Category: Industry News

Focus on Fluiten Mechanical Seals

NASH partners FLUITEN have announced details of 2 mechanical seals recently selected by a customer for their key process lines. Following careful analysis and consideration, these were the 2 models selected: Fluiten TRHT Metal bellows seal Double-balanced for reverse pressure Construction according to standard API 682 4th edition Flange and shaft sleeve dimensions suitable for […]

Bespoke, Special Duty Pump Seal Designed By Fluiten

NASH partners at FLUITEN specialise in developing tailor-made mechanical seal solutionsin close collaboration with both pump and mixer manufacturers. For this pump project there was a demanding specification: Nuclear application Rotational speeds exceeding 35 m/s Working pressures over 100 bar Non-Newtonian fluids Zero-emission requirement Flashing hydrocarbons FIND OUT MORE HERE… FLUITEN has over 60 years’ […]

Improving your compressor seal performance

Do you operate compressors with oil seals that are unreliable and leak excessively? Have you looked at changing to Dry Gas Seals but can’t justify the cost? Has your compressor OEM failed to come up with a reliable, cost-effective solution? Then please call NASH. NASH offers modern, optimised designs of oil seals manufactured by Kaydon […]

Improving your mixer seal performance

Do you have mixer mechanical seals that fail regularly? Are these failures causing unacceptable levels of lost production, contamination or repair costs? Would you like better support? Then please call NASH. NASH specialises in improving the performance of your mixer seals, whatever the make or type NASH works with you to quickly identify root causes […]

Global expertise in engineered mechanical seals – A unique & compelling proposition

Engineered mechanical seals perform a vital task across a wide range of high-dependency turbomachinery where failure really isn’t an option. Insuring against failure often means turning to the service arms of major seal OEMs where the real-world support experience can leave a great deal to be desired. Typical issues faced by seal end-users include: Slow […]

Oil Seals or Dry Gas Seals – which is best for your application?

Since their development in the 1980s, Dry Gas Seals have become the de-facto standard for rotating shaft sealing applications in centrifugal and screw compressors across the oil and gas sector.  However, with gas compressors having operating lives running into several decades, there are still many running with wet lubricated (oil) seals. OEMs have almost universally […]

NASH Technical Update

Engineered Mechanical Seal Technical Update – Advice and information from around the world Technical competence is at the heart of what we do.  We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of technical understanding and innovation in the engineered mechanical seal sector. We also recognise that we are part of a global market and to maintain […]

NASH – your partner in the mechanical seal aftermarket

The engineered mechanical seal aftermarket is evolving.  A shift from simple customer-supplier relationships, to mutual partnerships, is seeing all parties experience increasing benefits. The NASH partnership approach puts our partners at the cutting edge of seal maintenance with our knowledge and expertise. Engineered mechanical seals in need of repair or maintenance are often removed by […]

Extending your service – Enhancing your brand

With over 50 years experience of engineered mechanical seals, NASH recognises the benefit of collaboration with service partners. By working together and sharing expertise, our partners often deliver an enhanced experience to their (end user) customers. For the repair and maintenance of engineered mechanical seals, where the old seal is removed by a rotating equipment […]

Partnership delivers Service Value

Historically, major process and energy companies have handled their own engineering maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in-house. However, over the past 2 decades, we have seen a shift from this model. Many companies have cut back on the in-house delivery of peripheral services to focus on core activities. Firms have significantly reduced, or even closed […]

NASH engineered mechanical seal repairs – focus on Customer Service

In this article, I discussed how engineering companies can learn some customer service lessons from online businesses such as Amazon. A natural progression is to reflect on our own Customer Service at NASH. How are we embracing this brave new world? In my previous article I identified three core ‘touch points’ to help drive high-quality […]

Engineering and the future of Customer Service

It is in the nature of engineers that we focus on doing a good job. Precision in our work is essential, yet in the modern, digital world, this isn’t enough. Engineers need to recognise the importance and value of engaging with and informing our customers throughout the service relationship. Over recent years, online trade has […]

NASH announces new date for Aberdeen mechanical seal workshop – 23 September 2015

Do you need to better understand how mechanical seal failure can be minimised and avoided throughout your offshore operation? Do you need to ensure your team can confidently assess and better understand the root causes of mechanical seal failure to keep your process up and running? Then you should consider our next FREE mechanical seal […]

NASH to offer seal service advice at Offshore Europe 2015, Aberdeen, Scotland

The NASH seal excellence team will be visiting the Offshore Europe show in Aberdeen between 8-11 September and is already making appointments to discuss how best practice seal maintenance can have huge impact on uptime, productivity and overall asset integrity. Offshore Europe (OE) is Europe’s largest offshore and energy industry show, providing an environment for EPCs and […]

NASH returns from a brilliant week of talking seal service and repair at ACHEMA 2015

The NASH team is busy following up on conversations that started at ACHEMA, the world’s largest process industry show, which took place in Frankfurt in early June. NASH met with key mechanical seal service distributors and also channel partners who make and service speciality high-end rotating equipment and provide it into a variety of engineering, […]

NASH marks 15 years mechanical seal service with The Becker Group

2015 sees NASH celebrating a significant milestone with one of our key customers as we mark fifteen years of continuous business with The Becker Group. Based in Liverpool, The Becker Group produces industrial coatings, particularly for coiled metal sheet used to manufacture building materials such as cladding and consumer goods like refrigerators, washing machines and […]

NASH to offer mechanical seal service advice at ACHEMA 2015, Frankfurt, Germany

NASH is delighted to announce that the team will be attending the upcoming ACHEMA show and conference in Frankfurt, Germany between 15-17 June, 2015. ACHEMA is the world’s largest process industry show and focuses on engineering, research, automation and mechanical process products, services and technologies. NASH will be working with key channel partners who make […]

NASH launches 2015 calendar of mechanical seal workshops in Aberdeen

Our series of 2015 workshops on mechanical seal failure, held at our service centre in Dyce, Aberdeen, have already stimulated some interesting discussions on your mechanical seal problems. The workshops, being run in collaboration with channel partner Osborne Engineering, focus on providing an insight into mechanical seal failure, causes, solutions and upgrades on typical offshore applications. Workshops also facilitate introductions as attendees are […]