Gallagher Fluid Seals’ customer manufactures a wide range of materials testing equipment used by scientists, engineers, universities, and quality control managers. Their products include: universal testing systems, automated testing systems, and dynamic and fatigue testing systems.
Gallagher engineers suggested a material change to a high-performance polyurethane. Freudenberg AU30000 is a superior polyurethane, resistant to water and synthetic hydraulic fluids. This compound was developed to handle major temperature and pressure fluctuations better than any other existing polyurethane on the market.
Pennsylvania native Chris Gallagher grew up watching his grandfather, father, and uncles run The Walter B. Gallagher Company, a gaskets and seals distributor near Philadelphia. Little did he know then, that in 2017, he would take the role of CEO and grow the company not only organically but through numerous acquisitions.
“My goal is to get to $100 million in sales for our company, and I think we’ll get there in the next three to five years,” Gallagher said recently about the business, now renamed Gallagher Fluid Seals, Inc. and based in King of Prussia, PA. “In 2014, we were a $17 million company, and next year we’re forecasting sales of $75 million — and that has come through aggressive M&A.”
Chris Gallagher clearly conveys momentum. His company has completed multiple acquisitions since he stepped into his chief executive
Gallagher's partner, Vesconite Bearings, has established a dedicated extra-large bearings facility within its factory.
It will manufacture no-swell low-friction self-lubricating bearings for large ocean-going vessels, including container ships and oil tankers.
The dedicated facility houses five large horizontal lathes, including a six-meter lathe (20 ft.), and two large vertical lathes.
It also includes an upgraded Superclad machine, which builds up and encases a Vesconite bearing on the external diameter. By using a high-strength epoxy reinforcing system, the resultant jacket provides an extremely strong final structure, combined internally with the exceptional wear properties of Vesconite.
With the significant growth and development of battery pack technologies, manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (EVs) are placing an increased emphasis on optimizing pack design. Manufacturers seek lighter weight, yet more compact solutions to gain additional energy density. At the same time, they are also striving for simplicity and affordability. To achieve these goals, manufacturers are looking at both immediate and long-term solutions. These solutions include bonding individual cells directly to the cooling plate and bonding directly to the vehicle chassis. For these solutions to be viable, new thermally conductive (TC) adhesive technology is necessary. As a leading supplier of thermal management encapsulants, adhesives, and gap fillers, we are developing TC urethane adhesives that will enable the direct bonding of battery cells with
Flue gas desulfurization (FGD) is an efficient process commonly used in coal-fired power stations to remove sulfur dioxide, an environmentally harmful byproduct of burning coal, from flue gas. Because of component operational stresses and unplanned outage concerns, FGD system maintenance can be challenging. Due to the operational cycle length expected in coal-fired plants, regularly scheduled maintenance coupled with optimal component selection is essential to minimizing downtime.
Various types of FGD systems are in operation, with the most common being wet and dry types that use a lime or limestone slurry reagent. Pumping harsh slurry mixtures in a constant recycle loop imposes unrelenting wear on the piping components, creating the potential for unexpected failures. Expansion joints can be used to absorb the movement and vibration in piping systems, thereby preventing leaks or more serious damage.
Expansion joints are critical to the limestone slurry recirculating pumps
DuPont™ Kalrez® W240 perfluoroelastomer parts are a black product for photovoltaic wet manufacturing processes requiring a wide range of chemical resistance. W240 provides an excellent combination of properties (resistance to acids/bases) and is the product of choice for wet processes as an upgrade from standard elastomers, i.e., FKM, NBR, EPDM, etc. A maximum service temperature of 230°C is suggested.
More often than not, the process of parts material selection and/or development can get fairly involved. To summarize: it’s similar to a game of pros vs cons where so many different variables come into play. In the case of TPE, the principle is no different. Factors such as meeting the performance requirements for a specific application, economic assessments, and processing issues, should all be reviewed in order to make the optimal choice. Looking at the qualities and considerations of this material can get this quest for the best off to a great start.
Thermoplastic Elastomers, or TPEs, are flexible materials that exhibit the properties of rubber, but are processed like plastics. When they first became available commercially in the 90’s, it was a whole new exciting development for the realm of engineering. TPE’s growth rate escalated as these high-performance materials continued to be used in a plethora of applications.
IEQ Industries is a distributor of new, used and remanufactured pumps, pump parts and pump packages for various commercial and industrial applications, including oil and gas production, around the world.
Gallagher Fluid Seals is a global distributor and manufacturer of fluid sealing products that has grown substantially over the past seven years both organically and through acquisition. The Company has its headquarters in King of Prussia, Pa., and a gasket fabrication and sales office in East Longmeadow, Ma.
Chief Executive Officer Chris Gallagher said IEQ Industries is a growing company in strategic end markets for Gallagher Fluid Seals, and the purchase provides for significant diversification of the company’s product mix. He also cited IEQ Industries’ focus on high pressure pumps and components, its ownership of multiple Internet domain names and its CXI platform, an enterprise