How picking the right elastomeric hydraulic seal material is more than just chemistry and a catalogue. Use a seal material catalogue Useful elastomer materials What to watch out for Formulations change over time Specialist compounds Shelf life Machined seals Talk to an applications engineer After 30 years, Sarum Hydraulics knows quite a lot about seals [...]
Just a simple round up from what we have learnt about seal materials over thirty years. There are no end of sites on the Web on seal materials and compatibility. There are manufacturers like Parker on www.parker.com . There are lots of great distributors. As usual, feel free to comment, even if something is wrong. [...]
How low temperature hydraulics has to be able to work with very cold conditions in large areas of the world. The UK only sees moderate cold weather, even in Scotland. That can cause drama, as we know. Maybe we find it difficult to visualise that massive chunks of Russia, [...]
