gasketing
- July 26, 2022
Leakages and ill-assembled flanged connections are a daily concern for both offshore and onshore refining industries. Possible implications include additional reinstatement, production loss, monetary loss, damage to assets, harm to employees and environmental consequences. Operators and engineering houses have been left with limited options for ensuring the integrity and safety of bolted flange connections -- until now.
KLINGER Sentry Reverse Integrity Gaskets are designed so leakage testing
- July 20, 2022
While the primary function of a gasket is to create and maintain a tight seal, gaskets can do more than that – they can also dampen and reduce sound and vibration. This function can be particularly valuable, and necessary, in applications where noise and vibration reduction are desired.
Applications where it is often necessary to reduce the transmission of sound and vibration include HVAC systems, industrial machinery and equipment, telecommunication
- May 11, 2022
Steps to Installing a Gasket on a Flange
This blog will go over the 8 simple steps to install a gasket on a flange.
Thanks to our friends at Gore for providing the visual for this blog post.
- 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
- March 11, 2022
The 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
- March 02, 2022
Original 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, 2022
Flexible 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.
- 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
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Large Petrochemical - December 03, 2021
In 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
