Emili Sunyé is an Applications Engineer at EPIDOR and has more than 15 years of experience as a sealing expert. Specialized in failure analysis in industrial applications, he brings his technical knowledge to optimize the performance and reliability of the systems.
In previous blog articles we have dealt with topics related to how to solve a sealing problem; what are O-rings and how they are manufactured; whether it is better to use a collar; the advantages of a certain sealing solution over another, etc.
However, sometimes we have doubts about how to assemble and disassemble the sealing gaskets (either a seal, a collar or an O-ring, among other components of the sealing systems). In addition, we often see that the descriptions of sealing gasket assembly do not detail how to use the seals....
Do you want to know what is leak tightness and what solutions exist for the operation of equipment and machinery so that they do not leak? In Epidor SRT we are a business dedicated to manufacture and market sealing solutions, so we help you to solve your doubts about the meaning of sealing in the industry and what sealing solutions exist according to the applications or technical needs in your machinery.
If you look up the word “estanqueidad” in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), it simply does not appear. You are redirected to “estanquidad” which is defined as...
An O-Ring is a sealing solution used for sealing between parts of industrial machinery such as valves, pumps, agitators and in a wide range of static sealing applications. One of the most outstanding advantages of O-Rings is their excellent cost-performance ratio, as they are a very versatile product with a very low cost and a very simple design. Here we show you what an O-Ring is, how an O-Ring is manufactured and what applications this sealing part can have. What is an O-Ring?
An O-Ring...
In order to understand mechanics, we need to know its “abc”. That's why this time we bring you a slightly different blog, an article where we go over some of the basics of mechanics. Are you ready? Here we go. Concepts of the fundamentals of mechanics
Shafts and shanks When we start talking about mechanics fundamentals we have to clarify some concepts, such as the difference between shaft and shank. A shaft is a cylindrical bar that rotates on itself, while a rod has a forward and backward movement.
Diameter, an essential parameter to have...
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