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An air seal solution on a pump handling fly ash is a full system. It includes the air seal, a lantern ring, and two shaft stabilizing bushings. It eliminated all…

The benefits of keeping up with mechanical seal usage are huge. In many cases, seals act as a fuse that fails because of an overload in the pumping system. Upon…

It’s no secret that FDA-compliant seal technology is often required for food and beverage equipment reliability. This means that the materials of construction must meet FDA requirements for sanitation and…

In a candy factory making peanut butter, rotary air locks are used as feeders to move dextrose from sugar silos to mixers making the peanut butter. The existing lip seals…

Chocolate Conche Leakage Repaired A recent Processing magazine Industry Brief video discussed air seal technology as a preferred solution for a many powder and slurry applications in the food and…

Now that we’ve wrapped up February, it’s time for another Pulp and Paper News Roundup! We’ve collected some of the top pulp and paper news stories from February to contribute…

Mechanical seals prevent pumps from leaking by containing the pressure of the pumping process and withstanding the friction caused by the rotating shaft. The right seals provide reliable operation, less…

Designed for centrifugal pumps, the air seal system for slurries is a complete seal system. With two shaft-supporting bushings and a lantern ring, the SAS-P is a noncontact tandem seal…

Back in December 2020, Processing Editor Jesse Osborne and SEPCO Regional Manager David Brewer discussed how to improve stuffing box reliability. The video below, originally on processing.com, details the basics…

Sharing knowledge is the best way to advance any industry. In that effort, we’ve rounded up our top 10 fluid sealing and reliability articles from trade publications last year. You…