Sealing & Polymer Parts to be Provided to Greentown Labs' Cleantech Center for Startup Growth

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - June 28, 2018 - PRLog -- Saint-Gobain Seals, a global manufacturer of sealing and polymer critical parts, will be providing samples of their OmniSeal®, Rulon® and Meldin® product lines to Greentown Labs' expansion site, the Global Center for Cleantech Innovation, in Somerville, Mass, in order to share their sealing technology and support startup growth for future energy and sustainable solutions. The business worked closely with their research and development team at the Northboro R&D Center to select spring-energized and rotary lip seals, PTFE materials, and thermoplastic and thermoset polyimide components for main applications in space launch vehicles, aerospace jet engines, automotive powertrain and braking systems, semiconductor plasma equipment, and industrial pumps and compressors.

Established in 2014, Greentown Labs is the largest clean technology incubator in the United States and an initiative of NOVA, Saint-Gobain's External Ventures, focused on creating partnerships with start-ups worldwide.  Greentown Lab's strategic corporate partners help to strengthen community, provide industry expertise and professional services and equipment.  As a Founding Sponsor, Saint-Gobain provides building science expertise and building materials from two of its subsidiaries: SageGlass, the world's smartest electrochromic glass and CertainTeed, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies.

The Global Center for Cleantech Innovation was officially opened on May 9, 2018, and provides space for global corporations to build partnerships and create innovative solutions through collaborative R&D projects. The new facility's workspaces include a wet lab, testing facilities, a machine shop, prototyping lab space, office space for more than 450 entrepreneurs, a 500-person event space, and a green roof.

"Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Seals Business, provides critical parts for challenging and demanding customer core applications. Through the close connection with its R&D team located in Northboro, Mass., the business strives to push the frontiers of material science for high-performance applications in the diverse markets it serves," stated Nafih Mekhilef, R&D Manager – Saint-Gobain Engineered Components.

To learn more about Saint-Gobain Seals' OmniSeal® (https://www.seals.saint-gobain.com/products/omniseal-ptfe...), Rulon® (https://www.seals.saint-gobain.com/products/rulon-polymer...) and Meldin® (https://www.seals.saint-gobain.com/products/meldin-polymer-materials) product lines or its strategic business unit, visit www.seals.saint-gobain.com or their social media channel, http://twitter.com/sgseals.

About Saint-Gobain Seals (https://www.seals.saint-gobain.com)
Saint-Gobain Seals is a strategic business unit under Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics' Engineered Components SOA (sector of activity); our parent company, Saint-Gobain, is one of the world's top 100 industrial groups as well as one of the oldest manufacturing companies in the world with 350 years of excellence.  With more than 50 years of manufacturing experience and an established global presence (with strategic sites in Garden Grove, California, USA; Kontich, Belgium; and Minhang, Shanghai, China), we offer a diverse range of critical parts for extreme applications.

About Greentown Labs
Greentown Labs is a community of bold, passionate entrepreneurs creating world-changing energy technologies that transform the way we live, work, and play. Located in Somerville, Mass., and founded in 2011, the Greentown Labs Global Center for Cleantech Innovation is the largest cleantech incubator in the United States, operating a 100,000 sq. ft. campus that empowers entrepreneurs to solve today's biggest energy and environmental problems. Its mission is to enable a vibrant community of startups to realize their visions by providing access to the resources, labs, and funding they need to thrive. For more information, please visit www.greentownlabs.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.