SERVICE

Finding Leaks Is Only the First Step.

Acoustic leak detection helps locate leaks quickly - after a turnaround and during plant operation. But finding the leak does not tell you what caused it.

After a turnaround, newly assembled flange connections face their first real test under operating conditions. During normal operation, leaks in compressed-air and gas systems can also remain undetected for long periods.

IDT now uses acoustic leak detection to screen larger plant areas from a distance. An acoustic camera can locate potential leaks and document them directly, helping operators focus follow-up work where it is needed.

But detection is only the beginning. To understand why a flange connection is leaking, the complete system has to be considered: flange, bolts and gasket, along with assembly and operating conditions.

This is where acoustic leak detection connects with our flange management expertise - turning a finding into a starting point for technical assessment.

See how acoustic leak detection fits into a systematic flange management approach.

MARKET & PRODUCT

PTFE Makes a Comeback at Dyneon: What Does It Mean for Supply?

Dyneon is ramping up production at its Gendorf site, with virgin PTFE, modified PTFE (mPTFE), PFA and other fluoropolymers set to return.

For IDT as a gasket manufacturer - and for many of our customers - this is an important development. Dyneon has been an established supplier of mPTFE for many years, particularly with its TFM™ materials. Restarting production could improve the availability of proven materials made in Europe and strengthen European supply chains.

Important questions remain. Which PTFE and mPTFE grades will return? When can regular deliveries be expected? What can customers expect in terms of quality, specifications and compounds?

At the end of September, we will visit Dyneon in Gendorf to discuss the restart directly with the team there - and get answers to the questions that matter to users.

Read more about the PTFE comeback at Dyneon.

INTERNATIONAL

New Markets Are Not Built from Afar: IDT in Mozambique.

The best way to understand a new market is to be in it. That is why IDT traveled to Mozambique in late August as part of a business delegation organized by the Chemnitz Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

At FACIM, Mozambique's largest international trade and industry fair, as well as during visits to local companies and conversations with representatives from business and government, our goal was not simply to make new contacts. We wanted to understand the market, the people driving it and what they need - and where there is real potential to work together.

Mozambique is one example of how we approach international growth: understand the market first, then build the business.

Initial contacts have already led to conversations that we are continuing. Next on the agenda is Abu Dhabi, where we will visit ADIPEC and continue exploring opportunities in the energy industry.

For us, international business is built through local understanding, strong relationships and the flexibility to respond to what different markets actually need. In our interview “What Makes SMEs Successful?”, Philipp Leiding and Matthias Muehl talk about why these strengths matter – and where being an SME can make a real difference.

Are you active in international markets too?

Let’s talk.

PERSPECTIVES

Today’s Exception. Tomorrow’s Normal.

A few days of rain can make a dry summer feel like yesterday’s problem. But low water levels, dry soil and the impact on industry and transport don’t disappear that quickly.

What once felt exceptional is becoming more familiar. And climate is only one example. Political shifts, economic uncertainty and new technologies are changing the conditions we work in – often faster than we expect.

Today’s exception can become tomorrow’s normal.

That can be unsettling. But change doesn’t just happen. We can set it in motion, too.

Things that seem unusual today can become established practice tomorrow. Competitors sharing knowledge because safety and quality are better served by working together. Companies investing in relationships in markets where business still needs time to grow. Technologies improving because someone decided that what already exists isn’t good enough.

So perhaps the more interesting question is not simply what the next normal will be. It is what we want to make normal.

We can make it normal to share knowledge when safety is at stake. To try new approaches and learn when they don’t work. To invest in ideas and relationships before knowing exactly where they might lead. And to keep climate and environmental protection on the agenda even when other challenges are louder.

We can’t control change. But we can choose what we contribute.

And Tomorrow’s normal is shaped by what we choose to do today.