O-rings
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January 21, 2022
In our continued effort to provide our customers convenient seal sizing guides, GFS is happy to present the newest technical bulletins:
- Back-Up Ring MS28774 Scarf Cut Sizing Guide >> Download it here
- Back-Up Ring MS27595 Sizing Guide >> Download it here
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January 14, 2022
Custom Seals from Gallagher Fluid Seals
While you could buy seals made with the size and materials of industry standards, sometimes the performance may not be up-to-snuff. Whether you have a static or a dynamic application, each one has its own unique traits and characteristics. Rather than finding a product that "fills the needs" of your specific application, wouldn't it be more prudent to create the perfect solution?
Using custom-engineered seals from GFS, specific to your application,
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January 12, 2022
This new case study from Gallagher Fluid Seals outlines the benefits of using a PTFE spring energized seal in high friction applications.
Our customer is a manufacturer of power transmission products with a focus on magnetic force. Their product line includes magnetic capping heads, shaft couplings, current-controlled brakes, and clutches.
CUSTOMER PROBLEM:
The customer's magnetic clutch and was having design problems with high friction and break-away
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January 07, 2022
Straight Thread Tube Fitting O-Rings
As the name implies, these O-Rings are used to seal Straight Threaded Tube Fittings. As with other O-Rings in static application designs, they make a seal between two mating components. Unlike most O-Rings, they are not completely housed in a rectangular groove or gland. The threaded male tubing fitting
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December 30, 2021
Sealing large joints or multiple grooves can pose cost and timing issues within product development. Extruded cord is often used to work within the program budgets and time constraints. However, that can create issues with splicing, RTV application, and inventory management.
To address these challenges, Parker has developed a new “Jigsaw” extruded seal design. The differentiating feature of this unique cross-section is the precise interlock when the cut-to-length seal ends are overlapped. When
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December 09, 2021
Depending on the direction that squeeze is applied to the cross section on o-rings or seals, they will be categorized as an axial or radial seal.
Static Axial Seals
A static axial seal will act in a similar manner to a gasket that is squeezed on both the top and the bottom of an O-ring’s cross section. A static axial seal is used in face, or flange-type type applications. When it is used as a face seal and there is internal or external pressure, the O-ring should be
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December 07, 2021
PART 6 - BASICS OF O-RINGS - FAILURE MODES
Spiral Failure, Explosive Decompression, Abrasion, Installation Damage, and other less common causes of O-Ring failure.
We are excited to present to you the final installment of the O-ring video webinar series. For this video, Ben Mell, Regional Sales Manager will discuss additional common types of failure modes. This continuation of October's failure mode video will take a deeper dive into the
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December 01, 2021
Spring Energized Polymer Seals and O-Rings are very different products, yet they can ultimately accomplish the same goal of sealing a system.
The humble O-Ring is, in simplest terms, a ring of rubber. A Spring Energized Seal consists of an engineered plastic jacket, usually a PTFE blend or
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November 19, 2021
Optimal rubber seal performance is crucial for manufacturers and engineers. If for any reason the rubber seal malfunctions, it could result in anything from corrosion and water damage to weathering and loss of air/heat. Because of this, it is of the utmost importance to be aware of how temperature affects rubber seals.
This blog will discuss the affects that temperature can have on rubber. High temperatures and low temperatures will have different affects on performance.
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October 20, 2021
Part 5 - Basics of O-Rings - Intro to Failure Modes
We are excited to present to you part 5 of our O-ring webinar series. For this portion, Benjamin Mell, GFS Application Engineer and Regional Sales Manager, introduces you to O-ring failure modes. Ben will give a general overview of how and why an O-ring might fail, and how you can determine
