Meco Shaft Seals web site, latest news and contact details

Address:
Division of Woodex Bearing Company
216 Bay Point Road
Georgetown
ME 04548
USA
Telephone: (USA) +1 207 371 2210

Listing of all 30 news releases from Meco Shaft Seals:

Seal upgrades meet ATEX requirements

Meco has adapted two of its seal designs to comply with ATEX, which considers packing glands unsuitable for service in potentially explosive atmospheres Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals ( 1 October 2007)

Shaft seals reduce carbon dust emissions

User application article In several plants carbon dust leakage has been eliminated by replacing packed glands with MECO Custom Shaft Seals. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals ( 7 June 2007)

Shaft seals demonstrated at expo

Meco will be exhibiting its custom shaft seals for dry bulk process equipment in booth #1731 at the Powder and Bulk Solids Expo Southeast. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals ( 2 April 2007)

Shaft seals score in dry bulk process equipment

User application article Meco custom-engineered shaft seals have been found to increase MTBF by a factor of four or more over packed glands in dry bulk process equipment. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals (22 January 2007)

Shaft seals keep VOC vapours at bay

Meco custom shaft seals are effective in containing VOC vapours from rotating reactor, dryer, extractor and conveyor driveshafts. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals (17 November 2006)

Solving shaft leakage on top-entry agitators

User application article Top-entry agitator shafts on reactors, fermenters, crystallisers and similar machinery are a frequent cause of sealing problems. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals (25 August 2006)

Outside face seal heads for Chicago

Chicago show (9th to 11th May 2006) will feature outside face seal originally conceived for high-temperature and high-speed applications, where double-face seals can overheat and fail. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals ( 5 April 2006)

Seals suit dry, abrasive powder processes

AH-series custom seals are ideal for dry, abrasive powder processes in food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, where frequent product changes and washdowns are required. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals (10 January 2006)

Seal reduces vacuum dryer cycle time by 50%

User application article A US manufacturer of powdered paint pigments had to solve a leakage problem on its rotary vacuum dryer. It used an air-purged EAS (externally adjustable, split) model seal to solve the problem. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals (24 November 2005)

25 years of seals and bearings

Woodex Bearing Company, manufacturer of oil-impregnated split wood bearings and Meco custom-engineered shaft seals, marks its 25th year of operation this September. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals (19 August 2005)

Shaft seals keep vapour and powders in check

Ex-Pac shaft seals reliably contain resin and additive powders and hydrocarbon vapours in both single and twin shaft polyolefin extruder-compounders. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals (25 July 2005)

Novel seal retains constant face pressure

The OFS outside face seal was originally designed for high-temperature and high-speed applications where double-face seals can overheat and fail. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals ( 8 June 2005)

Custom shaft seals show up in Atlanta

Meco custom-engineered shaft seals will be on exhibit at the Powder and Bulk Solids Southeast Conference and Exhibition on 11th and 12th May 2005. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals (18 April 2005)

Shaft seals to star in Texas show

Meco custom-engineered shaft seals will be on show at the Gulf Coast Solids Handling and Processing Show on 5th and 6th April 2005. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals (20 January 2005)

Seals block product migration

Meco's patented shaft seal designs are based on the use of a driving elastomer, which wraps around and grips the shaft, both protecting the shaft from abrasion damage and blocking product migration. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals (15 July 2004)

Shaft seals withstand abrasive media

Meco custom-engineered shaft seals are built to withstand industry's most abrasive products, including sugar, porcelain, starch, gypsum, talc, silica, salt - even industrial diamonds. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals ( 9 June 2004)

Split seals solve sticky problems

Patented Meco custom shaft seals are available fully split for use with machinery such as mixers, blenders, conveyors, and reactors, where direct product contact is required. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals (16 March 2004)

Shaft seals resist dry powders

Original Meco shaft seals are proven to completely contain dry powders, pastes, slurries and other bulk materials in bucket elevators and other rotating process machinery. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals ( 4 February 2004)

Drive mechanism increases seal integrity

Meco engineers have developed a new, patented drive mechanism, which augments the sealing capabilities of Meco seals. Brochure available

News from Meco Shaft Seals ( 9 January 2004)

Shaft seals are easy to retrofit

Meco EAS seals are custom-engineered to retrofit pulpers, stock chest agitators and repulper and chip screws without equipment modification. Brochure available