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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.

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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Exceptional service saves thousands in lost revenue

AESSEAL were contacted by a power plant in the UK who were experiencing a major issue with their supply of mechanical seals.

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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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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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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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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 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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Reliability Improved For Waste Energy Company

Enfinium were disappointed with the support provided by their pump OEM

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mining company saves $8 million AUD with AESSEAL system

A coal mine in Australia was having seal failures roughly every two weeks on two disposal pumps.

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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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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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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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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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Mining company saves $8 million AUD with AESSEAL system

Five times longer than the previous OEM system

Case Ref: CH01346

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New approach for slurry pumps reduces water usage by 95%

Saving over 21 million litres of water each year

Case Ref: TD3079304

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Dangerous oil leak problem solved by LabTecta FS

MTBF increase from 10 days to >4 years

Case Ref: TD3104601

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AESSEAL product brings big savings for South African company

Reliability increase from <2 days to >1 year

Case Ref: TD3112068

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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

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FIDC ends costly leaks at US firm

Saving more than $20,000 a year per pump

Case Ref: TD3112071

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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.