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These stationaries provide the benefits of both a short fitting length with a rear face pinhole, thus being able to be pinned throughout the size range. This provides an optional anti-rotation feature within a seat of short operational length.
Vulcan Seals clamp rings are simply coded with the size code from the table below followed by “.SPEC. CLAM”; eg 25mm is part code “0250.SPEC.CLAM.
It is designed for medias that are aggressive towards elastomers and is widely utilised with Type 1609/1645/1659 series multi-spring rotaries.
Boot-mounted stationaries offers optimum cost and performance benefits. The ribbed profile and increased elastomer contact area with the housing are often preferred.
Due to the low friction nature of PTFE, this stationary set has been designed with an anti-rotation provision, and it is recommended to ensure this is utilised. Widely used in chemical process equipment, due to the exceptional chemical resistance that can be provided.
This design of stationary promotes efficient heat transfer, from the seal faces via the seat ring, to the pump body, making it ideal for higher temperature media duties. The anti-rotation provision is recommended for this Vulcan Seals Type 32 Push-Fit “Block” Seats.
These are industry standard stationaries, commonly specified for conical spring seals on general duties. Consideration should be given to using long-style stationaries, with anti-rotation provisions, should the conditions necessitate.
The Type 24DIN Long has anti-rotation provision and is recommended particularly for larger shaft sizes and/or viscous media. On the other hand, the Type 24DIN Short is a standard short DIN seat with no pin slot.
The Vulcan Seals Type 16.PLUS SPX® APV World® is a specific design intended to suit SPX® APV® W+® (World+) centrifugal pumps featuring 'O'-ring mounted seal faces mounted on a single spring unit.
The Vulcan Seals Type 16.PLUS SPX® APV World® face sets include a Silicon Carbide “short” rotary face, a Carbon or Silicon Carbide “long” stationary (with four drive slots), two ‘O’-rings and one rotary drive pin.
The static coil unit, with PTFE sleeve and drive plate, is available separately as part code Y-0XX0.16.PLUS.KIT where “XX” should be replaced by the relevant size.
The Vulcan Seals Type 16.PLUS APV World® range is available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935 compliant grade materials.
The Vulcan Seals Type 16.PLUS SPX® APV World® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 16.DOUB SPX® APV World® is a specific design intended to suit SPX® APV® W® (World) centrifugal pumps featuring an 'O'-ring mounted positively driven rotary with a gasket mounted clamped-in-place stationary with flush ports and a Vulcan Seals Type 18 style outboard rotary.
The Vulcan Seals Type 16.DOUB SPX® APV World® is intended for flushed pumps that have a double seal fitted and is available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935 compliant grade materials.
For pumps without flush systems and single seals please see the Vulcan Seals Type 16 SPX® APV World® datasheet.
The Vulcan Seals Type 16.DOUB SPX® APV World® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Type 8DIN Long has an anti-rotation pin provision and is recommended particularly for larger shaft sizes and/ or viscous media. On the other hand, the Type 8DIN Short is a standard short Euro/DIN seat with no pin slot.
The flexible Gland Packing Extractors are designed to facilitate the removal of old packing of any size. The long flexible shank of the extractors makes access easy, even to those glands in the most awkward positions.
The hardened and tempered steel screw end is designed to give maximum penetration into the packing.
Available individually or in sets of 4.
Accurately cut and **Preformed Gland Packing Rings **allow for easy and time-saving installation, as well as the consistency of sealing performance.
We can manufacture preformed rings to your specific dimensional and application requirements. Minimum order quantities and mould fees apply.
The 45° scarf cut and preformed shape of each ring improves sealing compression and performance, without the need to cut or prepare each ring yourself.
The Vulcan Seals Type VGC206 is a densely braided, cotton packing impregnated with a blend of mineral lubricants and Graphite. Special lubricants are added to the fibres during and after braiding. These preparations produce a thorough lubrication that will not readily migrate, leading to minimal shaft friction and wear and extended packing life.
The Vulcan Seals Type VGC206 lubricated Graphited Cotton is a quality sample of a traditional water pump packing. Vulcan Seals Type VGC206 is designed to give a low-cost, good packing life in general fluid handling services.
The Vulcan Seals Type VF225 is square-braided from long, heavy-duty natural fibre yarns. These high-strength yarns are thoroughly impregnated, before and after braiding, with a specially blended lubricant.
The packing is designed to give a very low coefficient of friction, resistance to wear and rotting, good compressibility, and high flexibility, high tensile strength, and ease of installation.
Vulcan Seals Type VF225 is an excellent, general-purpose packing, especially for water duties. Its resilience, low shaft wear, ease of fitting, and economic cost make the Vulcan Seals Type VF225 an effective choice for many standard applications.
The Vulcan Seals Type VF4 is braided from selected, long-fibre, heavy-duty flax yarns thoroughly impregnated yarn by yarn with PTFE and treated with break-in lubricants. The packing is designed to give a very low coefficient of friction, resistance to wear and rotting, good compressibility, high flexibility, high tensile strength, and comparative ease of installation and take-up especially on large cross-sections.
Vulcan Seals Type VF4 PTFE flax packing is specially designed to seal large cross-sectional areas and is ideal for solving the exacting sealing requirements of stern glands in the marine field. The packing will also be of superior service in heavy reciprocating machinery, rotary applications handling abrasive media, and heavy-duty static applications such as tank lid seals.
The Vulcan Seals Type VT5 is an outstanding PTFE impregnated and lubricated packing, made to replace traditional PTFE asbestos packing, without sacrificing the strength and natural sealing qualities of Asbestos. Asbestos replacement packing normally has a payoff in terms of the capabilities of the fibre used or in terms of cost.
The Vulcan Seals Type VT5 is a low-cost, quality packing giving outstanding service life. Vulcan Seals Type VT5 is braided from natural ramie fibres which are extremely strong and therefore highly resistant to wear and rotting. A long-term PTFE impregnation is bound to each yarn in a special process and the packing is further treated with inert lubricants.
Vulcan Seals Type VT5 PTFE ramie fibre packing is especially suitable for aqueous mixtures containing abrasive media such as those found in the water, sewage, paper, and marine industries. Vulcan Seals Type VT5 is non-staining and smooth running to give a high level of shaft protection. This packing is characterised by its long service life with high mechanical strength and excellent volumetric stability.
The Vulcan Seals Type VC6 is made from twisted cotton yarns thoroughly impregnated, during and after braiding, with PTFE dispersion and special inert lubricants. The addition of PTFE dispersion widens the chemical resistance of the Vulcan Seals Type VC6 compared to standard graphite or plain cotton packing. The special lubricants ease fibre-to-metal contact and embody very high lubricating properties, tenaciously adhering to metal shafts.
The **Vulcan Seals Type VC6 **is a soft, strong, and absorbent cotton packing that prevents shaft wear because the cotton constantly absorbs the liquid being pumped along with any abrasive media. Vulcan Seals Type VC6 provides high flexibility with a very low coefficient of friction and maintains a soft, moist pliable running face to the shaft.
The Vulcan Seals Type VR31 braided packing is constructed from 100% Grafan yarns, to form truly exceptional capabilities and performance, pure Expanded Graphite packing. The Vulcan Seals Type VR31 is additionally reinforced with Inconel wire to create the ideal packing for high-temperature, high-pressure valves.
Under compression in the gland, Vulcan Seals Type VR31 die-forms into packing rings like Vulcan Seals Type VR2, whilst offering the advantage of avoiding the need to laboriously wrap Vulcan Seals Type VR1 ribbon tape around valve stems or the cost of an inventory of many sizes of individual Vulcan Seals Type VR2 die-formed rings.
The Vulcan Seals Type VR31 can be merely cut to length and spiraled into the gland. There is no need for individual cut rings, as is the case with conventional braided packing. Grafan is self-lubricating and will not shrink, harden, or dry out in use.
The Vulcan Seals Type VR3 braided packing is constructed from 100% Grafan yarns, to form pure Expanded Graphite packing with truly exceptional capabilities and performance.
Under compression in the gland, the Vulcan Seals Type VR3 die-forms into packing rings like Vulcan Seals Type VR2, whilst offering the advantage of avoiding the need to laboriously wrap Vulcan Seals Type VR1 ribbon tape around valve stems or the cost of an inventory of many sizes of individual Vulcan Seals Type VR2 die-formed rings.
Vulcan Seals Type VR3 can be cut to length and spiraled into the gland. There is no need for individual cut rings, as is the case with conventional braided packing. Grafan is self-lubricating and will not shrink, harden, or dry out in use.
The Vulcan Seals Type VR2 die-formed are produced by compressing an exact amount of Grafan ribbon tape in precision metal moulds. The result gives uniform quality, dense, smooth finish, close tolerance, and die-formed rings.
A large range of Grafan rings are available ex-stock. **Vulcan Seals Type VR2 **die-formed rings are supplied just to size for ease of fitting. When energised in the gland, the rings compress to give a perfect leak-free seal on valves. It is well proven that valves packed with these materials have been in service for years, leak-free without maintenance, where previous braided packing has failed within weeks or months.
The Vulcan Seals Type VR1 material is essentially pure carbon in Graphite form processed into flexible foil material without any fillers, binders, or other additives. The product is self-lubricating, dimensionally stable, impervious to gases and fluids, and shows exceptional temperature and chemical resistance. Grafan offers unrivaled sealing capabilities under extreme temperature, media, and pressure conditions giving extended packing life.
Graphite in this form is self-lubricating with a low coefficient of friction (comparable to Teflon), high thermal conductivity, and permanent volumetric elasticity (spring back) which results in no volume reduction (compression set) in use. Resilient with ideal fluid and gas sealing characteristics and extreme capabilities, Grafan offers the ultimate range and performance in a packing material.
Vulcan Seals Type VR1 is a crimped Grafan ribbon tape, available from 6mm to 75mm wide, for in situ packing of valve stems and then it is easily compressed into a uniform packing ring. Using this system, a small tape inventory can pack any size of the gland with superior service results.
The Vulcan Seals Type VC51 is square braided from high-quality Carbon yarns impregnated with pure Graphite, a special high-temperature lubricant, and Molybdenum Disulphide.
The Carbon yarns are densely braided to provide a near frictionless, self-lubricating seal, and reinforced with Inconel wire to give maximum resistance to extrusion. Graphite powder provides long-lasting, non-migrating lubrication.
The Vulcan Seals Type VC5 is square-braided from high-quality Carbon yarns impregnated with pure Graphite, special high-temperature lubricants, and Molybdenum Disulphide. The Carbon yarns are densely braided to provide a near-frictionless, self-lubricating seal.
Graphite powder provides non-migrating lubrication between the packing and the shaft. The non-glazing, high-temperature lubricant protects during the packing break-in period. The addition of Molybdenum Disulphide gives high temperature and high-pressure lubrication with shaft wear protection even when contact pressures between packing and shaft are excessive.
The Vulcan Seals Type VC5 Carbon fibre packing is swift to break in because of its low friction lubricant-intensive constituents and these characteristics allow for its extended life in arduous duties.
**Vulcan Seals Type VC5 **can be used in services where many other lubricated fibre packing types fail, due to migration or loss of lubrication and consequent fibre burning, hardening, or glazing. Type VC51 is reinforced with Inconel wire for high-pressure static Applications up to 350 bar to give exceptional capability, performance, and lasting valve packing for use up to 1 m/s.
The Vulcan Seals Type VR4 combines and maximizes the performance of Expanded Graphite and Graphite fibres. Expanded Graphite is the ultimate valve sealing material, but it may extrude or deteriorate, in more mechanically demanding rotary applications.
The addition of Pan Graphite fibres adds strength and increases heat dissipation, which further enhances the packing’s life and performance.
The Vulcan Seals Type VR4 is square inter-braided, with the Pan Graphite fibres running from the core to the corner posts, to give dimensional stability and to resist extrusion. The Expanded Graphite fibres are braided to the packing surfaces, to enhance smooth running and sealing performance.
Vulcan Seals Type VR4 is the Expanded Graphite packing of choice for use in rotary applications. Shaft wear and gland maintenance are virtually eliminated, as the packing is self-lubricating and includes passive corrosion inhibitors.
The Vulcan Seals Type VG4 is a 100% pure Graphite packing that is capable of near-universal application. The Vulcan Seals Type VG4 is inter-braided from pure Graphite yarn impregnated fibre by fibre with pure Graphite powder. The Graphite powder increases the natural sealing effect of the Graphite yarns and acts as a surface lubricant to produce a virtually non-scoring packing.
Graphite fibre is superior to any other yarn in the degree to which it combines outstanding packing properties, namely; excellent thermal conduction, smooth running, near universal chemical resistance, and extreme temperature capability.
The use of the Vulcan Seals Type VG4 pure Graphite fibre packing provides an opportunity to extend the use of the packed gland into extreme areas of speed, temperature, and chemical resistance. In more normal applications, the quality of Vulcan Seals Type VG4 will result in maintenance savings many times in excess of the actual packing cost.
The Vulcan Seals Type VT8 is supplied as a double construction of a 100% unsintered PTFE core with a spiral covering of PTFE tape. Vulcan Seals Type VT8 provides the versatility of an extruded malleable core with the additional strength and extrusion resistance of the PTFE tape covering. The result is a low friction, extrusion-resistant, TEFLON® packing with near universal chemical resistance.
Vulcan Seals Type VT8 will not harden or shrink in application and provides an instant packing and instant gasket on one very economical spool. In valves, wrap **Vulcan Seals Type VT8 **around the stem to fill the gland (no need for cut rings), and tighten the gland follower and the PTFE moulds to form a tight leak-free seal. A properly installed Vulcan Seals Type VT8 is guaranteed to last the life of the valve to which it is fitted.
The Vulcan Seals Type VP2 packing is manufactured solely from a unique Vulcan fibre G1, developed to be very similar in material construction to the original GORE® GFO fibre and manufactured to optimise performance at an improved cost. G1 yarn is constructed from PTFE tape and Graphite inter-locked to create a true synergy between these two premier packing materials.
High temperature break-in and running lubricants are added to the yarns, prior to braiding in our CROSS-LOCK® lattice. The result is an exceptional process packing that gives longer service life in the vast majority of applications. With the exceptions of high mechanical load (highly abrasive media or high pressure) or temperatures above the PTFE limit of 536°F(280°C), Vulcan Seals Type VP2 is the ultimate packing for general pump duties.
The Vulcan Seals Type VP2 resists all chemicals across the entire pH range (except oleum, aqua regia, fuming nitric acid, and fluorine), is self-lubricating, and does not shrink, harden, or dry out. The packing is very cool running with exceptionally good thermal conductivity, practically eliminating shaft scoring.
Vulcan Seals Type VP1 is 100% GORE® fibre packing. This remarkable yarn is constructed from PTFE and Graphite intimately blended and locked and then treated with a high-temperature, break-in lubricant. The Vulcan Seals Type VP1 is an outstanding packing for use in aggressive or arduous duties including the most difficult chemical environments. It is essentially chemically inert over the entire pH range.
The unique combination of locked Graphite and PTFE creates a yarn with very high thermal conductivity, that does not harden, shrink, swell, or dry out and is exceptionally smooth running with negligible shaft wear. User experience with G1 fibre has shown that, in practically all cases, greatly extended service life can be expected.
In order to obtain maximum benefit from this fibre, Vulcan Seals Type VP1 is square inter-braided via a CROSS-LOCK® process. The construction of Vulcan Seals Type VP1 increases the durability of the packing and reduces the gland pressure required to perform a seal. Periods between gland maintenance and packing replacement are even further extended and **Vulcan Seals Type VP1 **CROSSLOCK® braiding helps overcome extrusion problems, which can be the one negative of this fibre, particularly in lower-quality braids.
The Vulcan Seals Type VT9S is braided from pure PTFE fibres, in the form of multi-filament yarns, vacuum-impregnated with PTFE dispersion, and saturated with chemically resistant lubricants. The PTFE fibres are pre-shrunk and square inter-braided to produce a dimensionally stable packing.
Vulcan Seals Type VT9S chemical pump packing exhibits high mechanical strength and high operational stability under demanding operation conditions, in addition to excellent non-friction characteristics.
The Vulcan Seals Type VT9L is braided from pure PTFE fibres, in the form of multi-filament yarns, vacuum-impregnated with PTFE dispersion, and saturated with chemically resistant lubricants. The PTFE fibres are pre-shrunk and square inter-braided to produce a dimensionally stable packing.
Vulcan Seals Type VT9L chemical pump packing exhibits high mechanical strength and high operational stability under demanding operation conditions, in addition to excellent non-friction characteristics.
Shaft wear is virtually eliminated and the Vulcan Seals Type VT9L is capable of performing in-service conditions far beyond conventional packing.
The Vulcan Seals Type VT9D is solely manufactured from pure PTFE in the form of fine multi-filament yarns. The PTFE yarns are further vacuum-impregnated with PTFE dispersion to enable the packing to handle steam and gas services as well as liquids.
This PTFE packing offers exceptional chemical resistance along with high strength and low coefficient of friction. The inter-braid construction and the fact that the Vulcan Seals Type VT9D will not harden in service over many years of usage ensures that a valve packing with Vulcan Seals Type VT9D is packed for life.
As a packing seal, the Vulcan Seals Type VT9D is far superior to machined or moulded PTFE rings in that its tensile strength is 20 times higher, but at a fraction of the cost. Additionally, Vulcan Seals Type VT9D has a tensile strength of up to 50,000 psi (3,500kg/cm²).
The Vulcan Seals Type VK4T combines the physical strength of KEVLAR® with the sealing properties of TEFLON fibres. The packing is further lubricated yarn by yarn with PTFE dispersion and inert lubricants. Vulcan Seals Type VK4T, KEVLAR®, and PTFE fibre packing, are square inter-braided to maximise the benefits of these two remarkable fibres.
KEVLAR® fibres are specially braided from the core to the corner posts for dimensional stability and to take maximum advantage, within the packing construction, of the yarn's steel-like strength. The TEFLON yarns are braided to the packing surfaces to enhance sealing capability.
The Vulcan Seals Type VK5 combines the benefits of the remarkable properties of two outstanding Gland Packing fibres, G1 has the best combination of features of any packing fibre but it may extrude or deteriorate in high mechanical loading conditions. The addition of DuPont’s KEVLAR® adds steel-like strength.
The Vulcan Seals Type VK5 G1 KEVLAR® combi-packing is square inter-braided to add the strength of KEVLAR® where it is most needed on the corner posts for dimensional stability and to resist extrusion. The G1 yarns are braided to the packing surfaces to enhance smooth running and sealing capability.
Vulcan Seals Type VK5 is the packing of choice for extended life in high-pressure or mechanical load conditions, particularly on worn or large-tolerance equipment and in the most demanding chemical environments. Shaft wear is virtually eliminated, and high speeds and aggressive chemicals can be handled, because of the presence of G1 on sealing faces.
Extrusion and gland maintenance are negligible, even in the most arduous of applications, due to the interlocked braiding of KEVLAR®.
The Vulcan Seals Type VK1D is a square-braided packing made from KEVLAR® Aramid fibres thoroughly impregnated with pure Graphite powder.
The performance of the packing is further enhanced with corrosion inhibitors Molybdenum Disulphide lubricant, and Inconel wire reinforcement for maximum structural strength and extrusion resistance.
The Vulcan Seals Type VK1L has been designed to replace and outlast traditional packing, particularly in abrasive media and high-pressure rotary applications.
Vulcan Seals Type VK1L is a square-braided packing made from KEVLAR® Aramid fibres thoroughly impregnated with pure Graphite powder and inert lubricant. The performance of the packing is further enhanced with corrosion inhibitors and Molybdenum Disulphide lubricant.
The Vulcan Seals Type VM5 is a universal paper mill and sugar mill packing, made of a unique Aramidic composite fibre. This special fibre combines an exceptionally high tensile strength (27,000 Kg/cm2), outstanding heat resistance, linked to low friction, and excellent cool running properties.
This is a strong thermoset fibre packing but it is also extremely soft, assisted by our exclusive, three-stage lubrication process. The low-friction factor reduces abrasion to up to one-tenth of Aramidic fibres, giving high reliability and life, even in the most demanding of applications. VM5 is heat resistant and will not glaze, like usual paper mills and PTFE packings, even at high-speed shafts.
The Vulcan Seals Type VM5 is a very similar product to Vulcan Seals Type VM1 in a more economical form. It will provide the same service but care must be taken not to over-tighten the gland nor starve the packing of product or flush lubrication.
The Vulcan Seals Type VM1 is a universal paper mill and sugar mill packing, made of a unique Aramidic composite fibre. This special fibre combines an exceptionally high tensile strength of 380,000 psi (27,000 kg/cm²), outstanding heat resistance, linked to low friction, and excellent cool running properties.
This is a strong thermoset fibre packing but it is also extremely soft, assisted by our exclusive, three-stage, lubrication process. The low friction factor reduces abrasion by up to a tenth compared to Aramidic fibres, giving high reliability and life, even in the most demanding of applications. VM1 is heat resistant and will not glaze, like usual paper mill and PTFE packing, even at high shaft speeds.
The Vulcan Seals Type VC1 is a superior performance pump packing, made of a unique Aramidic composite fibre. This special fibre combines an exceptionally high tensile strength of 380,000 psi (27,000 kg/cm2), outstanding heat resistance, linked to low friction, and excellent cool running properties. Lacking the stiffness of conventional synthetics and readily conforms to stuffing box surfaces, is easy to install and requires minimal gland torque and fewer adjustments.
This is a strong thermoset fibre packing but it is also extremely soft, assisted by our exclusive, three-stage lubrication process. The low-friction factor reduces abrasion by up to one-tenth compared to Aramidic fibres, giving high reliability and life, even in the most demanding of applications. Vulcan Seals Type VC1 is heat resistant and will not glaze, even at high shaft speeds.
Vulcan Seals Type VK4B is an interlaced, square braid packing manufactured from KEVLAR® Aramid fibres impregnated with PTFE dispersion and specially treated with high-temperature break-in lubricant. KEVLAR® offers a unique combination of extremely high tensile strength, lasting resilience, low thermal expansion, low coefficient of friction, and wide chemical resistance.
Vulcan Seals Type VK4B Kevlar® gold fibre packing is a true multi-service packing that is well suited to the needs of many industries, particularly where physical strength in packing is required. The strength of KEVLAR® is ideal for use as anti-extrusion, abrasion-resistant, backup rings, with other packing types, to increase the life of any packing combination.
The Vulcan Seals Type VK4 is manufactured from KEVLAR® Aramid fibres. In order to get maximum benefit from this material, **Vulcan Seals Type VK4 **is specially treated with a high concentration of resilient, food-quality lubricants and heavy PTFE dispersion.
The resulting packing significantly reduces the shaft wear problems which have sometimes been associated with other KEVLAR® packing and, with this increased lubrication, higher shaft speeds of up to 4000 fpm (20m/s) can be handled. Vulcan Seals Type VK4, KEVLAR® Aramid fibre lube packing, is a durable, economical general service packing for 80% of plant needs.
The strength of fibre and construction of the Vulcan Seals Type VK4 leads to long packing life with extended periods between necessary gland adjustments.
The Vulcan Seals Type VG1L is an alternative packing for light duties. Equipped with inter-braided from continuous filament, textured air-blown glass fibres thoroughly impregnated with mineral oil lubricants and graphite. A dressing and corrosion inhibitor is further applied to the yarn to improve wear resistance.
The **Vulcan Seals Type VG1L **will handle non-mechanically demanding plant applications whilst requiring low gland pressure to seal, reducing shaft wear and gland maintenance.
Vulcan Seals Type VG1L for general plant service, at elevated temperatures, only if Carbon or Graphite fibres are not required. Glass fibres offer exceptional temperature resistance but are relatively low in strength. Up to 480°F (250°C), use Vulcan Seals Type VG2 for superior performance or Vulcan Seals Type VK1L where higher mechanical load or very abrasive conditions exist. At higher temperatures, Vulcan Seals Type VC5 or Vulcan Seals Type VG4 are preferred.
The **Vulcan Seals Type VG1D **is square braided from continuous filament, texturised glass fibres reinforced with Inconel wire, and impregnated yarn by yarn with pure Graphite powder and a corrosion inhibitor.
Vulcan Seals Type VG1D graphited glass packing is designed as a substitute for classic asbestos packing with high-temperature capability. The addition of Inconel wire reinforcement results in a true high-pressure and high-temperature traditional valve packing that has the advantage of being non-asbestos.
The Vulcan Seals Type VG8D is inter-braided from continuous filament, textured, air-blown glass yarns. The glass fibres are heavily impregnated with PTFE dispersion, and compared to the lubricated version (Vulcan Seals Type VG8L), the inert lubricants are replaced with a greater density of PTFE.
The Vulcan Seals Type VG8D can replace traditional packing in general, non-arduous duties, whilst being of superior square inter-braid construction. Consider that Vulcan Seals Type VG8D air-blown glass fibres are kinder to the shaft and you have a naturally square packing that will seal with less gland pressure, significantly reduce shaft wear and gland adjustment and increase packing life in light duties.
The Vulcan Seals Type VG8L is inter-braided from continuous filament, textured, air-blown glass yarns. The glass fibres are heavily lubricated and thoroughly impregnated with PTFE dispersion and inert lubrication, both prior to and subsequent to braiding.
Vulcan Seals Type VG8L can replace traditional packing in general, non-arduous duties, whilst being of superior square interbraid construction. The Vulcan Seals Type VG8L air-blown glass fibres are kinder to the shaft and you have a naturally square packing that will seal with less gland pressure, significantly reduce shaft wear and gland adjustment, and thus increase packing life in light duties.
The Vulcan Seals Type VT6 is a static-use variant of our Vulcan Seals Type VT2 which has been specifically designed and produced for man lids on tanks. Vulcan Seals Type VT6 is dense, square inter-braided from PAN fibres that are thoroughly impregnated with PTFE dispersion.
Increasing environmental awareness and legislation make consideration of the material, braid quality, and performance of tank lid packing of paramount importance. The Vulcan Seals Type VT6 is widely used in the static and road tank industry as a quality example of braided tank packing.
The Vulcan Seals Type VG2 is constructed using a composite yarn manufactured from high-quality PAN fibres combined with pure Carbon fibres. The in-built lubrication and superior packing fibre properties of this composite yarn are further enhanced by a thorough Graphite impregnation and high temperature lubricants.
Vulcan Seals Type VG2 is a soft, conformable packing, with a square, inter-braided, lattice construction, which creates improved sealing contact with less gland pressure. The self-lubricating PAN fibre, reinforced with Carbon and heavily coated and impregnated with Graphite lubricants, practically eliminates shaft scoring. The Vulcan Seals Type VG2 gives extended packing life, with reduced shaft wear and gland maintenance.
The Vulcan Seals Type VT2 is braided from pure Poly Acrylic Nitrile (PAN) fibres which are the basis of the outstanding capabilities and performance of our PAN fibre packing. To maximise the performance of this remarkable synthetic fibre, Vulcan Seals Type VT2 is thoroughly impregnated, yarn by yarn, with heavy PTFE dispersion and further treated with special lubricants.
The **Vulcan Seals Type VT2 **has been specially designed to replace traditional packing, giving an enhanced performance without shaft wear problems or the elevated costs of other synthetic fibres.
Vulcan Seals Type VT2 is a truly high-specification, process industry packing. The combination of an exceptional packing fibre with advanced lubrication gives a clean, smooth running packing, for extended life even at high shaft speeds and pressures within a wide pH and temperature range.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1691 GEA Tuchenhagen® is a hydraulically balanced, sinusoidal wave spring hygienic seals to suit Variflow® TP series pumps, with non-flushed seal chambers and single seals fitted. For the double-seal version see Vulcan Seals Type 1699 GEA Tuchenhagen®.
The rotary head locates directly onto a specific area of the shaft, removing the need for an inner barrel. The rotary also has a distinctive very low seal face protrusion profile.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1661 GEA Tuchenhagen® two sizes of hydraulically-balanced, multi spring hygienic seals to suit Variflow® KN series pumps, directly replacing the original design.
Please contact us if you require the 50mm size or double seals for pumps with flushed seal chambers.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1661 GEA Tuchenhagen® design benefits from the popular Vulcan Seals Type 40 rotary modified into a clamp-mount design with stationary rings to suit the required housing dimensions of these pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type B94 GEA Tuchenhagen® range of single spring stationary seals, with Stainless Steel counter ring rotaries with outer turning vane, and inserted Carbon sprung stationaries.
Suitable for high-speed pumps for fluid transfer in dairy and beverage processes, particularly with regard to CIP and bottling applications.
The Vulcan Seals Type B94 GEA Tuchenhagen® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 94 GEA Tuchenhagen® range of single spring stationary seals, with Silicon Carbide faced counter ring rotaries and inserted Carbon sprung stationaries to replace the Chrome Oxide coated rotaries of the OEM seals.
The Vulcan Seals Type 94 GEA Tuchenhagen® is suitable for high-speed pumps for fluid transfer in dairy and beverage processes, particularly with regard to Clean In Place (CIP) and bottling applications.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1651 Jabsco® face is set to suit Jabsco® Xylem® Hy-line® lobe rotor pumps. We also offer other seals to suit common ITT Jabsco® OEM equipment, please contact us for details.
Featuring the design benefits of the popular Vulcan Seals Type 40 rotary modified into a clamp-mount design with stationary rings to suit the required housing dimensions of these pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1688Z Inoxpa® ‘O’-ring mounted wave spring seals are available with bi-elastomeric stationaries, to suit “Top Lobe®” series lobe rotor pumps.
Please note; We offer other specific design seals to suit SPX Johnson pumps, such as our Vulcan Seals Type 1649 to suit “Top Wing®” and our Vulcan Seals Type 1698 to suit “SQ®” series pumps.
Please contact us with your requirements and for stock availability on these.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1688Z Inoxpa® is a single wave-spring seal with distinctive bi-elastomeric (twin 'O'-Ring) stationaries located into the stationary recess of this range of rotary lobe pumps. Each pump will require two seals, one for each drive shaft to the twin rotary lobes.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1683 Inoxpa® wave spring ‘O’-ring mounted seals with bi-elastomeric stationaries, to suit Inoxpa® SLR® series lobe rotor pumps.
As with the majority of lobe rotor designs, two seals are required for each pump.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1683 Inoxpa® offers the design benefits of the Vulcan Seals Type 1688 with a specific design stationary, intended to suit the specific dimensions of this pump range.
The Vulcan Seals Type 50 Inoxpa® stationary multi-spring seals, to suit Inoxpa® Prolac® “S” series pumps, with single or tandem seal arrangements. With stationary seals, the coils are on the stationary and the rotary is a counter ring.
Pumps with flushed seal chambers use tandem seals, with the Vulcan Seals Type 50 Inoxpa® in the impeller position, and a standard Vulcan Seals Type 1688 in the outer flush water position.
The Vulcan Seals Type 50 Inoxpa® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1688Y Johnson® ‘O’-ring mounted wave spring seals, with a very distinctive seat outer profile. 30mm size stationary has a single semicircular anti-rotation slot, other sizes have three flat anti-rotation slots.
Vulcan Seals also offers Vulcan Seals Type 1682Y Johnson® in 30mm and 35mm sizes, featuring a standard Vulcan Seals Type 1682 rotary with the Vulcan Seals Type 1688Y Johnson® stationary, which maybe the preferred option for these shaft sizes.
Suitable for Rotary lobe pumps, for highly viscous fluids and pastes in food and dairy industries.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1688Y Johnson® features the popular Vulcan Seals Type 1688 rotary with a unique and distinctive stationary profile to locate into the stationary recess of this range of rotary lobe pumps.
Each pump will require two seals, one for each drive shaft to the twin rotary lobes.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1650 Johnson® replacement seal face sets, complete with wave springs and the necessary ‘O’-rings, are available in shaft sizes 24, 40, and 53mm.
For 75mm and all double seal versions, to suit pumps with flushed chambers, please contact us.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1650 Johnson® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
Vulcan Seals produces and stocks multi-spring seals to replace the original OEM wave spring seals, utilised for hygienic applications in GEA® Hilge® centrifugal pumps.
The common centrifugal series includes; Hygiana®, Euro Hygia®, Maxana®, Dura®, Sipla®, Contra® and Durietta®. However, the seal codes are universal and you may identify your seal from the codes below.
Conversion to the direct replacement Vulcan Seals balanced multiple spring design avoids the potential for premature single wave spring failure."
Vulcan Seals produces and stocks multi-spring seals to replace the original OEM wave spring seals, utilised for hygienic applications in GEA® Hilge® centrifugal pumps.
The common centrifugal series includes; Hygiana®, Euro Hygia®, Maxana®, Dura®, Sipla®, Contra® and Durietta®. However, the seal codes are universal and you may identify your seal from the codes below.
Conversion to the direct replacement Vulcan Seals balanced multiple spring design avoids the potential for premature single wave spring failure."
The Vulcan Seals Type V9019 Fristam® is a hygienic 'O'-ring mounted seal assembly intended for Fristam® FPX® series centrifugal pumps with flush system and single seals fitted, most commonly found in the U.S.A.
The Vulcan Seals Type V9019 Fristam® seal type is part of the extensive range of complete seal assemblies for Fristam® available from Vulcan Seals, many of which share seal components.
The Vulcan Seals Type V9200 Fristam® is a hygienic 'O'-ring mounted seal assembly intended for Fristam® FT® series centrifugal pumps most commonly found in the U.S.A.
This seal type is part of the extensive range of complete seal assemblies for Fristam® available from Vulcan, many of which share seal components.
The Vulcan Seals Type V9018 Fristam® is a hygienic 'O'-ring mounted seal assembly intended for Fristam® FPX® series centrifugal pumps without flush system, most commonly found in the U.S.A.
The Vulcan Seals Type V9018 Fristam® seal type is part of the extensive range of complete seal assemblies for Fristam® available from Vulcan Seals, many of which share seal components.
The Vulcan Seals Type 297 SPX® APV® is a specific design intended to suit SPX® APV® DW® rotary lobe pumps featuring 'O'-ring mounted seal faces mounted on a wave spring unit.
Vulcan Seals Type 297 SPX® APV® face sets include a Silicon Carbide “short” rotary face and a Carbon or Silicon Carbide “long” stationary with the two ‘O’-rings required to seal into the pump-mounted seal unit.
The Vulcan Seals Type 297 SPX® APV® is intended for non-flushed pumps with single seals fitted and it is also available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935-compliant grade materials.
For pumps with flush systems and double seals please see the Vulcan Seals Type 297D and Vulcan Seals Type 297P datasheets.
The Vulcan Seals Type 297 SPX® APV® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1644 SPX® APV® is a rubber-encased multi-spring seal, for use in positive displacement pumps and is frequently found in food processing.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1644 SPX® APV® seal features the same installation dimensions as the original John Crane® Type 4 seal used in these applications.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1644 SPX® APV® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 272 SPX® APV® is a simple elastomer diaphragm single spring seal to suit the former “Pasilac DDMM Kolding®” brand "5000"-series centrifugal pumps.
The rotary features a simple carbon face with pa ositive drive from the shaft from a drive pin. The stationary face is a lapped surface on the pump backplate, which is supplied as part of the Vulcan Seals Type 272 APV® assembly.
The Vulcan Seals Type 272 SPX® APV® design is intended as a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment.
The Vulcan Seals Type 272 SPX® APV® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 29 SPX® APV® is an elastomer diaphragm single spring seal to suit former “Pasilac Rosista®” brand ZM® series pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 29 SPX® APV® design features a rubber boot to the stationary to improve sealing performance on worn housings compared to the original metal-to-metal stationary design.
Suitable for food, dairy, and beverage process fluid transfer duties.
The Vulcan Seals Type 29 SPX® APV® is a popular elastomer diaphragm seal with a positive drive from the seal spring drive end.
The Vulcan Seals stationary features an elastomer ribbed boot seal into the pump housing which greatly increases the security of the seal compared to the press-in metal-to-metal seal of the original design seal.
The Vulcan Seals Type 295 SPX® APV® is an ‘O’-ring mounted wave spring seal to suit former “Pasilac Rosista®” brand ZM® series pumps. Suitable for food, dairy, and beverage process fluid transfer duties.
The Vulcan Seals Type 295 SPX® APV® is intended as a direct alternative to the original OEM design.
Note: due to the clearance between the shaft and seal faces, the Vulcan Seals size code may not reflect the actual equipment shaft size.
The Vulcan Seals Type 295 SPX® APV® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 962 SPX® APV® is an ‘O’-ring mounted single spring seal with interlocking drive plates to suit Nakakin® or Wild-Indag® line mixer pumps.
This equipment is commonly utilised in food, dairy, and beverage processes particularly yogurt and sauces where blending of the product during transfer is required.
The Vulcan Seals Type 295 SPX® APV® is intended as a direct alternative to the original OEM design, produced to Vulcan Seals manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 962 SPX® APV® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 294 SPX® APV® is a face repair set without metal parts (wave-spring is included) and is intended to suit SPX® APV® Cleanline® series rotary lobe pumps fitted with the "R900" style seal.
The Vulcan Seals Type 294 SPX® APV® parts are designed to directly replace the worn parts of the OEM seals; it is rarely necessary to replace the seal sleeve and housing as these are non-wearing parts of the pump. The Vulcan Seals Type 292 is intended as a direct alternative to the original OEM design.
The Vulcan Seals Type 294 SPX® APV® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The metal parts of the OEM seal normally only require cleaning when the equipment is repaired, the Vulcan Seals kits contain the faces, elastomer parts, and replacement wave springs.
The Vulcan Seals Type 292 SPX® APV World® is a bearing set without elastomer or metal parts and is intended to suit APV® agitators, formerly sold as “Osborne Craig®” brand.
The Vulcan Seals Type 292 SPX® APV World® is intended as a direct alternative to the original OEM design.
The features include a Brass self-aligning face set in a Carbon cup bearing.
It is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 66 SPX® APV World® is a rubber-encased seal to suit APV® agitators, available as rotary part only, or as a complete seal with a Vulcan Seals Type 20 stationary.
Rotary part only uses code 0254.66.E.C.SEAL for EP or N.C.SEAL for Nitrile.
Used in agitators in food production.
The Vulcan Seals Type 66 SPX® APV World® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 16 SPX® APV World® is a specific design intended to suit SPX® APV® W® (World) centrifugal pumps featuring an 'O'-ring mounted positively driven rotary with a gasket mounted clamped-in-place stationary.
The Vulcan Seals Type 16 SPX® APV World® is intended for non-flushed pumps that have a basic single seal fitted and is available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935 compliant grade materials.
For pumps with flush systems and double seals please see the Vulcan Seals Type 16.DOUB SPX® APV World® data sheet.
The Vulcan Seals Type 16 SPX® APV World® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 93B 22mm Alfa Laval® is a unique design of 'O'-Ring rotary seal with an externally mounted threaded gasket mounted stationary, to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® GM® series centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 93B 22mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement seal design and is available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935 compliant grade materials.
Please see further Vulcan Seals Type 91, Vulcan Seals Type 92, and Vulcan Seals Type 93 datasheets for our full range of seals to suit Alfa Laval® centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 93B 22mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 93 22mm Alfa Laval® is a unique design of 'O'-ring rotary seal with an externally mounted threaded 'O'-ring mounted stationary, to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® MR® series centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 93 22mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement seal design and is available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935-compliant grade materials.
Please see further Vulcan Seals Type 91, Vulcan Seals Type 92, and Vulcan Seals Type 93 datasheets for our full range of seals to suit Alfa Laval® centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 93 22mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92D 32mm/42mm Alfa Laval® is a unique design of 'O'-ring rotary double seal with an externally mounted threaded 'O'-ring mounted stationary, to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® LKH® series centrifugal pumps with 32mm or 42mm shaft size ""DMS"" double seals.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92D 32mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement seal design and is available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935-compliant grade materials.
Please see further Vulcan Seals Type 91, Vulcan Seals Type 92, and Vulcan Seals Type 93 datasheets for our full range of seals to suit Alfa Laval® centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92D 32mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92B 32mm/42mm Alfa Laval® is a unique design of 'O'-ring rotary seal with an externally mounted threaded 'O'-ring mounted stationary, to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® LKH® series centrifugal pumps with 32mm or 42mm shaft size "SSS" single seals.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92B 42mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement seal design and is available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935-compliant grade materials. Vulcan Seals Type 92B 42mm Alfa Laval® seals are supplied complete with the drive base for the rotary coil; this base is also available as a separate part code for fitting to a Vulcan Seals Type 92 rotary coil.
Please see further Vulcan Seals Type 91, Vulcan Seals Type 92, and Vulcan Seals Type 93 datasheets for our full range of seals to suit Alfa Laval® centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92B 42mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92 32mm/42mm Alfa Laval® is a unique design of 'O'-ring rotary seal with an externally mounted threaded 'O'-ring mounted stationary, to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® LKH® series centrifugal pumps with 32mm or 42mm shaft size ""SSS"" single seals.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92 is a direct replacement seal design and is available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935-compliant grade materials. Please see the Vulcan Seals Type 92B data sheet for details on the drive base for the rotary coil.
This base is available as a separate part code for fitting to a Type 92 rotary coil. Please see further Vulcan Seals Type 91, Vulcan Seals Type 92, and Vulcan Seals Type 93 datasheets for our full range of seals to suit Alfa Laval® centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92 32mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92C 32mm Alfa Laval® is a unique design of ‘O’-ring rotary seal with an externally mounted threaded ‘O’-ring mounted stationary, to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® LKH® series centrifugal pumps with 32mm shaft size “FSS” single seals.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92C 32mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement seal design and is available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935-compliant grade materials.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92C 32mm Alfa Laval® seals are supplied complete with the drive base for the rotary coil; this base is also available as a separate part code for fitting to a Vulcan Seals Type 92 rotary coil.
The specific static flush seal that mates with the Vulcan Seals Type 92C 32mm Alfa Laval® base is also available as a separate part code. Please see further Vulcan Seals Type 91, Vulcan Seals Type 92, and Vulcan Seals Type 93 datasheets for our full range of seals to suit Alfa Laval® centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92C 32mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92 27mm Alfa Laval® is a unique design of an 'O'-ring rotary seal with an externally mounted threaded 'O'-ring mounted stationary, to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® MR® series centrifugal pumps with 1.059" or 27mm shaft sizes.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92 27mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement seal design and is available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935-compliant grade materials.
Please see further Vulcan Seals Type 91, Vulcan Seals Type 92, and Vulcan Seals Type 93 datasheets for our full range of seals to suit Alfa Laval® centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 92 27mm Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 91B Alfa Laval® is a unique design of 'O'-Ring rotary seal with an externally mounted threaded gasket mounted stationary, to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® FM® series centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 91B Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement seal design and is available in a range of material combinations, including fully FDA/EC1935-compliant grade materials.
Please see further Vulcan Seals Type 92 and Vulcan Seals Type 93 datasheets for our full range of seals to suit Alfa Laval® centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 91B Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 90 Alfa Laval® is a unique design of 'O'-ring rotary seal with a plate-style 'O'-ring clamped-in-plate stationary, to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® ALC® series centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 90 Alfa Laval® is intended to replace the OEM "F" seal, for pumps with "D" seals fitted please see the Vulcan Seals Type 19C data sheet.
The Vulcan Seals Type 90 Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 912 Alfa Laval® is a repair kit featuring rotary and stationary seal faces with relevant 'O'-rings, quad ring, and multi-springs, to suit the shaft-mounted seal housing of Alfa Laval® "LKH" series centrifugal pumps of model sizes 110 to 124 and all models of "LKHI, LKHSP and LKHP" series.
Only the 0320 code size is supplied with replacement multi-springs. The Vulcan design is intended as direct replacement wear parts for use with the original metal parts.
Also available as Vulcan Seals Type 912 Alfa Laval® KIT featuring additional 'O'-rings to use as part of a full pump re-build.
The Vulcan Seals Type 912 is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1688W Alfa Laval® ‘O’-ring mounted wave spring seals to suit former “SSP®” brand SR series A and G series lobe rotor pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1688W Alfa Laval® can be interchanged with Type 1682 in “SR” and “SRU” pumps with standard non-flushed seal chambers and single seals.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1688W Alfa Laval® has a shorter working length than the pump seal chamber and has to be set accordingly. Suitable in rotary lobe pumps, for highly viscous fluids and pastes in all industries.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1688W Alfa Laval® can be interchanged with Vulcan Seals Type 1682 Alfa Laval® in “SR” and “SRU” pumps with standard non-flushed seal chambers and single seals.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1688W Alfa Laval® has a shorter working length than the pump seal chamber and has to be set accordingly.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1682 Alfa Laval® ‘O’-ring mounted wave spring seals are intended to suit the compact seal chambers of Alfa Laval® LKPL", "NMOG", "SR" and "SRU" series lobe rotor pumps when fitted with standard single "R90" OEM seals.
For pumps with hygienic non-flushed seal chambers, please see the Vulcan Seals Type 1680 Alfa Laval® datasheet, and for pumps with flushed seal chambers and double seals, please see the Vulcan Seals Type 1694 Alfa Laval® datasheet.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1682 Alfa Laval® is available with monolithic Carbon or Tungsten carbide stationaries as standard; if a steel stationary with an inserted Carbon face is preferred, please specify Vulcan Seals Type 1682A when ordering.
For “SR” and “SRU” series pumps with flushed seal chambers and double seals, see Type 1694 on page 171.
For pumps with hygienic style “Hy-clean” single seals fitted, see Type 1680 above.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1680 Alfa Laval® ‘O’-ring mounted wave spring seals are intended to suit the compact seal chambers of Alfa Laval® "LKPL", "NMOG", "SR" and "SRU" series lobe rotor pumps when fitted with hygienic single "Hy-clean®" OEM seals.
For pumps with non-flushed standard seal chambers, please see the Vulcan Seals Type 1682 Alfa Laval® datasheet, and for pumps with flushed seal chambers and double seals, please see the Vulcan Seals Type 1694 Alfa Laval® datasheet.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1680 Alfa Laval® is intended as a direct alternative to suit the original equipment, allowing installation onto the shaft end without any modification to the equipment.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1680 Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1655 Alfa Laval® is an 'O'-ring mounted set-screw driven wave-spring seal with short working height to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® "MOG", "NMOG" and "ALP" series rotary lobe pumps. The largest 0762 size code seal is a multi-spring arrangement with a different outer profile compared to the other sizes.
All sizes feature anti-rotation pins to the stationaries. The Vulcan design is intended as a direct replacement to the OEM and follows the same un-retained head design so the seal is assembled during installation into the pump.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1655 Alfa Laval® is suitable for rotary lobe pumps, for highly viscous fluids and pastes in all industries.
The Vulcan Seals Type 13M Alfa Laval® ‘O’-ring mounted conical spring seals, similar to Vulcan Seals Type 13 but feature a specific stationary with anti-rotation provision to suit CSF Inox® AS and CS centrifugal pump ranges. For larger pump models with a 43mm shaft please see the Vulcan Seals Type 7M data sheet.
Vulcan Seals also offers other ranges to suit CSF Inox® pumps, including the Vulcan Seals Type 1605 hygienic single spring seals to replace the OEM “U” or “Y” type externally mounted seals.
The Vulcan Seals Type 13M Alfa Laval® offers the design benefits of the popular Vulcan Seals Type 13 rotary with a stationary to suit the specific dimensions of these pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1694 Alfa Laval® ‘O’-ring mounted wave spring double seals are intended to suit the compact seal chambers of former SSP® brand Alfa Laval® "SR" and "SRU" series lobe rotor pumps when fitted with flushing systems.
For “SR” and “SRU” series pumps with standard non-flushed seal chambers and single seals, please see the Vulcan Seals Type 1682 datasheet.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1694 Alfa Laval® offers the design benefits of the Vulcan Seals Type 1682 Alfa Laval® in a modified double-ended design format, intended to suit the specific dimensions of this pump range.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1628 Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement repair parts for OEM ‘O’-ring mounted, multi-spring seals fitted to Tri-Clover® or Waukesha® brand “Centrifugal 200” series pumps with a 1.750” shaft size.
The Vulcan Seals ‘wear’ parts are sold individually and will interchange with the original, allowing quick installation onto the non-wearing metallic parts, to allow rapid seal refurbishment and re-assembly. Vulcan Seals part codes as follows; • 0444.1628.V.S.FACE rotary face with [FKM/Viton] ‘O’-ring • 0444.1628.X.S.STAT stationary Silicon Carbide ring • 0444.1628.V.X.BOOT stationary boot in FKM/Viton
The Vulcan Seals Type 1628 Alfa Laval® are direct replacement components manufactured to Vulcan Seals' high material standards and available as individual component part codes to provide flexible supply according to the requirements of each seal repair. The OEM metal parts normally require cleaning only, not replacement, at the time of equipment repair.
The Vulcan Seals Type 293 Alfa Laval® direct replacement rotary part to replace the OEM ‘O’-ring mounted, hydraulically-balanced “Type D” seals fitted to Tri-Clover® brand centrifugal pumps.
In most cases this rotary runs against a polished surface on the pump back-plate. For pumps fitted with OEM “Type DG” complete seals, clamped stationaries with PTFE gaskets are also available to work with the Vulcan Seals Type 293 Alfa Laval® rotary. These are sold under separate part codes to the rotary assemblies.
The Vulcan Seals Type 293 Alfa Laval® mechanical seal range are direct replacement parts manufactured to Vulcan's high material and production standards.
Available as separate rotary and stationary assemblies to provide supply flexibility dependent on the arrangement of each pump.
The Vulcan Seals Type 17B Alfa Laval® is a Vulcan Seals Type 17 elastomer bellows encased rotary seal with a Vulcan Seals Type 20 boot-mounted stationary, to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® LKR® agitators.
The Vulcan Seals Type 17B Alfa Laval® is available in additional sizes not appropriate to this data sheet, please see the Vulcan Seals Type 17 data sheet for details.
The Vulcan Seals Type 17B Alfa Laval® is a direct replacement design to suit the original equipment, produced to Vulcan Seals’ manufacturing standards.
The Vulcan Seals Type 19C Alfa Laval® is a Vulcan Seals Type 19 elastomer bellows rotary with a unique 'O'-Ring stationary with anti-rotation provision, to suit the seal chambers of Alfa Laval® ALC® series centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 19C Alfa Laval® is intended to replace the OEM "D" seal, for pumps with "F" seals fitted please see the Vulcan Seals Type 90 datasheet. If silicon carbide stationaries are required, or a complete 60mm size seal, please use the Vulcan Type 19L as a dimensional alternative to the Type 19C.
The Vulcan Seals Type 19C Alfa Laval® is available with FDA-compliant materials as standard.
The Vulcan Seals Type 19C Alfa Laval® offers the design benefits of the Vulcan Seals Type 19 with a specific stationary to suit the seal chamber dimensions of this pump range.
The Vulcan Seals Type 41 WEMCO Hidrostal® highly robust, balanced multi-spring seal to replace Hidrostal® “X”-Type seals. The Vulcan Seals Type 41 WEMCO Hidrostal®can also be used as an alternative to the rubber-encased "M"-Type seal.
Seal sizes 0286 to 0762 feature a boot-mounted stationary; sizes 0800 to 1000 feature a centrally mounted 'O'-ring stationary, while 1200 size has an L-profile 'O'-ring stationary with anti-rotation provision.
The Vulcan Seals Type 41 WEMCO Hidrostal® intended as both the media-facing impeller position seal and the bearing oil chamber seal.
The Vulcan Seals Type 41 WEMCO Hidrostal®offers the design benefits of the Vulcan Seals Type 40 rotary with a boot-mounted stationary, to suit the specific seal chamber dimensions.
Vulcan Seals Type 194 WEMCO Hidrostal® robust rubber bellows seals to replace Hidrostal® “G” type seals. Seal sizes 0286 and above are supplied with a steel back washer, to separate the seal bellows from the shaft circlip.
Size code 0200 to replace OEM seal code “G020K” is a standard Vulcan Seals Type 19B seal.
The Vulcan Seals Type 194 WEMCO Hidrostal® is intended as both the media-facing impeller position seal and the bearing oil chamber seal.
The Vulcan Seals Type 11 WEMCO Hidrostal® parallel spring diaphragm bellows seal is a popular general industry range seal. Certain sizes are utilized as the bearing-side seal in Hidrostal® pumps fitted with tandem seals, replacing the “C”-Type OEM seals.
The Vulcan Seals Type 1511 can also be used as an alternative to the "C"-Type seal as they have equivalent fitting dimensions. All sizes feature a boot-mounted stationary. View the Vulcan Vulcan Seals Type 11 datasheet for the full range of sizes available and more in-depth technical information
The Vulcan Seals Type 11 WEMCO Hidrostal® seals are fitted in the inner oil bath position. Product side seals are either a rubber bellows type seal or rubber-encased seal which can be replaced by our Vulcan Seals Type 41 WEMCO Hidrostal®.
The Vulcan Seals Type 68 WEMCO Hidrostal® robust rubber-encased seals directly replace Hidrostal® “M” type seals. The encased bellows design minimises the chances of clogging in fibrous medias. Intended as the impeller side seal in tandem arrangement paired with a Vulcan Seals Type 194 WEMCO Hidrostal® or Vulcan Seals Type 11 WEMCO Hidrostal® seal.
For an alternative to OEM "M0.6" or "M020" seals please see Vulcan Seals Type 194 WEMCO Hidrostal®.
The Vulcan Seals Type 68 WEMCO Hidrostal® is intended as the media-facing impeller position seal. Suitable for a wide range of dirty and waste water transfer duties.
The Vulcan Seals Type 260B Tsurumi® range of elastomeric diaphragm double-ended seals, with boot stationaries at the oil side and bezel stationaries at the impeller side, suit the seal chamber of various Ebara® and Tsurumi® submersible pumps.
Suitable for submersible pumps, with the hard silicon carbide faces with bezel plate used at the impeller end of the installation, and the Carbon Ceramic faces at the bearing oil chamber end of the seal chamber. The Vulcan Seals Type 260B Tsurumi® seals are supplied with replacement bezel-holding plates and car screws.
The Vulcan Seals Type 260B Tsurumi® seals are supplied complete with bezel plates for the inboard seat.
The Vulcan Seals Type 47 Terex® heavy-duty balanced multi-spring seals with boot-mounted stationaries are suitable for the high head and suction in Terex Pegson® diesel-powered trailer pumps.
The Vulcan Seals Type 47 Terex® offers the benefits of the Vulcan Seals Type 40 rotary design combined with boot-mounted stationaries suitable for the specific seal chamber dimensions. The Vulcan Seals Type 47 Terex® standard materials are intended for the adverse abrasive conditions associated with dewatering pump duties
The Vulcan Seals Type 47 Terex® offers the benefits of the Vulcan Seals Type 40 rotary design combined with boot-mounted stationaries suitable for the specific seal chamber dimensions.
Vulcan Type 197 range are robust elastomer bellows seals with boot-mounted stationaries, to replace the ""SU"" range of K.S.B.® seals commonly utilised in ""Amarex KRT-"" series centrifugal pumps.
The Vulcan Type 197 features the design benefits of the Type 192B with revised operating dimensions. Suitable for waste water and other high solids and abrasive duties."=
The Vulcan Seals Type 197 has the same design benefits as the robust Vulcan Seals Type 192B but with the specific dimensions required to suit installation into these popular water transfer pumps. The Vulcan Seals Type 192 is offered in a range of seal materials optimal for dirty water applications.