In today’s tough economic landscape, unplanned equipment failure is more than an inconvenience, it is a financial liability. Yet many industries continue replacing hydraulic cylinders instead of ...

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Demanding applications often call for tandem seals in hydraulic cylinders. Normally, the oil film discharged with the piston rod on the forward stroke back-pumps to the cylinder on the return stroke.

Seals play an important role in hydraulic cylinders—they contain the fluid and prevent the leakage of fluid between components. They fall into two main categories: dynamic and static. Dynamic seals ...