Hutchinson

EXPERTISE

BODY SEALING SYSTEMS

Manufacturers want technologies that ensure the best possible sealing and insulation to enhance comfort. They are also looking for ever lighter and more attractive seals. Hutchinson sealing solutions give customers a competitive edge and are found in one in five automotive vehicles worldwide.

PRECISION SEALING SYSTEMS

Manufacturers seek highly reliable precision sealing systems that can withstand the most demanding environments, for their products. The global specialist in static and dynamic precision sealing, Hutchinson designs solutions compliant with the latest regulations.

FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Hutchinson provides customers with increasingly sophisticated fluid management systems to improve the performance of their products: heating pipes, temperature and pressure sensors, noise reduction devices...

MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

Commercial aircraft, LNG carriers and military vehicles operate in very specific environments and under very specific constraints. To help customers meet these requirements, Hutchinson designs materials that can perform the necessary functions.

VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEMS

Hutchinson customers want to minimize vibrations from the different components of their vehicles, to increase their products’ sustainability, comfort and acoustic performance.

BELT DRIVE SYSTEMS

As engines in vehicles and motors in industrial equipment and home appliances become smaller and smaller, the resulting challenge is to transmit the generated power without losing reliability or performance.

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

All over the world, Hutchinson offers its customers advanced technologies to respond to the challenges of sustainable mobility. These solutions developed specifically for each application are based on Hutchinson main areas of expertise:  fluid transfer, sealing, anti-vibration systems and materials & structures.

With 40 technical centers close to its customers and three corporate research units (Montargis, Boston and Singapore), Hutchinson develops innovative systems and solutions based on a multi-market and multi-expertise approach. 

DESIGNING MATERIALS AND DEVELOPING CONNECTED SYSTEMS

• Elastomers, thermoplastics, composites, adhesives, metals … Hutchinson’s expertise spans over a wide range of materials and all their properties. Hutchinson’s unique approach allows different materials to be combined to meet customers’ specific requirements.  
• Digitalization and mechatronic speeds up the automation of complex systems and allows more efficient vehicles in terms of Safety, Energy Efficiency and Comfort. 
• Hutchinson solutions are at the core of systems to collect information and measure key physical quantities. 
• Reducing the weight of vehicles is a key factor in reducing CO2 emissions. Hutchinson is responding by offering innovative solutions based on multi-material solutions and powerful computing and testing resources. Mechatronic technologies also enable Hutchinson to offer solutions that improves the energy efficiency of systems.