gasketing
- September 25, 2025
FlangeGuards: Customizable Safety Solutions for Every Application
At Gallagher Fluid Seals, we know that in the sealing industry, there is no on-size-fits-all solution; and that includes flange safety. Industrial piping systems come in countless shapes, sizes, and configurations, making it essential to have safety solutions that can adapt to your specific requirements. That’s why we’re proud to partner with
- July 14, 2025
How the raised surface profile of PTFE sheet gasket helped a midstream oil and gas processor address leaky pipes
Bolted flange-gasket connections in process piping systems are common and given little thought – unless they start to leak.
Chronic leakage proved to be an issue for one of Garlock's clients, a midstream oil and gas processor and services provider. The site processes, stores, and transports natural gas, liquefied natural gas and petroleum products. Garlock was brought in to
- May 26, 2025
Gasket Installation Procedures: Best Practices
This blog provides guidance to maintenance operators, engineers and fitters to ensure successful gasket installation and assembly of bolted flange connections. However always check plant-approved installation procedures first.
The successful operation of a gasket depends upon a multiplicity of factors including the style and quality of the gasket material, but also the medium being sealed, the flange design, the amount of pressure applied
- May 22, 2025
Understanding the Forces That Impact Soft Gasketing Performance
Gaskets are often an afterthought when it comes to the well-being of a plant or process, as their cost is often negligible in the grand scheme of things.
Gallagher Fluid Seals stocks soft gasketing material from various manufacturers in many different thicknesses. Read on to better understand how to choose the correct gasketing material for your specific application.
- November 29, 2024
GORE Universal Pipe Gasket Style 800
GORE® Universal Pipe Gasket (Style 800) provides a reliable seal for steel, glass-lined steel and fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) flanges, in the full spectrum of strong acid, alkali, and solvent process media, including the most challenging thermal cycling and elevated temperature applications.
This single gasket solution can reduce the process safety and production downtime risks caused by the use of an incorrect gasket material. Highly conformable
- November 15, 2024
How to Select the Correct Gasket for Hydrogen Applications
Hydrogen's unique properties pose challenges for industrial sealing. Discover how choosing the right gasket ensures safety and system integrity.
Hydrogen, with its unique chemical and physical properties, presents significant challenges in industrial applications, particularly sealing and containment. Choosing the right gasket for hydrogen service is crucial to ensuring safety, preventing leaks, and maintaining system integrity.
- October 31, 2024
Garlock's THERMa-PUR® 4122 Kammprofile Helps Oil & Gas Customer
THERMa-PUR™ is a proprietary new gasketing material designed for use in high temperature sealing applications. It is produced using an environmentally friendly solvent-free process and combines a unique formulation with a patent-pending fiber core. THERMa-PUR™ is yet another innovative Garlock Sealing Technologies sealing solution that provides more than just temperature resistance.
- August 20, 2024
Versatile and easy-to-install, this 100% ePTFE sealing cord is a cost-effective solution for large steel flanges in general-use applications.
Joint Sealant, the first form-in-place gasket, was invented by Gore more than 40 years ago. It is a time-tested sealing solution for steel flanges with large diameters, rectangular or irregular shapes, and rough or pitted surfaces. When compressed, this soft, conformable cord forms a thin yet strong seal. It can also seal applications where available
- July 30, 2024
Enhanced Surface Profiles for Gaskets
How this feature can improve performance and efficiency with gaskets
Gaskets have always been part of industrial production. However, gaskets have not always been forgiving, easy to use or simple to remove. What if the sealing products were designed to optimize the work put into them? What if the design had a level of intelligence built in? What if the design could make up for equipment damage? When used properly, enhanced surface profiles for
