Oil seals are rings made of various soft, non-metallic materials that are used to prevent leakage of liquids in hydraulic systems. A hydraulic system is a machine that uses pressurized hydraulic fluids to generate movement of equipment parts. An example of a hydraulic system is the movable shovel on a bulldozer. Pressurized fluid is transmitted back and forth over fluid transmission lines, forcing pistons back and forth through hydraulic cylinders.
Oil seals are very important components for this reason. Some oil seals are spring-loaded to maintain contact between the seal lip and the shafts in which they are installed. Oil rings may be made out of a variety of materials; high speed shafts require special materials designed to withstand high heat, such as silicone, polyacrylate or fluoroelastomers. When carefully paired with their equipment and applications, oil seals can help ensure the long term effectiveness of a hydraulic system’s operation.
Oil seals are a variety of hydraulic cylinder seals, and they are necessary to help maintain fluid pressure and prevent contamination within hydraulic systems. Oils seals also help to prevent wear from friction, increasing the working lifespan of the systems in which they are installed and improving their efficiency. Oil seals of many shapes, sizes and compositions are available to suit the many different contexts in which they are used.
Oil seals can come in a variety of designs, materials and sizes to fit every need. Oil seals can be fitted with a single or double lip. Double lip oil rings are designed to prevent corrosion and to keep out dirt and dust. The unwanted introduction of contaminants into a hydraulic system can cause inefficiency in that system and sometimes even failure. Failure of hydraulic systems can be catastrophic, especially in cases in which the system is employed for the movement of heavy objects or the bearing of heavy loads. In such cases, the failure of a hydraulic system could cause severe personal injury or death as well as expensive property damage as well as equipment loss.
Synthetic rubber seals are among the most common varieties. Synthetic rubbers like Teflon are valued as oil seal materials because of their properties of elasticity, chemical and corrosion resistance, temperature resistance and their resiliency. Oil seals are so important worldwide that they are available in metric sizes; metric oil seals are available for use in hydraulic systems designed outside of the United States.
Accro-Seal®, Inc.
Vicksburg, MI
View Company Profile Call This Business800-225-7138AccroSeal® is committed to manufacturing high quality seals to your design at competitive prices. The AccroSeal® technical sales team works directly with your engineering department to solve the most difficult sealing applications. Our sealing product portfolio includes wipers, lip seals, o-rings, piston rings, v-rings, and more produced from our exclusive Accrolon® engineered compounds.
Read ReviewsAppleton Packing & Gasket, Inc.
Appleton, WI
View Company Profile Call This Business920-731-4487Appleton Packing and Gasket was born out of the need for better service. Among the many products we offer are mechanical seals, oil seals, gaskets, mechanical packings and o-rings. We attribute our success to the trust placed in us by our customers. Our continuing goal is to offer outstanding quality products at competitive pricing, in a manner which will best satisfy customer needs.
Read ReviewsA.W. Chesterton® Company
Groveland, MA
View Company Profile Call This Business781-438-7000A.W. Chesterton® is a manufacturer of industrial fluid sealing and maintenance products including hydraulic seals, pneumatic seals, mechanical seals and packing, oil seals, o-ring seals, metric seals, lip seals and many other products. We are ISO 9001/14001 and MRP II Class A certified.
Read ReviewsBeacon Gasket & Seals Co.
Lakewood, OH
View Company Profile Call This Business216-539-5000Beacon Gasket & Seals Co. is fully tooled to cut your requirements from compressed non-asbestos, gylon, gore-tex, flexible graphite, teflon, silicone, red rubber and neoprene rotary seals and other hydraulic sealing systems. Specializing in MTBF Solutions and representing the best manufacturers in the industry, we are excited about our expanding product offerings and the opportunity to serve you.
Read ReviewsCoorsTek, Inc.
Golden, CO
View Company Profile Call This Business303-271-7100CoorsTek provides custom engineering, materials expertise, operational excellence and rapid execution to make our world measurably better! Technical ceramic, engineering plastic and specialized metal components help us build tomorrow’s technology. CoorsTek hydraulic seals offer extreme-temperature, high-pressure, chemically inert, static and dynamic seals for the most demanding applications.
Read ReviewsCW Marsh
Muskegon, MI
View Company Profile Call This Business800-903-9426CW Marsh offers you the best of both worlds: the toughest, most versatile natural material available for sealings and the benefits of a century of technological advancements and product innovation. CW Marsh produces leather vee packings, cups, u-packings, flanges, and back-up washers, all manufactured and backed with the same old-world dedication to quality, service and dependability.
Read ReviewsD&D Engineered Products Inc.
Mississauga, ON
View Company Profile Call This Business905-602-2033At D&D Engineered Products Inc. we manufacture top of the line hydraulic seals, gaskets, various o-rings, high temperature tapes, compression packings, and much more. We promise to cater our product to any needs you may have, such to ensure your satisfaction. If you would like more information please give us a call.
Read ReviewsEast Texas Seals, Inc.
Van, TX
View Company Profile Call This Business(903)963-7325East Texas Seals, Inc. is a distributor of O'Rings and Gaskets for Parker Seal. If you need an O'Ring, Seal or Gasket, we can fulfill your needs. We have supplied the Oil Field industry with O'Rings to adequately keep their oil rigs up and running. East Texas Seals, Inc. works closely with the U.S. Government and Defense departments, shipping and storage companies and all commercial sectors.
Read ReviewsESP International
Cedar Rapids, IA
View Company Profile Call This Business866-412-4880At ESP International, we pride ourselves on being a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality hydraulic seals. We offer fast and reliable shipping and personalized customer service. We are dedicated to building long-term relationships with our customers and helping them achieve their goals. Whether you need standard hydraulic seals or custom-engineered solutions, ESP International has the expertise and experience to deliver the products and services you need to succeed.
Read ReviewsGarlock Sealing Technologies®
Palmyra, NY
View Company Profile Call This Business800-448-6688Garlock Sealing Technologies is the global leader in high-performance fluid sealing products for the world’s processing industries. Their 12 manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America collectively produce the broadest range of fluid sealing products designed specifically for industrial applications. Some products include metal gaskets, o-rings and oil seals.
Read ReviewsGasket & Seal Fabricators Inc.
Sauget, IL
View Company Profile Call This Business314-241-3673Here at Gasket & Seal Fabricators, we supply die cut, lathe cut, extruded, molded and spliced gaskets of all types, sizes and shapes. We specialize in both commercial and military spec materials, including many UL, FDA and NSF recognized materials. Our in-house capabilities include various types of die cutting equipment such as punch presses, both manual and automatic roll feed, clicker presses, and beam presses. Contact us for more information!
Read ReviewsGreenville Industrial Rubber & Gasket Co.
Greenville, SC
View Company Profile Call This Business800-922-6046Greenville Industrial Rubber & Gasket is your source for industrial rubber products and accessories. For over 35 years, we have been providing the industry with top-quality rubber products including: gaskets, conveyor belts, packing, hoses, industrial hose fittings and hydraulics. In addition to industrial rubber products, we also stock a wide selection of safety products, adhesives, and other accessories.
Read ReviewsGrover Corporation
Glendale, WI
View Company Profile Call This Business800-776-3602We are a preferred supplier to most of the leading global manufacturers of hydraulic equipment, air compressors, transmissions, hydraulic clutches, valves and shock absorbers. We manufacture hydraulic seals and pneumatic seals among other products. Let us work together to enhance your applications.
Read ReviewsHallite Seals International Ltd
Wixom, MI
View Company Profile Call This Business248-668-5200Over 100 years, Hallite Seals International has been at the cutting edge of fluid power technology, manufacturing a wide range of rod / gland, piston, and static seals, as well as support and bearing components, for technically challenging applications, from a wide range of materials which include Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Polyurethane (AU), nitrile rubbers (NBR) and Fluoro-elastomers (FKM).
Read ReviewsHarwal International, Inc.
Barre, VT
View Company Profile Call This Business802-223-0197For over 34 years, Harwal has continued to be the leader in metric oil seals. With one of the largest seal selections, 1,000,000 seals in 7,000 different sizes in stock, be assured we've got what you need. We also offer V-rings, standard inch sizes, end caps, Teflon® seals, wipers and gamma seals!
Read ReviewsMartin Fluid Power
Troy, MI
View Company Profile Call This Business800-637-8769Martin Fluid Power distributes on a worldwide basis, hydraulic seal repair kits, o-ring seal repair kits, metric seals, Teflon® seals and a lot of other types of seals, plus gaskets and packing. Our products come in many different shapes, sizes, materials and colors to suit your specifications.
Read ReviewsM-Cor, Inc.
Bensenville, IL
View Company Profile Call This Business63.-860-1150Encapsulated O-ring manufacturer and Precision extruder M-Cor Inc. is a leading U.S. producer of high performance sealing products for extreme environments. Extruded profiles are converted into o-rings, Teflon® encapsulated o-rings, camlock gaskets, chemical transport tubing and other sealing products. With in house tooling capabilities, we are able to immediately respond to customer requests.
Read ReviewsMichael-Stephens Company
Troy, MI
View Company Profile Call This Business800-672-3655Speed is of the essence at Michael-Stephens Co. Within 24 hours of your request, we can customize nitrile oil seals for you in a variety of profiles and materials. We work with a wide range of Teflon®-filled items. We also supply hydraulic seal kits; our website lists the wide range of manufacturers we carry.
Read ReviewsPerformance Sealing, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA
View Company Profile Call This Business866-429-2536With over 175 years of accumulative sealing experience, this team has helped pioneer the development of high performance seals around the world. Our core people excel at innovative seal design, high performance materials utilization, and efficient production techniques with a Certified ISO 9001: 2000 and AS9100 Rev. Some products of ours include, rotary shaft, rod and piston seals.
Read ReviewsR.T. Dygert International
Burnsville, MN
View Company Profile Call This Business952-835-1700R.T. Dygert International is one of the largest distributors located in Minneapolis, MN and an office/warehouse in Niles, IL. RT/Dygert International prides itself on its responsive, service-driven culture and its reputation for its core values of quality, honesty and integrity and committed to a process of continuous improvement. Some of the products include piston and rod seals and o-rings.
Read ReviewsSeal Master® Corporation
Kent, OH
View Company Profile Call This Business800-477-8436Seal Master® specializes in manufacturing custom-built inflatable seals. These products include metric seals and rubber seals available in different sizes and shapes. Our seals are used in a wide variety of applications, including valves, robotics, conveyors, gates, brake devices and actuating devices.
Read ReviewsSystem Seals, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
View Company Profile Call This Business800-465-8835System Seals offers a complete range of industrial hydraulic seals: small or large diameter, low or high pressure, reciprocating or rotary motion, dynamic or static sealing. We carry in-stock standard sizes plus are flexible enough to cater to all sizes. Rod Seals, Piston Seals, wipers & guide elements.
Read ReviewsTexacone Company, Inc.
Mesquite, TX
View Company Profile Call This Business800-839-2266Texacone Company, Inc is a manufacturer of fabric-reinforced elastomer and urethane molded products. Texacone specializes in molded seals up to 65" diameter in solid or split from a wide variety of fabric-reinforced elastomers. High temperature materials also available. Some of our products are: v-rings, flared u cup, piston cups and flanges.
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