3 Things You Need to Know About Oil Seals

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Regardless of the industry you are in, when manufacturing mechanical equipment, you know that optimal performance and a long service life are vital to your products’ success in the market. Your customers rely on you to manufacture machinery that can be used in extreme situations, especially outdoors, without any complications or breakdowns. In order to guarantee customer satisfaction, you should be adding oil seals to all the equipment you manufacture. These seals will keep your machinery functioning at top efficiency.

Now that you understand how vital these seals are to the health of your products, here are three things you need to know about them.

1. Purpose

Oil seals are used to close off tiny spaces between moving and stationary parts in equipment. This is most often achieved using a garter or oil seal spring that ensures the seal remains tight once the rubber begins to wear. These seals have two purposes: to prevent lubricant, such as grease or oil, in your mechanical machinery from escaping and also to halt impurities, corrosive moisture, and abrasives from entering the machine’s components. Having dirt, water, mud, gravel, or even dust enter your mechanical components can cause severe harm to the equipment.

Oil seals provide protection in virtually all types of equipment. Contaminants that enter the components that allow your machinery to move can cause damage that will then need to be corrected through maintenance. With oil seals, you can ensure that what needs to stay in your machinery stays, and what shouldn’t enter it doesn’t.

2. Applications

Seals are useful in many industries, such as automotive and manufacturing. They are especially beneficial to machinery that will be out in extreme weather or fluid environments where the risks of contaminants entering the vital components of your equipment are higher. Regardless of the uniqueness of your equipment’s design, you will be able to find single or double lip seals with over a hundred special profiles to meet your needs. An oil seal can be custom designed just for your product—with just about any size or shape that you require.

3. Benefits

An oil seal allows your equipment to function reliably and consistently so you don’t have to worry about it breaking down unnecessarily. This means that you can guarantee top-notch quality in the equipment you produce, which will inevitably lead to customer satisfaction. Without oil seals, your products can leak fluid or become non-functional because of trapped dirt and contaminants. Your customers will need to pay additional costs to fix contaminated machinery components, and you will likely hear complaints and get bad reviews because of this. Using an oil seal is good business—you’ll be able to guarantee a longer service life, simpler assembly if applicable, and reduced friction in the mechanical areas.

It’s a Win-Win

To guarantee optimum performance of your machinery in any environment or temperature, ensure that you are using oil seals in your products. These seals will keep fluid in and stop contaminants from entering, so your products can work efficiently for years to come. It’s simple—oil seals are your solution for a longer service life. Your company’s reputation and your customers will thank you.

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