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Fillers snugly plug green seal leaks
In-brief Faulty seal exposes workers to radiation A
broken
national $7.1
recent
quarter.
Wynn’s
announced
Its
Inter-
income
of
the second quarter, an increase of 10% over last year. During the second quarter, two of Precision’s eight major plants were affected by a three week labour strike - the strike was settled with the same economic package originally proposed before the action. The labour strike at General Motors, Precision’s largest customer, had a small impact on the second quarter, but could affect the third more heavily. Precision says it has developed contingency plans to adjust production capacity if necessary million
pumps
range
produces
displacements
and
pumps, compact,
for
pump
pressures.
Contact: Rivercircle Ltd, Roundhouse Close, Padholme Road East,
in
variety
Peterborough PEl 5TA. UK. Tel: ~44
a
not
and
package,
different
within
the
scaling
had
up
In its drive to replace the mineral-
pinpointed
based hydraulic fluids used in its
being
equipment
The
I5
natives,
fixtures
to be capable
to
fire hazardous
fixture which
machine.
themselves
assemblies
interchangeable
of
ports/apertures
located
on
most
product.
The
facility
fixtures
under
water
the
Dunker
Once
easy to seal.
sealing and pressure
As a result of Economos’ policy
was essential
of close R & D collaboration
has been locked
material
assembly
cradle
which
fixture
via a roller
fixture
is loaded carries
cylinders
the
on to a
cylinders
before
then initiates
Coltec Industries, owner of Garlock Sealing Technologies, has repotted earnings in the second quarter of 1998 of $33.3 million, an improvement in line with the expectations of industry observers. In addition the company recorded $18 million in cash from operations for the quarter. Coltes says the business achieved improved results especially on the aerospace side, and orders increased by 21%. In the Industrial Segment, operating income increased by 6% to $41.5 million, on a 9% safes improvement excluding nonrecurring charges.
and the programmable
the ‘pressure
is identified
then stroked.
investigated
of one of the most where
primarily
and
sealing grade has
problems. been
Economos quickly
believes taken
applications
manufacturing
friendly
introduced
for the steel production
industry,
switching
While
of self-lubricating
also
be
using
to solve high speed, high
sectors to
hydraulic
it will up
by
for other
who
ate
environmentally fluids.
cy-
in one pos-
period
Previously,
rubber
new
working
are
the fabric-
seals used in such
Contact: Economos UK Limited, Phone; Tel: +44 1753 696136; Fax: +44 1753 696192; Email: [email protected]; www.economos.com
flow air volume,
the results
to the operator
lamps.
engineers
a long
pressure
different
have remained over
Economos.
0 and 4 bar.
the test period
indicator
ition
closely
the
now
is electron-
between
are displayed
with
equipment
is
S-Ecopur
its
properties.
hydraulic with
incorp-
impairing
leak detect-
Test pressure
ically variable
the
material,
and sealing
leak test’ using a reference
ion unit.
occurring
problems,
reinforced
clamping
Coltec meets analysts’ expectations
Economos
linders
seal all ports.
Successful
solving
One
to
its already
manufacturer
S-Ecopur
sealing
some of these fluids.
recurring
stage
As a result, it
at
problems
a prime example
to the
second
to look at this
H-Ecopur
aimed
leakage
sectors,
a new self-lubricating its
the
then
and cradle
on
and
it into conveyer
Hydraulic
base
the
selected,
customers
has launched variant
with
was asked by its steel
new leakage problem.
rotation.
pump
the pump
industry
unit,
Control,
and
manufacturing
the company
pack,
water heating
program
turntable.
individual
designed,
Dunker
appropriate
in
as film
was
of
the
hydraulic
the
leakages
trouble
solution
a version
to rotate
PLC
a fixture
sporadic
Economos’ develop
fillers without
leak measurement
water lighting,
sequence:
has con-
H-Ecopur
electronic
and powered
adverse
to
the seal and the dynamic
proven
hydraulic
under
one
due
surface.
orating
with
tank,
industry
overlooked
between
in
of a fluid
appliances which were previously
complete
litre
steel
alter-
off by
engineers
crucial
the absence
the
was
1000
the
and
“green”
is stroked
ripped
breakout
the
the
involved
of
faces
for leak source identification. The
environments
with
get
Economos
Each had to
pump
to form
surface.
forces
overcoming
level of
between
the cylinder
high
fluids
same
are unable
lips
stiction.
Four
the
lubrication
So when
environ-
hydraulic
have
its sealing the
However of
seal and the dynamic
of pressures
were to be leak tested.
After
friendly
lubricity
Fillers snugly plug green seal leaks
the oil and
lubricated.
generation
sufficient
available.
clamp
new
does
absorbed
well
mentally
1733 315101; Fax: +44 1733 311595.
of 3
linked
finely controlled
into
an application became
The
consists
cross
with an infinite
with a fixture
of 10 minutes.
at different
package
all
gear
piston
for operation
pump
an
of hydraulic
and integrated
packages
4 minutes
the
Sundstrand
extensive
multi
continually
at the plant.
was to be quickly
Wynn’s Precision, supplier of sealing products for automobiles and other equipment, reported a 6% increase in operating profit on a slight increase in revenues company,
been
have its own discrete
Precision’s target moved by GM strike
in this most
changeover
have
Sauer
radioactive dust particles in a in nuclear research centre Eastern Idaho, USA, according exposing nine to off&Is, workers to radiation. Argonne National Laboratory says the radiation was comparable to the exposure to cosmic rays during a plane flight. The lab is located at the Idaho Nationa Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.
parent
acceptable
which occurring
released
seal
output performance improvements
via
If the leaking
the operator
to press a reset button
port
is required
to release the
component. Prior
to the installation
Dunker,
Sauer
manually
leak
testing
the ports/apertures
variety
of threaded
costly Dunker
Typical
20 minutes. has
was
its pumps,
sealing
on plates.
of the
Sundstrand
with
a
plugs and bolttest time
was a
The Rivercircle
reduced
this
to
an
Sealing Technology No. 57
broken
national $7.1
recent
quarter.
Wynn’s
announced
Its
Inter-
income
of
the second quarter, an increase of 10% over last year. During the second quarter, two of Precision’s eight major plants were affected by a three week labour strike - the strike was settled with the same economic package originally proposed before the action. The labour strike at General Motors, Precision’s largest customer, had a small impact on the second quarter, but could affect the third more heavily. Precision says it has developed contingency plans to adjust production capacity if necessary million
pumps
range
produces
displacements
and
pumps, compact,
for
pump
pressures.
Contact: Rivercircle Ltd, Roundhouse Close, Padholme Road East,
in
variety
Peterborough PEl 5TA. UK. Tel: ~44
a
not
and
package,
different
within
the
scaling
had
up
In its drive to replace the mineral-
pinpointed
based hydraulic fluids used in its
being
equipment
The
I5
natives,
fixtures
to be capable
to
fire hazardous
fixture which
machine.
themselves
assemblies
interchangeable
of
ports/apertures
located
on
most
product.
The
facility
fixtures
under
water
the
Dunker
Once
easy to seal.
sealing and pressure
As a result of Economos’ policy
was essential
of close R & D collaboration
has been locked
material
assembly
cradle
which
fixture
via a roller
fixture
is loaded carries
cylinders
the
on to a
cylinders
before
then initiates
Coltec Industries, owner of Garlock Sealing Technologies, has repotted earnings in the second quarter of 1998 of $33.3 million, an improvement in line with the expectations of industry observers. In addition the company recorded $18 million in cash from operations for the quarter. Coltes says the business achieved improved results especially on the aerospace side, and orders increased by 21%. In the Industrial Segment, operating income increased by 6% to $41.5 million, on a 9% safes improvement excluding nonrecurring charges.
and the programmable
the ‘pressure
is identified
then stroked.
investigated
of one of the most where
primarily
and
sealing grade has
problems. been
Economos quickly
believes taken
applications
manufacturing
friendly
introduced
for the steel production
industry,
switching
While
of self-lubricating
also
be
using
to solve high speed, high
sectors to
hydraulic
it will up
by
for other
who
ate
environmentally fluids.
cy-
in one pos-
period
Previously,
rubber
new
working
are
the fabric-
seals used in such
Contact: Economos UK Limited, Phone; Tel: +44 1753 696136; Fax: +44 1753 696192; Email: [email protected]; www.economos.com
flow air volume,
the results
to the operator
lamps.
engineers
a long
pressure
different
have remained over
Economos.
0 and 4 bar.
the test period
indicator
ition
closely
the
now
is electron-
between
are displayed
with
equipment
is
S-Ecopur
its
properties.
hydraulic with
incorp-
impairing
leak detect-
Test pressure
ically variable
the
material,
and sealing
leak test’ using a reference
ion unit.
occurring
problems,
reinforced
clamping
Coltec meets analysts’ expectations
Economos
linders
seal all ports.
Successful
solving
One
to
its already
manufacturer
S-Ecopur
sealing
some of these fluids.
recurring
stage
As a result, it
at
problems
a prime example
to the
second
to look at this
H-Ecopur
aimed
leakage
sectors,
a new self-lubricating its
the
then
and cradle
on
and
it into conveyer
Hydraulic
base
the
selected,
customers
has launched variant
with
was asked by its steel
new leakage problem.
rotation.
pump
the pump
industry
unit,
Control,
and
manufacturing
the company
pack,
water heating
program
turntable.
individual
designed,
Dunker
appropriate
in
as film
was
of
the
hydraulic
the
leakages
trouble
solution
a version
to rotate
PLC
a fixture
sporadic
Economos’ develop
fillers without
leak measurement
water lighting,
sequence:
has con-
H-Ecopur
electronic
and powered
adverse
to
the seal and the dynamic
proven
hydraulic
under
one
due
surface.
orating
with
tank,
industry
overlooked
between
in
of a fluid
appliances which were previously
complete
litre
steel
alter-
off by
engineers
crucial
the absence
the
was
1000
the
and
“green”
is stroked
ripped
breakout
the
the
involved
of
faces
for leak source identification. The
environments
with
get
Economos
Each had to
pump
to form
surface.
forces
overcoming
level of
between
the cylinder
high
fluids
same
are unable
lips
stiction.
Four
the
lubrication
So when
environ-
hydraulic
have
its sealing the
However of
seal and the dynamic
of pressures
were to be leak tested.
After
friendly
lubricity
Fillers snugly plug green seal leaks
the oil and
lubricated.
generation
sufficient
available.
clamp
new
does
absorbed
well
mentally
1733 315101; Fax: +44 1733 311595.
of 3
linked
finely controlled
into
an application became
The
consists
cross
with an infinite
with a fixture
of 10 minutes.
at different
package
all
gear
piston
for operation
pump
an
of hydraulic
and integrated
packages
4 minutes
the
Sundstrand
extensive
multi
continually
at the plant.
was to be quickly
Wynn’s Precision, supplier of sealing products for automobiles and other equipment, reported a 6% increase in operating profit on a slight increase in revenues company,
been
have its own discrete
Precision’s target moved by GM strike
in this most
changeover
have
Sauer
radioactive dust particles in a in nuclear research centre Eastern Idaho, USA, according exposing nine to off&Is, workers to radiation. Argonne National Laboratory says the radiation was comparable to the exposure to cosmic rays during a plane flight. The lab is located at the Idaho Nationa Engineering and Environmental Laboratory.
parent
acceptable
which occurring
released
seal
output performance improvements
via
If the leaking
the operator
to press a reset button
port
is required
to release the
component. Prior
to the installation
Dunker,
Sauer
manually
leak
testing
the ports/apertures
variety
of threaded
costly Dunker
Typical
20 minutes. has
was
its pumps,
sealing
on plates.
of the
Sundstrand
with
a
plugs and bolttest time
was a
The Rivercircle
reduced
this
to
an
Sealing Technology No. 57