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Hallite Seals International are an ISO 9001 accredited manufacturer and provider of Hydraulic Seals and sealing solutions to the global fluid power industry. We operate in all five continents of the world, and work with a number of major international brands - renowned for their commitment to engineering excellence.

For over 100 years Hallite Seals International has been at the cutting edge of fluid power technology, manufacturing a wide range of rod / gland, piston, and static seals, as well as support and bearing components, for technically challenging applications, from a wide range of materials which include Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Polyurethane (AU), nitrile rubbers (NBR) and Fluoro-elastomers (FKM).

Reciprocating Seals for Hydraulic Cylinders

The most common fluids used in hydraulic systems are mineral oil based. In recent years, there has been a lot of attention paid to environmentally acceptable hydraulic fluids, but their use, so far, is limited, mainly because of their relatively high-cost compared with mineral oil Read

By: Hallite Seals | 28/01/2008 | Business

Reciprocating Hydraulic Seals for Water-based Fluids

A major use of water based fluids is in longwall mining roof supports, where HFA (5 / 95) fluids are generally used. These have the advantage over mineral oil of much greater fire resistance and lower cost and over plain water in that the 5% component provides corrosion protection, and a bactericide, which means that stainless steel components are not required, and that maintenance of the fluid is easier. Read

By: Hallite Seals | 28/01/2008 | Business