Manufacture of mechanical running gear seals (Face Seals) with outer diameters from 50 to 1.425 mm, Made in Germany
Federal-Mogul Friedberg GmbH (GOETZE® Face Seals)
Friedberg (Bavaria)New on Amplifa
About GOETZE® Face Seals
GOETZE®, a brand of Federal-Mogul Friedberg GmbH (Tenneco Group), develops and manufactures mechanical face seals (Face Seals / Duo Cone Seals) for demanding applications in construction and mining machinery, agricultural technology, defense technology, pumps, and tunnel boring machines. The seals are fully developed and produced in-house – from material development and selection through design to production and testing. The size range extends from an outer diameter of 50 mm up to 1.425 mm; the largest cast face seals in the world come from Friedberg. In addition to running gear seals, the portfolio includes piston rings and cylinder liners. For aftermarket customers, the company offers application analyses, custom seal development, prototyping, training, as well as installation and troubleshooting services. Since 2017, the Friedberg plant (Bavaria) has served as the lead plant for large-engine and running gear seals, supplying more than 50 OEMs in over 100 countries.
- Site
- Friedberg
- Processes
- Manufacture of mechanical face seals (Face Seals / Duo Cone Seals), Custom seal development (Custom Seal Design), Prototyping and inspection/testing of seals, Production of piston rings, Production of cylinder liners, Custom seal design (Custom Seal Design), Application and component analysis, Prototyping and testing
- Materials
- Guss (material for cast face seals), Cast iron (cast face seals)
- Founded
- 1887
- Industries
- Open-pit mining, Underground mining, Construction industry/Construction machinery, Agriculture, Defense, Pumps
- 01
Material development and selection
- 02
Engineering / Custom Seal Design
- 03
Casting of the seal rings
- 04
Machining and finishing
- 05
Inspection and testing
- 06
Sales and aftermarket service
Materials & Processes
Cast iron (cast face seals)
Cast iron materials for mechanical running gear seals with high wear resistance for construction machinery, mining, and agricultural technology.
Locations
Friedberg
DEManufacturing (lead plant for large-engine and running gear seals) and sales
- Materials
- Guss
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of mechanical face seals (Face Seals / Duo Cone Seals)Engineering | – | Outer diameter up to 1.425 mm | – | – | Guss (gegossene Face Seals) |
| Custom seal development (Custom Seal Design)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Prototyping and inspection/testing of sealsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of piston ringsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of cylinder linersEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1887
Friedrich Wilhelm Goetze founds the first plant in Burscheid – initially sealing solutions for industrial machinery
- 1964
Under Fritz Goetze, start of production of mechanical running gear seals (face seals) for construction, mining, defense, and agricultural machinery
- 1990/1993
Relocation of face seal production from Burscheid to Friedberg (Bavaria) to expand production capacity
- 2015
Plant expansion and capacity increase of the face seal business
- 2017
Friedberg plant designated as the industry-leading lead plant for large-engine and running gear seals
- 2020
Start of Phase 2 of 4 of the 'Face Seal Business Growth' project with a focus on large seals