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CKD™ saves thousands a year at Spanish chemical plant

Major savings follow installation of TPDS™ slurry seal

German paper plant benefits from DVS

Deutsche Papierfabrik profitiert von DVS

Major savings follow installation of CKD™ double seal

AESSEAL’s MagTecta™ a high quality solution

AESSEAL product saves millions for oil and gas producer

CURC seal saves thousands for US company

FDGS improves safety and reliability at Spanish company

LabTecta IAP solves ash dust problem

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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.

AESSEAL system fixes sewage problems for US township

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

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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.

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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.

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Leakage problem solved with STS & ST

A global energy company was facing significant losses as a result of damage to the steam turbine housing at one of its ethylene plants.

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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.

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Major savings follow installation of AESSEAL product

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

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LabTecta ends dust pollution problem for SA firm

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

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Mechanical seals runs an incredible 17 years without problems

Tongaat Hullett Sugar were unhappy with the amount of maintenance required on the sealing of one of its pumps.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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AESSEAL helps UK firm to multi-million pound savings

A leading UK company is set to save more than £5 million over five years following the installation of AESSEAL LabTecta OP bearing protectors.

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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.

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Staying cool in Cardiff

The cooling system in a High Profile office building in the Cardiff Bay area was operating with just a single duty pump and no standby.

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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.

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LabTecta IAP solves ash dust problem

The installation of a LabTecta®IAP labyrinth seal has solved a persistent problem for the Danish wastewater company Biofos Lynetten.

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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.

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LabTecta ends contamination problem at Australian mining company

An Australian mining company was encountering problems with bearing contamination in the seals on its conveyor pulleys.

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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.

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Major savings with CKD double seal

The single seals being used by Swedish water treatment company were unsuitable for the job they were being asked to do, allowing limescale to enter between the seal faces and leak out on to the floor of the plant.

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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.

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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%.

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Dangerous oil leak problem solved by LabTecta FS

A silicon lip seal fitted to a rubber lumps reactor at a chemical plant in northern Spain failed after just ten days, resulting in the serious leakage of oil from the gearbox.

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LabTecta FS the answer for gearbox problem

A repair and maintenance company in West Virginia says that its customers in the local coal mining industry have recorded major savings following a decision to upgrade to AESSEAL LabTecta FS.

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AESSEAL product ends emissions penalties for Polish company

A Polish Petrochemical Company was paying heavy fines resulting from the escape of harmful solvents into the atmosphere.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Major reliability improvement with CSSN seals

Installation of CSSN cartridge seal has resulted in a dramatic improvement in seal reliability for a South African chemical company.

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DMSC saves Nestlé Purina £182k in just 10 months

Significant savings with mechanical seal and bearing protection for the pet food manufacturer

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Chemical Producer Saves Over £1.7 Million in Plant Downtime

Impressive service and responsiveness for critical reactor solution

Case Ref: CS0089

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Mechanical seals runs an incredible 17 years without problems

Superb reliability for the first time a mechanical seal had been in use

Case Ref: CS0064

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Major savings follow installation of AESSEAL product

Reliability increased from <2 years to >8 years

Case Ref: TD3089142

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DMSC saves Nestlé Purina £182k in just 10 months

Solution saves additional £200,000 per line per year

Case Ref: CH01420

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AESSEAL packing system brings major savings

Reliability increased from <1 Week to >1 Year

Case Ref: TD3121892

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LabTecta saves €360,000 for Spanish company each year

MTBF increase from 1 month to >2 years

Case Ref: TD3107679

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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

CDPH Slurry Seal

For applications which require a higher level of cleanliness

EasyClean

Cost effective pump bearing protection upgrade solution

LabTecta OP

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.