Garlock completes second phase of modernisation

A Garlock Sealing Technologies (US) product story
Edited by the Processingtalk editorial team Oct 7, 2008

Garlock Sealing Technologies has finished building a factory for producing Gylon restructured PTFE industrial gasketing products.

The factory will also consolidate all shipping and receiving activity for Garlock's Palmyra operations.

The factory, the construction of which begun in August 2007, is the second phase of a five-year, USD30m modernisation programme of Garlock's 100-year-old industrial complex.

The first phase, a new building for production of its Klozure dynamic oil seals, was completed in December 2006.

The new factory incorporates a host of environmental features, including a closed-loop recovery system that allows the company to recycle and reuse process solvents and eliminate VOC emissions, other closed-loop equipment that saves up to 20,000 gallons of water per day, the use of non-treated water for production processes and separation of the storm water system and creation of green spaces to reduce runoff.

Materials resulting from the demolition of old structures have been recycled or re-used on site to minimise waste.

The new facility is energy efficient and features water-cooled chillers with ultrasonic humidification, reflective roofs to reduce heat loading and insulating exterior wall panels.

On-demand water heaters serve isolated areas and waste heat is recovered from exhaust ventilation systems and air compressors.

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