Bearings & Seals

Figure 1: Diaphragm seal systems are available in a variety of options, including industry-specific seals as well as solutions to meet the varying process requirements of challenging applications.

Bearings & Seals

The critical role of material selection in preventing diaphragm seal failure

Ian Kugel

March 10, 2021

Selecting the correct material can extend the life of the diaphragm and transmitter.

Bearings & Seals

Quantifying and assessing liquid leakage from shaft seals

Gabriel Young

Dec. 15, 2020

Figure 1. An example of a large high-pressure, high-flow machinery during installation. Such machinery needs sophisticated control and condition monitoring systems with many sensors.

Maintenance & Safety

Condition monitoring, diagnostics, prognostics and failure modes of fluid movement machineries

Amin Almasi

Oct. 5, 2020

Graphene is a two-dimensional material with unique friction and wear properties.

Bearings & Seals

Exploring the possibility of limitless bearing wear

Chris Johnson

Sept. 28, 2020

Dreamstime 103293205 Traimak Ivan Dreamstimecom

Bearings & Seals

Shaft seal selection for top-entry mixers

John Merrill

May 27, 2020

Closeup of hydraulic cylinders on industrial equipment where proper surface finish is critical for a long service life.

Bearings & Seals

Boosting performance in hydraulic systems with alternative coatings

Beth Figliulo

Feb. 5, 2020

Featured

Figure 1. By properly analyzing surface texture, leak paths on a sealing interface can be predicted.

Bearings & Seals

Predicting sealing quality by filtering surface texture data

Mark Malburg

Dec. 9, 2019

News & Reports

Dover breaks ground on Houston lab; Endress+Hauser secures contract at TX refinery

Flow Control Staff

Oct. 31, 2019

Figure 1. Common cylinder application injection molding machine. All images courtesy of Trelleborg Sealing Solutions.

Bearings & Seals

Fight friction and reduce costs with lubrication management

Aug. 16, 2019

Bearings & Seals

Major causes of roller bearing failure and prevention tools

John Bernet

June 14, 2019

A variety of food seals. All graphics courtesy of American High Performance Seals Inc.

Bearings & Seals

Designing food contact seals

Derek Duncan

Sept. 17, 2018

Cutaway diagram of a hydraulic cylinder with callouts that show various seal locations

Bearings & Seals

Sealing the deal in hydraulic cylinders

Scott Barth

Aug. 30, 2018

Figure 1. Self-aligning bearings are engineered to compensate for misalignment in applications. All graphics courtesy of SKF USA Inc.

Bearings & Seals

Turning to bearing fundamentals

Brian Dahmer

June 26, 2018

Specialized solutions in high-temperature-compatible materials are required for unconventional well environments. All graphics courtesy of Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

Oil & Gas

Subsea sealing technology for unconventional wells

Andrew Longdon

June 25, 2018

Oil field operators have an even greater requirement for groundbreaking containment methods in unconventional subsea wells.

An example of a bearing isolator installed on a pump. All images courtesy of Inpro/Seal

Bearings & Seals

Bearing protection’s role in pump reliability

Neil Hoehle

July 31, 2017

Choose between noncontact and contact seals for long life.

O-ring under compression. All graphics courtesy of Viega

Bearings & Seals

Closing the gap with elastomers

Evan Cusick

June 22, 2017

These specialized polymers are used in a growing number of applications.

Figure 1. Triple offset butterfly valve with heat dissipation fins for high-temperature service. Graphic courtesy of L&T Valves

Valves & Actuators

Valve stem seal selection criteria

K.S. Patil, Jaisingh Jadhav & Ram Viswanathan

March 14, 2017

Consider service specifications, bonnet design and more.

Bearings & Seals

Q&A with SKF’s Tim Rushton: Fluid handling seals

Flow Control Staff

Feb. 3, 2017

Fluid handling seals often must be resistant to a wide variety of media.