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What is axial shaft seal?

By Daniel Rodriguez

With the exception of axial clamp seals, axial shaft seals rotate with the shaft and act as flingers, tolerating small misalignments of the shaft and providing reliable sealing if the shaft is out of round or rotates eccentrically. Contact us.

What is a dynamic seal?

A Dynamic seal retains or separates fluids, also keeps out contaminants, and contains pressure. It creates a barrier between moving and stationary surfaces. Dynamic seals are either contact or clearance. Contact seals bear against the mating surface under positive pressure.

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Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies is a leading supplier of oil seals, O-Rings, special sealing products, fluid power components, gaskets, heavy duty hy- draulics, engineered plastics and accu- mulator and vibration control systems.

How do radial seals work?

The common radial oil seals works by creating a thin layer of oil between the rubber sealing lip and the shaft which results in the oil lifting the sealing lip clear of the shaft. This thin layer of oil performs a barrier and prevents leakage of the oil past the sealing lip.

What is a lip seal?

Lip seals serve to protect lubricated moving parts and they do this by keeping the lubricant inside the bearing, and keeping contamination from dirt or other liquids out. The term lip seal is generally used to refer to what is correctly known as rotary shaft seals or oil seals or radial shaft seals.

Where is a dynamic seal used?

Dynamic seals are the type of seals used to produce a barrier between stationary or moving surfaces in linear, oscillating, and rotary motion applications. These seals are used to separate or retain fluids, pressure, and remove contaminants.

What is the difference between a static seal and a dynamic seal?

Static seals are usually used when there is no relative motion between mating surfaces. Dynamic seals are the opposite. They are used when there is motion between surfaces. This can be either reciprocating or oscillating motions.

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When would you use a dual lip seal?

Double seals provide a level of safety/zero emissions compliance not possible with single seals. This is essential when pumping or mixing a dangerous or toxic substance. These seals are increasingly used by companies to meet specific environmental goals or emissions requirements.

How does lip seal work?

How lip seals work. Lip seals work with a small contact area on the liner, which in turn is placed around the shaft. The seal works due to a hydrodynamic lubricating film between the lip seal and its counter surface, this area is called the sealing gap and the film thickness in general is a few microns.

What is Freudenberg Sealing Technologies?

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) is the largest Business Group in the Freudenberg Group and part of the Seals and Vibration Control Technology Business Area. It is a supplier as well as a development and service partner to customers in a wide range of market segments.

Why choose Freudenberg O-ring configurator?

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ innovative web-based O-ring Configurator establishes improved standards as an assistance application for making O-ring selections. The main objective of this online tool is the selection of an optimal combination of the O-ring and the installation-space to ensure secure sealing.

Why Freudenberg brand products?

Freudenberg brand products stand for state-of-the-art solutions and innovative strength. The products are manufactured in our own strictly controlled production facilities to ensure the highest quality standards. The product portfolio is rounded off with complementary Dichtomatik brand products, which reliably meet common industry standards.

What is the dichtomatik brand strategy?

The product portfolio is rounded off with complementary Dichtomatik brand products, which reliably meet common industry standards. The two-brand strategy is part of FST’s comprehensive service portfolio and guarantees a leading full range of seals and product-related services.