Do not release before April 29, 2009.
Contact: Kay Mann – kmann@mecoseal.com - 207-371-2210

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MECO LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION OF STANDARD SCREW CONVEYOR SEALS

29 April, 2009, Georgetown, Maine:
MECO, long known for its custom shaft seals, introduces a new generation of high-performing standard-sized seals for screw conveyors and similar equipment: the HB model.

HB model seals have many of the design features used in MECO's famous custom shaft seals, but will be in stock as of summer 2009 in five CEMA and seven metric shaft sizes: from 1-1/2” to 3-7/16” and from 40mm to 90mm. HB seals are designed to perform under 90% of the typical operating conditions associated with screw conveyors or scrolls. This includes food-grade applications, temperatures up to 500ºF (260ºC), abrasive products and vertical or inclined conveyors. The HB accommodates up to 1/4” (6mm) of shaft run-out.  

High temperatures, speed or pressures, shaft run-out and abrasive products all pose critical challenges for waste pack housings and other seals. MECO has traditionally met these challenges with its custom seal designs; now with standard HB series seals, MECO will have solutions in stock, manufactured to the same exacting standards at an economical price.

Woodex Bearing Company, Inc. of Georgetown, Maine has developed and manufactured MECO's nine seal models since 1984. Woodex also manufactures Woodex Bearings: fully-split, shimless oil-impregnated maple plane bearings for screw conveyors, roll conveyors, etc. 

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MECO LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION OF STANDARD SCREW CONVEYOR SEALS

MECO, long known for its custom shaft seals, introduces a new generation of high-performing standard-sized seals for screw conveyors and similar equipment: the HB model.

The HB replaces waste pack housings on horizontal, inclined or vertical screw conveyors. HB model seals will be in stock in summer of 2009 in five CEMA and seven metric shaft sizes: from 1-1/2” to 3-7/16” and from 40mm to 90mm. HB seals are designed to perform under 90% of the typical operating conditions associated with screw conveyors. This includes food-grade applications, temperatures up to 500ºF (260ºC), and abrasive products. The HB accommodates up to 1/4” (6mm) of shaft run-out.  

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MECO LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION OF STANDARD SCREW CONVEYOR SEALS

MECO introduces its new generation "HB" model: a high-performance seal for five standard CEMA and seven metric screw conveyor shafts, in stock in summer of 2009 at a reasonable price. HB seals are designed to perform under 90% of the typical operating conditions associated with screw conveyors, including inclined or vertical shafts, abrasive products, food-grade, high-temperatures and shaft run-out up to 1/4” (6mm).

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MECO LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION OF STANDARD SCREW CONVEYOR SEALS

New "HB" model screw conveyor seal offers MECO quality for standard-sized CEMA and metric shafts, in stock as of summer 2009 at a reasonable price.  HB seals are designed to perform in 90% of screw conveyor applications.

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