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In plastics processing and additive manufacturing, even minor sealing issues can lead to major problems, including product loss, contamination, downtime, and increased operational costs. That’s why more manufacturers are turning…

Quick answer: Install packing one ring at a time, seating each ring fully before adding the next, with joints staggered 90° between rings. Set the gland finger-tight only. Then start…

Quick answer: Yes, most of them. PTFE, Viton (FKM), perfluoroelastomers (FFKM), Aflas (FEPM), FEP and PFA are all fluoropolymers, and every fluoropolymer is a PFAS by definition. There is no…

Spend enough time repacking valves and you develop a strong opinion about how they ought to be sealed — and then the next application talks you right back out of…

We’ve walked a lot of plants over the years, and the conversation almost always starts the same way. We’ll ask a maintenance lead which pumps give them the most trouble,…

In short: Data centers depend on always-on cooling systems full of pumps, heat exchangers, cooling towers, and HVAC equipment — and cooling already consumes an estimated 30–40% of a facility’s…

If you’ve spent any time around a cement plant, concrete batch operation, mine, or aggregate facility, you’ve probably seen the same story play out more times than you’d like. A…

https://www.sepco.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Leaking-Pulper-Cropped.mp4 For end users, leakage is a maintenance issue. For OEM pump manufacturers, it’s something much bigger: It’s a design outcome. Every drop of leakage in the field traces back…

Leakage is easy to ignore. A few drops at a pump. A little vapor from a valve. It becomes part of the daily rhythm of plant operations—something operators walk past…

Mechanical seal overheating is one of the most common—and misunderstood—causes of premature seal failure. At first glance, it seems straightforward: temperatures rise, materials degrade, and the seal fails. But in…