Jaeger-UniTek Sealing Solutions announced the new AquaDiverterTM for use in combination with its Flip ‘N Seal sealing system in RV slide-out rooms.
According to Kyle Upp, Jaeger-UniTek RV market manager, “Many OEM customers have converted to Jaeger’s patented, integrated, one-component, slide-out sealing system that improves installation assembly operations, reduces SKUs and required floor storage space, and ultimately, eliminates slide-out room leaks. Our system has been adopted at such a rapid rate over the past two years during the pandemic that our customers began to ask us to invent a novel ‘corner cup’ which effectively directs water from our seal to the exterior of the vehicle. It was a natural extension for our engineering team to invent the AquaDiverterTM which is designed to perfectly mate geometrically to our slide-out seal for a seamless transition.”
Jaeger-UniTek company officials confirmed that the AquaDiverterTM (patent pending) will be on display, along with their full range of integrated, one-component slide-out seals, at the Elkhart RV Dealer Open House through Sept. 30.
Jason Cackley, Jaeger-UniTek Lead application engineer, said “Our experience in evaluating, testing and specifying proven engineered thermoplastic polymers for automotive sealing applications significantly contributes to our team’s ability to create new RV sealing technologies for water management applications. This expertise, combined with our RV Flip ‘N Seal product line, played a significant role with inventing the AquaDiverterTM. Some novel design examples include the use of stiffening ribs for increased flexural modulus to withstand demanding loads and impacts, while creating a ‘water-less’ cup by incorporating a sloped bottom surface and ‘water troughs’ for efficient water management. Of course, our customers really appreciate that we created an angled lip to mate seamlessly to Jaeger’s unique bottom pan geometries for sole source responsibility for their RV slide-out room sealing.”
Jaeger-UniTek Sealing Solutions is an engineered rubber and thermoplastic profile extrusion manufacturer serving automotive, industrial and RV industries. Jaeger-UniTek is a member of the Jäger Group, a global organization, headquartered in Hanover, Germany, and is a fourth generation, privately held corporation.
For further inquiries about Jaeger-UniTek, please contact Macie Truex at macie.truex@jaeger-unitek.com
