Recently Published Case Studies

LabTecta puts a stop to eight-year oil leaks
AESSEAL solves reliability problem for US paper company
CURC solves leakage problem for Saudi company
RDSX the answer for Czech chemical company
CURC puts an end to leakage problem
Reliability Restored at Egyptian Sugar Refinery
Dual seal cuts costs for UAE company
DMSF seal saves thousands for Australian company
Rapid response saves the day for UK company
CDSA seals brings huge savings for US company

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Featured Case Studies

The case studies below showcase the very best of commitment to excellence at AESSEAL across our three core pillars:

  • Exceptional Customer Service – putting customers first, every time.
  • Advanced Technology – delivering innovation that drives results.
  • Sustainable Solutions – engineering a better future for people and our planet.
Leakage problem solved with STS
A global energy company was facing significant losses as a result of damage to the steam turbine housing at one of its ethylene plants.
Rapid response impresses Saudi customer

Sourced and supplied a replacement seal in just two weeks for customer’s Oil and Gas operation in Saudi Arabi

Improved Safety and Reliability
A major manufacturer in the UK were having reliability issues with the seal on a critical Labour chemical pump used to pump caustic solution.
Prompt delivery saves three-month delay
A 12-week delay on the commissioning of a new oil and gas plant in Kuwait was avoided when AESSEAL was able to step in to replace a defective competitor’s seal at short notice.
Standard of service makes AESSEAL a clear winner

The seal on a pump at a chemical plant in the east of England was burning out on average every two weeks due to dry running, resulting in some four hours of downtime each time it failed.

DMSC saves Nestlé Purina £182k in just 10 months
Significant savings with mechanical seal and bearing protection for the pet food manufacturer
LabTecta FS the answer for gearbox problem
A repair and maintenance company in West Virginia says that its customers in the local coal mining industry have recorded major savings following a decision to upgrade to AESSEAL LabTecta FS.
Annual savings of over $2.6 million
A food and beverage customer was experiencing high leakage and contamination in their process fluid on the single pass flow through system they were operating.
AESSEAL help a Polyethylene plant save €144,000 in 30 months
Replacing labyrinth seals with MagTecta on 8 lobe blowers increases MTBF to over 400%.
AESSEAL product brings big savings for South African company
The installation of an AESSEAL FGDSS-N single slurry seal is saving a South African mining company thousands of dollars a year in repair and maintenance costs.
Mechanical seals runs an incredible 17 years without problems
Tongaat Hullett Sugar were un happy with the amount of maintenance required on the sealing of one of its pumps.
LabTecta saves €360,000 for Spanish company each year
A lip seal which was leaking oil from an extruder gearbox was causing persistent problems for a Spanish petrochemical company.
DMSF seals end contamination problem for Spanish firm
A metalworking company in northern Spain had equipped its pumps with component mechanical seals, parallel spring-mounted back-to-back, with an API Plan 54 circulation system.
Change to packing saves Swiss company $millions

A chocolate producer in Switzerland has saved around ₣2.3 million ($2.6 million) over the past year following its decision to change to an AESSEAL pump packing system.

AES-Elast the answer to seal selection problem

Employees at William Grant’s Scottish whisky distillery in Girvan, Ayshire, were having difficulty selecting the correct mechanical seals for specific applications.

Safety and reliability with AESSEAL heavy duty seal

A mining company in Australia was facing persistent problems from seal failures on one of its slurry pumps.

CDSA seals brings huge savings for US company
A US paper company has saved $1.5 million over the past seven years after replacing inefficient gland packing on two of its pumps with the AESSEAL CDSA double mechanical seal and tank systems.
AESSEAL product removes risk of HFC emissions
A specially designed double seal from AESSEAL has enabled an Italian drinks company to avoid the risk of major financial penalties which could have resulted from the release into the atmosphere of highly damaging HFC (hydrofluorocarbon) gases.
AVT sensors save thousands for US company

Excessive vibrations in a vertical pump in a slurry pit application was leading to failure every month for the North Carolina company Befesa

Improved reliability for new process
A refinery in Canada were commissioning a new lipids coprocessing initiative where renewable feedstock is injected into the cracker.
Major savings with CKD double seal
The single seals being used by Swedish water treatment company were unsuitable for the job they were being asked to do, allowing limescale to enter between the seal faces and leak out on to the floor of the plant.
Bitumen pump upgrade saves over £23,000 a year

Asphalt producer pump for road surfaces was gland packed and losing over 15 tonnes of bitumen.

Mining company saves $8 million AUD with AESSEAL system
A coal mine in Australia was having seal failures roughly every two weeks on two disposal pumps.
New approach for slurry pumps reduces water usage by 95%
A copper mining company in central Africa was encountering problems of excessive water usage
DMSF makes its mark in Japanese paper industry
The installation of an AESSEAL® DMSF seal at a Japanese paper plant has increased the MTBF from just six months to seven years.
Rapid response saves the day for UK company
The rapid repair of a faulty seal saved a UK pharmaceuticals company almost £2 million in lost production.
Upgrade will result in major savings for US company
A US petrochemical company is set to save tens of thousands of dollars a year following the installation of specially-designed seal pots to replace 40 existing pots which had been in place for around half a century.
Major savings follow installation of AESSEAL product

A petrochemical company based in the Middle East was having problems with persistent and costly seal failures.

AESSEAL helps UK firm to multi-million pound savings
A leading UK company is set to save more than £5 million over five years following the installation of AESSEAL LabTecta OP bearing protectors.
Fantastic seal life for notoriously difficult application
A pulp & paper company in the Canada were dissatisfied with the reliability of the mechanical seal used in its Chlorine Dioxide generator pump.
Staying cool in Cardiff
The cooling system in a High Profile office building in the Cardiff Bay area was operating with just a single duty pump and no standby.
DMSF seal the answer at South African plant
The installation of the AESSEAL DMSF seal and SW2 water management system at the Ford plant in Pretoria, South Africa, has improved the MTBF of a crucial seal from less than two weeks to more than two years.
Exceptional service saves thousands in lost revenue

AESSEAL were contacted by a power plant in the UK who were experiencing a major issue with their supply of mechanical seals.

FIDC ends costly leaks at US firm
The installation of an FIDC seal to replace single seals with no flush or API Plan has dramatically improved pump reliability at a pulp and paper company in New England.
Full steam ahead for refinery after change to STS seals
An oil and gas refinery in northern England was experiencing poor reliability of its steam turbine.
LabTecta ends dust pollution problem for SA firm

Preventing dust from escaping into the working environment and is saving thousands of dollars a year

Chemical Producer Saves Over £1.7 Million in Plant Downtime
A specialty chemical company at its UK processing facility were desperately trying to get spare parts for the mechanical seal on one of its critical reactors.
AESSEAL upgrade removes safety risk
A sealant being used on an Sulzer APP3 pump by a Spanish biofuel company was leaking each time the pump was stopped.
Seal upgrades save over US $3.4million in seven years
A company in the Oil and Gas industry in Qatar were dissatisfied with the reliability of the mechanical seal used in crude export and oil/water booster pumps.

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Major savings follow installation of AESSEAL product

Reliability increased from <2 years to >8 years

Case Ref: TD3089142

Full steam ahead for refinery after change to STS seals

Saving over £1 Million ($1.2M) each year

Case Ref: TD3081032

DMSC saves Nestlé Purina £182k in just 10 months

Solution saves additional £200,000 per line per year

Case Ref: CH01420

Rapid response saves the day for UK company

Seal repaired in 4 hours saves over $2.4 Million

Case Ref: TD3118703

Leakage problem solved with STS

Saving more than 2 million lbs of steam in 6 years

Case Ref: TD3095456

DMSF seals end contamination problem for Spanish firm

Reliability increased from 3 weeks to >2 years

Case Ref: TD3103809

Find Product Specific Cases

You can find product specific case studies on product pages where applicable. Look for the "Related Media & Downloads" section, on the base of the product page. Here are a few examples.

An innovative modular API Plan 53B System

53B Welded System

Medium to Heavy-Duty Double Slurry Seal

CDPH Slurry Seal

For applications which require a higher level of cleanliness

EasyClean

Cost effective pump bearing protection upgrade solution

LabTecta OP

Mechanical Seal for Steam Turbines

Steam Turbine Seal (STS)

Or By API Plan Type

API Piping plans help to ensure good conditions for mechanical seal operation as well as improving safety and pump reliability. Here are links to some selected case studies of customer solutions to fit specified plan types.

Dead ended seal chamber with no flush fluid circulation.

API Plan 02

Product recirculation from seal chamber to pump suction via a flow control orifice.

API Plan 13

Product recirculation from seal chamber to heat exchanger and back to seal chamber.

API Plan 23

Injection of clean or cool liquid from external source into the seal chamber.

API Plan 32

Pressurised barrier fluid circulation in outboard seal of dual seal configuration through a seal support system.

API Plan 53a

Plan 53B systems have been viewed as an engineering challenge around the world, often with long lead times.

API Plan 53b

Pressurised external barrier fluid circulation from a central pressure source or by a stand alone pumping unit (e.g. AESSEAL PUMPPAC™).

API Plan 54

An external fluid stream is brought to atmospheric side of the seal faces using quench and drain connections.

API Plan 62

Externally pressurised barrier gas supplied through a gas control system to a dual seal arrangement.

API Plan 74