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Spring Energised Seals for Cryogenic Quick Connect/ Disconnect Coupler

A world leading coupling manufacturer required a solution to a sealing issue with a new type of QCDC coupler, in an attempt to bring a quicker and safer cryogenic fluid transfer product to the market.

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Urgent DPE Spring Energised Seals

An international valve service provider had a problem sourcing replacement seals for an urgent valve repair that had to be back in service within 14 days.

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Seals for API 10,000 Choke Valve

An industry leading control and choke valve manufacturer aimed to make their product more competitively priced & reduce the time to deliver it to the marketplace, but in doing so, their existing sealing arrangements wouldn't function.

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Leaking Seat Seals on Ball Valves

An industry leading ball valve manufacturer approached us with a complicated sealing problem where they had an issue with a large number of valves that had been specified for use on a submarine.

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Wellhead Tree Hanger Neck Face Seal

A hanger neck face seal failed its pressure test. A sealant injection system was deployed to try and solve the problem but without success. And a replacement metallic C-seal also didn't solve the problem. We were contacted for technical assistance and asked to provide a solution.

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Seals for Protection Sleeve

An engineering firm in Aberdeen reached out to us when they needed to create a sleeve to seal a 20-inch pipe for a high-profile customer. This customer had previously tried to address the
issue unsuccessfully and had turned to our customer for a solution.

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60% Bronze Filled PTFE Seals

We were approached by a client who required seals for a large hydraulic lift. The lift had four identical cylinders of 11.5” bore with a 10.75” rod diameter.

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Seals for Increased Production

Hydraulic presses in a production environment were working, but the customer wanted to improve efficiency. Our customer wanted to know if the retraction time of the ram could be reduced.

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Solving Cylinder OEM Sealing Problems

New design, new build cylinders were not passing tests, which was holding back an export delivery. After numerous stripping and re-sealing with seals and housings checked against drawings, failure was still being seen which could not be explained.

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Hydraulic Hammer - KB26 Specialist Application

We were asked to replace a conventional O-Ring and Back-Up Ring arrangement with a superior sealing setup. Reasons for failure of the existing products included cavitation/ dieseling effect, large pressure fluctuations, excessive short cycle movement and spiral/seal-roll failure.

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Food Processing Machinery

M Seals engaged with the engineering manager at a high-profile food manufacturer, who was in search of a new seal supplier to replace their current OEM due to cost, delivery time concerns, suitability for Halal and inadequate certification of the seals.

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Seals for a Cocoa Bean Milling Machine

We were asked to assist in the re-sealing of the millwheel’s centre-post. Previous polyurethane seals were inadequate for the job, not suited to the high temperatures, too hard, not flexible enough and the wrong size. Consequently, the seals were not lasting very long and causing damage to the metal sleeve.

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Hydropower Unit Overhaul

A customer initially asked for a quote to replace large diameter rotary shaft seals. Further conversations revealed a problem related to rising water levels and the resulting increase in water pressure. Our solution was a double-acting solid PTFE rotary lip seal

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Solving Coupling Problems

The client had an issue with a DIN 11851 coupling. He had recently taken delivery of a new process unit for the factory and the coupling on the new unit didn’t exactly match the coupling on the existing unit.

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Solution for a Chemical Manufacturer & Distributor

The customer required a solution that was more adaptable than the current gaskets being used. Due to the media being transported through the pipeline and flanges, it was necessary for the gaskets to only be used once.

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Enhanced Seal Performance in a Resin Pump

Our customer had a problem with the springs coming out of the jackets on their PTFE spring energised seals which were being used in a resin pump. We proposed a solution which enhanced the seal performance.

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ROV Hydraulic Actuator

A leading ROV manufacturer had a sealing issue in a hydraulic cylinder. They were experiencing leakage at low pressures, but the seal also needed to withstand high pressures of up to 230 bar. We provided a tailored, fast and effective sealing solution within 7 days.

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High-Pressure Intensifier

We were approached to support an urgent high profile MRO application requirement. The remit was to both reverse engineer and modify a Spring-Force Gland/Packing assembly.