Saint-Gobain Seals Assists Manufacturers in Miniature Motor Life Sciences Market With OmniSeal® Spring-Energized Seals
Summary
The business unit not only provides sealing solutions for the miniature motor market but also medical applications such as high speed surgical drills.There are more than 100 standard Fluoroloy® and Rulon® grades available, several of which are FDA compliant and USP Class VI certified, making them well suited for medical and analytical equipment applications such as chemical analyzers.The seal also delivers a small footprint allowing the motor designers to save precious space that is needed in minimally invasive surgical tool designs.The benefits of OmniSeal® spring energized seals in miniature motors include:• Temperature cycling resistance (materials rated to 600°F [316C])• Low friction for high speeds (90,000+ rpms), resulting in low wear and long life• Dry Running (no lubrication required)• FDA and USP Class VI Compliant materialsSaint-Gobain Seals offers additional value through a number of FDA compliant (Title 21 CFR §177.1550) and/or USP Class VI certified materials suited to address a variety of challenges.The business unit not only provides sealing solutions for the miniature motor market but also medical applications such as high speed surgical drills.There are more than 100 standard Fluoroloy® and Rulon® grades available, several of which are FDA compliant and USP Class VI certified, making them well suited for medical and analytical equipment applications such as chemical analyzers.To learn more about Saint-Gobain Seals’ OmnSeal® product lines and its strategic business unit, visit www.seals.saint-gobain.com, follow their Twitter or connect on LinkedIn.About Saint-Gobain Seals (www.seals.saint-gobain.com)Saint-Gobain Seals is a strategic business unit under Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics’ Engineered Components SOA (sector of activity); our parent company, Saint-Gobain, is one of the world’s top 100 industrial groups.