The Plunger Lock uses a thinner cross-section sleeve with more clearance between the seal OD and the seal chamber bore. The resulting design allows for more liquid around the seal, which effectively provides better face cooling.

The main difference between this spring-loaded plunger design and competing products is that it works in a relatively small area with a very low profile. This design style is unique in the seal industry.

The key advantages are:

1. Simple Design
2. Low Profile Design – the total height is very small
3. Ease of Assembly – the rotor simply slides over the sleeve and locks into place
4. Eliminates Face Distortion caused from tightening of set screws in similar designs
5. Bi-directional – CW or CCW does not matter.

A Team Effort

Kim Simmons, inventor of the Plunger Lock idea, would like to recognize Kevin Davis along with the entire Flex-A-Seal Engineering team that have assisted in developing this unique, ground breaking “Plunger Lock” design. The dedicated hard work of the Engineering group, along with the rest of the Flex-A-Seal team, all helped to bring this new innovative design to the seal market.

Flex-A-Seal Inc. is happy to announce the addition of Mike Pinckney as our Repair Department Manager. Mike is responsible for ensuring you get an accurate quotation quickly, a professional seal observation and a complete Mechanical Seal failure analysis when required. Most importantly a repaired Mechanical Seal delivered on time at an economical price.

Our Repair business is growing rapidly and Mike is responsible for making this dynamic portion of Flex-A-Seal’s business meet all of our clients Mechanical Seal repair needs.

Remember that Flex-A-Seal’s strength is not only in repairing our Mechanical Seals but also in repairing of our competitors designs and/or replacing these seals with duplicates or an upgraded Flex-A-Seal design. Mike is focused on how best to get your equipment functioning to its maximum capability, we provide you with a better return on your Mechanical Seal investment.

“We have saved hundreds of man hours using Flex-A-Seal’s patented Style 85 Split Cartridge Seal over the years. Installing a mechanical seal of this size in under 21 minutes is unheard of in our industry. The split seal actually performs better than the traditional seals we have purchased from other manufacturers in the past.”

Don H. – Plant Manager, Southeast, U.S.A.

Flex-A-Seal finished a very good year for 2010 with growth outside of North America in sales and in the number of new potential Distributors.

In order to boost the growth of Flex-A-Seal’s export model, with Distributors that grow sales of mechanical seals through more direct communication plus more frequent Flex-A-Seal support visits to their countries, Jose Sorensen joined the company at the beginning of 2011 and reports directly to Hank Slauson,  President of Flex-A-Seal.

Jose Sorensen brings a wealth of international business and mechanical seals experience from his Sealol and later John Crane days. With more than 25 years developing and managing sales teams by traveling to or living in four continents during his career – always with industrial markets and direct customer contacts – Jose Sorensen is welcomed to Flex-A-Seal in Vermont as another valuable member of a winning team !!!

The NEW Flex-A-Seal CFS/ECON seal is designed for standard ANSI Pumps and manufactured with superior design qualities at an unbeatable price. Hydro balanced and Made in the U.S.A. the NEW CFS/Econ seal is the new industry standard for ANSI replacement seals.

Priced to compete with inferior overseas manufactured seals

• Stationary Welded Metal Bellows design for better alignment:
  • Better than rotating seal designs
  • Hydraulically Balanced
• Standard as well as Big Bore Available
• 100% made in the USA
• Simple, Solid, Single Cartridge Seal Construction
• No Dynamic Elastomers- Most common failure point with multi-spring pusher seal designs
• Only one “O” ring (Especially economical if perfluoroelastomer required)
• Seal faces positioned near lantern ring connection for enhanced heat dissipation
• Hard Face options available
• Hastelloy C276® Welded Metal Bellows

Contact sales@flexaseal.com for pricing today.

Power generation facilities, whether hydroelectric, nuclear, geothermal, or fossil fuel, are a vital part of a successful economy. A plant’s mechanical reliability is crucial to the day-to-day operation of a community’s infrastructure. Facilities also need to address environmental and economic concerns to keep up with ever increasing demand for power.

Flex-A-Seal has extensive experience in manufacturing economical, dependable solutions for all power generation applications including fly ash pumps, boiler feed/condensate, and emissions control, as well as other high-temperature and high-pressure options.

Learn More >> http://www.flexaseal.com/solutions/industries/power.html

Flex-A-Seal mechanical seals with a Pack Ryt bearing/bushing “ORM” O-ring mount design.

This patented design is a proven problem solving solution which addresses two common problems, of radial shaft movement and the need to reduce excessive water flush consumption commonly found in process plants around the world. This design requires no modification to the existing rotating equipment.

The “ORM” bearing/ bushing was developed to provide additional bearing support to centralize and stabilize the rotating shaft in the stuffing box/seal chamber. In addition to this it can significantly reduce the amount of water or flush media going into the sealed product. To achieve this goal a special compression molded proprietary blend of carbon fiber, graphite and thermoplastic material was developed. This material has excellent strength, thermal and chemical resistant properties and is self lubricating. The ORM has moved the typical bushing design which has traditionally, worn out easily, experienced increased leakage and wear on sleeves or shafts to a truly superior bearing design.