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Spring Loaded Seal

Update:2016-04-26

Seal & Design offers a range of SpectraSeals spring loaded (or spring energized) seals. SpectraSeals are engineered plastic seals incorporating a metallic spring, which loads the seal lips against the mating hardware, creating a seal. The spring also allows the seal to follow minor eccentricity and compensates for seal lip wear in dynamic applications. SpectraSeals are normally used in single acting applications and should be oriented with the spring cavity toward the pressure side. Pressure from the media being sealed provides additional sealing force as it acts upon the sealing lips. The seal jacket is produced from a filled PTFE material or other plastic materials such as PEEK, UHMWPE, Acetal or Nylon.