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- December 20, 2024
PEEK Spring Energized Seal in a High Temperature and High Radiation Application
One distinct environment presents a particularly challenging set of circumstances for seal design – high radiation. Gallagher Fluid Seals partners with Eclipse Engineering on many unique customer projects. Eclipse’s primary seal material choice for many applications is PTFE and PTFE blends. With all the wonderful attributes PTFE possesses as a seal material, radiation resistance is not one. In high radiation environments
- December 17, 2024
Increasing Pump Performance with Thermoplastic Bushings
One of Vesconite Bearings’ innovative bushing materials, Vesconite Hilube, has assisted a pump manufacturing company on the Gulf Coast withstand harsh and highly-corrosive operating environments, which pose significant challenges for pump systems.
Before switching to Vesconite Hilube line shaft bushings, the pumps relied on materials like bronze, cutlass rubber, and 316 stainless steel. These materials,
- December 13, 2024
Video - DuPont™ Kalrez® Thermal Stability and Critical Performance Properties
In this video, Gallagher explores Kalrez and its longstanding thermal stability characteristics along with selected critical performance properties, such as permeation rates, outgassing rates, radiation resistance, and hardness/ temperature relationships.
The full agenda can be seen below.
- December 10, 2024
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)”.
Increasing Seal Reliability in Electric Scooters
As of June 30, 2024, there were 194 electric scooter systems in 130 cities in the United States. Because of this, innovative sealing solutions are becoming essential in enhancing the performance and environmental responsibility of urban mobility vehicles.
- December 06, 2024
PEEK and PAI Thermoplastics from FST
Transmission development is a focus for emissions reduction. Dual-clutch transmissions or automatic transmissions with eight or more gears not only increase the efficiency of the drivetrain but also create new challenges.
Higher load generation is one major challenge of dual-clutch transmissions and seals from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies made from PEEK (polyetheretherketone) or PAI (polyamideimide), in conjunction
- December 04, 2024
Controlling Leaks with Bearing Isolators
Today’s demanding applications call for other sealing methods. One alternative is the bearing isolator. Advances have created units with little frictional drag and a service life that is up to 65 times greater than that of a radial lip seal.
As radial lip seal technology evolves, new materials, geometries and configurations are being tested for their ability to reduce or overcome frictional drag between the lip and the shaft.
Because
- November 29, 2024
GORE Universal Pipe Gasket Style 800
GORE® Universal Pipe Gasket (Style 800) provides a reliable seal for steel, glass-lined steel and fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) flanges, in the full spectrum of strong acid, alkali, and solvent process media, including the most challenging thermal cycling and elevated temperature applications.
This single gasket solution can reduce the process safety and production downtime risks caused by the use of an incorrect gasket material. Highly conformable
- November 26, 2024
Parker's E1244-70 Compound - USP Class VI and USP <87> Internally Lubricated EPDM
Parker compound E1244-70 contains an internal lubricant that reduces installation force and dynamic friction without the need for an external lubricant. The proprietary internal lubricant in E1244-70 is derived from the fatty acid family, making it unlikely to cause a patient reaction. Successfully completing USP Class VI and USP <87> testing further demonstrates the safety of this internal lubricant.
- November 22, 2024
Rotary Sealing in Cutting-Edge Robotics
Technological advancements in the area of robotics have led to more and more life-like creations existing only in works of science fiction a few decades ago. Development in autonomous logic processing and sensing allow bipedal robots to walk over uneven ground, up and down stairs, open doors and carry loads. Fast response to dynamic and unpredictable real-world environments is critical for the future use of robots in true-life service and practical employment
- November 20, 2024
Seals for Data Centers
Increased thermal management requires increased needs for sealing solutions.
The Rising Need for Thermal Management in Data Centers
The need for enhanced thermal management is not expected to decline or even plateau. Highly demanding industries, the blistering pace of technology advancements, and the increasing use of multi-core chips are forcing data centers to deal with hotter temperatures. What’s more, airflow through data
