Garlock products
- February 01, 2022
GFS Graphite materials, including Garlock GRAPH-LOCK® and the Klinger flexible graphite series are composed of pure, exfoliated flake material. These materials excel in extreme conditions and withstands high temperatures, high pressures, and aggressive chemicals.
- January 05, 2022
INDUSTRY
ChemicalCUSTOMER
Large Petrochemical - November 24, 2021
Many members of the Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) Non-Metallic Expansion Joints Division and of the Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association (EJMA) feel that expansion joints are the forgotten components of many piping systems. Other piping system components—flanges, gaskets, strainers, valves, pumps and the pipe itself—seem to get most of the design time.
In many ways, expansion joints are the most important components of a well-designed piping system. They are the “living and breathing”
- September 22, 2021
Not all applications are created equal, and when the application is especially demanding, one, at times, must consider different solutions.
Such is the case regarding air operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps. Typically, applications associated with this type of pump involve chemical compatibility 0.0 issues, abrasive element concerns, or a combination of the two.Some examples include:
- Mining applications involving slurries of acids and solids
- Paint and coatings
- August 20, 2021
CHALLENGES FACED BY CUSTOMER
The customer’s chemical treatment vessel has nonstandard rectangular flanges with a limited number of bolts. The limited bolting resulted in inadequate compression to seal the gasket and the non-standard shape made the use of a molded engineered gasket unfeasible. When tested, expanded PTFE leaked. There was no alternative known at that time so the mess of crystalized leaking media was accepted as normal.
OPERATING CONDITIONS AT CUSTOMER
- July 14, 2021
KLOZURE® 145 Oil Seal Case Study
INDUSTRY
Primary Metals - Rolling Mill Chocks
CUSTOMER TYPE
A primary metals mill
BACKGROUND ON CUSTOMER
End user was buying a competitors Excluder V-Rings for use on their rolling mill chocks. The competition started making their Excluder V-rings overseas and changed the compound. Distribution requested an evaluation.
- June 11, 2021
The GYLON® Style 3522 material is made of 100% pure PTFE with no fillers or additives, making the material ideal for the most demanding, high purity requirements. Industries such as food, pharmaceutical, semi-conductor, recognize the uniformity of GYLON® 3522 that makes it an ideal gasket choice for those critical applications that cannot risk process contamination or premature failure.
INDUSTRY
Food and Beverage
CUSTOMER
- April 20, 2021
Style 1303-FEP Packing resists heat, pressure and chemicals. It's compliant with the most stringent VOC and VHAP emissions regulations.
Garlock Style 1303-FEP combines the low emissions performance of engineered sets with the flexibility and convenience that comes with spool stock compression packing.
Specifications of Style 1303-FEP
- Min. Temperature: -328°F / -200°C
- Min. Temperature: -328°F / -200°C
- April 07, 2021
High temperature gasketing excels in the harshest conditions—intense heat and high pressure. These high performance gasket materials have been laboratory tested for fire safety. They maintain an effective seal during pressure and temperature fluctuations, and their excellent torque retention lowers leakage rates and reduces maintenance time.
This blog post will examine the five types of high temp gasket material that GFS carries from Garlock and Thermoseal Klinger.
- March 17, 2021
GYLON EPIX™ is a family of gaskets that effectively seals a broader range of applications and is more forgiving during the installation process. It allows the end user to save valuable turn-around time, reduce re-work, and lower costs, helping them to finish ahead of schedule and under budget.
GYLON EPIX™ features a hexagonal surface profile that provides the torque retention and blowout resistance of a thin gasket and the conformability of a thicker gasket. GYLON
