2024 Article Dec 10, 2024

Sealing Solutions for Extreme Cold: Ensuring Performance in Harsh Environments

Discover how to maintain seal performance in extreme cold environments. Learn about material selection, design considerations, and sealing solutions built for harsh conditions.
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2024 Article Nov 15, 2024

Understanding Durometer: Optimizing Your Seal Selection

Learn how durometer impacts seal performance and discover the key factors to consider when choosing the right hardness for your sealing applications
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2024 Article Oct 31, 2024

Understanding the Ozone Effect on O-Rings and How to Prevent Damage

Learn about the impact of ozone on o-rings, which materials offer the best ozone resistance, and maintenance tips to extend o-ring lifespan in challenging environments.
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2024 Article Sep 23, 2024

Understanding Oil Seals: Types, Applications, and Benefits

Learn about oil seals, their types, applications, and benefits to ensure machinery efficiency and longevity. Discover how to choose the right oil seal for your needs.
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2024 Article Aug 21, 2024

Common Seal Failures and How to Prevent Them

Learn how to prevent common seal failures in mechanical and hydraulic systems to enhance machinery efficiency.
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2024 Article Jul 15, 2024

The Science Behind Energized Seals

Everything to know about energized seals and their critical role in high-pressure industries: learn about types, designs, applications, and future advancements.
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2024 Article Jun 24, 2024

The Crucial Role of Back-Up Rings in Enhancing O-Ring Performance

Learn the importance of back-up rings in high-stakes industries like aerospace and automotive. Discover types, materials, and best practices for optimal sealing performance.
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2024 Article May 08, 2024

6 Advantages of Quad Rings & When to Use Them

Discover the benefits of quad rings and learn about their superiority in sealing technology for a variety of industrial applications.
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2024 Article Apr 08, 2024

7 Expert Tips for Installing Hydraulic Seals

Improve your hydraulic system's efficiency with 7 expert seal installation tips from Rocket Seals.
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2018 Article Aug 29, 2018

What is PEEK, and What are the Advantages of using PEEK?

Peek elastomer
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2018 Article Jul 11, 2018

PTFE - A Sealing Option with Many Advantages

PTFE seals
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2018 Article Jun 20, 2018

REDRESS KITS!

Baker 20 Kits
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2018 Article May 24, 2018

Gasket Emergency - Solve Your Problem Fast!

Readi-Seal Joint Sealant
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2018 Article Apr 25, 2018

Tighter Squeeze ? - Not For O-rings!

How much squeeze is right?
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2018 Article Mar 14, 2018

Rubber O-Rings That Bloom - It's Not Just in Springtime!

Bloom on O-Rings
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2018 Article Feb 15, 2018

Peroxide or Sulphur cured EPDM - What does your application need?

Peroxide or sulphur cured EPDM
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2018 Article Jan 17, 2018

Coated or Encapsulated? - Apples or Oranges?

What are the difference between coated or encapsulated o-rings
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2017 Article Dec 27, 2017

Friction is NOT Your Friend - Slippery Can Be GOOD!

Self-lubing O-rings
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2017 Article Nov 30, 2017

Why use a custom-size Spliced and Vulcanized O-Ring?

October 2017
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2017 Article Nov 17, 2017

What Makes a Sealing Material FDA-Grade?

A wide variety of food and beverage manufactures require FDA-grade compliant materials. What are the most common FDA-grade materials for o-rings?
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2017 Article Sep 14, 2017

TEMPERATURE is critical. FVMQ or PVMQ or ...???

Temperature is critical.
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2017 Article Jul 20, 2017

How Important is Chemical Compatibility with Your Seals and O-rings?

Chemical compatibility of common elastomers
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2017 Article Jun 14, 2017

What is durometer?

Durometer is one of several measures of hardness of objects like rubber and plastic.
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2017 Article Mar 08, 2017

What are some common seal failures - Part 1?

COMMON SEAL FAILURES
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2017 Article Jan 04, 2017

What is a Mechanical Seal

A mechanical seal is simply a method of containing fluid within a vessel (typically pumps, mixers, etc.) where a rotating shaft passes through a stationary housing or occasionally, where the housing rotates…
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2016 Article Dec 06, 2016

What is HNBR?

When high temperature conditions require high tensile strength and resistance, one elastomer comes to mind:Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (HNBR).
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2016 Article Nov 08, 2016

Are there really Metal & X-Ray Detectable Materials?

Please click the pdf to view more.
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2016 Article Oct 04, 2016

What is a Back-Up Ring?

We tend to think of back up rings as being used with O-Rings, but they're also used with T-seals, an O-Ring substitute, and U-Seals. Click here to learn more.
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2016 Article Sep 06, 2016

What is braided packing?

Compression packing which is also called braided packing or rope packing.
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2016 Article Aug 02, 2016

What are Face Seals or Stat-O-Seals?

Most fluid systems have fasteners that must be sealed. Face Seals feature an elastomeric sealing element molded in place within a metal retainer (washer).
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2016 Article Jul 05, 2016

What are Thread Seals?

Thread seals have been designed to seal the threads of machine screws, studs, and similar items.
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2016 Article Jun 07, 2016

How do I install piston seals?

Piston seals are popularly used for closing gaps or sealing off joints in hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders.
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2016 Article May 03, 2016

What are the 3 most common O-Ring issues?

Choosing the proper material is as crucial to the success of an O-Ring as the design.
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2016 Article Apr 12, 2016

What are encapsulated or coated O-Rings?

They are actually two different types of O-Rings. Encapsulated O-Rings are an O-Ring (usually silicone or FKM) covered with a Teflon tube.
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2016 Article Apr 05, 2016

What about Neoprene O-Rings?

Neoprene is a commercial name for polymers comprised of chloroprene. It is the first commercially successful substitute for natural rubber in the United States.
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2016 Article Mar 29, 2016

What about Chemraz O-Rings?

Chemraz® is a trademark of Greene Tweed and is a member of the perfluoroelastomer polymer family—polymers of three or more monomers in which all hydrogen positions have been replaced with fluorine.
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2016 Article Mar 22, 2016

What about Kalrez O-Rings?

DuPont™ Kalrez® perfluoroelastomer parts (FFKM) resist over 1,800 different chemicals, while offering the high temperature stability of PTFE (327°C).
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2016 Article Mar 08, 2016

What are some common seal failures - Part 2?

O-RING FAILURE ANALYSIS
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2016 Article Feb 16, 2016

What do you know about Wear Rings or Wear Bands?

The sliding movements of components, i.e. a piston in a tube, risk metal-to-metal contact that will damage and score the surfaces and eventually cause seal damage, leakage and component damage.
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2016 Article Feb 09, 2016

What can you tell me about O-Ring structure?

Standard O-Rings and Metric O-Rings are typically described by their Internal Diameter (ID), Radial Cross Section (CS), Rubber Material from which they are constructed plus the material Hardness on a Shore…
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2016 Article Feb 02, 2016

Q Rings vs. Square Cut Rings

Q Rings have an x-shaped profile, commonly called the X-ring, Q-ring, or by the trademarked name Quad Ring.
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2016 Article Jan 27, 2016

How do I install Vee Packing?

It is important to install packing sets correctly to get optimum performance.
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2016 Article Jan 12, 2016

What about Vee Packing?

Sometimes, the job may call for simple V-Packing Seals – a male and female adapter supported by a number of intermediate rings determined by the system pressure.
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2016 Article Jan 05, 2016

Installing Lexus TDA

Lexus GX 470 and GX 460 SUVs are fine cars, but they can be incredibly expensive to fix.
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2015 Article Dec 29, 2015

What about Silicone O-Rings?

The term silicone covers a large group of materials in which vinyl-methyl-silicone (VMQ) is often the central ingredient.
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2015 Article Dec 22, 2015

Can you help me with Metal Clad Wipers?

The Metal Clad (MC) wiper usually contains a Nitrile or Urethane wiper encased in a metal retainer.
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2015 Article Dec 15, 2015

Can you help me with Snap-In Wipers

Snap-in wiper seals are designed without any metal component and are easy to install without any special equipment.
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2015 Article Dec 08, 2015

What can you tell me about oil seals?

Oil seals are for rotating shafts and are specifically designed to prevent oil or grease leakage at a maximum pressure of 10 psi.
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2015 Article Nov 24, 2015

What are U-Cups/U-Seals/Polypaks?

U Cup seals, as their name implies, have a U-shaped profile, including an outside static sealing lip and an inside dynamic sealing lip.
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2015 Article Nov 11, 2015

What's the story on Piston Cups?

Piston cups are used on piston heads, plungers or rams in pneumatic or hydraulic applications.
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2015 Article Nov 10, 2015

What about EPR O-Rings?

EPR (referred to by some companies as EPM) is shorthand for Ethylene Propylene rubber, and is very closely related to EPDM, or Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer.
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2015 Article Nov 06, 2015

What about FKM (Fluorocarbon) O-Rings?

FKM, also known as Fluorocarbon or Viton® is a brand of synthetic rubber and fluoropolymer elastomer.
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2015 Article Oct 27, 2015

What about Buna O-Rings?

Buna is one of the most widely used O-Ring elastomer compounds. The others are Ethylene Propylene(EPR), Fluorocarbon(FKM), and Silicone(VMQ).
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2015 Article Oct 23, 2015

Can I get special size O-Rings?

Spliced and Vulcanized O-Rings are custom sized O-Rings made for any application.
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2015 Article Oct 20, 2015

What is the durometer of an O-Ring?

Durometer is the international standard for measuring the hardness of objects like rubber and plastic.
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2015 Article Oct 05, 2015

How do I replace a BMW DISA valve O-Ring?

Is your BMW misfiring or idling rough? It’s likely an issue with your DISA Valve (or “Intake Manifold Adjustor”).
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2015 Article Sep 28, 2015

How do you measure an O-Ring?

There are THREE crucial dimensions to measure when trying to find the right size of O Ring.
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