Industrial Gasket Manufacturer in Australia

A gasket is the seal between two joining surfaces to prevent leakages. The different types of gaskets are based on their functions. The most common ones being— a gasket for pipes; gasket for vehicles; gaskets to seal pressure, temperature leakages; and custom gaskets. Based on the material used to manufacture, it is of three types mainly- rubber, cork, and non-asbestos fiber.

The importance of the gasket can never be ignored. Therefore, based on the place where it is to be used, there are different materials from which a gasket is manufactured.

As we all know gaskets vary in pricing although they are inexpensive, they can be awfully expensive to replace depending on the situation. A high-quality gasket should fit well and stop leaks and prevent contaminants between each scheduled service, and preferably longer. Many inferior low-quality products leak prematurely and can in a lot of cases force a costly unplanned shutdown. Therefore, it always pays to purchase custom-cut gaskets, for more information speak to the experts at Harrison Industrial.

This is a question we have answered many times here at Harrison Industrial and as often as we asked, there is obviously no straight answer. The reason being is there are many types of applications and requirements and thousands of gaskets sealants available. Many of the gasket we have do not require sealant. Sealant is not necessary if a solid gasket is being newly to a new flanges/product. We commonly supply adhesive backing with some of our gaskets, this allows for the perfect placement and stops slippage when fitting, the adhesive backing is very stable and only adheres to what and where you want it to, it doesn’t extrude nor does it leak into places that it shouldn’t. Remember that the main issue with gasket sealant is it not required as an addition to a solid gasket and can make the replacement of old/solid gaskets sealant much harder. In Addition to this another example is using sealant on delicate flanges like aluminium, this can be extremely hard to remove leaving even more pitted and dented surface.

For many reasons and usually a combination of a range of factors, below is a few to consider.

• Are the flanges flat/even?
• Is the Torque Correct?
• Is the material correct? (service chemicals, resistant to fluid, temperature?)
• Is the gasket to old (all gaskets have a shelf life)?
• Are the bolts even?
• Check if the gasket too thick?
• If there is a blowout (check for pressure inconsistencies)

PTFE or poly-tetra-fluoro-ethylene or popularly known as plumber’s tape is generally used in plumbing related activities to seal the threads of the pipes or at the joints during connection to avoid the wastage because of leakages. PTFE seal tape is an effective tool to hold the two surfaces firmly.

Yes, definitely! The bond structure of PTFE or poly-tetra-fluoro-ethylene is such that it forms a strong bonding between two surfaces thus not allowing any form of liquid to spill through it.