Acumen Seals & Pumps Ltd
Mechanical Seal TCO Calculator
True cost of seal failure, parts, labour, and production downtime
36 Years
Solving Seal Problems
Solving Seal Problems
⬡ Your Inputs
Seals in Service
Total seals across your plant
seals
1100
Seal Purchase Price
Cost per seal unit
£
£10£2,000
Average Seal Life
Months before replacement
months
1 mo36 mo
Labour Per Change-out
Engineer time + consumables
£
£50£2,000
Downtime Per Failure
Hours plant stops per event
hrs
0.5 hr48 hrs
Production Loss Rate
Cost per hour when plant is stopped
£/hr
£100£25,000
⬡ Current Annual Cost
Seal Parts Cost / Year
£2,040
Labour Cost / Year
£4,320
Production Downtime Cost / Year
£115,200
Total TCO, Current Strategy
£121,560
24 change-outs/year · 96 hrs downtime/year
⬡ With Correctly Specified Seals, 3× Longer Life Scenario
Correctly Specified Seal TCO / Year
£42,560
Projected Annual Saving
+£79,000
65% reduction in total seal cost
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Andrew Sykes MCGIoffice@acumenseals.co.uk · acumenseals.co.uk
Correctly specified seal scenario assumes 4× material cost, 3× service life. Right material, right seal type, right faces for your application.© Acumen Seals & Pumps Ltd