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AESSEAL solves seal reliability issue at US company
Improved seal face cooling with CDFI range
AESSEAL raises spirits at UK distillery
DMSF keeps its cool in hot application
Improved reliability and reduced water consumption
CDSA™ dual seal solves leakage problem for US company
AESSEAL speed of delivery aids US firm
CKD™ saves thousands a year at Spanish chemical plant
Major savings follow installation of TPDS™ slurry seal
German paper plant benefits from DVS

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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.
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.
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South Africa
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.
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United Kingdom
Major savings follow installation of AESSEAL product

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

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United Arab Emirates
DMSF solves reliability issues for Swedish company
Elastomer degradation was causing the seals on three of the boiler feed pumps at a Swedish energy plant to fail around every 12 months.
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Sweden
AESSEAL product stops hot oil pump leakage
A large oil and gas company in north Africa contacted AESSEAL to look at a sealing issue on its hot oil pumps.
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Algeria
Improving reliability, increasing efficiency
A leading refinery in the UK was having trouble with seal leakage from existing carbon box technology on their 150#, 600# steam turbines.
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United Kingdom
AESSEAL solves reliability problem for US paper company
The installation of the AESSEAL DMSC double mechanical seal, a close clearance bushing, a FLOWTRUE flowmeter, and a 25 litre SW2 water management system, has solved a problem of repeated seal failure for a US paper company.
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United States
LabTecta IAP solves ash dust problem
The installation of a LabTecta®IAP labyrinth seal has solved a persistent problem for the Danish wastewater company Biofos Lynetten.
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Denmark
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.

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Switzerland
80 million litres of water per year to be saved at Mexican mine
The Grupo Mexico Caridad mine in Mexico was experiencing lengthy downtimes and using high volumes of water for lubricating pump packing.
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Mexico
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.
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Italy
AESSEAL system fixes sewage problems for US township

A municipality in Pennsylvania was having issues with major inefficiencies in its sewage treatment system. 

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United States
ROI In Less Than A Month
a French cardboard manufacturer was experiencing seal failures every two months. AESSEAL worked closely with the customer to find the right solution.
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France
Mechanical seals runs an incredible 17 years without problems
Tongaat Hullett Sugar were unhappy with the amount of maintenance required on the sealing of one of its pumps.
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South Africa
LabTecta ends contamination problem at Australian mining company
An Australian mining company was encountering problems with bearing contamination in the seals on its conveyor pulleys.
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Australia
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.
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United States
Chemical plant saved over €500,000 in the first year
A critical glue agitator vessel was affecting productivity for a silicone manufacturing facility in France. This situation was costing the company thousands of Euros in lost production.
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France
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.
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United Kingdom
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.
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United Kingdom
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

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Saudi Arabia
LabTecta ends dust pollution problem for SA firm

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

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South Africa
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.
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United States
Leakage problem solved with STS & ST
A global energy company was facing significant losses as a result of damage to the steam turbine housing at one of its ethylene plants.
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United Kingdom
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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Qatar
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.
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United States
AESSEAL raises spirits at UK distillery
An international food and beverage company was reporting frequent pump failures at one of its UK distilleries, resulting in leakage and loss of product.
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United Kingdom
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.
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United States
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.

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United Kingdom
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.
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Canada
Dangerous oil leak problem solved by LabTecta FS
A silicon lip seal fitted to a rubber lumps reactor at a chemical plant in northern Spain failed after just ten days, resulting in the serious leakage of oil from the gearbox.
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Spain
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.
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United Kingdom
CURC seal saves thousands for US company
The installation of an AESSEAL single mechanical seal helped an engineering company solve the problem of repeated seal failures.
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United States
Major savings follow installation of TPDS™ slurry seal

ASSEAL's TPDS heavy duty mechanical seal saves an Australian mining company an estimated AU$240,000 (US$168,000) over three years.

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Australia
Counterproductive flush water in an evaporator pump leads to big savings

During an energy audit at a Canadian pulp and paper plant, AESSEAL identified 15 packed evaporator area pumps that needed upgrading to mechanical seals.

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Canada
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.
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United States
CDPH & EasyClean boosts MTBF from four months to seven years
The installation of a CDPH double mechanical seal along with an EasyClean™ seal support system proved to be the remedy for the frequent failures of a competitor’s seal at a power plant in Denmark.
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Denmark
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.

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United Kingdom
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.
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Spain
AESSEAL product ends emissions penalties for Polish company
A Polish Petrochemical Company was paying heavy fines resulting from the escape of harmful solvents into the atmosphere.
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Poland
CFFC™ solves reliability problem on North Sea oil platform
The installation of an AESSEAL high performance CFFC™ dual seal proved to be the solution for the persistent failure of a seal on a North Sea oil platform.
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United Kingdom
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.
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Japan
Major reliability improvement with CSSN seals
Installation of CSSN cartridge seal has resulted in a dramatic improvement in seal reliability for a South African chemical company.
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South Africa

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AVT sensors save thousands for US company

Más de 20,000 dólares ahorrados en ocho días

Case Ref: TD3100061

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Major savings follow installation of AESSEAL product

Reliability increased from <2 years to >8 years

Case Ref: TD3089142

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Increased reliability saves over 1,500,000 ZAR

A cleaner downstream product due to elimination of condensate contamination from the external flush

Case Ref: CH01453

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LabTecta the answer for SA chemical company

No downtime or costly motor repairs

Case Ref: CS0180

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AESSEAL product ends emissions penalties for Polish company

Reliability increased from 3 months to >1 year

Case Ref: TD3121895

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LabTecta solves bearing problem

Split seal design cuts downtime and costs

Case Ref: TD3095463

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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