One of the greatest satisfactions in our industry (any industry for that matter) is to help solve an issue for a customer. A trendy word for an issue a customer has is to refer to it as their “Pain”. I tend to think in more positive terms, and consider opportunities to solve issues as a way to help my customer increase their sales…
Specification Tips
Choosing the Right Gasket or Seal Material
Today I would like to address a simple way to begin the process of picking out the correct gasket or seal material. I like to use the acronym TEMP as the first step in choosing the correct material for an application. “T” – is for temperature. All gaskets and seals compound/material offer a range in temperature, from low to high…
United Seal & Rubber Offers Parker DB CamLock Seals
United Seal & Rubber is proud to offer Parker’s patent pending DB CamLock seal design. This seal design provides maximum sealing pressure under minimal seal load. The dual bead design allows for a small contact point that improves performance by requiring less installation force, and extended seal life…
United Seal & Rubber Celebrates 40 Years
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…
Crown Bumper Systems for Drilling Rigs
Why is someone who is out of Atlanta GA writing a blog about Crown Bumpers that are used on drilling rigs? The answer is two fold… One, I spent a few years living in Mississippi and learned to appreciate the oil & gas market. I spent quite a bit of time traveling the great states of Louisiana and Texas…
How Much Will Your Gaskets & Seals Really Cost You?
Several years ago Parker O-ring produced a brochure that spoke about a Los Angeles Superior Court awarding $58 million in damage to a worker who was injured as a result of a defective o-ring. Through a search I learned that the male employee had been suffered severe burns. The piece I found states that this was the largest…
