Packing glands belong to the oldest sealing elements. No other sealing type has reached the huge variety of their fields of applications to this day. With packings, it is possible to seal safely static and dynamic stroke or rotation movements in a wide range of temperatures and pressures. Thanks to the still ongoing development of new materials, the range of applications that can be covered with packings is still growing. And last but not least, packings are an low priced solution.