Galvanic compatibility between the FIP
gasket material and the enclosure materials that come in contact with the
gasket is a key factor in selection of the conductive filler.
The Seals manufactures
gaskets for refrigerator doors, freezer doors, oven doors, and steamer doors in the Southeast.
While a
gasket may be formed at the point of the squeegee passing over the aperture, that's just one point of contact.
The Shielding Effectiveness test method, first, is known to provide highly inflated levels of shielding (a newspaper has produced over 100 dB of shielding at 2 GHz), second, does not test for the critical variables, third, provides the relative level of conductivity of a
gasket over the dynamic range of 30 dB (versus 120 dB for transfer impedance), and fourth, cannot be used to predict a relative level of shielding at any given frequency.
(NYSE: DAN) has completed the acquisition of Magnum
Gaskets, a US-based supplier of aftermarket
gaskets and sealing products for automotive and commercial-vehicle applications, the company said.
Electrical and electronic products are forecast to post the most rapid gains of any major
gasket and seal market through 2018.
Invented in 1912, the spiral-wound
gasket was comprised of metal strips spiraled with sealing elements in between.
GASKET & SEAL DEMAND (million dollars) % Annual Growth Item 2006 2011 2016 2006- 2011 2011 2016
Gasket & Seal Demand 7599 7630 9550 0.1 4.6
Gaskets 3048 2945 3560 -0.7 3.9 Seals 4551 4685 5990 0.6 5.0 [c] 2012 by The Freedonia Group, Inc.
(1990) calculated
gasket heat transfer load using a computer simulation model based on heat transfer principles with special corrections to deal with nonplanar surfaces and the effects of corners and edges.
Each LEM
gasket can be 0.3-0.5 mm thick, nearly half the size of conventional molded
gaskets.
A line of
gasket makers from Devcon has been announced.
McCoy says the flexible graphite-encapsulated stainless steel design solves many problems inherent to
gasket applications on stationary equipment.
Trauter PHE has launched the Clip-on
gasket for use in the food and brewing sectors, and applications which require ultra pure water.
