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The team at Tekhniseal would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We hope you have an enjoyable festive break.

When considering which mechanical seal to use in a food and beverage application, it is vital to use the correct material for your needs, in order to prevent corrosion, contamination, and chemical resistance.

Do you have a question about your mechanical seals? See our frequently asked questions below to see if your question is answered!

Happy Halloween from the team at Tekhniseal!

To celebrate, we're including a little sweet treat in all orders sent out on the 30th and 31st of October!

A mechanical seal will rarely fail due to age, but rather through the faces wearing excessively. However, there are actions you can undertake in order to extend the lifespan and improve the performance of your existing mechanical seal.

We recently sat down with Dilan Lowe, Workshop Manager at Tekhniseal, to learn more about him, his role, and Tekhniseal’s seal refurbishment services.

Simply put, mechanical seals prevent leakage of fluid used within a vessel or machine from leaking into the outside environment.

As part of its extensive mechanical seal offering, Tekhniseal stocks a range of mechanical and cartridge seals to suit Grundfos pumps. This collection of seals can fit almost all Grundfos pumps.

What sets Tekhniseal apart from the competition is our ability to not just simply manufacture new mechanical seals for your business, but to also retrofit existing mechanical seals to work to a new specification

Did you know that the seal refurbishment service is also the most cost effective solution as well as the most environmentally friendly option?

We would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the entire team at Tekhniseal.

We sat down with Helen Haslam, Managing Director at Tekhniseal to learn more about her role, her journey at Tekhniseal, and the business.

Tekhniseal is renowned for its expert seal repair and refurbishment service. However, did you know that our seal repair and refurbishment service not only provides a cost-effective solution to our customers, but also provides a more environmentally friendly option to our customers.

If you are looking for a particular seal, Tekhniseal can help. We offer a cost-effective, refurbishment service for practically any mechanical seal, either our own or other manufacturers products.

Bead Mills are used in the manufacturing industry to both grind and disperse materials using beads.

Mechanical seals are a manufacturing device intended to prevent leakage in a vessel where a rotating shaft travels through a wall. They are a key part of the manufacturing process and are thought to have been invented by George Cooke in 1923, for use in refrigeration compressors.

Why use specific materials to make mechanical seal facings?’

Mechanical seals are a collection of components whose aim it is to prevent leakages from a vessel or machine. Seals serve a wide range of functions, and plug an array of liquids. Therefore, they need to be manufactured from a diverse range of materials.