"Best in Class" Extreme Grade Gaskets Maximize Safety and
Environmental Compliance

Garlock’s new Extreme Grade line of gaskets for critical service applications deliver “Best-in-Class” sealability, load retention, adhesion resistance, and fire safety. Extreme Grade gaskets maximize safety and environmental compliance – they seal 20 percent more effectively than the original design, to help you meet emissions standards and increase efficiency.

A new anti-stick coating prevents the gasket from sticking to flanges; the gaskets cut maintenance costs, reduce flange damage, and dramatically cut downtime. The gaskets are well-suited for water, steam, aliphatic hydrocarbons, oils, and gasoline, and able to withstand high pressures and temperatures ranging from -40°F to +650°F, so they’re ideal for applications such as: bonnet gaskets, split case pump gaskets, manways and handholes, and gear box gaskets.

For more details, go to the Extreme Grade Gaskets microsite at:
http://www.extremegradegaskets.com/

New Sage GYLON® Gasketing Material Minimizes VOC Emissions

Garlock’s new Style 3575 Sage GYLON gasketing material is designed for severe chemical service applications. Its superior load retention, reduced permeability and improved sealability help you minimize emissions from hazardous solvents and chemicals, including Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).

Withstanding high pressure and temperatures ranging from -450° F to +500° F, Sage GYLON is well-suited for applications ranging from standard raised face flange assemblies operating at a constant temperature to process equipment subject to heavy thermal cycling. And with our patented thermal bonding process, Garlock can produce any size Sage GYLON gasket in a one-piece construction – so we can meet your gasketing needs, even for large-diameter equipment such as heat exchanger and reactors.

For more details, go to the Sage GYLON® microsite at:
http://www.sagegylon.com/.

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Garlock to Spark Interest at POWER-GEN International

You’ll find Garlock in booth #835 at POWER-GEN International, which is being held in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center from December 11 to 13. This show brings together more than 17,000 industry professionals from 76 countries – it offers networking opportunities, conferences, and exhibits with the latest in products and technologies for power generation.

At the show, we’ll be highlighting several key products, including:

• New Extreme Grade Gaskets and Sage GYLON Gaskets (see above for details).
• Garlock expansion joints – create tight, long-lasting seals that increase power plants’ mean time between outage (MTBO), safety, and operating efficiency.
• Valve stem packing – application-specific sealing options that limit valve stem friction, reduce valve actuator force, minimize emissions, and reduce energy and maintenance costs.
• HYDRA-JUST® Sealing System – Garlock’s patent-pending, leak-free, no-dilution sealing technology that replaces mechanical seals in virtually any industrial pumping
• GRAPH-LOCK 3128 Hochdruck gaskets – innovative gaskets offer better handling and greater safety than other metal-inserted graphite sheet products

Are Seals the Issue – or Are Bad Actors the Real Problem?

What do you do when the seal isn’t necessarily the problem? In his article, “Chasing Bad Actors,” Rotating Machinery Consultant Bud Young offers a proven methodology for your bad actor improvement efforts.  Here’s an excerpt:

A reliability engineer or rotating equipment engineer with a major pump fleet in his care always has some pumps that are as reliable as pet rocks. The only mechanics who know where those pumps are located are the ones charged with lubrication replenishment and routine vibration surveys.

But other pumps seem to spend as much time in the shop as they do in service. For mechanics and operators, these pumps are "bad actors" that should be converted to boat anchors at the first available opportunity. Since these bad actors seriously impact the fleet Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), chasing them down is the best way to improve MTBF and increase profitability.

The following methodology is primarily assembled from experience gained in bad actor improvement efforts on API-610 pumps in various refineries. However, much of what was learned there applies to bad actor pump remediation in any situation.