[NEWS FROM ESA MEMBERS] Suebel Seals Sealing Technology Centre - European Sealing Association

Suebel Seals, with over 65 years in providing sealing solutions to all industrial sectors, have designed training programmes on sealing technology for their customers & distributors at their facility in Brussels, Belgium; Peterlee, U.K.; and Mumbai, India. The programme is suitable for users of seals, sales/purchase team members, techno-commercial personnel, application engineers, new recruits at our customers & distributors and for further skill development of your experienced team members.

As we know, the basic fundamentals of seals are not commonly taught in university curriculums; hence, these programmes are highly suitable for personnel in the sealing industry. This programme is not in complex engineering terminology but in simple terms that we deal with every day being in the sealing industry. This training programme can be added to the company’s ISO, ASME certification programmes.

Full Day Programme on Advanced Sealing Technology

• Complete overview on all types of sealing elements and sealing applications.
• Understanding of all types of sealing materials and their compatibilities to working medias.
• Criteria for selecting seals based on the customer’s application.
• Identifying seal profiles and understanding their applications.
• To be able in assisting your customers with the right selection of seals.
• Understanding the manufacturing process of seals from mould making to rubber compounding.
• Causes of seal failures & corrective actions for them along with installation & storage of seals.

Topics covered at the Sealing Technology Programme

Criteria for selection of seals based on:

• Material & their properties
• Effects of pressure, speed and load on the seals

 Identifying seal profiles:

• Different profiles of hydraulic/pneumatic/rotary shaft seals
• Use of dust lips
• Reducing downtime in replacing seals (chevron + oil seal)
• Construction of a typical hydraulic & pneumatic cylinder
• Ordering information

Causes of seal failure:

•  Joule effect and Diesel effect
• Material not compatible with media
• Poor material properties
• Excess temperature/pressure/speed/load
• Improper fitment of the seal & improper storage
• Lack of lubrication and contamination of oil/air
• Storage and cleaning of seals

Installation of seals

Manufacturing process of seals:

• Product design and job card process
• Tool designing and mould making process
• Raw material – batch/compounding
• Production (mouldings)

For more information about this programme and participation, please contact Mr. Nitin Poojari at nitin@suebel.com.