piston seals
- September 07, 2023
Seals are small components that have a big function. At their most essential purpose, they keep fluid in and debris out. Failure to do this can lead to costly machine destruction, and even endanger the lives of people working around these machines. Preventing seal failure is very important on many different levels.
What Seals Are Up Against
Many factors can cause a seal failure. Being aware of these factors will help you in preventing an avoidable failure. Seals are under constant pressure because of the liquid or gas being contained. Typically, the seals in pipes or machinery have some type of matter within transferred at high velocities. This is a huge part of what they were designed to do, but too much or too little pressure could wear down the seals.
In addition, extreme temperatures can cause the seal to become brittle. A mixture of extreme temperatures and pressure is a recipe for cracking and leaking. Also, debris can contaminate the integrity of the seal. Even
- April 06, 2023
As Gallagher Fluid Seals continues to add more product offerings to our e-commerce store, we are excited to share a new feature for our customers who use reciprocating seals.
While we offer hundreds of different standard configurations, we understand the need for custom piston seals for specific applications.
Enter Prototype Express from Gallagher Fluid Seals
Bypass the wait times from large OEM prototype programs and give GFS the opportunity
- November 13, 2018
Cost vs. Lead Time for Rod & Piston Seals
Gallagher recently recorded the Rubber Energized Seals webinar, discussing rubber energized rod or piston seals, and the advantages and disadvantages to using some of the most common seal profiles. This webinar is presented in conjunction with one of our trusted partners, Eclipse Engineering, Inc. Eclipse is a designer and manufacturer of high performance engineered polymer solutions.
This section of the webinar will discuss cost vs. lead time in rod and piston seals, as well as how to choose the right seal for your application.
To view the webinar in its entirety, visit our Resources
- October 09, 2018
Considerations When Choosing a Rubber Energized Seal
Gallagher recently recorded the Rubber Energized Seals webinar, discussing rubber energized rod or piston seals, and the advantages and disadvantages to using some of the most common seal profiles. This webinar is presented in conjunction with one of our trusted partners, Eclipse Engineering, Inc. Eclipse Engineering, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of high performance engineered polymer solutions.
This first section of the webinar will discuss some of the things you should consider when designing a seal for an application, as well some of the more basic seals, such as o-rings, gaskets, etc.
- September 18, 2018
Gallagher recently recorded the Rubber Energized Seals webinar, discussing rubber energized rod or piston seals, and the advantages and disadvantages to using some of the most common seal profiles. This webinar is presented in conjunction with one of our trusted partners, Eclipse Engineering, Inc.
