FPL ENERGY AVEC, an electric power plant in Fort Fairfield, Maine burns a variety of wood waste from the area’s forest products industry. The plant uses a traveling grate spreader stoker to fire the ...

The seals used for most bearings typically go unnoticed until something goes wrong, which often results in unexpected downtime. However, as lifecycle costs and energy savings become increasingly ...

WEINHEIM, Germany—Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed a new rotary seal for wet-running applications and pressures up to eight bar. Named the Gerromatic, the seal is equipped with a ...

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is offering a new catalog that features the OmniLip rotary PTFE shaft seals. The seals are designed to handle extreme temperatures (-65F to 450F), high surface speeds ...

Trelleborg, Sweden — Trelleborg Sealing Solutions (TSS) has completed the acquisition of US-based Tritec Seal LLC, a manufacturer of engineered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) sealing systems. The ...

J-seals are an integral part of efficient steam turbine operation. The failure of a J-seal can cause significant damage to the turbine rotor as material migrates downstream. For that reason, plant ...

This video features Turcon® Roto L seal from Trelleborg Sealing Solutions. These seals are first-ever active seal that seals only when it is required. Energy consumption is greatly reduced and the ...

The primary factors affecting seal selection are temperature, wear resistance, abrasion, sealed pressure, face materials, vibration, and expected life. Usually, bellow seals are needed for ...

As clean-power technologies become more mainstream, offshore and river-based energy generating systems are beginning to come into their own in terms of proven performance. While the sea and rivers are ...