gasketing
- May 11, 2022
- April 21, 2022
Thermoseal's KLINGERSIL C-4401 gasket material is a compressed fiber material with excellent chemical and sealability characteristics while being reasonably priced. C-4401 is manufactured from synthetic fibers with a Nitrile binder system and is an exceptional gasket material for sealing liquids in high temperature applications. C-4401 is manufactured from synthetic fibers with a Nitrile binder system and is an exceptional gasket material for sealing liquids in high temperature applications . This material is typically used as a gasket or seal for compressors, pipe flanges, manways, pumps and valves.
March 11, 2022The GYLON® TUFF-RAIL® Family consists of two tank car manway gaskets, GYLON® 3545 & 3504 TUFF-RAIL®. The TUFF-RAIL® patent pending technology incorporates raised sealing features for a tighter seal in less than ideal bolting conditions, even after multiple cycles. Engineered to a single size, these gaskets fit the most common manways (AAR-1, UTC-1, TRN-1) simplifying gasket selection and inventory requirements. Constructed from Garlock's industry proven GYLON® material, TUFF-RAIL ® manway gaskets have been tested for reliability, reusability, and superior performance over other similar PTFE materials.
Now available on the GFS e-commerce store, this product is in stock, can be purchased with a click of a button.
March 02, 2022Original Fabric Shields - How They Work
There are two pull-cords which run parallel along the length of the outside of flange. Two Velcro tabs are also situated at each end of the shield, which are only used to keep the shield in place while the cords are being tightened. Firstly, wrap the shield tightly around the flange. The two Velcro tabs fasten together to close the shield and hold it in place, ready for tightening of the cords.
February 25, 2022Flexible graphite is commonly used as gasket and packing material because of its heat management and fluid sealing properties, but it usage extends outside of the domain of industry. Currently researchers are finding a number of abstract uses for flexible graphite, not only due to its heat management and fluid sealing properties, but also its electrical conductivity, anti-corrosive properties, and resistance to aging.
The list of flexible graphite research encompasses a range of topics which include:
- further investigation of properties
- enhancements to devices and/or other
February 01, 2022January 05, 2022INDUSTRY
ChemicalCUSTOMER
Large Petrochemical PlantCUSTOMER BACKGROUND
The customer is a maker of petrochemical feed-stocks used in the manufacture of plastics, rubber, fibers, solvents, detergents, fertilizers and paints.December 03, 2021In our continued effort to provide our customers convenient seal sizing guides, GFS is happy to present the newest technical bulletins:
- Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets for Pipe Flanges - Ring Gasket Sizing Guide
- ASME B16.21 - 2016
- Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets for Pipe Flanges - Full Face Gasket Sizing Guide
- ASME B16.21 - 2016
November 10, 2021Versatile 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 bolt loads are low.
Versatile GORE Joint Sealant is standard sealing material for many MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) teams because it seals reliably – and because it’s easy and cost-effective to install. For most applications, just peel off the adhesive backing, apply to the surface, and overlap the ends.
October 07, 2021Gallagher Fluid Seals is often presented with unique sealing challenges. It's no surprise, considering this is our 65th year in business.
One of our customers, a global composite tank manufacturer, came to GFS with a HUGE request. And we mean "HUGE" literally.
Challenges of Large Diameter Gaskets
Their fabricated composite tanks needed to withstand media and temperature fluctuations to treat sewage at customer sites across the world.
The caveat: Sewage digestion tanks can range in sizes from 10ft in diameter up to 100+ ft diameters. In this case, our customer's tank sizes were 80 ft diameter.