Lian Yu Oil Seal Enterprise Co.

Oil seals, O-rings, U.V packing and rubber parts, valve stem seals, bonded seals etc.

Founded in 1978, Lian Yu Oil Seal Enterprise Co. is an ISO 9001-certified maker dedicated to developing and producing high-quality oil seals and rubber parts. It is now one of Taiwan's top makers of rubber seals for automobiles and heavy machinery.

Lian Yu globally markets its products under the own brand of LYO. The company also handles OEM production for many international big names.

Currently, the company supplies a wide range of rubber seals ranging in diameter from 5mm to 600mm: oil seals, valve stem seals, bonded seals, shaft seals, rod seals, rubber packing, and high-end O-rings, mainly for Japanese and European cars, motorcycles, heavy-duty vehicles, and industrial machinery. The company has developed more than 10,000 seal models, for the most comprehensive range of automobile seals in Taiwan, and develops 300 to 400 new models every year.

"Know-how and experience in rubber materials are the core factors in determining the competitiveness of a rubber seal maker," claims the oil-seal maker, "because rubber formulas greatly affect the quality and durability of seals, which are often used at locations that rotate frequently and have to keep oil in and dust out in high-temperature, high-pressure environments. Most of the cost of changing seals in an automobile or machine is not the seals themselves, but the cost of labor and the down time of the machine.”

Lian Yu concentrates on aftermarket-replacement parts, even though the company claims that the quality of its products equals or surpasses that of original equipment (OE) products. The firm's strong R&D team consists of several talented professionals dedicated to research of new formulas. The team has developed about 20 of its own formulas for making rubber seals for use in various climates, working environments, and pressures. Most companies, by contrast, use only one or a handful of formulas to turn out standardized seals, according to the company.

Lian Yu's seals are popular with buyers in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East for their high quality and reasonable prices. The company is winning more and more large OEM orders from big auto-parts brands in the U.S. and Europe.

The company currently produces about 30 million units per year; 80% are marketed internationally under Lian Yu's own-brand of LYO, and the remaining 20% are sold on an OEM basis mainly to European and American customers.

Lian Yu Oil Seal Enterprise Co.

65-1 , Shin Shing St. , Tatu District, Taichung City, Taiwan 432

Tel: 886-4-26991181~4

Fax: 886-4-26996184

E-mail: lianyu@ms7.hinet.net

Website: www.lianyu.com.tw