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John Crane — Mechanical Seals, Couplings and Rotating Equipment Reliability Solutions

About John Crane

John Crane is a global manufacturer of mechanical seals, seal support systems, power transmission couplings, and filtration solutions for rotating equipment, founded in 1917 as the Crane Packing Company and headquartered in Slough, UK. Part of Smiths Group plc, John Crane serves the oil and gas, chemical, power generation, and wider process industries through more than 200 facilities in over 50 countries, and is widely regarded as a pioneer of end-face mechanical seal and dry gas seal technology.

Niche / Flagship Products

Type 28 Dry Gas Seals (28AT, 28XP, 28EXP)

Non-contacting, gas-lubricated compressor seals using John Crane's patented spiral groove technology, an industry standard for centrifugal compressors and turbomachinery, with the 28EXP rated for pressures up to 425 bar(g).

Type 2800 Series Gas-Lubricated Pump Seals (2800EH, 2800XP, 2800MB)

Non-contacting dual cartridge seals for pumps and small- and large-bore rotating equipment, designed for zero fugitive emissions when handling volatile fluids.

Type 1 and Type 21 Elastomer Bellows Seals

Proven elastomer bellows shaft seals; the Type 1 is known as an industrial workhorse and the Type 21 is a widely used standard among pump OEMs.

5600 Series Universal Cartridge Seals

A modular cartridge seal family, including metal bellows variants such as the Type 5615, built to fit a broad range of pumps.

Metastream and Powerstream Couplings

Disc, diaphragm, rigid, and elastomeric power transmission couplings for pumps, compressors, and turbomachinery.

Isomag Bearing Isolators

Magnetic face bearing protection that seals out contaminants and retains lubricant in rotating equipment.

Specialized Product Categories

Compressor Seals

Dry gas seals, separation seals, and secondary containment seals for turbo compressors, screw compressors, and steam turbines.

Pump Seals

Single, dual, cartridge, component, and metal bellows mechanical seals for process, pipeline, slurry, and API 610 pumps.

Vessel, Mixer and Agitator Seals

Mechanical seals for reactors, mixers, and agitators in chemical, pharmaceutical, and polymer processing.

Seal Support Systems

API 682 and API 692-compliant gas seal and pump seal support systems, including gas conditioning units and barrier fluid systems.

Seal Face Technologies

Micromachined face patterns and treatments that improve lubrication under low-lubricity, dry-running, and severe-service conditions.

Power Transmission Couplings

Disc, diaphragm, elastomeric, rigid, and high-performance turbomachinery couplings.

Mechanical Packing

Compression, automatic, floating, and injectable packing materials for pump and valve leakage control.

Other Products & Capabilities

Filtration Solutions

Gas, liquid, and polymer filtration systems, including fuel gas filtration for turbines and process gas protection.

New Energy Solutions

Sealing and filtration technologies for hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), and greenhouse gas emissions reduction.

John Crane Sense

Remote condition monitoring of rotating equipment using near real-time data and analytics.

Performance Plus Services

Seal reliability management, maintenance and repair, upgrades and retrofits, reliability engineering, and technical training.

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