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EagleBurgmann, a joint venture between the German Freudenberg Group and the Japanese EKK Group, has invested Rs 9 crore to set up a new research & development facility in Pune.
With latest technology and seven new test beds, a wide variety of products like dry gas seals for compressors for the oil & gas industry can be approved. The oil & gas industry is a high strategic priority for both companies.
The new facility will help to strengthen the company’s position in the mechanical seal industry in India. Most seals tested here are designed for the chemical and petrochemical industry, especially for the oil & gas segment.
Wet seals can be tested up to pressures of 150 bars and speeds up to 8,000 rounds per minute (rpm). Another test rig will equip the centre as a dry gas seal test facility to allow testing for dry gas seals up to pressures of 350 bars and speeds of 24,000 rpm.
Four other pump test rigs are designed to work for the testing of wet seals for pumps up to pressures of 150 bars and speeds of 5,000 rpm.
These test rigs are designed not only for testing seals for special engineered applications but also with a view to using them for seal qualification testing as per the latest edition of the API 682 (American Petroleum Institute) standard.
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