WEINHEIM, Germany – Freudenberg, a global supplier to the automotive industry, develops and delivers innovative solutions for internal combustion, hybrid, electric and fuel-cell powered vehicles focused on the challenging future of mobility. During Detroit’s 2018 auto-show preview days, the company showcased a new online “automotive mobility” platform designed to share future industry forecasts and observations, as well as Freudenberg’s contributions to the future of mobility.

The company provides the auto industry with a wide variety of products, from vibration-control systems and lubricants to leading-edge sealing technologies. The Detroit show gave the company a unique opportunity to update our customers on product technology developments, as well as to introduce various new products and news from our various business units, including:

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST)

In support of traditional and new mobility options, FST displayed products to assist with thermal management, power efficiency and friction- and weight-reduction challenges. Among products on display were the Levitex®, Levitas and Levitorq families of low-friction seals and gaskets that reduce friction by up to 90 percent versus traditional components.

Vibracoustic

Vibracoustic, known for its innovative vibration-control solutions, featured several new products that address future mobility trends related to noise, vibration and harshness.

Freudenberg Filtration Technologies

Hybrid-electric, electric and autonomous vehicle systems are dramatically changing vehicle architecture and creating opportunities for interior filtration features that will impact passenger health and comfort. Freudenberg Filtration Technologies displayed sophisticated new filtration systems designed for next-generation vehicles of all kinds.

Freudenberg Performance Materials

Freudenberg Performance Materials showcased an aerodynamic underbody system with a unique multi-layer composite, offering improved durability, rigidity, and road-noise absorption. The new composite also offers weight savings of 15 to 40 percent compared to conventional underbody systems and is 100-percent recyclable.

Kluber Lubrication

Kluber displayed proven solutions for combating squeaks, rattles and a variety of other NVH issues that affect automotive quality. Today’s cars and light trucks have more than 250 friction points, and Kluber has developed the right lubricant for each, including applications for braking, steering, chassis, suspension and powertrain systems.

Chem-Trend

Executives from Freudenberg’s Chem-Trend group showcased the company’s ability to develop customer-specific solutions for a variety of die-casting, injection-molding and composite-molding applications – solutions based on the latest advances in water- and solvent-based technologies.

VIAM

VIAM, the most recent addition to the Freudenberg family of businesses, has manufacturing plants in Tennessee and Mexico. VIAM exhibited the carpeted and all-weather floor, trunk and cargo mats it supplies to major car makers in North America.

Dr. Tilman Krauch is Freudenberg’s chief technology officer and has been a member of the Freudenberg Group Board of Management since 2014. At Freudenberg, Krauch is responsible for the areas of Innovation, Information Technology, Real Estate and Investment Management, and Health, Safety and the Environment, as well as Freudenberg Regional Corporate Centers in growth regions around the world. Born in Muelheim on the Ruhr in Germany, he holds degrees in chemistry from universities in Freiburg, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland.