Schreiner ProTech develops PCS solution for actuators from auto parts company

Schreiner ProTech, a developer and manufacturer of innovative functional labels with value-added benefits for the automotive and engineering-based industries, developed a nameplate-integrated pressure compensation seal (PCS) solution for actuators produced by Küster Automotive, a Germany-based auto parts supplier.

For Küster Automotive, the PCS solution from Schreiner ProTech is applied to the company’s actuators, motion control technology units converting electrical signals into mechanical motions or prompting changes to critical variables like pressure and temperature.

As a systems supplier, Küster draws on more than 40 years of experience in mechatronics. Its actuators reduce noise and emissions in exhaust systems and heat recovery. Its acoustic flap actuator (AFA) is used in a vehicle’s tailpipe area, providing back pressure control enhancing acoustic performance without necessitating large mufflers.

The PCS seals from Schreiner ProTech are used to control the pressure compensation in an actuator’s electronic housing and to mark the component. With an integrated nameplate, the seals combine marking and venting functionalities, optimizing process costs and efficiencies.

“Due to the integrated label, the edge of the pressure compensation seal is provided with optimal technical protection, which provides us with the in-process benefit of needing only one application step and everything being supplied by a one-stop shop,” says Thomas Schmidt, who oversees Pre-Development at Küster Automotive. “In our operation, the product ID is already allocated by the workpiece carrier. Afterwards, the label is individually printed and subsequently applied using Schreiner ProTech’s application device.”