Manufactured in many shapes and sizes, seals are critical components that are found in all major industrial applications and related equipment. By performing a range of functions, such as energy and shock absorption, media separation, pressure containment, and wiping and scraping, seals ensure applications operate properly through correct material selection and design.<\/p>\n
With an extensive history of product innovation and material development, our team understands how critical material selection is to sealing performance.<\/p>\n
The right combination of materials is a critical factor that can mean the difference between success and failure when a seal is installed in a given application.<\/p>\n
Our engineers and material scientists can also work with you to determine the best material to use for your application.<\/p>\n
Our full range of sealing products and components is complemented by sustained technical support offered in the areas of material selection and development, as well as custom compounding that can be tailored to meet your specific needs.<\/p>\n
Our team of engineering experts and specialists regularly evaluate material compatibility and performance scenarios to offer the optimal sealing solution.<\/p>\n
As part of this knowledge base, our in-house material library contains current and historical data on custom blends and formulations that document distinctive performance characteristics for the full range of sealing products we offer worldwide.<\/p>\n
Find out more about our testing here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
| Materials<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | |
|---|---|
| Hallite materials<\/td>\n | Armorlene\u00ae PTFE \nHythane\u00ae TPU \nSpecial Hallite TPE materials \nHallprene\u00ae rubber fabric<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elastomers<\/td>\n | NBR \u2013 Nitrile rubber \nTPE \u2013 Thermoplastic polyester elastomer \nTPU \u2013 Thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer \u2013 Hythane\u00ae \nXNBR \u2013 Carboxylated nitrile rubber \nHNBR \u2013 Hydrogenated nitrile rubber \nFKM \u2013 Fluoroelastomer rubber \u2013 Viton\u00ae, Fluorel\u00ae \nFFKM \u2013 Perfluoroelastomer rubber \nFEPM \u2013Fluoroelastomer rubber \u2013 Aflas\u00ae \nFVMQ \u2013 Fluorosilicone rubber \nEPM \u2013 Ethylene propylene rubber \nEPDM \u2013 Ethylene propylene diene rubber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Plastics<\/td>\n | Reinforced thermosetting polyester resin \nPF \u2013 Phenolics \nPTFE and filled-PTFE \u2013 Polytetrafluoroethylene \u2013 Armorlene\u00ae \nPA nylon and filled-nylon \u2013 Polyamides \nPEEK \u2013 Polyether ether ketone and similar materials \u2013 Victrex\u00ae \nUHMWPE \u2013 Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene \nPOM \u2013 Polyoxymethylene \u2013 Acetal, Delrin\u00ae \nPPS \u2013 Polyphenylene sulphide \u2013 Ryton\u00ae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Composites<\/td>\n | Patented SinterMesh\u2122 \nXPC compounds\u2122 \nCarbon-fiber composites \nNano-composites \nElastomer-coated fabrics \nPlastic-to-metal bonding \nRubber-to-plastic bonding \nRubber-to-metal bonding \nRubber-to-rubber bonding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Material expertise Manufactured in many shapes and sizes, seals are critical components that are found in all major industrial applications and related equipment. By performing a range of functions, such as energy and shock absorption, media separation, pressure containment, and wiping and scraping, seals ensure applications operate properly through correct material selection and design. With…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-materials.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13787","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n |