I was a youngster in 1974. Outside of Watergate and the resignation of President Nixon, my memories of 1974 are of my childhood activities. A tool that wasn’t available in 1974 but available today is Google. So I used Google to learn more about the events that occurred in 1974. It is cool to compare what happened in 1974…
Unique Gasket Applications
Extruded & Spliced (Vulcanized) FFKM
Extruded & Spliced (Vulcanized) FFKM United Seal & Rubber is proud to offer extruded and spliced FFKM (Perfluoroelastomer) products through our distributor partnership with Parker Engineered Materials Group (Parker Seal Group). FFKM materials are typically used in applications that are subject to high temperatures…
Custom Fabrication
United Seal & Rubber offers custom fabrication services in addition to our Parker (Seal) Engineered Materials and Chomerics offering. At the heart of our fabrication services that we offer is die cutting. In its simplest form, die cutting involves a steel rule die, a hydraulic press and some type of raw (gasket)material…
Telecommunications: Thinking Inside the Box with Virgil Alonso
Protecting the Electronics inside of an enclosure A popular and often overused catchphrase is, “to think outside the box”. I have learned that in the telecommunications market that it is better to think inside the box. The reason I make this statement is because a very important component of a telecommunications enclosure is the electronics inside the “box”…
Neoprene And Polyethylene Gaskets And Their Usage
Neoprene and polyethylene gaskets have many similarities, but both of them have their own unique properties that need to be considered to function properly. Most of the time, neoprene gaskets are used for large engines, such as for airplanes, trucks, cars, and boats. We use neoprene gaskets to tackle all those situations which require sealing under high temperatures and enormous pressures…
