Special duty products and custom seals
We provide a selection of special-duty products that extend our range, and also have the R&D facilities and production capability needed to design, test and manufacture custom seals for any hydraulic (or pneumatic) application.
Comflex® Fabric Reinforced Bellows
Hydraulic ram protectors
- Heavy-duty bellows of elastomer-proofed fabric
- Protect exposed metal surfaces from contaminants
- Withstand rapid motion and heavy vibration
- Designs to suit the most aggressive industrial environments
Composite seals for special duties
Custom-designed for specific applications
- Rod/gland or piston seals
- Low dynamic and breakout friction for smoothest operation
- Compact designs to suit simple recess grooves
- Typical maximum operating pressure: 40 MPa
- Typical maximum surface speed: 5.0 m/s
Fluolion® Xtreme
High performance material for hydraulic seals in metallurgical plant
- Specially developed low-friction material
- With excellent abrasion resistance
- Used successfully over many years
- In composite seals for piston and rod applications
Self-aligning Gland Rings
Optional feature with heavy-duty hydraulic packings
- For duties under particularly arduous conditions
- On plant with heavily worn rams
- Or large degrees of offset
- Or large extrusion gaps between gland follower and ram
Tube test seal in polyurethane
High performance seal for hydrostatic testing
- High pressure capability with extreme wear resistance
- Dual or single hardness
- Special lip profile for maximum seal life
- Manufactured in high tensile, impact-resistant polyurethane
Tube Test Seal Type S
Moulded in wear-resistant elastomer-proofed fabric
- Self-energising seal for high-pressure hydrostatic testing
- No axial compression required
- Small seal sections compatible with long seal life
- Minimum shutdown time for seal replacement