The test centre, where the company’s mechanical seals and compressor dry gas seals are assembled and put through rigorous tests, ensuring they meet the highest quality and performance standards, has undergone a major refurbishment over the past two years.
The entire test house facility has been reorganised and refurbished to allow for expansion of its compressor dry gas seal business. The first element of this was the introduction of a large diameter test rig that allows it to refurbish and dynamically test seals up to 380mm shaft diameter.
This final phase has seen the company invest a further £800,000 in another four state-of-the-art test rigs, with a fifth due to arrive in 2020. This will ensure the testing process is even more efficient and accurate.
Technical director, Andrew Colverson, said: “The investment in the test centre over the past two years ensures we can maintain our award-winning customer service well into the future.
“All our test rigs can be run on an automated basis, leaving operators more time to focus on preparation and post-test analysis. They are also user friendly, which means new test technicians can be trained quickly, adding another efficiency to this rapidly expanding area of our business.”
The open evening was part of two days of visits to AESSEAL by year seven and eight students, including one focused on women in engineering, which involved 80 female students.
Mr Colverson added: “As our business grows it’s crucial that we meet the demand for more people to fill the additional engineering jobs and supporting roles.
“These visits show young people that engineering offers a wide variety of professional career opportunities and is a far cry from the ‘grease and overalls’ image some might have imagined.”
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