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As a globally active company, we cover a broad field of expertise and develop and produce our products ourselves using state-of-the-art technologies.

Maximum efficiency and pioneering innovation

Development at BRUSS

The close dialog with our customers, our experience and innovative spirit lead to individual solutions of the highest quality at BRUSS.

The development and research departments consist of a very good mix of qualified specialists with many years of professional experience, engineers and scientists with doctorates who work closely with other areas such as design and production. Together, they drive forward the development of new sealing solutions that meet current requirements and customer wishes.

In dialog with major car manufacturers, we strive to develop vehicle parts that are environmentally friendly and at the same time ensure comfort and safety. Against this backdrop, as a future-oriented company specializing in innovative sealing solutions, we invest a great deal of effort in our specialists and technology. Our solutions are designed to meet increasing requirements such as the reduction of emissions or protection against moisture and dust.

The BRUSS work areas are interdisciplinary and complement each other perfectly in terms of know-how, experience and innovative spirit. New manufacturing processes are tested and optimized in the technical center, sample parts are manufactured in the prototype, sample and pre-series phase and experience is passed on to process development for the design of series tools and processes.

Design & CAE 3D measurement

We develop individual products for our customers, drawing on our existing modular system and our technical expertise. You benefit from tailor-made solutions and a broad portfolio of existing products for fast and reliable solutions.

Our design team works with all common CAD systems that our customers also use. Before the prototypes are built, the component behavior under operating load is also simulated in CAD. To ensure first-class product quality, all critical tests are carried out, from static deformation to module and frequency response analyses and stone impact tests.

Comprehensive working methods at the highest level:

  • Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
  • Computer Aided Design (CAD)
  • Product and process verification

Content in the first development step:

  • 3D scanning and printing
  • data transfer
  • FE analyses
  • NVH simulations
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Mould flow/fill pattern analyses
  • Engineering and reverse engineering
  • Extensive statistical analysis of production and measurement data
  • In-house material development
Prototypes

From the idea to the functional sample - we support your individual product solutions from development to the construction and testing of prototypes through to series production. Thanks to our own technical center, we are not only able to construct comprehensive design solutions, but also have the possibility to produce samples independently of series production. Our prototype tools, compounds and metal pre-treatment are also located on the premises of our technical center, resulting in fewer interfaces, short iteration times and comprehensive expertise. Our prototypes are extensively tested and made available to you in conjunction with comprehensive analysis data. Our prototypes are in turn used to create design proposals and feasibility analyses for industrialization.

  • Test benches for RWDR testing
    • Standard PST up to 30,000 rpm
    • Sludge and dust testing
    • Friction power measurement/torque measurement
    • Cold testing
    • Pressure and pulsation simulation
    • Automated limit performance testing (axle misalignment, concentricity, misalignment)
  • Environmental simulation through
    • Climatic chambers (also explosion-proof)
    • Thermal shock chamber
    • Salt spray chamber
    • Moisture storage
    • Mechanical shock and vibration (external partners)
  • Hydropulser (e.g. for testing modules or translational seals)
  • Pneumatic pulser (e.g. for testing diaphragms and valves)
  • Storage (oils, glycol, etc.)
  • Component measurement
    • Optical 3D scanner
    • Measuring microscopes
    • Tactile coordinate measuring machines
    • Magnetic 4-axis coordinate measuring machine (flux density)
    • Tensile-compression measuring machine (press-in and press-out forces, displacement forces, etc.)
    • Surface analysis
    • Noise, Vibration, Harshness (NVH)
Material development
  • Formulation development for elastomers and PTFE
  • Testing of customer specifications in our own laboratory
  • Failure analyses
  • Simulation and analysis of material ageing
  • Resistance tests against oils, chemicals and media
  • Monitoring and analysis of raw materials
  • Technical cleanliness
  • Short-term corrosion tests
  • Evaluation of surfaces by contact angle, surface energies
  • All relevant test methods in our own laboratory: TGA, DSC, IR, ShA, IRHD, DVR, CSR, ZVR, tensile test, Mooney, rheometer, release force, residual dirt, hot air storage, autoclaves, SEM-EDX with connected partner, histography, rheovulcameter, laboratory rolling mill, abrasion, sputtering, viscosity

Process for the pre-treatment of substrate materials:

  • Phosphating of steel
  • Conversion coating of aluminum
  • Pre-treatment of hot-dip galvanized steel (GALFAN)
  • Nanoceramic coatings for multi-metal components
  • Cathodic dip coating (KTL)
  • Atmospheric pressure plasma
  • blasting
  • Lasering
Tool design and construction

Efficiency and precision down to the smallest detail: We apply our expertise where it makes the most sense and develop and manufacture the tools for our products ourselves. Our own specialized toolmaking department is on site at all of our plants worldwide and follows our high quality standards. Before our tools go into series production, they undergo various test procedures and are approved in a close coordination process.

Competencies:

  • Injection molding tools: from micro to large
  • Elastomer tools
  • Fixture construction
  • Tools with inserts
  • 2K molds
  • Overmolding

Machining options:

  • Hardening
  • Eroding
  • Coating
  • Laser welding
  • Own optimizations and repairs

Sustainability at BRUSS

Our commitment to a better future: Sustainable business is not only a challenge, but also an opportunity. With innovative products, resource-conserving production and social responsibility, our company is helping to create a future worth living for generations to come. Protecting people and the environment is a top priority for BRUSS. That is why safety, health and environmental protection are among our most important goals. The certified management systems in accordance with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, which have been introduced at all of our traditional locations, are designed to help us formulate the right goals and priorities in order to continuously improve. By integrating energy management systems in accordance with ISO 50001, we optimize our energy consumption and rely on renewable energies to improve our corporate carbon footprint. At locations where this is possible, we use electricity from 100% renewable energy sources.

As an innovative specialist for individual solutions, we use our experience and technological expertise to provide our customers with products that are perfectly tailored to their needs. Our goal is to make the mobility of the future sustainable. All BRUSS plants that supply directly to the automotive industry are IATF 16949 certified to ensure that we consistently deliver only excellent products and services. Like all BRUSS plants, all our suppliers in the supply chain are subject to the same compliance rules as we are. To this end, management has adopted a whistleblowing policy and is committed to running the company with honesty and integrity. BRUSS has introduced principles of conduct and compliance guidelines based on them to ensure compliance with applicable laws, ordinances and regulations as well as social responsibility.
In 2025, we will publish our sustainability report in accordance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. The sustainability report valid until then can be found here:

Sustainability Report (PDF)

 

 

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