Garlock News RSS http://www.garlock.com Garlock Latest News RSS Feed. en-us Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT Garlock Announces the Addition of a Non-Sparking, Conveyor Roller Bearing Isolator http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=350 The Klozure GUARDIAN was just listed by the US Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration as an innovative product within the MSHA accident prevention program.

]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem351 Garlock launches MICRO-TECŪ II web site ? www.microtec2.com http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=338 Palmyra, New York – Garlock Sealing Technologies, a leader in fluid sealing technology for more than 100 years, launches a revised MICRO-TEC® II web site. The web site features an easy to use technology navigator that allows users to explore the benefits of the MICRO-TEC II bearing isolator at a click of the mouse.

 

]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST NewsItem339 Garlock to exhibit at Hunter Valley Mining http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=272

 

Garlock will display some of its fluid- sealing technologies on Stand 104 during the 2008 Hunter Valley Mining Expo at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre from September 22-24.
In business for more than 120 years, Garlock has a history of providing sealing solutions and water savings.
Among the products Garlock will feature will be:
·       A HydraJust gland seal, which installs in place of a traditional gland packing or mechanical seal. Using as little as 12 litres an hour, the HydraJust can reduce reliance on water flush in pump stuffing boxes by millions of litres of water a year for just one pump. HydraJust also eliminates product dilution, another cost -reduction incentive in a wide range of plants
·       A GPA slurry seal, which has a rubber coated cone spring to protect seal components from harsh abrasive slurry applications while providing improved service life compared to traditional gland packing. The seal can operate in virtually all known slurry pumping applications and can be arranged to operate with a grease lubrication system eliminating the need for water flush
·       A split bearing isolator (Guardian) to provide bearing protection beyond commonly used lipseals, achieving longer service life for bearing cartridges. The split isolator does not wear the shaft or itself, meaning longer equipment operational life. It can be installed insitu on large rotating equipment, reducing downtime and turnaround.
Garlock also offers products and services to help sites reduce reliance on water. Its water flow monitoring program using a Controlotron 1010 flowmeter identifies the existing water usage for each stuffing box (something which is usually not known) and along with new applied product technologies shows the amount of water being saved for each application.
The combination of new sealing technologies that reduce or eliminate waste to the environment and monitoring of water usage provides every plant with maintenance improvement and cost reductions.
Garlock’s products also provide containment of hazardous fluids and materials that would otherwise damage the environment. Many of these products provide levels of emission containment, or reduction of water usage previously not thought possible.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem274 New Premises in Perth http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=252 Garlock's Perth Operations have moved to bigger and better premises located in Canning Vale, WA.

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]]> Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem250 Garlock introduces "Sealcare Program" http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=248 The Garlock "Sealcare Program" provides a sytem for monitoring valve stem emissions and flange integrity. The use of GPS technology helps locate specific plant items, and electronic tags allow constant tracking of data for that equipment; thus allowing accurate and reliable detailed history.

Refer to website for more information.

http://www.sealcare.com/

 

 

]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem246 Garlock Commences Operation in China http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=249 We are pleased to announce that Enpro has acquired Sinflex Sealing Technologies, a distributor and manufacturer of industrial sealing products, located in Shanghai, China. The operations will do business as Garlock Sealing Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. and will be operated by GST.

For more information, link to announcement

]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST NewsItem247 Aristo Cutting Machine http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=225 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem223 Garlock Sealing Technologies Forms Joint Venture with Japanese Company http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=26 EnPro Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NPO), a leading manufacturer of engineered industrial products, announced that Garlock Sealing Technologies, an EnPro company, and Nippon Valqua Industries, Ltd., an industrial packing and gaskets manufacturer headquartered in Japan, have formed a joint venture to serve Asian markets.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050825/CLTH030LOGO )

The newly formed company, named Garlock Valqua Japan, Inc., will market high performance metal seals to research, automobile, semiconductor, nuclear and energy industries located in Asia. The seals will be manufactured by Garlock in South Carolina and France.

"The market for high performance metal seals is growing rapidly in Asia," said Paul Baldetti, president, Garlock Sealing Technologies. "This partnership with Valqua links the strength of our products with their well established sales and support infrastructure to create a strong and effective competitor in the region."

The new company will be headquartered in Tokyo and is expected to begin operations on Oct. 1, 2006. Since 2003, Garlock and Valqua have participated in a strategic alliance for reciprocal product supply, optimization of manufacturing and sourcing, and collaboration in new product development.

Garlock Sealing Technologies, an EnPro Industries company, designs, manufactures and sells fluid sealing products worldwide. A recognized industry leader, Garlock advances fluid sealing technology by delivering innovative solutions and services for process industries' most demanding applications. The company has 13 global operations with 1,500 employees and distributes its products in more than 75 countries. For more information on Garlock products and services, visit www.garlock.com.

EnPro Industries, Inc. is a leader in sealing products and filament wound bearings, compressor systems, diesel and dual-fuel engines and other engineered products for use in critical applications by industries worldwide. For more information about EnPro, visit the company's website at www.enproindustries.com.

Contact John Mosko, VP Global Marketing, for more information at john.mosko@garlock.com or +1-315-597-7210

]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem24 Multi-Swell Gasket Creates Own Load, Dramatically Increasing Reliability http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=25 Palmyra, New York June 9, 2006– Garlock Sealing Technologies, a leader in fluid sealing technology for more than 100 years, has launched Multi-Swell, a proprietary new gasketing material which  creates its own load when it comes into contact with oil or water, virtually eliminating the most common cause of gasket failure (low loads). This revolutionary new material performs equally well in oil or water, does not degrade in contact with oils, and adapts easily to all types of flange design, making Multi-Swell an ideal gasket for a broad range of applications –– all at a cost comparable to conventional gasket materials.

“It’s been documented that more than 70% of all gasket failures are due to lack of load,” said Tim Hurley, Garlock product manager. “Multi-Swell generates and maintains its own load. It works well even in combination with flanges in poor condition or flanges designed for soft, low performance gaskets.”

Twice as soft as conventional gaskets, Multi-Swell is easy to cut and readily conformable even to irregular flanges, ensuring tight seals with lower loads.

Multi-Swell features extremely high crush strength and can be safely installed in applications that would typically crush elastomeric gaskets. In applications such as transmissions and air conditioning systems where vibration often causes bolt load loss or where load loss occurs because of bolt relaxation, Multi-Swell counters that loss to prevent leakage and weeping. Because it performs well under low load conditions, Multi-Swell can be used with confidence even with plastic or cast iron flanges.

Using Multi-Swell actually reduces the expenses associated with vegetable fiber and cork gaskets. Cork and vegetable fiber gaskets’ capillary leak paths require the use of absorbent oil pads, create oil loss and safety issues, and sometimes necessitate expensive water treatment when leakage occurs. The use of Multi-Swell eliminates these associated costs.

Its versatility makes Multi-Swell ideal for applications such as: compressors, pumps, gear boxes, transformers, fuel pumps and cast water flanges.

Multi-Swell can be purchased through an authorized Garlock distributor or visit www.garlock.com and go to “Representative Locator” to contact a local Garlock representative. Pricing is available on request.

]]> Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem23 Sealing The Future for Garlock Success http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=22 Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem20 New Gaskets Solve Tri-Clamp Problems http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=23 Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem21 Garlock Introduces Flexible, Easy-to-Handle, Abrasion-Resistant Style 1965 Compression Packing http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=24                                                                                                                                              

Palmyra, New York – Garlock Sealing Technologies, a leader in fluid sealing technology for more than 100 years, has launched Garlock Style 1965 Compression Packing, which combines excellent abrasion resistance with a high degree of flexibility and easy handling. Style 1965 is designed to be easy to cut, easy to form into rings, and easy to install.

Customers can reduce storeroom inventory and enjoy better cash flow management because the packing can be used in a wide variety of environments, including general service, mining, pulp and paper, and water and waste water applications. Style 1965 lasts longer than traditional packing, so customers will save money and improve production efficiency by reducing downtime. Because of its high degree of thermal stability, Style 1965 requires less flush water, conserving a valuable natural resource and reducing customers’ energy expenses.

Additional advantages of this new packing include protecting rotating equipment’s critical components from abrasive media, which reduces maintenance expenditures; it’s also shock-resistant –  withstanding cavitations, pressure surges, and other system disruptions. There’s also no contamination, keeping customers’ end products and pump areas clean.

Customers can purchase the new Style 1965 Compression Packing through Garlock’s normal channels – including distributors and its new iStore on www.garlock.com.
]]> Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem22 Garlock Parent (EnPro Industries) Posts Record Sales http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=21 Fri, 5 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem19 Garlock Introduces Revolutionary New Sealing Technology http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=20 Palmyra, New York – Garlock Sealing Technologies, a leader in fluid sealing technology for more than 100 years, has developed a completely new sealing solution –the leak-free, no-dilution HYDRA-JUST™ Sealing System. This patent-pending system replaces mechanical seals in virtually any industrial pumping application; it’s especially suited to hostile, abrasive environments and eliminates the risk of catastrophic failure.

“Success in this business is all about solving problems, and Garlock has created a solution that’s better than packing or mechanical seals,” says Michael Faulkner, Senior Product Manager for Garlock. “Early response has been fantastic: we’ve delivered a truly leak-free rotary seal with unmatched abrasion and chemical resistance – and incredible water efficiency.”

HYDRA-JUST is more robust than mechanical seals, and it handles system upsets with ease. It also gives customers an indication when it starts to fail – so customers can keep the system going until it’s convenient for them to change the seal. This means they can maximize their uptime, and schedule maintenance around their production needs, rather than re-scheduling production around sealing failures.

Since the technology is brand new, Garlock is holding seminars to help customers understand the science behind the product – and to point out its extraordinary benefits over mechanical seals.

These benefits include:

  • No risk of catastrophic failure
  • Outage-to-outage service in most industrial pumping applications
  • Optimal operation in hostile environments and abrasive conditions (including high-pressure/low-flow conditions)
  • Significantly reduced water consumption with cool, dry operation and no dilution
  • Easy installation and operation –no special equipment required to use or install
  • Fast installation – less than an hour (compared to at least 2 ½ to 3 hours for a mechanical seal)
  • No start-up adjustments
  • Lower prices than mechanical seals

Customers can purchase the new HYDRA-JUST seals through an authorized Garlock distributor or visit www.garlock.com and go to “Representative Locator” to contact a local Garlock representative.

]]> Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem18 Garlock Launches New Website http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=19 For Immediate Release
April 13, 2006

All-New Garlock Web Site Is Now
a Valuable Customer Resource

Palmyra, New York – Garlock Sealing Technologies, a leader in fluid sealing technology for more than 100 years, has launched its completely redesigned Web site (www.garlock.com) aimed at educating customers and distributors.

The new site has a sleek, modern, modular look that’s packed with information that customers need on a daily basis. Unlike most sites that are “electronic brochures,” Garlock.com is offers timely, relevant information – from detailed product specifications to helpful tools to regional news and events. The home page features Flash animations of new products, featured products, and links several content areas, including:

]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT NewsItem17 The First Serviceable in Place Seal http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=17 Garlock Klozure® is proud to announce the release of the new XPS™ cartridge mechanical seal, the first truly Serviceable in Place mechanical seal in the industry.

Garlock Klozure’s new XPS seal is the industry’s first serviceable in place mechanical seal. Unlike traditional mechanical seals that house a single set of sealing faces, the XPS houses a series of sealing elements with some deployed and others held in reserve for future use. New elements can be deployed in a mater of seconds when a problem arises to allow users to continue their operation with minimal interruption. This represents a significant value for the user by not having to stop critical or expensive processes to perform a seal repair.

In addition to being serviceable in place, the XPS is one of the few mechanical seals in the world capable of running dry. The XPS sealing elements are capable of running totally dry for extended periods of time offering breakthrough industry protection during upset conditions! No more worrying if your traditional seal will be damaged due to a valve being shut or a tank empty - the XPS can handle it.

With the rebuild kit available on any XPS, the seal can also be fully reconditioned on site in under an hour at a fraction of the cost of conventional mechanical seals. With the XPS there is no need to send the seal back to a repair facility to get faces re-lapped or parts rebuilt.

The XPS is stocked for most ANSI pump sizes (Goulds, Flowserve, Peerless, Summit, Griswold, AKAY etc). Other applications are available with short lead-times.

]]> Wed, 1 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST NewsItem15 Breaking New Ground: A Fresh Start for a Historic Operation http://www.garlock.com/ViewNewsItem?id=18 Garlock Sealing Technologies is currently undergoing a complete modernization of their global headquarters. The most profound benefit, however, may be in store for its global authorized distributor network and customer base.

Garlock has dubbed this massive initiative “PMP” - an acronym for “Palmyra Modernization Project.”

Over the next five years, Garlock will invest at least $35 million in the PMP initiative involving the demolition of most existing structures and construction of new, more efficient facilities. The project will reduce the number of buildings from 26 to seven and eliminate 350,000 square feet of obsolete space, or half of the space currently under roof.

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