Customer Overview
Gallagher Fluid Seals’ customer is a leading global manufacturer of synthetic fibers, filaments, and solid surface materials for commercial and residential use
Customer Problem
Our customer's slurry pump double cartridge seal failed less than one year after being repaired. Equipment downtime for the customer’s Bornemann pump cost $15,000/hour. They were unable to produce vital polymers and filaments for solid surface material,
How Did Gallagher Get Involved?
Due to Gallagher’s experience in the mechanical seal market and our partnership with EagleBurgmann, the customer asked GFS to perform a mechanical seal repair on the Ekato seal for their Bornemann pump
Application Details
- Top-loading double cartridge mechanical seal used in a slurry for solid surface materials
- Sealing Royal Purple barrier fluid between faces in a mixing vessel with an EagleBurgmann seal pot
- Pressurized nitrogen at 120 PSI
- Operating at 210° F (99°C)
Gallagher’s Solution
GFS partnered with EagleBurgmann to disassemble and clean the mechanical seal, exchange the seal elements, refinish and replace two seal faces, replace the flange, re-assemble the seal, and leak-test it. The seal repair doubled the seal life.