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Leading Manufacturers
Allied Metrics Seals & Fasteners, Inc.
Sparta, NJ | 973-383-2487For over 20 years, it has been our dedication to service and outstanding product quality in all our hydraulic seals that have set us apart. We deliver high quality products every day, including o rings, metric seals, pneumatic seals, Teflon seals, and a whole lot more. We have sealing experts that can optimize each system performance with configurations that will solve your real issues. Contact us today to learn more!
Premier Seals Manufacturing
Akron, OH | 877-771-6766We are not only technically knowledgeable about hydraulic seals, but we also have the hands-on experience to back it up. We have over 30 years of industry experience, and we can use that experience to benefit you. We have faced nearly every problem and know the right solution for most problems. We can offer both stock and custom seals to benefit you. We will always put the customer first, so contact us today!
North American Seal & Supply, Inc.
Cleveland, OH | 800-860-6210North American Seal & Supply distributes and fabricates a variety of seal and packing products: standard o-rings, metric o-rings, molded and extruded o-rings, gaskets, o-ring kits and more. We can help you find a unique solution to your application, so call us today or visit our website.
HydraPak Seals, Inc.
West Jordan, UT | 800-669-9638At HydraPak, we make replacing your hydraulic seals easy, so you can get your seal repair jobs completed quickly, saving you time money. Even the most difficult seal repair challenges can be handled by our knowledgeable staff to get your equipment. We offer expertise in products for high-tech applications, as well as the ability to source everything from o-rings to sheet goods to sealing devices.
Arizona Sealing Devices, Inc.
Chandler, AZ | 480-892-7325Our list of inventory has grown since our founding over 20 years ago. We started small, but now offer an extensive product list of hydraulic seals, o rings, and other rubber products. We take pride in what we do, and we inspect every product to ensure it meets our rigorous safety standards. Contact us today so we can get started finding the solution to your problem!
Lip Seals - Allied Metrics Seals & FastenersLip seals hold the oil inside a rotating shaft while keeping air, dust, and dirt out. Understanding what lip seals are and why they are important involves understanding the role of rotating shafts in industrial, commercial and consumer utilities. A rotating shaft is a cylinder through which a rod or other cylindrical object is placed.
Lip Seals - Allied Metrics Seals & FastenersThat rod spins around in response to the force exerted by a motor, a hydraulic system or even the force exerted by a human. Rotating shafts are important parts of actuators, steering systems, many different kinds of industrial process machinery and a wide variety of other important equipment.
Many if not most of the different varieties of equipment that involve rotating shafts require the use of lubricating oils, hydraulic fluid or other chemicals that contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the equipment. In such cases, seals that maintain the pressurization and purity of the shaft are important.
Lip seals are versatile, high-performance seals used for uniform, low-pressure applications. Lip seals can have one, two, three or more lips, each of which contributes to the way that the lip seal functions. Multiple lip designs provide extra protection against contaminants. In the earliest days of their use, lip seals were made of rawhide and were produced in tanneries.
With the development of rubber products, particularly synthetic rubbers like Teflon, almost all lip seals came to be composed of more advanced materials that made their use more feasible in more demanding applications. Today, a very large percentage of all lip seals are made of Teflon. Teflon can withstand high pressure applications in which rubber seals would fail.
Teflon is an elastomeric material that provides enhanced lubrication properties, resistance to wear and added strength. It is also very chemical-resistant compared to other rubber varieties. Properly pairing a lip seal with its application is important to the safe and effective function of many different kinds of rotating shafts. A correctly chosen, installed and maintained lip seal can mean the difference between extended, efficient equipment lifespans and premature equipment failure.