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.
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.
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.
LabTecta ends dust pollution problem for SA firm
Preventing dust from escaping into the working environment and is saving thousands of dollars a year
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Reliability Improved For Waste Energy Company
Enfinium were disappointed with the support provided by their pump OEM
Huge savings after LabTecta installation
A wastewater plant in Wales was reporting persistent problems with the failure of the seals on its ditch rotor.
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%.
AESSEAL system fixes sewage problems for US township
A municipality in Pennsylvania was having issues with major inefficiencies in its sewage treatment system.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New approach for slurry pumps reduces water usage by 95%
A copper mining company in central Africa was encountering problems of excessive water usage
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Improved reliability for new process
A refinery in Canada were commissioning a new lipids coprocessing initiative where renewable feedstock is injected into the cracker.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
