Simmerrings are used for sealing rotating shafts, predominantly in the following applications:Engines (sealing of crankshafts and camshafts)Drive trains in agricultural and construction machinery (sealing of transmissions, differentials, axles, wheel hubs)of transmissions, differentials, axles, wheel hubs) Industrial gearboxes (e.g. sealing of spur wheel gearboxes, worm gearboxes) Hydro-units (sealing of hydro-pumps, hydro-motors) Heavy industry (sealing of shafts in mills, cement mills, wind power plants) Ship building (sealing of stern tubes, thruster drives,
rudder drives)Machines in the foodstuffs industry Machines in the chemicals industry Compressor construction,household and industrial washing machines.
4. Characteristics
1- high sealing effect
2- low friction, no stick-slip behavior
3- available in various of materials, strong adaptability to work conditions