Collaboration yields advanced PTFE gasket materials

Collaboration yields advanced PTFE gasket materials

E QUIPMENT NEWS i F u r o n F510 ® (Brick Red). General p u r p o s e grade. FDA approved • F u r o n F710 ® (Blue). Softer grade for glass-lined f...

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F u r o n F510 ® (Brick Red). General p u r p o s e grade. FDA approved • F u r o n F710 ® (Blue). Softer grade for glass-lined flanges • F u r o n F910 ® (Off-White). P h a r m a c e u t i c a l grade with extra chemical resistance. FDA approved.

Flexitallic has introduced a Windows driven software package which it says is c o m p r e h e n sive in its coverage of sealing products, design information a n d i n s t a l l a t i o n details. 'Gasket Advisor' is now commercially available in a distinctive corporate-look pack. C o m p a t i b l e with either desktop or l a p t o p c o m p u t e r s it offers 'front-end' advice on the company's p r o d u c t s a n d services. In particular, users will value the chemical c o m p a t i b i l i t y p a r t of the programme, which provides a p r o d u c t selector guide across the Flexitallic range, covering semi-metallic gaskets, sheet gasket materials, p u m p and valve seals a n d metallic gaskets. I n s t a l l a t i o n advice is covered in some detail a n d the design i n f o r m a t i o n also includes surface finishes, m a n u f a c t u r i n g tolerances, ASME standards, colour coding, d i m e n s i o n a l information, conversions and weight estimates.

Contact: Beldam Crossley Limited, PO Box 7, Hill Mill, Temple Road, Bolton BL1 6PB. Tel: +44 1204 494711; Fax: + 4 4 1204 493203.

Contact: Flexitallic, PO Box 3, Marsh Works, Dewsbury Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire BD19 5BT, UK. Tel: (44) 1274 851273; Fax: (44) 1274 851386.

Sterling Fluid System's ZTNC pump range is designed for higher operating temperatures.

Any liquid which m a y seep p a s t t h e s h a f t seal c a n be diverted a n d d r a i n e d off safely w i t h o u t a n y risk to the environment, in conformity with DIN 4754. Suitable for capacities u p to 600 m 3 / h r at u p to 90 m head the p u m p s have d i m e n s i o n s to DIN 24255/EN733 a n d flange c o n n e c t i o n s to DIN2501.

Contact: Ster|ing Fluid Systems, Theale Cross, Reading, Berks, England RG31 7SP. Tel: +44 118 932 3123; Fax: +44 118 932 3302.

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Collaboration yields advanced PTFE g a s k e t materials

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Beldam Crossley has unveiled Chemical Compatibility Chart a n innovative r a n g e of F I T ~ C'hemicelt Selechon Lisl Compatibility Color Coding based gasket materials. The 3 grades involved offer exciting n e w features a n d benefits for Material Selochon [ Is! t h e chemical, p h a r m a c e u t i c a l , food a n d p a p e r industries. For many years Beldam CompQhblli~y Chnfl Crossley m a n u f a c t u r e d the Furon C o m p a n y ' s Rulon ® b e a r i n g m a t e r i a l s u n d e r licence in the UtC Now, as a result of f u r t h e r i n t e r - c o m p a n y co-operation, a n a d v a n c e d n e w r a n g e of high p e r f o r m a n c e F r F E - b a s e d gasket m a t e r i a l s has been developed. The 3 grades set s t a n d a r d s of p e r f o r m a n c e in gas tightness, chemical a n d creep resistance, Flexitallic's Gasket Advisor software covers design, selection, a n d c o m p r e s s i o n recovery. To- and installation of its full seal range.

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WORLD PUMPS SEPTEMBER 1997