Benefits of the integrated Cartridge System

Versatility

• Common sleeves, glands, seal parts for all designs
• Cartridge assembly is quick and fail-safe
• Easy to modify face material, metallurgy and elastomers
• Covers 90% of industries' sealing application

Cost Savings & Reliability

• Aggressive price structures
• Low cost repair kits
• Exotic Alloys at substantial savings
• Premium welded bellows designs at multiple spring prices
• Quick deliveries
• Allows customers to minimize inventories
• Various exchange programs
• Variety of application - specific designs increases MTBF plantwide

Design Advantages

• Simple, easy-to-install cartridge designs
• Sleeves are isolated from the product
• Less "O" rings
• All designs have at least one fewer "O" rings than competitor designs
• Rugged machined construction

Lug-Lock Drive

• Traditional cup points set screws in rotating unit are replaced by stainless steel drive lugs
• Torque transmission strength is increased 5 fold over traditional cup point set screws
• Allows for quick and easy assembly and seal kit replacement
• Entire drive mechanism is out of product
• Eliminates any possibility of sleeve distortion from over-tightened set screws
• No set screws to "back out"
• TeflonÔø‡ locking plugs are "trapped" in position by the shaft itself

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