Investing over 7% of annual sales revenue in R&D overall several decades has led to AESSEAL® having one of the most advanced ranges of mechanical seals in the market today. In addition, AESSEAL® invests in the latest manufacturing technologies.

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AES in The Times

AES Engineering Managing Director Chris Rea writes in The Times about the group’s strategy to invest in its staff and in technology in order to future proof jobs and keep ahead of the competition.

New System Could Eliminate Flaring and Venting from Oil and Gas Fields

A ground-breaking technology aimed at addressing flaring and venting in oil and gas fields has been launched by UK-based AESSEAL, in partnership with Torishima (Glasgow, UK)
System Sentry® proves its worth in Ineos field trial

System Sentry proves its worth in INEOS field trial

Engineers at the petrochemicals manufacturer INEOS have given the seal of approval to the AESSEAL® monitoring device System Sentry® following a field trial at the company’s plant in Hull in the east of England.

DMSF seals end contamination problem for Spanish firm

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.
Pump failures halted by use of DMSF

Pump failures halted by use of DMSF

A major European car company was experiencing serious reliability problems with the pumps at its plant in north-western Spain. 

UK engineering breakthrough could prevent flaring and venting from oil and gas fields

A UK engineering breakthrough could solve the problem of flaring and venting from oil and gas fields and help clean up energy production.

AESSEAL seals the deal

A US oil seed producer was finding that the single seals used in the production process were inadequate, and were failing on average every three to six months.

Ground-breaking seal for large reactor applications

AESSEAL has built one of its largest ever mechanical seals using cutting edge materials and a revolutionary three-section structure. AESSEAL has built one of its largest ever mechanical seals using cutting edge materials and a revolutionary three-section structure.

Optimal Performance in Hazardous Environments

HAZLOC approved Machine Sentry ensures optimal industrial machinery performance in hazardous environments.

Journey of a Cartridge Seal

See the journey of a cartridge seal from design to testing and manufacturing, and learn more about the world class manufacturing process at AESSEAL

Carbon capture for all?

Technology designed by the University of Sheffield to make carbon capture more accessible and affordable.

AES Super Cell

Meet the AES Super Cell! A fully automated robot requiring no intervention leading to increased speed and efficiency

EasyClean

Pressure Systems Designed for the Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage Sectors - easy clean

£8 million orders for Machine Sentry

Reliability consultants AVT Reliability Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of AES Engineering has won £8 million of new orders globally for its Cloud/Internet of Things and Remote Data Centre business.

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.

AESSEAL wins another Queen’s Award for Enterprise

AESSEAL has received the Queen’s Award for Industry for Enterprise in the Innovation category for a specialised mixer seal of the type required in vaccine manufacture and other complex industrial operations.

Dual Seal Upgrades - For legacy API pumps

Many of the developed world’s refinery and petrochemical processing facilities were built over 30 years ago.

Introducing the new MagTecta-S Bearing Protector

The MagTecta-S™ uses proprietary magnet seal technology and can eliminate more than half of all bearing failures.

AESSEAL investment in Dry Gas Compressor Seals

To meet a huge demand for both new and repair of Dry Gas Compressor Seals, AESSEAL® is pleased to announce a further £500,000 investment in their testing facility.

The API 682 Standard 4th Edition

Our guide to the 4th Edition of the API 682 Standard, What's changed and how it relates to shaft sealing systems

AESSEAL now offers a full range of ATEX products and services

AESSEAL have now successfully completed ATEX certification of their standard mechanical seal product range. The products are certified to comply with ATEX directive 94/9/EC