.6.1.2 France

2.6.1.3 Italy

2.6.1.4 UK

2.6.1.5 Nordic Countries

2.6.1.6 Rest of Western Europe

2.6.1.7 Eastern Europe

2.6.2 Asia

2.6.2.1 Japan

2.6.2.2 China

2.6.2.3 Other Asia

2.6.3 The Americas

2.6.3.1 USA

2.6.3.2 Other America

2.6.4 Rest of the World

Chapter 3 - Market Analysis by End-User Industry

3.1 End-Use Sector Classification

3.2 Engineering

3.2.1 Transport Equipment Manufacture

3.2.1.1 The Automotive Industry

3.2.1.2 The Aerospace Industry

3.2.1.3 The Marine Equipment Industry

3.2.2 Electrical and Electronic Goods Manufacture

3.2.3 General Machinery and Equipment Manufacture

3.3 Extration and Processing of Energy Materials

3.4 Mining of Metals and Non-Metals

3.5 Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing

3.6 Wood, Paper and Board Production

3.7 The Chemicals Industries

3.7.1 Bulk Chemicals and Petrochemicals

3.7.2 Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals

3.8 Rubber and Plastics Production

3.9 Power Generation

3.10 Fresh Water and Wastewater Processing

3.11 Building and Construction

3.12 Transport Systems

3.13 Domestic and Commercial Uses

3.14 Other Production and Manufacturing Sectors

Chapter 4 - Seal Technology Trends

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Statics Seals

4.2.1 Bolted Flange Gaskets

4.2.2 Metal/Metal Joints

4.2.3 Elastomer and Plastic Seals

4.2.4 Elastomer Materials

4.3 Rotary Seals

4.3.1 Lip Seals

4.3.2 Labyrinth Seals

4.3.3 Mechnical Seals

4.4 Reciprocating Seals

4.5 Packings

4.5.1 Pump Packings

4.5.2 Valve Packings

4.6 Conclusions

Chapter 5 - Profiles of Major Seal Manufacturers

5.1 AESSEAL plc

5.2 Bal Seal Engineering Co Inc

5.3 Beldam Crossley Ltd

5.4 Dichtungswerke GmbH & Co

5.5 Burgmann Dichtungswerke GmbH & Co

5.6 AW Chesterton Co

5.7 JM Clipper Corp

5.8 Dana Corp

5.9 DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC

5.10 Eagle Industry Co Ltd

5.11 Economos Group

5.12 ElringKlinger AG

5.13 EnPro Industries Inc

5.14 Federal-Mogul Corp

5.15 Ferrotec Corp

5.16 The Flexitallic Group Inc

5.17 Flex-A-Seal Inc

5.18 Flowserve Corp

5.19 Frenzelit-Werke GmbH & Co KG

5.20 Freudenberg Ditchtungs- und Schwingungstechnik KG

5.21 Freundeberg-NOK General Partnership

5.22 WL Gore & Associates Inc - Sealant Technologies

5.23 Greene, Tweed & Co Inc

5.24 Kaydon Corp

5.25 Klinger Group

5.26 Latty International SA

5.27 Nippon Pillar Packing Co Ltd

5.28 Nippon Valqua Industries Ltd

5.29 NOK Corp

5.30 Parker Hannifin Corp - Seal Group

5.31 PerkinElmer Inc

5.32 Sabo Industries E Comercio Ltda

5.33 SKF AB

5.34 Smiths Group plc

5.35 Teadit Internatinal

5.36 Torishima Pump Mfg Co Ltd

5.37 Trelleborg AB

5.38 Utex Industries Inc

5.39 James Walker Group Ltd

5.40 Wellington Holdings plc

Chapter 6 - Directory of Seal Companies

Chapter 7 - Appendices

7.1 Associations

7.2 Exchange Rate Table