MECO custom-engineered shaft seals outperform conventional packing systems in demanding industrial applications. They're designed to handle shaft runout, reduce wear, prevent leakage, and improve reliability. MECO seals deliver durable performance across a wide range of processes, including sanitary environments requiring cleanability and compliance. (read more)

Woodex MECO Industries manufactures high-quality, oil-impregnated wood bearings trusted for their reliability in both wet and dry screw- and roll-conveying machinery across demanding industries such as manufacturing and agriculture. (read more)

Woodex bearings are manufactured from durable rock maple and impregnated with petroleum wax to provide permanent, self-lubricating performance. This design delivers a cost-effective alternative to synthetic materials while maintaining excellent durability and reliability. (read more)

What Is MECO’s EA Type-1 Seal Model?

The MECO EA Type-1 fully-split seal model is a great selection when sealing wet slurries. The fully-split configuration uses an elastomer drive to rotate two hardened stainless steel seal faces against two fixed, bearing grade polymeric stationary seal faces with their contacting sealing plane set perpendicular to the shaft. (read more)

The MECO AH Type-2 is a split, soft-face double mechanical seal designed for tight spaces and a wide range of shaft sizes. It uses a barrier gas to pneumatically load the seal faces, isolating the process from the atmosphere, and is custom-engineered to fit your equipment with little or no modifications. (read more)

The MECO OFS Type-1 seal is, fully-split for vacuum, low pressure, and abrasive applications. The design tolerates both runout and thermal growth at moderate speeds. The seal does not require a barrier fluid. In aftermarket applications, the fully-split seal can be custom-designed for existing process equipment or can be tailored to new, specific, OEM applications. (read more)

The MECO EA Type-2 model is suited to many sealing applications for low to moderate shaft speeds on small to very large shaft diameters. The EA Type-2 uses full-contact, soft-face mechanical shaft sealing technology, sized for OEM and custom in-house process equipment. (read more)

Woodex MECO Industries’ MECO Seal division designs and manufactures both split and unsplit shaft seals for rotating process machinery across a wide range of industries, including bulk material handling, dry powder processing, food production (wet and dry), pharmaceuticals, plastics and additives, pulp and paper, building products, vacuum drying, and wet slurry treatment. (read more)

The MECO OFS Type-2 is for low to moderate speed equipment. The OFS Type-2 uses full-contact, soft-face mechanical shaft sealing technology, sized for OEM and custom in-house process equipment. MECO’s first rate customer service is provided for each OFS Type-2 seal sold. (read more)

Oil-impregnated Wooden hanger bearings manufactured by Woodex MECO Industries – are widely used in agriculture material handling systems for crops like nuts, grapes, and other specialty produce. Woodex bearings are self-lubricating and tolerant of harsh, abrasive conditions. (read more)

The MECO MB seal is an elastomer driven contacting face seal designed to fit inside of an existing stuffing box on rotary valves and airlocks. (read more)

The MECO HA Seal is an air purged seal that can be quickly and easily adjusted without disassembling the seal. (read more)

At Woodex MECO Industries, we specialize in manufacturing high-performance oil-impregnated wood bearings engineered to stand up to demanding applications. (read more)

MECO seals are a reliable solution for wet and dry mixing in the battery salts industry. The fully-split AH Type–2 and EP Type–3 seals are popular options in lithium salt production and can be custom engineered for your machines and process. Both seals help to improve vacuum containment and eliminate product loss with minimal maintenance. (read more)

MECO Seals are a consistently reliable sealing solution in the plastic production industry. The fully split EP Type - 2 and EP Type - 3 seals are popular options for polymer dryers and extruders and can be custom engineered for your machines and processes. (read more)

⪡⪢From Hardwood to High Performance⪡⪢

Offered since 1905, Woodex MECO Industries produces a bearing material from rock maple, impregnated with petrolatum wax. This highly-durable material is used extensively in wet and dry screw and roll conveying machinery, frequently in agricultural service. (read more)

MECO Shaft Seals are engineered for hygienic food processing, minimizing leakage, cross‑contamination, and downtime. Their designs meet strict sanitary requirements, allow rapid washdown, and are optimized for quick inspection and cleaning. (read more)

The MECO AH Type-2 model is a compact and versatile gas-purged, double-face seal that is custom-designed to fit your equipment with minimal or no modifications. (read more)

How To Plan for a Successful Project:

There are often misconceptions surrounding the availability of contacting, polymeric rotary shaft seals. Much of this misunderstanding comes from assumptions made by comparing contacting, polymeric rotary shaft seals to hard-faced mechanical pump seals. Pump seals are readily available as “off the shelf (read more)

CASE STUDY: Good things come in small packages, with a classic example to be found at additive supplier Amfine. Running into serious problems with a dryer used to prepare nucleating agents, the company was able to replace a seal on a vacuum dryer and save a $1 million project. (read more)

ATEX is a set of European prevention standards to ensure equipment is safe to operate in potentially explosive environments. Meco seals can be engineered to meet specific ATEX requirements under Directive 2014/34/EU, providing reliable sealing solutions for hazardous applications. (read more)

The MECO HB seal model is a double-face, air-purged shaft seal for screw conveyors and bucket elevators. (read more)

Screw Conveyor Hanger Bearings • Roll End Bearings • Spherical Bearings • Wood Hydro Turbine Bearings • Replacement Auger Bearings • Bearings for Disc Harrows, Cultipackers & Other Farm Equipment • Odd Shaped Custom Bearings (read more)

The MECO EP Type-1 is a water-flushed, double-face seal for wet slurries in vertical and horizontal shaft pulpers and agitators. (read more)

The MECO HH Type-2 is a fully custom, air-purged mechanical shaft seal. It can be quickly adjusted without disassembling the seal by tightening the HH Type-2’s simple adjusting clamp. Unlike standard stuffing box seals, the HH Type-2 is non-abrasive to the machine’s shaft and can accommodate shaft runout. The HH Type-2 is available fully split for easy installation and... (read more)

The MECO OFS Type-1 split seal is ideal for top-entry agitators, crystallizers, dryers, pan mixers, blenders, hoppers and similar rotating equipment used in the petrochemical, plastics, metals, minerals and other process industries. (read more)

Woodex MECO Industries manufactures wooden screw conveyor hanger bearings used to support the rotating shaft in screw-conveying machinery. Ensures alignment, distributes weight, and provides smooth, low-friction rotation, even in applications involving abrasive or corrosive materials. (read more)

A variant of MECO’s popular AH model seal, the Dairy Seal is specifically designed to meet the needs of dairy product manufacturers. (read more)

MECO^® shaft seals, HB Seal for screw conveyors, and similar rotating equipment in applications with or without a barrier gas requirement.
The HB seal replaces standard wastepack housings. It comes in five, C.E.M.A.-standard sizes for US inch screws, and in eleven standard metric sizes. All are built using one of a series of five housings, designed to fi... (read more)

Cost Savings in Process Environments with MECO Split Seals

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 (read more)

The MECO HC seal model is the best non-purged choice in sealing technology for screw conveyors . The HC model is a full-contact, soft-face mechanical shaft seal. The various seal assemblies are sized for equipment following standards of the Conveyor Equipment Manufactures Association (C.E.M.A.) and their metric equivalents. (read more)

Process machinery often does not conform to sizing standards. Used in widely varying applications across a broad range of industries, the machines have unique dimensions and operating conditions tailored to diverse process requirements. And demand special seal solutions. (read more)

The MECO HB seal is the best choice in sealing technology for screw conveyors/scrolls, small blenders, bucket elevators, and similar rotating equipment used in bulk process industries. The HB is a full-contact, soft-face mechanical shaft seal, using an elastomer drive to rotate bearing-grade, synthetic seal faces against fixed, stainless steel seal faces. The HB is sized following standa... (read more)

What basic information does a manufacturer need to start a quote?

Designing a mechanical shaft seal to meet the specific needs of your machinery and process parameters requires sharing information. To ensure the best design (read more)

What is MECO’s EP Type-1 Seal?

The MECO EP Type-1 seal model is the best choice in wet sealing technology on moderate to very large shaft diameters entering the vessel from any direction. The fully-split configuration uses an elastomer drive to rotate two hardened stainless steel seal faces against two fixed polymeric bearing-grade stationary seal faces. (read more)

ATEX is a series of explosion prevention standards, codified in EN 94/9/EC, to which equipment manufacturers must conform, in order to place machinery in service in Europe in potentially explosive environments. Compliance involves formal risk assessments and the use of certified machinery and components. (read more)

MECO offers a torque adjusting kit for HC model seals. A precision Wera adjustable torque screwdriver offers accurate and repeatable adjustment of the HC seal's clamp. TheTorque Tube kit includes the needed 7mm nutsetter for engaging the clamp head, as well as 6” and 10” bit extensions to facilitate access to the clamps in all sizes of HC seals, with instructions, packaged in... (read more)

The MECO EP Type 3, for horizontal dryers and reactors in vacuum service. The configuration is a double mechanical seal, using a mechanical drive to rotate bearing-grade, synthetic seal faces against fixed, hardened stainless steel seal faces. The EP Type 3 uses full-contact, soft face mechanical shaft sealing technology, sized for OEM and custom in-house process equipment. (read more)

Case Study: W.F. Taylor Co. Inc. (“Taylor Adhesives”) of Dalton, Georgia manufactures state-of-the art, environmentally friendly adhesives for flooring installation. Taylor sells its products throughout the United States and also exports to the Pacific Rim area, Canada, UK and Australia.When Taylor launched its patented Meta-Tec Wood Flooring Adhesive product i... (read more)

The MECO EP Type-2 model is the best choice for many sealing applications with low to medium-high shaft speeds, on small to large shaft diameters. The configuration is a double mechanical seal using an elastomer drive to rotate bearing-grade, synthetic seal faces against fixed, hardened stainless steel seal faces. The EP Type-2 uses full-contact, soft-face mechanical shaft sealing techno... (read more)