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Packing Merkel® Uniflex 6588

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Description

  • Braided and impregnated stuffing box packing
  • Square cross-section
  • Manufactured from a carbonized yarn with a special PTFE-graphite impregnation
  • Suitable for dry running
  • Excellent sealing capacity
  • Flexible and wear resistant
  • Excellent heat dissipation
Most commonly used in the following applications:
Propeller shafts Cardan shaft
Rolling mills
Shafts and propeller shafts against dust
  • Sealing of rotating shafts or translating rods
  • Sealing effect due to axial compression by means of stuffing box gland
  • Very flexible and extrusion resistant
  • The impregnation maintains an excellent bond to the yarn over the complete life of the packing
  • The thermal and volumetric stability provides superior sealing performance with minimal gland compression
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