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    Seals

    Test Results Compare Buffer Seals for Hydraulic Cylinders

    Tests check the two most common buffer seals to determine what applications each is best suited for.
    Hydraulic cylinder with a typical sealing arrangement
    Seals

    How Buffer Rod Seals Influence Rod Seal Performance

    Tests reveal how these two seals interact to affect friction and seal life. But first, a look at buffer seals.
    Seals
    Seals

    From Deformation to Calibration: Installing O-Ring Energized Piston and Rod Seals

    Avoid seal installation issues that lead to leaks and lost productivity.
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    Damper
    Seals

    Hydraulic Dampers Help Improve Railway Safety and Stability

    Technological developments in railway suspension sealing products and materials offer several operational advantages.
    Trelleborg
    Seals

    Rotary Seal Handles High Speed, Under Pressure

    Double-acting Turcon Roto Glyd Ring V seals accommodate high PV (pressure: velocity) value.
    Expansion plugs
    Seals

    Expansion Plugs Provide Leak-Tight Sealing of Fluid Channels

    Expansion plugs seal holes drilled into metal components—usually hydraulic or pneumatic manifolds.
    Vosspoint
    Seals

    Preventive Maintenance Goes Soft

    Voss Fluid's soft sealing of all fluid paths ensures leak-tight performance.
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    Hydraulic Valves

    Troubleshooting Challenge: 800-Ton Press Suffers from Severe Stuttering

    A press used in the manufacture of aerospace seals began stuttering on its normal downward stroke, but contamination wasn't the culprit. What was it?
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    Seals

    Flexible Seal Seat Ensures Bubble-Tight Performance

    Kepner’s Flexible Seal Seat design prevents fluid leakage with a seat design that combines metal-to-metal and resilient O-ring seal contact.