Palmyra, N.Y. — A leak-free, no-dilution sealing system for slurry pumps is now available from Garlock Sealing Technologies. The HYDRA-JUST(TM) system offers pump manufacturers a more cost-effective way to enhance the performance of their equipment and offer their customers increased productivity through higher reliability. A rotary shaft sealing system, HYDRA-JUST(TM) forms a bearing relationship with…
Simrit Expands Oil and Gas Industry Capabilities
PLYMOUTH, Mich.‚– Simrit announces the acquisition of the assets of the Tetralene companies of Houston, Texas, a developer and manufacturer of specialized custom sealing components for the oil and gas industry. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Tetralene manufactures custom high-performance thermoplastic and elastomeric components that range in diameter from 1/64″ through 72″. Their…
Lock the Fastener
Stephen A. Smith is the Vice President, Bradley Group of Companies With the right mechanical or chemical adhesive or sealant, you can turn a standard fastener into a self-locking version with a turn of the fastener. Through their clamping force, fasteners should help mating pieces hold tolerances throughout their service life. However, uncontrolled loosening from…
Seal Materials Fortify Hydraulic Cylinders Against Temperature, Pressure, and Fluids
Written by Joel Johnson, VP Technology, Ben Westbrook, Sr. Application Engineer Simrit Division of Freudenberg-NOK, and Noriyuki Matsui, Mgr., GI Design Section NOK CorporationExcessive temperature and fluid incompatibility often tax hydraulic cylinder seals. New materials and designs are necessary to meet the increasing requirements of smaller cylinders with higher pressures and hotter ambient temperatures. The…
Vane Seal Design Advances from Trelleborg
FT WAYNE, IN– Trelleborg Sealing Solutions announces advances in vane seal design and manufacturing that have helped make viable the possibility of using rotary vane actuators across a wide range of engineering applications. These include contemporary engineering designs such as the control of aircraft wing flaps, anti-roll suspension systems on high-performance premium cars and machine…
Tough Conductive Adhesive by Masterbond, Inc.
EP11SIC is a silver-filled epoxy-resin system that has high electrical and thermal conductivity. It has superior adhesion to both metallic and nonmetallic substrates, with a tensile strength over 6,000 psi and a tensile shear strength over 1,500 psi. The adhesive has good resistance to thermal shock, high temperatures, and chemicals. It suits bonding, potting, sealing,…
Simrit Debuts Bi-Component Polyurethane Rod Seal
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Simrit will debut its Bi-Component Polyurethane Rod Seal HDR-2C at the 2008 International Exposition for Power Transmission (IFPE). With the new HDR-2C rod seal, Simrit has designed a simple, one-piece component that combines outstanding low temperature flexibility — down to minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit) — with exceptional extrusion…
Bench Dispenser from MIXPAC Equipment
MIXPAC Equipment Inc. announces its DXBG Bench Dispenser. The MIXPAC DXBG Bench Dispenser is a convenient bench-top unit that offers a fast, simple and accurate solution for dispensing two-component reactive resins of a wide variety of ratios. The DXBG Bench Dispenser allows the A & B components of flowable adhesives to be gravity-fed from separate,…
A quick touch-up for parts in the machine shop
Presto Black® BST4 brush-on liquid is a fast acting, cold blackener for all iron and non-stainless steels. When applied to any clean ferrous metal surface, BST4 blackens within 30 seconds and forms a durable, black finish that can be topcoated to form an attractive, protective black oxide finish. In the machine shop, Presto Black® BST4…
Silicone-free insulating material
Gap Pad 2000SF is a silicone-free, fiberglass-reinforced, gap filling insulating material. It combines electrical isolation with thermal insulation (2.0 W/mK). The material is soft and more compliant than other silicone-free materials. Its natural inherent tack on both sides eliminates the need for additional adhesive layers that can inhibit thermal properties. The Bergquist Co.www.berquistcompany.com : Design…