Blade root seals

The slow oscillating blade roots of Kaplan turbines used in hydropower generation present particular maintenance problems.

Our seals have been specifically designed, developed and proven for their long operational life and ease of replacement in the confined working environment, thus cutting turbine downtime to the minimum.

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Cartridge seals

A cartridge seal from James Walker will provide the total solution to your rotary shaft sealing problems - particularly where standard methods and products are unlikely to succeed.

Our service is based on an intimate knowledge of your industry and its fluid sealing requirements.

The cartridge seal we provide to solve your problem will be produced in one of three ways:

• Custom designed and manufactured specifically to meet your operational parameters, or
• Based on a standard design and assembled from modular components, or
• A highly-engineered standard unit that we know will meet your demands.

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KlickFix

Sequentially deployable cartridge seals

KlickFix is a unique, patented cartridge sealing solution containing multiple in-built lips that can be sequentially deployed in order to provide extended sealing life and predictable operational performance.

This is a highly cost-effective alternative product; simple, easy to fit and refurbished on-site in a matter of minutes with no specialist technical skills required.

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Metal cased lip seals

We supply a vast range of competively priced metal cased lip seals in combinations of design and size in standard materials.

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No-Twist Rod Mill seals

Building on many years of manufacturing traditional metal band retained seals for No-Twist Rod Mills, James Walker has taken a huge leap forward with NTRMS SpeedFlex - a revolutionary new retaining system and seal material.

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V-ring seals

We supply a wide range of highly reliable end face seals (V-rings). These flexible lip seals fit on a shaft and seal axially against a counter face - such as a roller bearing face or shaft collar.

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Walkersele® radial lip seals - specials

Within our Walkersele family we have highly-developed materials and designs that offer exceptional benefits to specific sectors of industry.

In addition, if you cannot find the exact radial lip seal you require to meet specific operational parameters, James Walker Technology Centre will custom design, prototype, test and manufacture a new seal in partnership with your own engineering teams.

Click here to download the Walkersele® Radial Lip Seals guide.   

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Walkersele® On-Site Joining

Walkersele® OSJ is our unique and patented technique for the On-Site Joining of radial lip seals. It enables a Walkersele® to be fitted with the ease and maintenance economies of a split type - and provides the high-integrity sealing performance of an endless seal.

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Walkersele® radial lip seals - general range

Our family of high efficiency lip seals for rotary applications is extensively proven worldwide for longterm bearing protection on plant as diverse as rolling mills, gearboxes, marine propulsion systems, process mixers and tunnel boring machines.

Developed constantly over almost 60 years to keep ahead of customers operating conditions, Walkersele® offers many invaluable benefits to users.

They are:

• Highly cost effective,
• Available in unlimited sizes,
• Easy to install and simple to remove,
• Supplied ex-stock in standard sizes.

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