A locally-made double mixer seal being used by the Ela Kimya chemical company in Istanbul was failing every few months because its elastomers and inner seal design were not suitable for the application.
Chemical & Pharmaceutical Case Studies
DMSC is worth its salt
A poorly-designed seal was causing problems for a major salt producer in eastern France.
AESSEAL product eliminates serious health hazard
Leakage of product from a faulty pump was causing problems for a petrochemical company in the south of Spain.
AESSEAL improves reliability at French chemical plant
A chemical production company in France was experiencing premature failure of a competitor’s seal on a high temperature terpene process transfer pump.
CURC solves leakage problem at US plant
Persistent failure of pumps at a chemical plant in Illinois was resulting in unacceptably high loss of product.
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.
Lower costs and greater reliability for US pharma company
Frequent seal changes and heavy water use were causing operational problems and rising costs for a US pharmaceutical company.
AESSEAL product solves seal failure problem
The installation of an SISR seal with Plan 62 was the solution to the persistent seal failures being experienced by a South African chemical company.
DMSF seals halt water leakage
Premature seal failure was causing barrier water and product leakage in a South African chemical plant. This necessitated a plant shutdown while the seal was changed.
Reduce maintenance costs with reliability upgrade
A specialty chemical company in the USA were dissatisfied with the reliability of 6 water pumps.
LabTecta delivers reliability improvement
A major international chemical company was having problems with the reliability of its pump bearings on one of its UK sites.
Vertical reactor on PVC reactor - $19,000 savings and swift ROI
A petrochemical company in Kentucky, USA, was using a competitor’s reactor seal on a vertical reactor containing PVC slurry.
Quality of service key to AESSEAL contract
The rapid response of the team for a replacement seal led to the award of a new contract from a South African chemical company.
Reduced maintenance after change to mechanical seal
A change from gland packing to AESSEAL Convertor II™ mechanical seal has helped a South African energy and chemical company.
Reliability upgrade improves Mean Time Between Failure by 5 times
Major chemical company SASOL were experiencing premature seal failure on one of its process pumps.
Reliability upgrade improves Mean Time Between Failure from 1 week to 8 months.
Major chemical company SASOL were experiencing premature seal failure on one of its process pumps.
A place of greater safety with AESSEAL SCMS
Shaft fretting and product leakage into the atmosphere were causing safety issues and problems of product contamination.
Reliability upgrade saves $24k per year
A speciality chemical company in the USA was experiencing problems with the mechanical seal fitted on a venturi scrubber.
Increased reliability with AESSEAL bearing protection
A major international chemical company was having problems with the reliability of the pump bearings on one of its UK sites.
Reliability upgrade improves MTBF 2900%
A speciality chemical company in the USA was experiencing problems with the mechanical seal fitted on a phenol pump.
Gas seal gives 11 years trouble free operation
Eastman Chemicals’ Kingsport Tennessee production plant were experiencing problems with leakage of the mechanical seals on their Xylene pumps.
Reduced downtime, improved safety
Using gland packing to seal an Armstrong – Chemtec crystalliser.
Trapeziodal Packing improves reliability 3-fold
A phosphates and phosphoric acid producer in South Africa was having problems with the packing on its phosphoric acid pumps.
Over 20 million litres of water saved in 5 years for just 2 pumps
A latex producer in South Africa was consuming a large quantity of water in API Plan 54 seal support systems (quench to drain) in 2 pumps.
Successful Support System Upgrade Improves Plant Reliability
A chemicals manufacturer in the USA was experiencing ongoing issues with the reliability of the seal support system supplying a double seal.
Chemical company saves over $225,000 in first year
Eastman Chemicals Kingsport Tennessee production plant were experiencing problems with leakage of the mechanical seals on their cellulose esters pumps.
Reliability upgrade reduces seal repair costs
Carbon Free are a chemical company who are developing patented technologies that capture CO2 from stationary point emitters and transform them into carbon negative chemicals.
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.
Upgrade delivers annual saving of 15,000 USD
ADM, which produces high quality renewable chemicals for a range of industries, had experienced repeated seal failure on a Goulds Pump 3196 MTX pump at its plant in North Carolina, USA.
Chemical company saves £9,400 and 17,000m3 of water a year
AESSEAL worked with a major UK Chemical company to improve reliability and reduce the amount of water used by its sealing solution on its nylon production site.
Chemical company saves a months worth of downtime
Working with Lubrizol AESSEAL were able to identify and diagnose issues surrounding regular reactor sealing failures. The mean time between failures (MTBF) has improved from 3 months right up to 3.5 years
7 years trouble free bearing protection
A chemical plant was installing a new conveyor system and the onsite engineer had concerns over the OEM sealing options for the plummer block bearings.
Dry Gas Seal improves reliability and leads to a major overhaul program
Sealing an Aceto Digester feed pump with a dry running gas seal supplied by an AESSEAL competitor.
Replacing lip seals with LabTecta66 improves gearbox reliability
A pharmaceutical plant in the UK was using standard lip seals on various gearboxes. The lip seals were failing every 3 months approximately, and this failure was resulting in a new shaft being required every 6 months.
AESSEAL upgrade solution improves MTBF and reduces costs
increased sand in the borehole water was causing seal failure
Upgrading from packing reduces water usage and operating costs
Packed pumps were using 18 million litres of water a year
Upgraded mixer seal delivers £28,000 in maintenance savings
A leading product manufacturer for the Chemical industry had excessive seal failure from their top entry mixer seal.
Saving water, the environment and our customers money
A chemical manufacturer in the UK was using 2,000 cubic meters of water per year in an API Plan 54 system on a reflux pump, at an annual cost of around £1,700.
Reduced pump failure delivered over $11,000 cost saving in first year of operation
Chemical manufacturer had seven seal failures in a year
366% mean time between failure increase and over £5,000 per annum cost saving
A DMSF and water management system stops an autoclave side entry vessel from running dry and failing approximately 7 times a year.
540% increase in MTBF rates
Upgrading a bottom entry paint mixer to a LabTecta66® reduces maintenance bill by over £6,000 per annum.
$10,500 yearly cost saving for Chemical manufacturer
Eliminating oil leakage from a boiler feed pump with a LabTecta-PB™ that is specifically designed for sealing split bearing blocks.
