Performance requirements for in vitro diagnostics (IVD) equipment—including clinical, hematology, and urine analyzers—are outpacing capabilities. Increasingly, the IVD industry is seeking equipment that lasts at least three years or more compared with the existing standard one-year maintenance program. This demand for extended service life and less-frequent maintenance cycles is forcing design engineers to take a closer look...
Dialysis machine design is critical- nearly 3.4 million patients worldwide require regular dialysis treatment. These machines filter blood outside the body while controlling temperature, dialysate levels, and circulation.
Downhole tools and equipment are crucial to the success of the drilling process. These tools help monitor and direct the drill string. They also reach great depths, and cover long distances. Read through this presentation for information on how to improve sealing performance in these downhole tools.
Foothill Ranch, Calif. – U.S.A. – September 17, 2019 – An updated technical catalog published by Bal Seal Engineering provides designers with detailed information about how spring-energized seals can be used to address rotary sealing challenges. The 32-page catalog, titled “Bal Seal® Spring-Energized Seal Solutions for Rotary Applications,” describes how the company’s broad range...
Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. is a global provider of custom-engineered sealing, connecting, conducting, and EMI/RFI shielding solutions for medical devices. Our core technology, the Bal Spring®, is a versatile component that functions independently or in combination with precision polymer sealing and metal retaining elements to enhance the performance and reliability of surgical instruments, orthopedic...
Designing a Better Knee Replacement System: How Exactech “clicked” with the Bal Spring Canted Coil Spring By working with the Bal Seal Engineering team after several iterations of design, prototyping, test, and adjustment, Exactech achieved the design intent: to provide proper holding strength between the Topper and the Shim components, allowing surgeons to easily...
If you’re looking for ways to improve the performance and reliability of your downhole tool designs, you need to check out this short video. In just thirty seconds, you’ll learn how the Bal Seal® spring-energized seal helps deliver longer service life and reliable performance in LWD, MWD, mud pulsers, rotary steerables, and other critical...
When designing aviation, space, and defense equipment, finding the elusive balance between low friction and sealing effectiveness is critical to maintain high equipment performance. Check out this short presentation, where we leverage more than 60 years of application engineering experience to share common design mistakes and pitfalls to avoid as you prepare to seal...
Rotary seals are a critical link in the success of rotary steerables, tractor tools, MWD/LWD tools, and mud pulsers. This equipment allows engineers to monitor and direct the drill string, and if they fail it can mean lost profit and stalled well development.
