PRE-ENERGIZED VEE PACKING

A new vee packing design model being introduced by American High Performance Seals (AHPS) features a unique geometry that guarantees a tight seal by simply installing it.  There is no requirement to tighten a packing gland against the seal or to use adhesives at installation.  Also the new seal design does not rely on the packing material to swell to achieve a seal, which means AHPS Pre-Energized Vee Packing is suitable for use in water hydraulics and  bio-degradable fluids, in addition to traditional Hydraulic fluids, and many other hydraulic oils. 

AHPS’s new Pre-Energized Vee Packing  is available in sizes ranging from ¼” diameter up to 96” and in over twenty different material configurations.  Standard vee packing is of solid cross section but a split section Pre-Energized Vee Packing is available where fitting the solid model is impractical, particularly for retrofit applications. The American High Performance Seals Split Pre-Energized Vee Packing is also unique in requiring no adhesive or bonding process – simply fit and use. 

 Pre-Energized Vee Packing from AHPS is available in a wide range of standard sizes and materials and also as dedicated special service versions, including:

Ø      FDA Compliant

Ø      Steam service

Ø      Hydraulic Press

Ø      Water Hydraulics

American High Performance Seal’s Technical Director, Derek Duncan commented in a recent interview, “We originally developed this seal for the larger bore cylinders you find in hydraulic presses. All around the world a Friday afternoon molding and stamping plant ritual has been to tighten the nut on the cylinder gland packing. This can be quite a task.  Our product should make that practice a thing of the past. This seal design will also drastically extend service life where the re-tightening of the gland is virtually impossible because of inaccessibility or extreme difficulty in dismantling, ex.;  Remote valves, hydraulic pistons, telescopic cylinders.”  

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