Welcome to the latest issue of Fluid Sealing News, the electronic newsletter of the Fluid Sealing Association. Stay informed with member news, industry updates, meeting highlights, technical articles, and much more!

A Message from the President - Jason Ferris

I am honored and excited to be taking over as President of the Fluid Sealing Association, and I want to thank my many industry colleagues who have supported me in taking on this role. I truly believe in our mission of advancing our industry, innovation, sustainability, safety, and reliability, and am grateful for the contributions of our membership towards that cause.   

I’d like to thank Amy Hammarstrom for her excellent leadership of the organization as President over the past two years. She has driven significant success within the organization, and I am fully aligned with the strategies she has helped the Board set on education, government and regulatory affairs, and enhancing content for our members. Congratulations as well go to Mark Savage as our incoming Vice President of the organization. I am excited to continue working alongside him on the Board.

2025 Annual Meeting Highlights

The Fluid Sealing Association held its Annual Meeting on October 22–24, 2025, at The Westin Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. The program featured expert presentations on tariffs, expanding regulatory requirements, and the future of reliability; an interactive workshop on artificial intelligence and prompt engineering; committee and division meetings; the Annual Business Meeting; and an offsite dinner reception at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

During the Annual Business Meeting, Jason Ferris, Flowserve, was elected President, and Mark Savage, John Crane, was elected Vice President.

Government and Regulatory Affairs Committee Update

By Phil Mahoney, FSA Government and Regulatory Affairs Committee Chair

The Government and Regulatory Affairs Committee continues to meet on a roughly monthly schedule

The committee set up a webinar which was offered to all Association members and was presented by Cally Edgren, Vice President of Regulatory and Sustainability for Assent, a company that specializes in reporting tools for regulatory compliance and Supply Chain Sustainability. Cally presented an update on PFAS regulations from around the globe and highlighted aspects that all members may want to consider when choosing tools and resources to help with requirements such as the PFAS reporting challenges all our members are facing today.

Jeffery Wilson Elected Chair of Gasket Division

European Sealing Association Year in Review 2025

By Mark Neal, ESA Secretary General

Over the past year, the European Sealing Association has remained a central platform for technical collaboration, regulatory engagement and industry exchange across Europe. A key event was the Annual General Meeting in April, which brought the ESA community together in Ljubljana for the first time. The meeting marked an important leadership transition with the appointment of Ozan Devlen as ESA Chair. We also welcomed Sandy Van den Broeck into the role of Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) Director, a position created to help drive our commitment to sustainability and responsible practices. The AGM once again underlined the importance of in-person exchange for shaping shared priorities and strengthening cooperation across the industry.

Become a Fluid Sealing Association Author!

There are many benefits to becoming a Fluid Sealing Association author, including having something new to add to your resume. Young engineers and those new to the industry are encouraged to check out this one-hour online Article Writing Workshop and see how easy it is.

There are a multitude of industrial publications in need of good content. Click below to access this workshop and help the Fluid Sealing Association fulfill their mission of educating end users in the fluid sealing industry. 

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Fluid Sealing News is published by the Fluid Sealing Association. Founded in 1933, the Fluid Sealing Association is an international trade association. Member companies are involved in the production and marketing of a wide range of fluid sealing devices primarily targeted to the industrial market.

Fluid Sealing Association membership includes a number of companies in Europe and Central and South America, but is most heavily concentrated in North America. Fluid Sealing Association members account for a majority of the manufacturing capacity for fluid sealing and containment devices in the Americas market.

Articles appearing in Fluid Sealing News are the views of the authors and not necessarily those of the Fluid Sealing Association.