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What Makes Gylon Gaskets a Superior Choice?
Ensuring your seals are reliable is vital, and Gylon gaskets from PTM are a worthwhile choice. Manufactured from restructured PTFE, Gylon offers a high-performance alternative to traditional sealing solutions, delivering exceptional reliability...
How to Know Which Gasket is Right for Your Needs
Choosing the right gaskets can be crucial to maintaining efficiency and preventing costly downtime in industrial operations. At PTM, we understand that each sealing challenge demands a unique solution, which is why we offer an extensive range of...
How Many Types of Gaskets Are Used in the Oil and Gas Industry?
A gasket is a compressible component, it is used to make a seal, covering the intersection connecting two surfaces, a gasket might be used as a seal between pipe flanges. Gaskets are needed in several different industries, including water and gas,...
A Guide to the Uses and Benefits of Vulcanised Rubber
Vulcanised rubber is a material that has been used for generations. A primitive form of rubber products boasting the physical properties attributed to the vulcanisation process can be dated back thousands of years. This guide to the purpose...
Gaskets In the Oil and Gas Industry
A gasket is a compressible component, it is used to make a seal, covering the intersection connecting two surfaces. A gasket might be used as a seal between pipe flanges. Gaskets are needed in several different industries, including water and gas,...
Window Gaskets Guide: What You Should Know
Introduction Are your windows drafty? Do they stick or have visible gaps between the window and the frame? If so, it might be time to replace your window gaskets. In this guide, we will cover what you should know about window seals so that you...
CNAF Gaskets/NAF (Non-Asbestos Fibre Gaskets)
NAF or CNAF Gaskets (Compressed Non-Asbestos Fibre) are used widely throughout a range of industries to seal flanges and joints. Asbestos used to be the material of choice for gaskets used in many industries including...
4 Effective Material Substitutes for Rubber
With the supply of natural rubber under threat due to tree pathogens the world needs some alternatives. It’s a throw up between planting more rubber trees and destroying more areas or protected rainforest and finding workable alternatives...
Which Rubber Materials Can Resist High Temperatures?
If you are using high-temperature applications, then rubber that can resist those temperatures as long as possible is a must. You need a dependable performance, and that means seeking out the correct materials in the first place. For example, you...
How is Synthetic Rubber Made?
Natural rubber, as a product, has been around for centuries. Historically, it had numerous applications, including manufacturing process improvement, aerospace, and automotive. Unfortunately, natural rubber begins to degrade at temperatures...