Chocolate Tanks Many equipment suppliers are providing CinchSeal® in place of the outdated mechanical packing. In 2003, a manufacturer of chocolate equipment supplied a major chocolate manufacturer in Pennsylvania with more than 30 pieces of equipment-all equipped with Cinchseals. According to Drew Schmidt, President of Wm. A. Schmidt & Sons, “We chose Cinchseals for the new equipment because they are easier to install and simpler to maintain. The old style mechanical packing requires periodic adjustment, and can wear the shaft. If it is not properly and frequently maintained, the chocolate leaks out of the stuffing box. The CinchSeal®, on the other hand, has none of these issues. The shaft seal is one piece—split silicone elastomer that is static to the shaft— not multiple rings of packin

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