We trace our origins to 1985, when Woodex Bearing Company partnered with the inventor of a mechanical screw conveyor seal with high run-out tolerance. Woodex began manufacturing his innovative H-style seal for Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) compliant industries. The cutting-edge seal featured a polymer-versus-stainless steel seal face and elastomer drive, and set new industry standards for screw conveyor seals.
The success of that partnership demonstrated the growing need for custom shaft seals, and spurred Woodex to establish MECO Seals—short for “Mechanical Concepts”—is a division dedicated to the engineering, design, and manufacturing of high-tolerance seals.