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News Release from: Meco Shaft Seals | Subject: Meco seals
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 01 October 2007
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
In 2005, the European Union's ATEX Directive (EN 94/9/EC) went into effect, governing all industrial environments containing potentially explosive atmospheres Examples of sites under the jurisdiction of ATEX are those where dust or vapours are present in contained or concentrated atmospheres, such as processors of hydrocarbons or dry powders
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Meco seals offer complete containment of dry powders, pastes, slurries, corrosives, fluids, solvents, vapours and gases, where traditional packings fail to seal.
Bulk processors in Europe have been obliged to review their equipment, including shaft seals, to ensure compliance with the ATEX Directive.
The directive considers packing glands unsuitable for service in potentially explosive atmospheres, so many processors are seeking ATEX-conforming alternatives.
Meco has responded by investing significant research and development resources, adapting two of their seal designs so as to comply with this mandate for their customers.
Meco seals are now available for certain European explosive atmosphere applications in Equipment group II, in Categories 2 and 3.
Processors seeking ATEX-compliant sealing solutions find that some seal manufacturers claim ATEX compliance, while in fine print they require water purging or limit dry-running compliance to an impractically narrow range of operating parameters.
Meco designers examine every ATEX application individually and arrive at means of protection which meet both with the ATEX Directive and the processor's expectations and requirements. Request a free brochure from Meco Shaft Seals ...
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