Recently Published Case Studies

AESSEAL® product saves millions for oil and gas producer
Case study TD3134054.
CURC™ seal saves thousands for US company
Case Study TD3126299
FDGS improves safety and reliability at Spanish company
LabTecta IAP solves ash dust problem
Major savings follow change to AESSEAL FIDC™
Case Study TD3132486
CFFC™ solves reliability problem on North Sea oil platform
Case Study TD3134052
US paper company saves thousands with CDSA™
Case Study TD3121894
DVS cost-effective solution for French food company
Case Study TD3134020
CAPI™ boosts reliability at South African plant
Case Study TD3126271
LabTecta ends contamination problem at Australian mining company

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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.
Major savings follow change to AESSEAL FIDC™
The decision to replace a competitor’s dual seal with the AESSEAL FIDC™ (Flow-Induced Dual Cartridge Seal) has saved a Middle Eastern oil company an estimated $125,460 a year since the AESSEAL® product was installed in 2019.
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.
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.
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.
AESSEAL help a Polyethylene plant save €144,000 in 30 months
Replacing labyrinth seals with MagTecta on 8 lobe blowers increases MTBF to over 400%.
Mechanical seals runs an incredible 17 years without problems
Tongaat Hullett Sugar were un happy with the amount of maintenance required on the sealing of one of its pumps.
Warman conversion the answer for Spanish company

A seal conversion kit for the Warman® AH Range of Ultra Heavy Duty Slurry Pumps helped to solve a variety of problems being experienced by a Spanish aluminium producer.

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.
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.
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.
AESSEAL system fixes sewage problems for US township

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

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
LabTecta ends dust pollution problem for SA firm

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

Leakage problem solved with STS
A global energy company was facing significant losses as a result of damage to the steam turbine housing at one of its ethylene plants.
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.
DMSC saves Nestlé Purina £182k in just 10 months
Significant savings with mechanical seal and bearing protection for the pet food manufacturer
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.
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.
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.

Reliability Improved For Waste Energy Company
Enfinium were disappointed with the support provided by their pump OEM
Full steam ahead for refinery after change to STS seals
An oil and gas refinery in northern England was experiencing poor reliability of its steam turbine.
New approach for slurry pumps reduces water usage by 95%
A copper mining company in central Africa was encountering problems of excessive water usage
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.
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.
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.
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.
Major savings follow installation of AESSEAL product

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

AESSEAL packing system brings major savings

A French pharmaceuticals company has saved over €200,000 in the first year following its decision to change to an AESSEAL reactor packing system.

Prompt delivery saves three-month delay
A 12-week delay on the commissioning of a new oil and gas plant in Kuwait was avoided when AESSEAL was able to step in to replace a defective competitor’s seal at short notice.
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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LabTecta FS the answer for gearbox problem

The LabTecta FS has increased the MTBF from six months to 36 months and counting

Case Ref: TD3098189

DMSC saves Nestlé Purina £182k in just 10 months

Solution saves additional £200,000 per line per year

Case Ref: CH01420

DMSF solves reliability issues for Swedish company

Seal reliability increased from 1 year to >12 years!

Case Ref: TD3103401

AESSEAL packing system brings major savings

Reliability increased from <1 Week to >1 Year

Case Ref: TD3121892

AESSEAL product brings big savings for South African company

Reliability increase from <2 days to >1 year

Case Ref: TD3112068

CFFC™ solves reliability problem on North Sea oil platform

Saving around £150,000 per day

Case Ref: TD3132486

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