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- March 28, 2025
Conductive Seals from Parker Hannifin
When unprotected electrical currents flow through the bearings, the currents can cause issues such as arcing, pitting, fluting, and frosting, damaging the bearings and degrading the reliability and longevity of your motor. These stray currents lead to issues such as noise, vibration, higher temperatures, and ultimately, premature failure. Traditional solutions include shaft grounding blocks, carbon fiber grounding rings, and ceramic insulated bearings.
- March 27, 2025
Freudenberg's New EPDM - Keeping Drinking Water Safe
Global sealing manufacturer Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed a new 70 EPDM 335DW compound for O-rings. This material is designed to meet stringent drinking water application requirements, ensuring protection for both health and the environment. The O-rings from 70 EPDM 335DW have obtained all relevant market approvals, making them suitable for global drinking water use.
Water is a valuable resource, and global
- March 21, 2025
Vesconite Bushings Help Prevent Contamination from Lubricants
A company producing expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam moulded products encountered constant problems of final product contamination, caused by the lubrication necessary for the sliding operation of the bronze bushings installed in the platens of its equipment.
- March 18, 2025
How to Check Valve Stem Seals
Most engines need regular maintenance to ensure proper functionality. This maintenance involves keeping an eye on several critical parts, including the valve stem seals, which are essential for regulating oil consumption and lubricant. Valve stem seals not only prevent oil from leaking, but also allow the valves to move freely.
Valve stem seals that are in good working condition can save time and money that come with lengthy repairs and replacements. Unfortunately,
- March 12, 2025
Exploring Freudenberg Brand Disogrin Polyurethane Compounds
Discover the power of Freudenberg brand Disogrin compounds! Learn how these versatile, durable seals can revolutionize your application especially when combined with Gallagher Fluid Seals expertise.
In the world of industrial applications, utilizing the right sealing materials can make all the difference. Freudenberg-NOK’s Disogrin compounds have been known for their exceptional properties and versatility, especially
- March 07, 2025
Rubber Coated Metal (RCM) - What is it, and should you use it?
Rubber-coated metal refers to metal surfaces with a layer of rubber or rubber-like material applied for various purposes, such as sealing, protection noise damping, or vibration absorption.
Polystrat materials from our friends at KLINGER are steel based composite materials made by bonding rubber on both sides. KLINGER RCM USA’s materials are manufactured with a combination of metal and rubber coatings to offer enhanced sealing
- March 04, 2025
DuPont™ Kalrez® 0090 Perfluoroelastomer Parts For Ball Valves in Refineries
Ball valves are primarily used for shut-off applications in the energy industry and must function in a wide range of chemical environments, both gas and liquid, where significant performance differences are often observed between various types of sealing materials.
Kalrez® 0090 O-rings are TOTAL and NORSOK compliant with exceptional chemical resistance and Rapid Gas Decompression performance making them an excellent
- February 27, 2025
Gallagher Fluid Seals is a Parker Distributor is proud to be proud to be one of the few premier distributors to qualify as a “Parker Seal Technology Center (STC)”.
Sealing Hydrogen with UHMW FlexiSeals and Rubber Seals
Within the aerospace industry, the efficient and safe storage of hydrogen is becoming critical – particularly in applications involving refueling systems. This case study by our friends at Parker explores a unique sealing application involving
- February 25, 2025
Continuous Molding Technology Enhances O-Ring Performance
Historically, technology to produce large diameter molded O-Rings has been limited by press and molding capabilities. One of our suppliers, Parker Hannifin, created a proprietary continuous molding technology which ensures the strength and reliability of large diameter FKM, HNBR, NBR and EPDM O-Ring seals.
