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Introduction

James Walker’s constant advances in materials and lubricants, product design and manufacturing techniques, bring you compression packings to match your most modern fluid handling systems – and your older plant.This guide describes packings that:
l Provide best value fluid sealing foryour specific plant duties
l Range from state-of-the-art materials to traditional ‘natural’ yarns
l Work in the most chemically aggressive and abrasive environments
l Offer world-beating fugitive emission control – often to below 50ppm
l Operate under poor mechanical conditions with off-centre shafts or worn bearings
l Are approved for potable water,food or liquid/gaseous oxygen duties
l Reduce your stockholding levels – as one length-form packing can often be used for many different valves, pumps and other fluid handling plant atasite.Industries across the world rely on ourpackings to help keep their valves, pumps and other equipment operating efficiently day-in and day-out – with energy saving benefits and the minimum of fugitive emissions.

Why use packed glands? Non-standard packings

The packed gland stands the test of time, as: Contact us if you need a non-standard size or special-duty compression packing –we are expert at custom design and production.With our fluid sealing and applicationengineering expertise, backed by a wide range of raw materials and flexible production facilities, we are able to solve all your specific sealing problems.
l An exceptionally reliable fluid sealing device
l Simple to install and maintain
l Highly versatile
l Remarkably cost effective in both downtime and materials – especially when compared to complex alternatives.

Duties at a glance Four simple steps to find your best value packing

Throughout this guide we use icons to indicate different plant applications: Step 1 :Turn to Quick reference chart onpages 4 & 5. The left-hand column lists packings under six services: of each packing product that isrecommended for the types of duty you need. Step 3 :Check the detailedspecifications of each ‘short listed’ product in the main body of this guide. for valve stems
l Rotary, Valve & Reciprocating duties Step 4: Contact your local JamesWalker company or distributor
l Rotary & Valve duties (see backcover) for centrifugal pumps androtary equipment
l Rotary duties only for best value prices and deliverydetails.
l Valve & Reciprocating duties
l Valve duties only for reciprocating pumps andrams
l Static (Lids & Doors) duties only. Step 2 :Compare your plantspecifications with the for static duties – tank lidsand doors ServiceCapabilities, Media Guide and Industry Sectors 2 Toorder or get further details, call your local contact shown on rear cover or listed at www.jameswalker.biz