They usually are connected with fasteners like bolts and are a good method for creating secure connections, but they often are not fluid-tight without being fitted with gaskets. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Premier Seals Manufacturing
Akron, OH | 877-771-6766Our company is the gaskets experts. We have over 30 years of experience, and we have a huge knowledge base of rubber gasket technology and other forms of manufacturing methods. We can create rubber extrusions, molding, die cutting, lathe cutting, coating, and more.
Gardico
Seattle,WA | 800-537-9663As a supplier of gaskets since 1977, Gardico is dedicated to customers in all industrial sectors needing standard & custom gaskets of superior workmanship. Gardico works with a variety of foam, fiber, felt, cork, plastics, metals & numerous other materials to meet all of their customers’ needs.
REDCO Rubber Engineering & Development Company
Carson City, NV | 800-733-2648REDCO is your complete source for molded gaskets or die cut gaskets, using a wide range of materials. We pride ourselves on just-in-time delivery and practice a "zero-defect" policy. Since our founding in 1948, it has been our goal to be a one-stop place for your gasket needs.
Kent Rubber Supply Co.
Grand Rapids, MI | 616-538-4970Since 1946, Kent Rubber Supply has been providing the industry with state-of-the-art gaskets. Leveraging the best equipment and the most skilled staff, we ensure we continuously meet our customers unique needs—both domestic and offshore. Our team is capable of prototyping, samples, low-run, or large-volume production. We are confident that our high-tech, industry-leading precision equipment can meet–or exceed–your needs.
Custom Fabricating & Supplies
Franklin, WI | 800-556-7188CFS is an ISO 9001:2015 supplier of performance and component gaskets, die cuts, custom molded rubber parts, extrusions, and masking supplies. With over 40 years of experience in the industry, we are experts in surface protection applications such as tapes and plugs as well as seals, mounting and holding, spacers, shielding, and insulators. CFS supplies many diverse industries including agriculture, aerospace, military, electronics, LED lighting, automotive and medical manufacturers.
Britech Industries
Stuart, FL | 772-286-9278Manufacturer of standard and custom rubber gaskets, made of EPDM, neoprene, nitrile, dense, recovery sponge rubber and silicone compounds. Secondary processes such as die cutting, notching, and glue splicing are offered.
Arizona Sealing Devices, Inc.
Chandler, AZ | 480-892-7325Arizona is your complete source for standard and custom gaskets, o-rings, seals and more since 1989. Call Arizona Sealing Devices first to solve your die cut gasket needs and you’ll receive same day shipping on stock items plus full custom capabilities.
National Rubber Corp.
Canonsburg, PA | 866-672-8100Whether your requirements for custom extruded parts are large or small, multi-dimensional or simple, our engineers will help in finding the solution to meet your needs here at National Rubber Corporation.
Spira Manufacturing Corp.
San Fernando, CA | 818-764-8222Our team at Spira strives to bring you the best gaskets on the market. We exhibit our commitment to quality products by staying at the forefront of ever-changing manufacturing technology. We offer RFI gaskets to suit various applications, with groove-mounted, surface-mounted, and honeycomb filter configurations available. Contact us and we will help you find the gasket that suits your requirements.
Spiral Wound Gaskets - National Rubber Corporation
Flange connections can be irregularly shaped or subject to stress. In these cases, a gasketing solution that provides flexibility while maintaining its seal is necessary. In response to this problem, engineers developed spiral wound gaskets, which combine the structural strength of metals with the sealing abilities of softer filler materials like elastomers and graphite.
Gas pipes, tubing and other networks of transmissive channels can all make use of spiral wound gaskets. Pumps, valves, thermal exchangers and many other components and control equipment for gas and liquid transmission systems can also make use of spiral wound gaskets.
Spiral Wound Gaskets - National Rubber Corporation
Spiral wound gaskets perform particularly well in high temperature and high pressure applications, making them ideal sealing solutions in the context of pressurized gas and liquid transmission. Because they offer qualities of both strength and flexibility even when exposed to harsh conditions, spiral wound gaskets have become a popular gasketing solution.
There are a number of different spiral wound gasket configurations, but they all follow the same basic concept. Some models are manufactured by winding several plies of metal and several plies of soft filler around each other, offering both the strength of the metal and the flexibility and sealing qualities of the filler.
Other models feature only metal plies in a circular configuration attached to an outer ring of soft filler. Other designs can feature alternating rings of metal and filler, though these are less common.
Every spiral wound gasket must be carefully fitted to the contours of the pipes, hoses or other equipment that they will be used to seal. Also, the gasket's composition must not interfere with the operation of the equipment they seal.
Most gaskets are made of stainless steel, which causes few issues in terms of reactivity with transmitted chemicals. The filler materials, which can range from graphite to polytetrafluoroethylene, must be chosen more carefully based on their qualities of flexibility, durability, chemical reactivity and operational lifespan.