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Meco launches HB standard-sized seals
Meco Shaft Seals has announced the launch of the HB range of standard-sized seals for screw conveyors and similar equipment.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 April 2009
Meco seals solve contamination and vacuum issues
Meco Shaft Seals has revealed how its Meco-DR shaft seals can solve contamination and vacuum problems in drying applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 October 2008
Meco shaft seals take stand at POWTEX
Meco custom-engineered shaft seals will be on exhibit at the 17th International Powder Technology Exhibition (POWTEX) in Tokyo on 28-31 October 2008.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 September 2008
Air-purged seals clear caramelised sugar
Unlike traditional mechanical seals, MECO seal faces are soft, fault-tolerant and almost impossible to break.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 June 2008
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
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 October 2007
Shaft seals reduce carbon dust emissions
In several plants carbon dust leakage has been eliminated by replacing packed glands with MECO Custom Shaft Seals.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 April 2007
Shaft seals score in dry bulk process equipment
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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 17 November 2006
Solving shaft leakage on top-entry agitators
Top-entry agitator shafts on reactors, fermenters, crystallisers and similar machinery are a frequent cause of sealing problems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 January 2006
Seal reduces vacuum dryer cycle time by 50%
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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 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.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 June 2004
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