PLM Master Class

Standard
Cartridge
Seals
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Standard Cartridge Seals - Presenters, Notes

ƒTom Evans - Standard Cartridges Product Manager

• Morton Grove, Tel: 1.847.967.3875
• E-mail: taevans@johncrane.com
ƒEngineering Support Managers
• Malko Basue - Morton Grove, USA
• mbasue@johncrane.com, Tel: 1.847.967.3567
• Crispin Elt - Slough, UK
• crispin.elt@johncrane.co.uk, Tel: 44.1753.224.317
ƒPlease put phones on mute during presentation
ƒSave questions for the end of the presentation
ƒContact us anytime with follow up questions / issues
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Standard Cartridge Seals - Product Line

ƒ4600 Series O-ring seals

• 4610 single cartridge seal
• 4620P dual cartridge seal
ƒ5600 Series O-ring, elastomer & metal bellow seals
• 5610 (11 variants) & 5620 (9 variants) O-ring seals
• 5611 (3 variants) elastomer bellows seals
• 5615 (5 variants) & 5625 (3 variants) metal bellows seals
ƒSB Series O-ring seals
• SB1, SBW & SB1A single cartridge seals
• SB2 & SB2A dual cartridge seals
ƒEZ-1 metal bellows & FFET O-ring single seals
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Industry Developments

ƒPressure to reduce maintenance costs

• Rotating equipment maintenance & downtime targeted
• Poor sealing methods / products often the cause
ƒLoss of process industry skilled maintenance staff
• Plants & mills no longer have “seal expert” employees
• Drives need for simple & easy installation seals
ƒDrive for increased plant reliability and safety
• Any rotating equipment downtime can be loss of revenue
• Any sealing leakage can be hazardous to plant personnel

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Standard Cartridge Seals - Developments

ƒ5600 Universal Cartridge Series launched in 1996

• Sealing industry’s 1st family line of modular seal types
• Competitors copied JC’s UCS concept to varying levels
ƒSB Series enters JC portfolio in ‘98 Safematic merge
ƒEZ-1 enters JC portfolio in ‘98 Sealol merge
ƒFFET enters JC portfolio in ‘98 Flexibox merge
ƒ4610 launched in 2000 & 4620 launched in 2003
• Created to offer economy products for basic seal needs
• Common in projects and alliance programs

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Standard Cartridge Seals - Installations

4610 5611Q 5610

SB1 5610VQ SB2

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Standard Cartridge Seals - General Usage

Industry Complexity

SB Series

5600 Series / EZ-1 / FFET

4600 Series

Application Difficulty
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Standard Cartridge Seals - Overviews

ƒ4600 Series
ƒ5600 Series
ƒSB Series
ƒEZ-1 & FFET

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4600 Series

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4600 Series Description

ƒThe 4600 Series is the economy level John Crane

cartridge seal line for use in general industry services
• Type 4610 single cartridge seal
• Type 4620P dual cartridge seal
ƒAggressively priced
4610 4620P
ƒStandardized product line having defined options
ƒAn off-the-shelf product for immediate availability
ƒProven JC technologies and design features
ƒFactory pressure-tested for fast, reliable installations
ƒAvailable designs for big bore seal chambers
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4600 Series Design Features

ƒCompact design to fit most industrial pumps

ƒPressure balance, pin driven faces
ƒPremium-grade carbon & silicon carbide face mat’ls
4610 Seal Support 4620P
Connections
Wave Springs
Pumping
Ring
Pre-Set Spacer
Centering Ring

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4600 Series Performance Capabilities

ƒPressure:
• 4610 & 4620P - up to 20.7 bar / 300 psi process pressure
• 4620P - up 17.2 bar / 250 psi barrier pressure
ƒTemperature:
• Up to 205°C / 400°F
ƒSpeed:
• Up to 3600 rpm
ƒMaterials:
• Faces: carbon / SiC, SiC / SiC
• Elastomers: fluoroelastomer, EP, Aflas®, Perfluorolast™
• Hardware: 316 SS
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4600 Series Market Focus

ƒTarget markets:
• Building services, HVAC
• Food & beverage
• General industrial
• Power generation
• Pulp & paper
4610
• Steel production
Water circulating pump service example
• Water & wastewater
ƒOther industry services within 4600’s capabilities

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4600 Series Sales Strategy

ƒFocus on general industry / target markets / accounts

ƒEmphasize competitor seal displacement – attack
competitor strong holds
ƒDefensive measure at existing accounts under
serious price threat
ƒAvoid JC seal cannibalization - understand risks
ƒPromote value of simplicity, availability, performance
ƒLook for opportunities to upgrade from:
• Packing
• Non-cartridge, component seals
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4600 Series Supply Notes

ƒShipping is direct to customer to cut double-shipping

ƒAll production from Standard Cartridge Seal cells in
Morton Grove, USA & Lutin, Czech Republic
ƒExchange program - no repairs, spare parts or kits
ƒSpecial, custom designs and materials not part of the
4600 Series scope - those needs filled by other seals

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5600 Series

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5600 Series Description

ƒThe 5600 Series is the largest family cartridge seal

line used in the widest variety of industrial services
• 31 variants of O-ring, metal & elastomer bellows seals
• Continuously added to – i.e. 5600V rolled out in 2011
• Used heavily in oil & gas, chemical & pharmaceutical
ƒStandard and custom designs having many options
of features, arrangements, materials, etc.
ƒFits ANSI & DIN pumps
ƒAPI 682 qualified versions (-1) included
ƒFactory pressure-tested for fast, reliable installations
ƒGlobal availability throughout the JC organization
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 5600 Series Design Features

ƒInterchangeable seal heads with common hardware

ƒSeal heads and mating rings reversible*
ƒTangential flush and quench port glands available
ƒPumping rings available on single & dual seals
ƒStandard designs for big-bore seal chambers
ƒClog-resistant single coil & wave springs used**
O-ring
Elastomer
bellows

Metal bellows
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* Does not include 5611 elastomer bellows seals ** 5610, 5611, 5620 seals only
5600 Series Performance Capabilities

ƒPressure:
• 5610 & 5620 up to 75mm / 3.000”: 21 bar / 300 psi
• 5610 & 5620 > 75mm / 3.000”: 13 bar / 200 psi
• 5611: 28 bar / 400 psi
• 5615 & 5625: 21 bar / 300 psi
ƒTemperature:
• Up to 205°C / 400˚F max.
ƒSpeed:
• Up to 25 m/s / 5000 fpm
ƒMaterials:
• Virtually all typical seal face, hardware & elastomers used
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5600 Series Market Focus

ƒTarget markets:
• Chemical
• Food & beverage
• Hydrocarbon
5620PUP
• Oil & Gas
Ammonium thiosulfate service example
• Plastics
• Power generation
• Pulp & paper
• Water & wastewater

5611
Water pump service example
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5600 Variant Developments Since Launch

ƒD version for wet & dry running

ƒL version for liquid quench seals
ƒP version for pumping ring single seals
ƒV version for ear-drive seal heads
ƒ-1 version for API 682 qualified seals
ƒPUP & USP versions for upstream pumping seals

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SB Series

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SB Series Description

ƒThe SB Series is the heavy-duty John Crane

cartridge seal line for use in difficult services
• Type SB1, SB1A single cartridge seals
SB1
• Type SBW single quench seal
• Type SB2, SB2A dual cartridge seals
SBW
ƒ“A” seals are inch size ANSI pump seals
ƒUsed in severe services having solids, fibers, SB2
organics, chemicals & shaft runout issues
ƒVarious hardware materials available for erosion and
corrosion resistance; titanium, alloy 20, super duplex
ƒFactory pressure-tested for fast, reliable installations
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SB Series Design Features

ƒ Wear-resistant Duplex
wetted hardware parts std
ƒ No drive pin faces, held
in heat shrunk carriers
ƒ Clog-resistant PTFE
secondary seal slot ring
ƒ Large axial shaft
movements possible up
to +/- 2mm / 0.080”
ƒ Narrow cross-section to
fit standard seal bores
ƒ Only one set of non-
rotating springs
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SB Series Design Features

ƒ Patented PTFE slot ring

takes the place of typical
dynamic O-ring
ƒ Eliminates O-ring hang-
up, fretting or rolling
ƒ Solids, abrasives & fibers
can not get under it
ƒ Polished surface of face
carrier beneath slot ring

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SB Series Performance Capabilities

ƒPressure:
• SB1A & SB2A - up to 20 bar / 290 psi process pressure
• SB1 / SBW / SB2 - up 15 bar / 215 psi process pressure
ƒTemperature:
• SB1 / SB1A - up to 120°C / 250˚F
• SBW - up to 150°C / 300˚F
• SB2 / SB2A - up to 180°C / 350˚F
ƒSpeed:
• Up to 20 m/s / 3935 fpm
ƒMaterials:
• Many typical seal face, hardware & elastomers used
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SB Series Market Focus

ƒTarget markets:
• Biofuels
• Chemical
• Fertilizer
• Food & beverage
• Mining
SB2
• Ore processing
Calcium carbonate slurry service example
• Power generation
• Pulp & paper
• Water & wastewater
ƒFor fluids with up to 40% solids or 14% fiber
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SB Series Supply Notes

ƒProduction & shipping is from JC Safematic’s facility

in Muurame, Finland
ƒCommercial issues supported at Muurame from;
• Jyrki Ristola
• Kari Sandell
• Tuomas Tuhkanen
ƒConsolidated shipments sent every Friday, with rush
orders sent out as needed
ƒSeal face insert repairs require an oven & fixtures to
replace in carriers, or stock face / carrier assemblies
ƒSafeunit, SmartFlow, SafeFilter units from Muurame
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EZ-1 & FFET

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EZ-1 Seal Description

ƒ A compact, single metal

bellows cartridge seal
ƒ Standard seal for general-
purpose applications
ƒ Target markets are
chemicals, pulp & paper,
wastewater, food processing,
and power generation
ƒ Defined number of options
• Alloy 20 bellows standard
• Alloy C-276 upgrade option
• C/SiC or SiC/SiC face options
• Several elastomer options
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FFET Seal Description

ƒ A compact, single O-ring

pusher cartridge seal
ƒ Robust seal for many
abrasive, crystallizing duties
ƒ Target markets are oil,
chemicals and wastewater
ƒ For top-entry, dry-running
mixer services as well
ƒ Wider number of options
• C, SiC (2 types) & TC faces
• 316SS, Duplex, Super Duplex
& Alloy C-276 hardware
• Several elastomer options
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Standard Cartridge Seal Competition

ƒ Primary competitor is
Flowserve’s ISC2 Series
• 2nd version rolled out in 2010
• Improvements made to ISC
• Single & dual metal bellows &
pusher seals only
ISC2
• Appears FLS is targeting JC’s
5600 Series
• Up to 10% solids, 5% fiber
Cartex
ƒ Most other competitors have
a cartridge family too;
• EagleBurgmann - Cartex,
single, dual pusher seals only
S10 & S20
• Chesterton S10, S20 pushers
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Standard Cartridge Seals Family Brochure

ƒ New Standard Cartridge

Ne w Seals Family Brochure for
• SB Series
• 5600 Series
• 4600 Series
ƒ Provides an overview of their
features & performance limits
ƒ Groups them into heavy duty,
medium duty & general duty
ƒ Common sealing support
systems included too
ƒ Will be available in print & pdf
format on the JC Portal
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Standard Cartridge Brochures, Data Sheets

ƒ Cartridge Series Brochures

• 2nd level product literature
• Overviews individual cartridge
series product lines
• Available in print and pdf
formats on the JC Portal
ƒ Cartridge Data Sheets
• 3rd level product literature
• Detailed data including PV
charts and de-rating tables
• Available for just the 5600
seals and EZ-1, FFET seals
• Available in print and pdf
formats on the JC Portal

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