History

Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. was founded on a theoretically simple innovation, with a very powerful application that was needed to meet a challenge. A plastic ring with a groove in it to house a coiled spring was the launching pad for a new industry.

In 1951, Pete Balsells, an aerospace design engineer, recognized the need for self energized seals for rocket booster cryogenics. With the combination of his formal education in engineering, problem solving skills, and inventor’s zeal, he worked to formulate a solution. He combined his recognition of the benefits of polytetrafluoroethylene’s (PTFE) mechanical properties for sealing purposes with his vision of a spring that would provide uniform force throughout its working deflection to create the canted-coil™ spring energized PTFE seal, today commonly known as the "Bal Seal".

Since 1958, when Bal Seal Engineering was founded, based on Pete’s original breakthrough of the PTFE Seal, the company has enjoyed over five decades of growth and continued innovation. It is our goal at Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. to lead the world in the development and supply of sealing and connecting solutions for critical applications.

Mission Statement

Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. is a client-focused, engineering solutions company which enters into collaborative relationships with innovative customers, while developing growing and emerging OEM markets worldwide. We attract and develop the best and brightest from a variety of backgrounds and cultures with diverse experience and capabilities. We take pride in our responsiveness to customers' needs. We acquire or develop the most appropriate technologies. We provide the highest quality standards at all of our strategically located global operations and manufacturing facilities. We grow through market development and strategic partnerships.