Going BEYOND is what we are known for!
This is one of the reasons long term partnerships are formed with customers around the world in critical industries such as Space, Aviation, Energy, and Life Science - they trust Omniseal Solutions™ to swiftly resolve seemingly insoluble engineering and technology challenges for environments that are extremely challenging, rapidly changing, unpredictable or not the norm. Visit our Video Showcase to see how these collaborations are engineering the world of tomorrow.
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--> Handling & Installation Instructions (how to guides for polymer and metal seals to ensure success)
--> Where No Engineer Has Gone Before (success stories in space)
One Team; One Customer Focus
Highly specialized TEAMS are paired with subject matter experts (SMEs) to client-side counterparts, leveraging a shared knowledge of engineering principles, practices and performance requirements, specific to a given application or industry. By collaborating TOGETHER, tailor-made solutions are created and delivered along with a united focus to provide a unique customer experience.
Omniseal Solutions™ sealing and material expertise originates from the very early, history-making pioneers of the polymer industry and unsung heroes of the space revolution! Started in 1955, Furon, under the name Fluorocarbon, set these engineers on a quest to discover a reliable sealing solution for rocket engine programs that were grounded due to elastomer seal failure and challenging operating conditions involving cryogenic liquid propellants.
These programs led to the creation of NASA and their many space successes such as the first man on the moon.
Today, the pioneering spirit thrives just as strongly at Omniseal Solutions™! Dedicated experts around the world use it every day to make historical breakthroughs in other industries and co-design with you a precision, tailor-made solution.
Through the decades, specialized expertise, know-how, knowledge, relentless passion, and exploratory culture to solve the most difficult challenges have been cultivated as part of our DNA ... a legacy that carries pride and shows impact.
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Omniseal Solutions™ is a specialized engineering group, passionately dedicated to the design and manufacture of precision components and systems that optimize sealing and wear control, with world-class integrated resources, specialized materials and relentless dedication.
Collaboration, Agility & Speed
We design, fabricate, assemble and create solutions that achieve exquisitely precision tolerances, while mitigating friction, wear, and leakage, to meet the extremely demanding performance requirements of critical applications in essential, high-stakes industries.
The pioneering spirit still fuels the imagination and drive within the organization, pushing an evolution in service. Since 2017, we started a new journey, utilizing new management methods by implementing self-directed TEAMS, also named circular teams or autonomous teams. Their focus? Each team is dedicated to a group of customers to “delight” them through a unique customer experience as well as answering every need and anticipating expectations.
Such an organization advocates a very short decision-making process and empowers our team members to make the right decision. We believe in the incredible potential of open and trustful collaboration, not only internally but also with our customers and external partners. The ultimate goal is simple: unleash creativity and foster agility and speed in order to swiftly resolve seemingly insoluble engineering challenges.
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At Your Service: Local & Global
As part of Saint-Gobain — a global company with a history of over 350 years, and one of the world’s top 100 innovative companies — we can blend world-class R&D, technology, infrastructure, and resources with the local expertise, speed, and operational agility of a highly specialized business. As a result, we are flexible enough to deliver ad hoc engineering consultation or complete turnkey solutions.
How do we intuitively know what you need? Whether from early space days when the RACO® spring-energized seal was invented to solve sealing failures to pushing the high-speed performance of rotary lip seals in helicopters and industrial equipment, our experts were there ... collaborating side by side and helping pioneers change the course of history.
With 17 manufacturing sites in 10 countries, we are local everywhere ... proud to be part of local communities and giving back to families and people around us. We believe in close collaboration to make positive change; therefore, the proximity needed to share ideas and build together unique solutions is very key to achieving this goal.
A global focus is also integral to universal growth. Our teams are interconnected and work at a global level whenever needed.
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Industries Served
Industries Served
If the experience of Omniseal Solutions™ in Space were a movie, it would start with the American flag proudly placed on the moon, then the scene quickly moves forward through history ... Apollo days, Space Shuttle launches, and most recent other successes like the Mars Rover Curiosity. In this "based on true events" movie, there are exciting flashbacks to take us back to where the story first began.
Launch Vehicle Engine Turbopump
A launch vehicle uses a turbopump that is driven by a hot gas turbine. Due to high levels of horsepower, RPM, flow rates and pressures in this system, specific design features, materials, and fabrication methods must be used to ensure high performance as well as space flight levels of reliability. For static sealing applications in this area, metal seals are used to prevent leakage of a fluid through a joint that has no relative motion of the mating surfaces.
Taking flight around the world, Omniseal Solutions™ has been privileged to serve the main aircraft and engine programs for civil and general aviation industries. Our partners have benefited from our global production footprint, with a reliable supply chain and excellence in quality. Our co-development model relies on direct communication between engineer to engineer, supported by proprietary simulation and real environment testing. We have demonstrated to our customers a reduction of cost of development and aerosystem improvement in sealing, lightweight, friction, and wear resistance from aggressive temperature, chemicals, load, and speed.
Aviation Solutions
Aviation Materials
High Pressure Turbine Shrouds
A high pressure turbine in a jet engine is one of the hottest parts in an airplane since this section is right after the combustion section and can reach extreme temperatures and pressures from the expanding airflow. Maintaining air flow control in this area is key to ensuring the efficiency of the engine because any type of leak is a waste of energy. To maintain a tight control on air flow in the turbine as well as limit vibration, metal shrouds are used, facing the tip of the turbine blades.
Omniseal Solutions™ provides components and materials for Life Science applications that test purity in pharmaceuticals, diagnose disease to provide vital treatment, surgical devices for lifesaving procedures and home health to better life such as portable oxygen concentrators or diabetic monitoring.
Life Science Solutions
Life Science Materials
Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) with CO₂ Medium
A growing global market trend is the increase in pharmaceutical manufacturing and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) for purity testing. Many chemicals used in medicinal pharmaceuticals occur in extremely low concentrations and can be difficult to detect with accuracy. Analyses of these compounds are typically performed using gas chromatography (GC) or liquid chromatography (LC).
Omniseal Solutions™ developed the first saddle bearing in Rulon® in the 1940s and the first Air Compressor rotary lip seal in 1984. Discover below the innovative sealing and wear solutions for Compressors, Pumps, Valves, Food Equipment, Semiconductor Equipment, Aluminum Beverage Can making, Heavy Metal Industry, Laser and Plastics processing.
Industrial Solutions
Industrial Materials
Beverage Canning Necker Rework Machine
The worldwide beverage cans Industry is projected to reach $32 Billion by 2026 at a CAGR of over 5.0% from 2021. Reasons for this demand are due to aluminum cans offering a full range of benefits: easy to form, resist corrosion, lightweight, stackable and strong. Aluminum is a sustainable packaging option due to its recyclability. Further, the aluminum body allows for different graphic designs to grab greater customer attention.
Starting in the 1970s due to rising demands in upstream oil & gas applications in the North Sea, our sealing and material solutions proved valuable in solving harsh chemical and extreme temperature/pressure challenges. We are still being used today in a wide range of energy mix applications.
Thanks to our unique material science and strong application engineering know-how, we provide our customers with reliable customized solutions such as polymer spring-energized seals, addressing the ever increasing needs of various critical and extreme applications where failure is not an option.
Energy: Oil & Gas Solutions
Energy: Oil & Gas Materials
Hydraulic Downhole Drilling Jar
Operated on land, offshore or ultra-hot boreholes, hydraulic downhole drilling jars are rather versatile and help to free and move the drill pipe components in the event that they become stuck in the formation. They are critical, significantly reducing the risk of expensive equipment loss.
The pioneering spirit is a critical part of our technical and engineering DNA, which has led us to energy "firsts" such as extreme sealing in the world's first subsea gas compression system. Backed by this heritage, we continue to innovate today and solve the challenges that affect our communities. A high priority is finding out how can we decrease global emissions and address the impact of climate change.
Energy: Carbon Free Solutions
Energy: Carbon Free Materials
100% (CO₂) Certified Fluoropolymers For Carbon Capture & Storage Applications
Because Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) can achieve significant carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reductions, this process is considered a key and viable
When working in the nuclear industry, you need utter confidence in the components and materials you use. Why else would the metal and polymer sealing solutions from Omniseal Solutions™ be in high demand? From using a metal-to-metal connection to a special design C-Seal for increased stability, our tailor-made solutions deliver throughout the entire value chain. Encompassing solutions in nuclear power, nuclear fusion, radioactive waste management, nuclear research and science, and even nuclear medical applications, the team designs precision components to handle these critical applications.
Nuclear & Science Research Solutions
Nuclear & Science Research Materials
Omniseal Solutions™ developed the first saddle bearing in Rulon® in the 1940s and the first Air Compressor rotary lip seal in 1984. Discover below the innovative sealing and wear solutions for Compressors, Pumps, Valves, Food Equipment, Semiconductor Equipment, Aluminum Beverage Can making, Heavy Metal Industry, Laser and Plastics processing.
