Mechanical seals are more than 100 years old, originating in 1905 when they were used in refrigeration compressors. Seals today contain, withstand, accommodate and survive a rotating shaft in a closed or confined space. The rotating shaft is necessary to transform raw ingredients into value-added, marketable products such as plastic, medicine, corn chips, floor grout, soup, soap and RTV silicone.

Within today’s process environments, machinery is large and complex. Traditional seals often require the disassembly of large machines just to install them—a labor-intensive process that causes downtime and a corresponding hit to the bottom line.

A fully split seal, in comparison, eliminates the need to remove the bearing or drive transmission, saving time, eliminating radical disassembly and re-assembly and reducing expensive downtime. They also maintain the integrity and strength required for a particular application.

Split Rotating Shaft Seals

Both split and un-split sealing devices are manufactured from a variety of stainless steels, bearing grade plastics and elastomers Read More