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- March 07, 2025
Rubber Coated Metal (RCM) - What is it, and should you use it?
Rubber-coated metal refers to metal surfaces with a layer of rubber or rubber-like material applied for various purposes, such as sealing, protection noise damping, or vibration absorption.
Polystrat materials from our friends at KLINGER are steel based composite materials made by bonding rubber on both sides. KLINGER RCM USA’s materials are manufactured with a combination of metal and rubber coatings to offer enhanced sealing
- March 04, 2025
DuPont™ Kalrez® 0090 Perfluoroelastomer Parts For Ball Valves in Refineries
Ball valves are primarily used for shut-off applications in the energy industry and must function in a wide range of chemical environments, both gas and liquid, where significant performance differences are often observed between various types of sealing materials.
Kalrez® 0090 O-rings are TOTAL and NORSOK compliant with exceptional chemical resistance and Rapid Gas Decompression performance making them an excellent
- February 27, 2025
Gallagher Fluid Seals is a Parker Distributor is proud to be proud to be one of the few premier distributors to qualify as a “Parker Seal Technology Center (STC)”.
Sealing Hydrogen with UHMW FlexiSeals and Rubber Seals
Within the aerospace industry, the efficient and safe storage of hydrogen is becoming critical – particularly in applications involving refueling systems. This case study by our friends at Parker explores a unique sealing application involving
- February 25, 2025
Continuous Molding Technology Enhances O-Ring Performance
Historically, technology to produce large diameter molded O-Rings has been limited by press and molding capabilities. One of our suppliers, Parker Hannifin, created a proprietary continuous molding technology which ensures the strength and reliability of large diameter FKM, HNBR, NBR and EPDM O-Ring seals.
- February 20, 2025
Gallagher Fluid Seals is a Parker Distributor is proud to be proud to be one of the few premier distributors to qualify as a “Parker Seal Technology Center (STC)”.
The Advantages of Fuel Agnostic Sealing Materials in Modern Engine Platforms
In today’s rapidly evolving automotive landscape, the push for environmental sustainability and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions has become paramount. While the passenger car industry is increasingly turning to electrification
- February 17, 2025
Vesconite's Hitemp 160 Bearings Exceed in Oil Pump Application
Hitemp 160 line shaft bearings have demonstrated reliability in a high-temperature vegetable oil pump application.
This is according to a European pump manufacturer, which used these bearings in centrifugal vertical pumps that transport vegetable oil at 230°F. These pumps, installed in food production facilities in Belgium and the Netherlands, are critical to the manufacturing process of frying potato chips.
- February 14, 2025
Kalrez® Parts Extend Service Life for Process Instrument
Aggressive environment was challenging for PTFE
Through permanent in-line fluids immersion, K-Patents’ “PR-01-S” refractometer is exposed to temperatures from –20 ° to +220 °C, pressures from –0,7 to +25 bar, and some 500 process fluids and chemicals, many of which are extremely aggressive. Delicate digital detector circuits and fiber optics in the sensor head are sealed by two gaskets from
- February 12, 2025
Below, we’ll explore how Teflon is processed for sealing purposes, and why we sometimes see variation in surface quality and/or cracks in finished Teflon seals.
- February 07, 2025
How to Troubleshoot Gasket Leaks
While the expense of a gasket is usually an afterthought, the ability to troubleshoot gasket leaks are vital to the continued operation of plant equipment and the safety of your employees.
Product leaking onto your floor obviously affects your bottom line, but it can also affect the employee who slips and falls.
Gallagher has been specifying gasket materials for decades, so we know which material to use for which applications. And with specific
- February 04, 2025
New UL-Approved 80 Duro FKM for Fuels, Oils, and LP Gas
Precision Associates is a partner of Gallagher Fluid Seals and supplies a variety of seals and gaskets to GFS and our customers.
They are a manufacturer of standard and custom rubber seals, including O-Rings, X-Rings, Multiseals®, U-Cups, V-Rings, 8-Rings, Hard Rubber Back-up Rings, Rubber Balls, Masking Plugs, and Machined Plastics. They have over 1,000 compounds in 20 polymers, including FDA and Medical grades. On-site Mold Shop
