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The MECO OFS Type-1 seal is frequently the best, fully-split seal for vacuum, low pressure, and abrasive applications. Tolerating both runout and thermal growth at moderate speeds, the OFS Type-1 places a single, hardened, stainless steel rotary seal face, spring-loaded against a single, bearing-grade, polymeric stationary seal face. The air free seal can be manufactured from a wide selection of materials, allowing for service in diverse processes. The fully-split seal is custom-designed for existing process equipment or is tailored to OEM or end-users wishes. The OFS Type-1 is ideal for top- entry agitators, crystallizers, dryers, pan mixers, blenders, hoppers and similar rotating equipment used in the petrochemical, plastics, metals, minerals and other process industries. The OFS Type-1 seal is used with top-entering and horizontal shafts. The seal is often used both to keep process materials inside the vessel and also to keep atmospheric oxygen from entering the vessel. Process improvements encompass product and atmosphere containment, product purity, batch time reduction and consistency between batches, extended mean- time-to-repair (MTR), and only two to four hours of installation time once the equipment is prepared. The OFS Type-1 seal replaces stuffing boxes, lip seal housings, hard-face mechanical seals, elastomer-driven seals and unsplit seals. The split seal housing is fitted to your equipment, complete with a split, bearing-grade, synthetic stationary seal face. The seals are not forced to fit your equipment but designed with your equipment in the forefront. They are readily designed to fit most mounting arrangements specified by OEMs and are designer- friendly, allowing MECO engineers to fit most existing process equipment "as is." OFS Type-1 seals are built utilizing either S.A.E or metric dimensions and fasteners. Powder and Bulk Engineering, 2018 Annual Guide to the Powder & Bulk Market 35 Meco Seal MECO Seal 216 Bay Point Rd. Georgetown, ME 04548 Phone: 207-371-2210 Fax: 207-371-2169 Phone (800#): 800-526-8800 Email: sales@mecoseal.com Web site: www.mecoseal.com Number of employees: 30 Date founded: 1985