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O-rings suitable for the pharmaceutical industry
O rings are widely used across various industries to support a variety of different pieces of equipment and applications. They provide an essential function and are ultimately moulded and manufactured to ensure they provide a continually high level of quality through...
The Best Chemical Resistant Gaskets for Sulfuric Acid
If you are using sulfuric acid on a regular basis within your industry, you might be aware of how corrosive it can be. While it can be useful for dyes, explosives, fertilisers, and many more applications, finding a chemical resistant gasket can often be one of the...
Different elastomers for o rings and various applications
An elastomer is a primary raw material used for most o rings. They are typically manufactured as gum rubber or manufactured synthetically, and surprisingly today, there are approximately over 32 different synthetic rubbers now available. Elastomer compounds will...
Spiral wound gasket thickness – what’s best?
It is often recommended that using a thinner gasket type/material will result in better sealing performance. Why? Because thinner gaskets tend to require much less gasket stress to provide applications with the perfect seal, they also have an excellent response to...
Choosing the correct oil seal application
Choosing and using the proper sealing devices within oil and gas applications can be vital when preventing dirt, dust, water, and other debris from potentially getting inside and contaminating products. Of course, all rubber materials and seals will provide a range...
Nitrile rubber, NBR, and Buna-N – how well do you know your o ring materials?
A widely used elastomer, Nitrile, Buna-N, or NBR rubber, are all oil and fuel resistant and provide a great level of strength, making them a popular material for seals across various industries. Suitable for a range of applications, this versatile rubber material,...
Optimum squeezing force for an o ring
It is true that the more squeeze you place on an o ring, the tighter the seal it will provide. In essence, the more squeeze (compression) you apply, the greater the force between the o ring and its mating hardware. And ensuring you have the perfect seal is all...
O Ring Squeeze
The squeeze and shrinkage on an o ring are vital to understanding as these factors stand in the way of your application either experiencing a perfect seal or your application suffering from leaks. You can measure the shrinkage of an o ring during...
Keeping your o rings bonded
EMI o rings. Those seal ring gaskets are made of silicone compounds, combining environmental sealing with electromagnetic interference protection. Consisting of metal or metal-coated particles, silicone o rings are filled with silver, silver aluminium, or nickel...
The importance of mechanical seals when reducing water consumption in mining
Environmental considerations are at the top of most industry's agendas in the 21st century as companies evaluate and improve operations, processes, and systems. Conserving water in mining is one such area that is now being investigated further with the rotation of...
