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LabTecta puts a stop to eight-year oil leaks

AESSEAL solves reliability problem for US paper company

CURC solves leakage problem for Saudi company

RDSX the answer for Czech chemical company

CURC puts an end to leakage problem

Reliability Restored at Egyptian Sugar Refinery

Dual seal cuts costs for UAE company

DMSF seal saves thousands for Australian company

Rapid response saves the day for UK company

CDSA seals brings huge savings for US 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.

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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Reliability Improved For Waste Energy Company

Enfinium were disappointed with the support provided by their pump OEM

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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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Improved reliability for new process

A refinery in Canada were commissioning a new lipids coprocessing initiative where renewable feedstock is injected into the cracker.

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Major savings for Algerian food producer

A food production plant in Algeria is saving an estimated $225,000 a year following the installation of an AESSEAL LabTecta OP bearing protector.

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AESSEAL upgrade removes safety risk

A sealant being used on an Sulzer APP3 pump by a Spanish biofuel company was leaking each time the pump was stopped.

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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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Standard of service makes AESSEAL a clear winner

The seal on a pump at a chemical plant in the east of England was burning out on average every two weeks due to dry running, resulting in some four hours of downtime each time it failed.

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Safety and reliability with AESSEAL heavy duty seal

A mining company in Australia was facing persistent problems from seal failures on one of its slurry pumps.

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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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New approach for slurry pumps reduces water usage by 95%

A copper mining company in central Africa was encountering problems of excessive water usage

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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.

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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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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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Improved Safety and Reliability

A major manufacturer in the UK were having reliability issues with the seal on a critical Labour chemical pump used to pump caustic solution.

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DMSF seal the answer at South African plant

The installation of the AESSEAL DMSF seal and SW2 water management system at the Ford plant in Pretoria, South Africa, has improved the MTBF of a crucial seal from less than two weeks to more than two years.

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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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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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AVT sensors save thousands for US company

Excessive vibrations in a vertical pump in a slurry pit application was leading to failure every month for the North Carolina company Befesa

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DMSF makes its mark in Japanese paper industry

The installation of an AESSEAL^® DMSF^™ seal at a Japanese paper plant has increased the MTBF from just six months to seven years.

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Navy reduces repair times and improves pump reliability

When a seal failed, divers had to fit blanks to the pump inlets below the waterline before it was possible to carry out a repair.

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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.

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Change to packing saves Swiss company $millions

A chocolate producer in Switzerland has saved around ₣2.3 million ($2.6 million) over the past year following its decision to change to an AESSEAL pump packing system.

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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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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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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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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.

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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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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 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.

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Company makes huge savings with AESSEAL system

A water company in the Middle East has saved almost a quarter of a million dollars following the installation of an AESSEAL bearing protector.

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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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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.

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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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having difficulty selecting the correct mechanical seals for specific applications.

AES-Elast the answer to seal selection problem

Employees at William Grant’s Scottish whisky distillery in Girvan, Ayshire, were having difficulty selecting the correct mechanical seals for specific applications.

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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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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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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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Huge savings after LabTecta installation

A wastewater plant in Wales was reporting persistent problems with the failure of the seals on its ditch rotor.

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CDPH & EasyClean boosts MTBF from four months to seven years

Return on investment achieved in just 12 months

Case Ref: TD3106996

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AES-Elast the answer to seal selection problem

Dramatically reduces inventory costs & made a huge difference to our productivity

Case Ref: TD3103151

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Leakage problem solved with STS

Saving more than 2 million lbs of steam in 6 years

Case Ref: TD3095456

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AESSEAL help a Polyethylene plant save €144,000 in 30 months

Offers double the protection of a conventional labyrinth seal

Case Ref: CH00767

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LabTecta ends dust pollution problem for SA firm

MTBF increased from 3-6 months to 2-3 years

Case Ref: TD3112077

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Improved Safety and Reliability

Reliability increased from <6 months to >4 years

Case Ref: CS0031

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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.