New bearing isolators for fully flooded applications

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20211216/1639641203421711.png" title="1639641203421711.png" alt="4.png"/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Garlock, a leading manufacturer of high-performance fluid sealing products, has launched its new range of Flood-Gard bearing isolators, which offer the industry-proven performance of Garlock bearing isolators for flooded applications.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The innovative seal design provides <a href="https://www.its-bearing.com/products/catalogue.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><strong>bearing</strong></span></a> protection even in the most challenging flooded environments, extending the life of rotating equipment such as gearboxes, pumps and motors.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">“Flood-Gard allows us to unlock value for our customers by taking advanced bearing isolator technology and advancing it even further, into a seal that excels in flooded conditions,” says Kevin Allison from Garlock.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The latest addition to Garlock’s family of Klozure bearing isolators, Flood-Gard is an innovative seal that combines improved safety and overall process efficiency with cost savings through extended equipment and bearing life.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The new solution’s Cam-Lock design provides excellent bore retention while allowing easy installation by hand, without the need for an arbor press.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Other benefits include the ability to accommodate up to .015? of radial shaft misalignment and patented PTFE unitised construction that eliminates metal-to-metal contact, all while achieving an IP66 rating in most configurations (flanged, small cross section, step shaft and vertical).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br/></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Typical applications include rotating equipment such as pumps, motors, gearboxes with flooded internal lubricant levels (levels that are above the bottom of the shaft).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p><p><br/></p>