Chesterton, a global leader in sealing technology and enhancing equipment reliability, has expanded its popular cartridge split seal product line…
“Disaster Bushings” are used in pumps outside the seal to minimize product leakage to the environment in the event of…
Switching to a new graphite/metal alloy bearing material helps a major glass manufacturer save $250,000 per year in a high-temperature…
In your hands-on role, have you ever truly thought about the actual cost of a correct gasket installation? The short…
Perhaps half of the world’s oil-lubricated industrial pump bearing housings are furnished with inexpensive oil rings, also called “slinger rings,”…
For years, manufacturers have struggled with proper sealing of low viscosity fluids. Effectively stopping materials like Freon refrigerants, acetone, propane,…
Challenge Background Chesterton received a call from a rubber extrusion company to replace an existing Chesterton® 10K Super Monoseal (8" x 9")…
Metcar Grade M-444 is considered to be the most blister resistant carbon-graphite grade available. Metcar’s high intensity molten impregnation process…
Whether it is material selection, installation, or trouble-shooting gasket failures, there are many common things we hear people talk or…
How can you make the best choice when selecting a sealing technology for a pump or mixer that handles slurry?…
Challenge Issue Existing packing lasted only three days due to abrasive gypsum slurry in the fertilizer mineral manufacturing process. Shaft required replacement…