Stock Chest agitators can be found in Pulp Mills all around the country.
Problem
A Wisconsin paperboard manufacturer was having leakage problems on their side entry stock chest agitator.
Before – Issues they were having:
Water loss
Bearing failure
Major safety hazard
Poor housekeeping
Shaft wear and scoring
Product loss
Cost of maintaining packing
Solution
The customer installed a split, aluminum OFX air purged CinchSeal with hard coat aluminum rotor cups on July 1st, 2007, and the seal has been running without incident ever since.