Gimbal seals protect sophisticated radar, targeting, and imaging equipment in harsh environments. Some of these environments occur in aircraft, shipboard, and land-based applications. In this document from Bal Seal Engineering, we examine which features and benefits are necessary in effective gimbal seals. Specifically, we’ll take a look at how the Bal Seal® spring-energized seal...
Spring-energized seals are critical components in aviation, space, and defense design. It’s the sealing solution that balances friction and sealing effectiveness so your equipment meets performance standards and increases uptime.
Sealing, connecting, conducting, and EMI/RFI shielding solutions for Aerospace and Defense.
When manufacturers of critical aerospace and defense equipment need intelligent solutions to the toughest sealing, connecting, conducting and RFI/EMI shielding challenges, they turn to Bal Seal Engineering. For over 60 years, our precision-engineered Bal Seal spring-energized seals and Bal Spring® canted coil spring technologies have been improving the performance, safety and reliability of military...
Get more performance and service life out of your aviation, space, and defense equipment.
Available in a variety of diameters, cross-sections, lengths, and wire materials with silver, gold, and other highly conductive platings, Bal Spring® canted coil springs offer superior conductivity and effective shielding against EMI/RFI in a lightweight, compact profile. Download our application bulletin to learn more.
Foothill Ranch, CA – U.S.A. – February 26, 2018 – Bal Seal Engineering Inc, a global designer and manufacturer of custom-engineered sealing, connecting, conducting, and EMI/RFI shielding solutions, has achieved certification to AS9100D. The leading standard for quality assurance in the aerospace industry, AS9100D is based on the ISO 9001 quality management system requirements. The...
Designing tomorrow’s unmanned vehicles and systems is a complicated job. Choosing the right sealing, connecting, conducting, and EMI/RFI shielding components can help you simplify it. For weight reduction and more efficient part fastening/removal, there’s the Bal Spring® canted coil spring. With its ability to mechanically latch, lock or hold, manage electrical current, and shield...
Foothill Ranch, Calif. – U.S.A. – Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. has expanded its line of sealing products to include the spring-energized PTFE “C-ring” seal. This seal, which can be retrofit into grooves originally designed for elastomeric O-rings, offers improved performance and service life in hardware with large tolerance variations. Bal Seal Engineering, a global...
Sealing solutions custom-engineered by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. ensure the safe and reliable operation of a broad range of aerospace and defense equipment. For instance, Bal Seal’s low-friction spring-energized seal made from SP83HT material protects sensitive optoelectronics inside a helicopter gimbal, or “pod.” A Bal Seal spring-energized custom face seal and UHMWPE S31 Series...
