European Sealing Association Annual General Meeting May 2017

Meeting of ESA Barcelona 16/18 May 2017


The last Annual General Meeting of the European Sealing Association (ESA) took place in Spain on 16, 17 and 18 May. Chesterton EMEA was well represented, we had the pleasure to meet our colleagues from Groveland as Phil Mahoney the president of the FSA (Fluid Sealing Association) and Henri Azibert (technical director of the FSA) What is the ESA and why it is important for Chesterton to be there. ESA is a non-profit association representing the manufacturer of sealing devices in Europe. The ESA is divided into four different division:the elastomeric and polymeric joints division, the expansion joints division, the flange seals division, the mechanical seals division and packings divisions. The common objectives of the different sections are: to identify the market trend through national and international requirements, to influence technical standards and legislation through cooperation with the international organization and the European Commission, API Each Division. To provide the best possible advice to the user on how to manage and use the various products.

For the May session, Chesterton was particularly honored, Steven Bullen (manager of rotating equipment segment for AW Chesterton EMEA) was thanked for his contribution as chairman of the Mechanical Seal Division and Hans Dekker (Product manager for Packings and Gasket for AW Chesterton EMEA) received from John Morton the  "Best Contribution of the Year" Award for 2016. 

During the general session, Henri Azibert and Phil Mahoney (FSA) explained to the ESA group the latest update of FSA in term of standard, regulation and introduced the FSA Knowledge Base (www.fsaknowledgebase.org) specially designed as a support for the engineering department..

If you need to know more about the ESA visit the website : http://europeansealing.com/en

Laurent Prunier-Duparge - laurent.prunier-duparge@chesterton.com

Calendar of the Webinar 2017

Webinar  2017

• New Product Presentation: The DualPac
• New Product Presentation: AW825
• Fugitive Emission Legislation in the EU
• Flange sealing: How to control the emissions? 
• ARC Coating Solutions for HPI/CPI
• Fluid Efficiency
• Seal Tank Support System & Environmental Control
• Chain Efficiency: Boost your Sales with Chesterton Lubricants
• REach: What's new

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Webinar 2017

•  Feb 20 - New Product Presentation: the DualPac
•  Feb  28 - New Product Presentation: AW825
•  May 12 - Fugitive Emission Legislation in the EU
•  Jun 13- Flange sealing: how to measure the Emissions
•  Sept 5 - Fluid Efficiency 
•  Sept 22 - ARC Coating: Solutions for HPI/CPI
•  Nov- Seal Tank Support Systems & Environmental Control System
•  Nov - Chain efficiency: Boost your sales with Chesterton Lubricants
•  Dec 08 - Reach: What's new ? 

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DualPac 2211 Innovation in Packing Technology

In January 2017 we launched an exciting new product in our Packing Portfolio:  

2211 DualPac

Dualpac 2211 is made with a completely new manufacturing process that enables us to manufacture a packing from two different materials in a very unique way. The packing has been developed to increase packing life and minimize gland adjustments by combining the sealing properties of PTFE with the resilience and wear resistance of aramid in a way that is completely new and unique. 

Since we launched the product it has been supported very well around the world and sales development has been good.  The product was initially aimed towards the mining industry but we have had successes in other industries like pulp and paper other applications outside of the mining industry.

Since the launch we have re-engineered our manufacturing and quality processes to assure that only product is shipped that meets our stringent specifications. For this product this is particularly important due to the multiple configurations that the product can be installed in. We are committing to a lead time of 10 days but in most cases will be able to ship sooner from stock since we have been building inventory of this product. 

Why DualPac Technology?

To design this new packing, Chesterton engineers created a new braiding machine, this machine uses an exclusive and patented braiding technology. Because of the current sales and planned future sales we have ordered a second braiding machine to fulfil the orders.

   DualPac App

Chesterton developed a dedicated DualPac mobile application for iOS, Android platforms to promote this new product. The application shows the features and benefits of the products but also it allows to generate a request for quotation. Watch the video and download the Apps here. 

The future of DualPac

The possibilities of DualPac are endless. With this technology we can look at the requirements for compression packing, look at where which feature is required, and apply materials (be it yarns, lubricants, blocking agents, etc.) at the location where they are needed. For example we can give the packing its low friction properties where it is needed: on the packing inner diameter. We can give the packing its anti-extrusion properties where it is needed: at the bottom of the stuffing box and under the gland. In a similar way we can give packing its required properties where it is needed.

So in the future we will be launching more versions that use the DualPac braiding technology for applications in different industries and in different applications. This will allow us to fulfil the needs of our customers better while improving further our competitive advantage.

Hans Dekker - hans.dekker@chesterton.com