GASKET RUBBER

INTRODUCTION The cost of leaky joints in industry today is staggering. Out-of-pocket costs run into billions of dollars annually in lost production, waste of energy, loss of product and, most recently, impact on the environment. These problems are increasing, not decreasing. It behooves all of us to consolidate our knowledge and experience to solve or at least minimize these problems. This publication is being produced because we, as gasket manufacturers and suppliers, are constantly called upon to solve sealing problems after the fact. Toooften we find insufficienttime and attention has been given to: . proper design of flanged joint . installation procedures and . selection of the optimum gasket material required to solve a particular sealing problem. Wewill endeavor to outline in this publication those areas we believe to be essential in a properly designed, installed and m" aintainedgasketed joint. We believe most people involved with the design, installation, and maintenance of gasketed joints realize that no such thing as " zero" leakage can be achieved. Whether or not ajoint is " tight" depends on the sophistication of the methods used to measure leakage. In certain applications the degree of leakage may be perfectly acceptable if one drop of water per minute is noted at the gasketed joint. Other requirements are that no bubbles would be observed if the gasketed joint was subjected to an air or gas test underwater and a still more stringent inspection would require passing a mass spectrometer test. The rigidity of the test method would be determined by: . the hazard of the material being confined . loss of critical materials in a process flow . impact on the environment should a particular fluid escape into the atmosphere . danger of fire or of personal injury All of these factors dictate proper attention must be given to: . design of flange joints or closures . proper selection of gasket type . proper gasket material . proper installation procedures Care in these areas will ensure that the best technology goes into the total package and will minimize operating costs, pollution of the environment and hazards to employees and the general public. His material consists of: Red, White, translucent, Blue, black silicone rubber 60 ' shore, sheeting Blue FDA, FDA translucent Slicone, Milky White Fda silicone, Red Silicone Fda, Yellow Silicone Fda Rubber 60 " shore, sheeting Food Quality Translucent Silicone Rubber Sheeting 40' Shore A Silicone Rubber 10' Shore A " HTM" Light Green Thermally Conductive Silicone Sponge Closed Cell Silicone White sponge sheeting, Closed Cell Silicone white Sponge Fda. Red Iron Oxide Silicone Reinforced With 1 Ply Glass Cloth Insertion Sheet Fda. Blue ( Nearest Pantone - 2955U) Metal Detectable Silicone Sheet Fda Compliant Black gunuine DuPont Viton sheet 75 ' shore. White FDA viton sheet 65 ' Shore Nitriles / Nylon Sheet diaphragm Neoprene / Nylon diaphragm sheet Nitriles PVC / Nylon Floating Roof Tank Seals Seat Valve Blue silicone Fda, Seat Valve Red Silicone Fda, Seat Valve Milky White Silicone Fda EPDM 65 ' Shore Viton Sheet Viton sponge sheet Market Sectors including: Materials handing, Parmaceutical, Dry & Wet cement manufacturers, vibratory Motors, Offshore Oil, Food Processing, Dairy Industry, Animal feed stuffs, Agro-Chemical fertilizer, Pottery & ceramic, beverage production, Woodworking / Dust extraction, power plants, Test fasilities, marine engineering, Transportation, Environmetal Control, water engineering, textile machinery, paper machinery, Hydraulic engineering Other products that we marketed: One part caulk sealant Fluorodyn Fluorolast solvent based coating ( Self-curing type) Flurolast water borne coating ( head curable) viton rubber coated product