Mastering hydrogen safely – it’s also a matter of using the right sealing technology

Let’s talk about Mastering hydrogen safely – it’s also a matter of
using the right sealing technology. In the new episode of Alles
DICHT!?, Artur Mähne, Global Segment Manager – Hydrogen
Technologies in the Energy segment at Freudenberg Sealing
Technologies, and Holger Best discuss one of the key technologies
driving the energy transition: hydrogen and the sealing solutions
used throughout its process chain. This involves a wide range of
plants and systems, some of which place particularly high demands
on sealing technology. The podcast explores the various sealing
solutions used along the process chain. In this context, seals are
far more than simple C-parts — they are safety-critical system
components. The episode highlights the unique challenges of sealing
H₂ and explains how issues such as permeation, high pressures, and
rapid gas decompression (RGD) are handled in practice, while also
ensuring high media and temperature resistance as well as long
service life.