• Highlights

    Digger
    Tests check the two most common buffer seals to determine what applications each is best suited for.
    Hydraulic cylinder with a typical sealing arrangement
    Tests reveal how these two seals interact to affect friction and seal life. But first, a look at buffer seals.
    Seals
    Avoid seal installation issues that lead to leaks and lost productivity.
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    Damper
    Technological developments in railway suspension sealing products and materials offer several operational advantages.
    Trelleborg
    Double-acting Turcon Roto Glyd Ring V seals accommodate high PV (pressure: velocity) value.
    Expansion plugs
    Expansion plugs seal holes drilled into metal components—usually hydraulic or pneumatic manifolds.
    Vosspoint
    Voss Fluid's soft sealing of all fluid paths ensures leak-tight performance.
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    A press used in the manufacture of aerospace seals began stuttering on its normal downward stroke, but contamination wasn't the culprit. What was it?
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    Kepner’s Flexible Seal Seat design prevents fluid leakage with a seat design that combines metal-to-metal and resilient O-ring seal contact.