Working with rubber is no easy feat. Rubber seals are used in various industries, including automotive, manufacturing, chemicals, and medicine, and they remain a critical part of functioning ...

Rubber seals may seem simple, but they often face temperature and loading conditions that make it all too easy for the wrong material to fail prematurely. The classic way of picking the right material ...

Radical temperatures, hostile elements, one-of-a-kind applications, and unique designs are all in a day’s work for seal designers. • Aerospace applications may call for seals that are fireproof, ...

Shaft seals are used on rotating, reciprocating, and oscillating shafts to contain oil and grease and exclude contaminants. Known as oil or radial lip seals, shaft seals can also contain pressure or ...

A seal may appear simple compared with a vacuum chamber or deposition system. Yet if it cannot withstand the operating ...