Gaskets Manufacturers

Gasket is a mechanical seal, which is used to prevent fluid, or gas leaks by providing a barrier between two mating surfaces. Gaskets save money by allowing less precise mating surfaces on machine parts, which can use a gasket to fill irregularities. Gaskets are commonly produced by cutting from sheet materials, such as gasket paper, rubber, silicone, metal, felt, fiberglass, or a plastic polymer. It is usually desirable that the gasket be made from a compressible or slightly compressible material such that it tightly fills the space it is designed for, including any slight irregularities. One of the more desirable properties of an effective gasket in industrial applications for compressed fiber gasket material is the ability to withstand high compressive loads.