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Welcome to the Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. online mediaroom.

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Recent News


  • Le Bourget, France – June 16th, 2009 – Visitors to the 48th International Paris Airshow, a trade event held June 15th-21st at Le Bourget airport in Paris, will have an exclusive opportunity to view a new aerospace animation sequence produced by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
  • HOUSTON, TEXAS – April 30th, 2009 – Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. announced today that it will sponsor a contest to name its new sealing technology for oilfield equipment applications.
  • HOUSTON, TEXAS – April 30th, 2009 – Combining an innovative design with precision material technology, Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. has developed a new seal that can increase uptime and efficiency by as much 150% in critical oilfield equipment. The company will showcase the seal in its exhibit, #4924, at the upcoming 2009 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, TX.
  • HANNOVER, GERMANY – April 23rd, 2009 – Visitors to YouTube and www.balseal.com will get an exclusive look at some of the connecting, conducting and shielding solutions featured at this year’s Hannover MESSE event, thanks to a new video animation produced by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
  • Chicago, Illinois – March 10th, 2009 – Jennifer Coleman, a new Global Analytical Market Manager for Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., signaled the official opening of her company’s exhibit at this week’s Pittcon 2009 event by recording a live video report from the show floor.
  • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – February 25th, 2009 – Visitors to YouTube and www.balseal.com will get an exclusive look at some of the sealing, connecting, conducting and shielding solutions featured at this year’s American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons event, thanks to an upcoming video broadcast produced by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
  • FOOTHILL RANCH, CALIF. -– February 12, 2009 – Medical device engineers are evaluating the use of tiny springs to improve the performance of implantable devices that act like joints in the human body.
  • PALM SPRINGS, Calif. --Visitors to LabAutomation 2009, a popular trade event held January 24th -28th at the Palm Springs Convention Center, will have an exclusive opportunity to view a new technical animation produced by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
  • Foothill Ranch, Calif. – December 29, 2008 – A program originally launched to boost English language skills at Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. is positively impacting employees both on and off the job.
  • Foothill Ranch, Calif. – December 30, 2008 – Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. has announced its successful integration of dcLINK®, a data collection technology that allows for faster, more accurate electronic tracking of inventory, assets and time.
  • Las Vegas, Nevada – December 4th, 2008 – When surgeons, medical manufacturers and investors gather this week for the 12th annual meeting of the North American Neuromodulation Society, they won’t just hear about the latest advances in treatment technology – they’ll also get to see the connecting and sealing components that are making these advances possible.
  • LOS ANGELES, Calif. – January 15th, 2008 – MedTech Insider, a popular industry blog posted and maintained by Canon Communications, Inc., is featuring an animation sequence that illustrates the use of Bal Conn™ electrical connectors in medical electronics applications. The animation, along with an accompanying story, can be viewed at http://medtechinsider.com/?p=2325
  • Düsseldorf, Germany – November 19th, 2008 – In a move that underscores the growing trend toward early-stage collaboration between medical manufacturers and their component suppliers, Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. has announced that it will participate in the MEDICA trade fair, held November 19th-22nd, 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
  • Cleveland, Ohio – November 7th, 2008 – In a move that underscores the growing trend toward early-stage collaboration between medical manufacturers and their component suppliers, Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. has announced that it will participate in the Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Innovations Summit, to be held November 10th-12th, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Minneapolis, Minn. – Three new animation sequences produced by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. will make their debut on the “big screen” at the Medical Design & Manufacturing Show, running October 22nd-23rd, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • San Francisco, Calif. – October 17, 2008 – One of the biggest attractions at the upcoming 8th Annual Neurotech Leaders Forum may be the smallest and simplest: an electrical connector designed around a tiny, coiled spring.
  • Detroit, Mich. – October 20, 2008 – Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., a global supplier of custom-engineered connecting, sealing, conducting and shielding solutions for the automotive industry, has announced that it will exhibit at the SAE Convergence® event, October 20th-22nd, 2008 in Detroit, Mich.

  • Husum, Germany – The Husum WindEnergy Trade Fair, running this week in Husum, Germany, has long been a destination spot for engineers who want to see the latest in big turbines and complex technology.
  • FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. – Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., a U.S.- based sealing, connecting and energizing products manufacturer, has chosen Hong Kong as a base of operations for its Asia Pacific sales office.
  • Orlando, Fla. – The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, running through September 25th in Orlando, Florida, has always been a destination spot for those who want to learn about big advances in medical device technology. But this year, one of the event’s biggest attractions may be its smallest and simplest: an electrical contact designed around a tiny, coiled spring.
  • FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. – A new podcast produced by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. is
    giving OEM engineers the inside track on solutions to sealing, connecting and
    energizing challenges.
  • Aspiring Southern California engineers are honing their computer design skills and getting a jump on college studies with the help of a new program launched by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
  • From deep space to deep sea: Founder Pete J. Balsells’ theoretically simply invention - a grooved plastic ring housing a coiled spring - has made its way into products that break barriers in science, space and medical innovation.
  • Bal Seal partners with industry professionals involved with UPLC development during Pittcon 2008. New Orleans, LA, February 6, 2008 - Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. will exhibit during the Pittcon tradeshow being held in New Orleans, LA from March 3-5, 2008. Exhibiting at this event underscores Bal Seal's efforts to partner with Analytical OEM companies to design custom engineered sealing and connecting solutions for critical applications such as ultra pressure liquid chromatography (UPLC), mass spectrometry, and precision fluid dispensing for laboratory automation.
  • FOOTHILL RANCH, C.A.--(BUSINESS WIRE) - Bal Seal Engineering Inc., today announced their participation at the Offshore Technology Conference held this week in Houston, Texas. Bal Seal Engineering is a leading global supplier of custom engineered sealing, connecting, and energizing solutions for the medical device, aerospace, analytical, oil & gas, and automotive industries.
  • FOOTHILL RANCH, C.A.--(BUSINESS WIRE) - Bal Seal Engineering Inc., today announced their participation at the Analytica Trade Show held this week in Munich, Germany. Bal Seal Engineering is a leading global supplier of custom engineered sealing, connecting, and energizing solutions for the medical device, aerospace, automotive, and analytical instrumentation industry.
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2008

    Bal Seal networks with orthopedic professionals during AAOS 2008