{"id":5136,"date":"2022-09-07T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sw.fst.com\/magazine\/?p=5136"},"modified":"2022-09-12T16:15:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T14:15:12","slug":"thinking-outside-the-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sw.fst.com\/magazine\/en\/2022\/09\/thinking-outside-the-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking Outside the Box"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Moving in new directions. Thinking outside the box. Doing things that have never been done before. This bold approach earned Applications Specialist Mike Blake the President\u2019s Award 2021, the highest honor that Auto\u00admotive Sales bestows each year.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Flame barriers and fire protection play an important role in electric mobility. With the patented pressure compensation valve DIAvent and with heat shields, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) is already ensuring the safety of battery systems. The right seals can also make electric vehicles safer by sealing off the gases generated in the event of a\u00a0\u201cthermal runaway,\u201d to cite just one example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blake began the development work on these types of seals and marketed them successfully in the first customer projects. \u201cThis was challenging because there were no seals like these in the auto sector. There was no division or Lead Center focused on these kinds of products in automotive either. These are new materials and new vehicle applications that have vague or unknown product requirements,\u201d Blake said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Substantial support came from the aviation experts in Tillsonburg\u2019s business unit. After all, safety and fire protection are also top priorities when the travel takes place at high altitude. Blake praised the level of cooperation with the Canadian facility. \u201cThey are amazing to work with and extremely talented and knowledgeable. So was the T&I team in Plymouth that helped create materials and test stands to make these products possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about future prospects for the products, Blake cited a number of major automakers. The President\u2019s Award is recognition of that.<\/p>\n

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