Swan Seals

Swan Seals, industrial seal manufacturer in Aberdeen

Swan Seals is a company based in Aberdeen (Scotland) dedicated to the manufacture and supply of O-rings, seals and sealing kits. According to its own presentation, it works with virtually any elastomer or thermoplastic and serves both standard metric and imperial sizes and specialist materials approved under the NORSOK M-710 standard.

The company has been operating since 2002 and is part of the R&G Fluid Power Group, a group of British companies specialising in hydraulics, industrial hoses and fittings, engineering and sealing. The group states that it holds the largest stock of fluid power products in the United Kingdom, according to its own description.

Seals and gaskets catalogue

The Swan Seals catalogue is organised into several product families:

• Metric and imperial seals: including bearing rings, oil seals, piston seals, rod seals, wiper seals and pneumatic seals, in both metric and imperial systems.
• Oilfield seals: wellhead seals, hammer union seals and test flange seals.
• O-rings: available in imperial and metric versions in materials such as AFLAS®/FEPM, FKM75, FKM90, FKM95 AED, HNBR70, HNBR90, PTFE, NBR70, NBR90 and polyurethane. Encapsulated O-rings with a Viton® or silicone core are also offered, as well as O-ring cord in nitrile 70, nitrile 90, FKM75 and FKM90.
• Other O-ring materials: perfluoroelastomer (FFKM), silicone rubber (VMQ), EPDM rubber, polyurethane (HPU), neoprene (CR) and fluorosilicone (FVMQ).
• Back-up rings: in spiral PTFE, solid PTFE, contoured NBR and contoured FKM, in both imperial and metric sizes.
• Gaskets: soft cut gaskets, spiral wound gaskets, gland packing and ring type joints.
• Machined seals: piston seals, rod seals, symmetrical seals, wiper seals, rotary seals, guide rings, static seals and back-up rings, all machined.
• Cylinder parts: cylinder components, cushioning components, connection tubes, end caps, flanges, glands, heavy duty components, pistons, ports, rods, tubes, trunnions, rod ends and ball joints (radial and fork), fixed eyes, bushes and weldable bosses.
• Complete hydraulic cylinders: double acting and single acting cylinders.

Materials and traceability

The company highlights that its products are manufactured with standard and specialist materials approved under NORSOK M-710, with full certification and batch traceability. This combination of certification and traceability is presented as a differentiating factor for industry professionals.

Applications and sectors served

Swan Seals supplies sealing solutions for hydraulic and pneumatic applications, as well as for specialist sectors such as automotive, marine and food processing. The company also states that it can supply hard-to-find items.

Service and manufacturing capability

The company offers specialist technical advice, a 24/7 manufacturing service and international shipping. According to its website, in many cases it ships same day and maintains a telephone support line available outside normal office hours, every day of the year. The site also mentions free UK delivery on orders over £75 and a minimum order value of £10.

Presence and structure

Swan Seals operates from its headquarters in Aberdeen and is part of R&G Fluid Power Group, which allows it to draw on the experience and product knowledge of a British group active in hydraulics, industrial hoses, engineering and sealing.

Location and contact

Unit 4, 5-19 Holland Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB25 3UJ · Email: sales@swanseals.co.uk · Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 7.30am - 4.30pm Friday 7.30am - 2.30pm