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Racetrack Grooves: Can O-Rings be used in Non-Circular Groove Patterns?
Can O-rings be used in rectangular or non-circular groove patterns? This question comes up weekly, and the answer is a resounding “Yes!” however there are definite guidelines we want to follow. A...
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A Guide to Selecting the Proper Sealing Material for Food Applications
The substances used in the food and in the chemical process industries are identical in many cases, whether they are of natural origin or synthetically produced. Irrespective of their type and...
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New Essential Handbook for EMI Shielding Applications
Selecting the right EMI shielding material for your application can be challenging. A new Conductive Elastomer Engineering Handbook published by Parker Chomerics offers detailed technical explanations...
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What O-Rings Do You Recommend for an E85 Rated Assembly?
With the desire for renewable energy sources, coupled with dependence on foreign oil, Americans are becoming increasingly interested in alcohol/fuel blends.There are nearly 20 million flex fuel...
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Use a Metal Seal for Those High Temperature or High Pressure Situations!
Parker Hannifin Engineered Materials Group has developed a wide variety of metal seals which can be formed or machined. A metal seal is a highly engineered sealing solution which provides elastic...
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Making Strides Towards Liner Seal Technology
Parker Engineered Materials Group has developed a wide range of materials for liner seals to meet the demands of the ever increasing temperature requirements in liner seal applications. The new...
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Seal T-Joints Without RTV Silicone
A common problem I hear in the heavy duty industry today is sealing T-Joint applications effectively without the use of RTV Silicone (Room Temperature Vulcanization). Although RTV may be effective at...
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New Sealing Material HiFluor FB for Hygienically Sensitive Applications
Be it in the production of food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics or medical devices coming into contact with the human body, excellent purity and media resistance combined with a wide range of robust...
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New CPI FFKM Extends Seal Life, Solving Long Time Industry Challenge
For several years, one of the biggest drawbacks of “chemically resistant” FFKMs, or perfluoroelasters, has been their relatively poor compression set resistance. Typically, compounding these materials...
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Top Three Design Tips for Corrosion Resistant EMI Protection
Every design engineer should know that an EMI gasket must be installed between mating flanges to prevent electromagnetic radiation (EMI) from entering or leaving an electronic enclosure. But what if...
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Protect Your Seal Aftermarket with Part Identification Technologies
Parker is revolutionizing part identification technology with a multitude of options. Customers are able to benefit from various identification methods such as non-permanent and permanent part markings...
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How to Determine the Ideal Metal Seal Part Number for an Application
Parker's metal seals are used in the most extreme environments that demand extreme temperature and pressure solutions. Metal seal technology is used in cryogenic, high temperature, hard vacuum, high...
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Universal Material nobrox® for Food Applications: Compound Versatility Beats...
Be it in the food processing industry, restaurants or residential kitchens: components with food contact in industrial equipment and household appliances are subject to strict legal and exacting...
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Seals and Vehicle Evaporative Emissions
Reducing the environmental impact of operating a passenger car has long been a request from the environmental community, and that demand continues to spread. But how can something as small as a seal...
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New Sealing Solution Extends Service Life of Swivel Joints for Mobile Cranes
Mobile cranes perform a wide variety of tasks, typically of the heavy-duty kind. The work they do and the locations at which they operate are frequently exposed to harsh climatic conditions in places...
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Compound Cure System: How Much Does It Matter?
Frequently, our team in Applications Engineering receives a question along these lines: “Is your compound E0740 peroxide cured?” Usually, these questions are asked because an end customer specifies...
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Compound Cure System: How Much Does It Matter?
Frequently, our team in Applications Engineering receives a question along these lines: “Is your compound E0740 peroxide cured?” Usually, these questions are asked because an end customer specifies...
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Intelligent Product Design of Polymer Components Enables Integration of...
The utilization of suitable materials based on specialized engineering and manufacturing know-how makes it possible to integrate several parts and/or functions in a single assembly component. In many...
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Five Ways to Maximize Performance of Electric Vehicle Batteries
Electric vehicles are developing fast in line with growing demand. However, only by selecting proven, reliable, high-quality products for the effective thermal management and EMI shielding of...
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Continuous Molding Enables Production of Large-Size Elastomer Seals in...
Precision O-rings are manufactured by vulcanization in a closed mold using compression or injection molding. This makes it possible to produce O-rings in relatively small manufacturing tolerances and...
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