Rapid Prototype Program Reduces Seal Project Lead Time
The O-Ring & Engineered Seals Division is now offering a rapid prototype program for solid and hollow spliced O-rings that will reduce lead times on small orders to improve sample and trial testing...
View ArticleNew High Performance Compound for Automotive Applications
Parker Chomerics THERM-A-GAP TC50 is the latest in the family of soft thermal conductive silicone elastomers developed to conduct heat between a hot component and a heatsink or enclosure. The heavy...
View ArticleO-Ring Selection Made Easy with the Parker O-Ring Selector
Two things are equally important for the reliable performance of an O-Ring seal: the right size and the right material. Parker’s new O-Ring Selector is an engineering tool that enables users to make...
View ArticleCustom Seals Provide Trusted Results for Automotive Industry Challenges
A common challenge in the automotive industry is to seal a wide variety of fluids that are being utilized in a host of unique applications. Whether it be due to dynamic motion, component geometry, or a...
View ArticleInnovative Solutions Improving Seal Retention
We receive many requests from customers asking for recommendations on how to retain seals in an application. One of the most popular "quick fixes" is to apply liberal amounts of adhesive to a standard...
View ArticleExtend Downhole Drilling Time with Mud Motor Boot Sealing Technology
Advanced compounds extend downhole drilling time. Hydrogenated acrylonitrile butadiene (HNBR) compounds have been developed specifically for downhole mud motor boots. These compounds offer improved...
View ArticleAdvancements in Automotive Transmissions
Precision timepieces operate much like the inner workings for automotive machines. Underneath the back cover lies a series of gears and springs designed to measure the passage of time. We are told how...
View ArticleHow to Select the Right O-Ring Material with the Parker O-Ring Selector
Two things are equally important for reliable performance of an O-ring seal: the right size and the right material. Parker’s new O-Ring Selector is an engineering design tool that enables users to make...
View ArticleTetraSeal: An Alternate Sealing Solution When An O-Ring Isn't Working
Our applications engineering team takes more than a few calls each month where the O-ring is leaking, either immediately or after just a short time in service. Once we drill down to the details, we...
View ArticleTetraSeal: An Alternate Sealing Solution When An O-Ring Isn't Working
Our applications engineering team takes more than a few calls each month where the O-ring is leaking, either immediately or after just a short time in service. Once we drill down to the details, we...
View ArticleRobust Sealing Solutions to Replace PSA Backed Seals
Customers often call with various sealing challenges. But sometimes their dilemmas can be solved with more robust solutions instead of direct replacements. For example, when a customer is having issues...
View ArticleHow to Calculate the Right O-Ring Size with the Parker O-Ring Selector
Two things are equally important for reliable performance of an O-ring seal: the right size and the right material. Parker’s new O-Ring Selector is an engineering design tool that enables users to make...
View ArticleEndlosvulkanisierung ermöglicht Herstellung von Elastomerdichtungen mit...
Präzisions-O-Ringe werden durch Vulkanisation in einem geschlossenen Werkzeug im Kompressions- oder Spritzverfahren hergestellt. Auf diese Weise lassen sich O-Ringe in relativ engen...
View ArticleO-Ring Auswahl leicht gemacht mit dem Parker O-Ring Selector
Zwei Dinge sind für die zuverlässige Funktion einer O-Ring-Dichtung gleichermaßen wichtig: die richtige Größe und der richtige Werkstoff. Der neue O-Ring Selector von Parker ist ein Konstruktions-Tool,...
View ArticleO-Ring-Werkstoffauswahl mit dem Parker O-Ring Selector
Zwei Dinge sind für die zuverlässige Funktion einer O-Ring-Dichtung gleichermaßen wichtig: die richtige Größe und der richtige Werkstoff. Der neue O-Ring Selector von Parker ist ein Konstruktions-Tool,...
View ArticleO-Ring-Größen sicher berechnen mit dem Parker O-Ring Selector
Zwei Dinge sind für die zuverlässige Funktion einer O-Ring-Dichtung gleichermaßen wichtig: die richtige Größe und der richtige Werkstoff. Der neue O-Ring-Selector von Parker ist ein Konstruktions-Tool,...
View ArticleCompound 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...
View ArticleIntelligent 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...
View ArticleFive 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...
View ArticleContinuous 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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