Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies hosts customer event to showcase green technology, including U-M solar car
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies of Plymouth, a sponsor of the University of Michigan solar car team, hosted its annual customer and employee event "From e-Mobility to Alternate Energy: Sealing the Future in 2012 and Beyond" Sept. 20.
The U-M solar car was displayed in the main tent area and was a huge hit with customers, employees and guests.
All photos courtesy of Freudenberg-NOK
FNST Chief Executives Brad Norton and Michael Heidingsfelder flipped burgers for FNST associates during the event.
The event was intended as an opportunity for customers and the general public to learn how Freudenberg-NOK is developing environmental technology for electric and hybrid vehicles and talk with Freudenberg-NOK executives about green battery technology and other new "green" technology.
Guests were invited to observe the headliner in the 2012 Toyota Camry. It is a lighter-weight, nonwoven fabric made of recycled plastic soda bottles by Freudenberg Vitech in Hopkinsville, Ky. Visitors also had a chance to chat with executives, alternate energy company experts and the University of Michigan Solar Car Team.Additionally, WJR radio host Mitch Albom interviewed FNST’s Brad Norton and Michael Heidingsfelder during the live broadcast of the Mitch Albom Show.
FNST associate Sarah O’Hare (right) presents Mitch Albom with a $2,500 check for his charity, The Hole In The Roof Foundation.
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies is the Americas joint venture between Freudenberg and Company in Germany and NOK Corporation in Japan.
Founded in 1989 under the legal name Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies is a producer of advanced sealing and elastomeric technologies for a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, heavy industry and alternate energy.
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