When we say that Expert Gasket & Seal is one of the top choices in the nation for custom die cut gaskets, we have the experience and results to back it up. We’ve worked long and hard to put Expert Gasket on the map, and establish ourselves as one of the leading providers of custom gaskets you’re likely to find.

Simply put, you would have a hard time finding the same combination of experience and service anywhere else in America.

Five Reasons to Trust Expert Gasket & Seal

1. True Expertise

We are not newcomers to the custom gasket industry. We have more than fifty years’ experience helping manufacturers large and small find the exact custom die cut gaskets to meet their needs. Further, this isn’t a sideline for us. Our business is custom gaskets. That’s our primary product, and we’re out to do it better than anyone else.

2. Extensive Industry Connections

During our many years in business, we’ve built an extensive network of suppliers and support services to help us help you. We have a vast range of materials and qualified manufacturers to choose from, which in turn ensures you always have plenty of options in choosing the correct gaskets. From Neoprene rubber, to Teflon, to a variety of compressed gasket materials, we are ready to supply the best product for your application.

3. Extensive In-House Service Offerings

Another benefit of our fifty-year history is that we’ve had time to acquire a huge range of equipment and expertise. We can fulfill almost any order in-house, without outsourcing it. This lowers your costs by cutting out middlemen, as well as helping guarantee quality in all products we sell.

4. Rapid Prototyping

Our flagship feature is our ability to manufacture prototypes in record time, thanks to our Flashcut computer-operated system. This system can create Contact us today to learn more!

It’s no secret how Expert Gasket & Seal can create custom rubber gaskets so quickly and easily:  We Flashcut it.

Our Flashcut system is one of the cornerstones of our business. With it, we can produce custom rubber gaskets more quickly, at lower cost, and with higher levels of precision than any other gasket shop in the Midwest. When combined with the fifty years’ experience we have creating custom solutions for a vast number of businesses and industrial purposes, it’s a compelling offer for our customers.

What Is the Flashcut System?

The Flashcut system is a fully computer-operated cutting system featuring a modular, independently-moving head which can be outfitted with a wide variety of cutting tools. It runs off standard CAD files for perfect cutting every time. Tolerances meet or beat RMA Class 1, which means less than a millimeter’s variation in sizes depending on the chosen material.

The Flashcut machine also has several distinct advantages over traditional die-cutting. The most obvious advantage is how simple it is to reconfigure the system – there’s no need to tool new dies for each new design. Also, it delivers cuts which are straight, without the “hour glassing” common to die-cutting. So, there’s no need for additional rework or trimming to finish each custom rubber gasket.

This creates great opportunities for you and the parts you need:

• You can submit your own CAD files, or have our experts’ custom-design solutions for you.
• Rapid prototyping becomes simple. All it takes is a new CAD file, allowing for plenty of experiments.
• You can try out many different materials. Flashcut accepts many types of rubber as well as softer or spongier materials, up to .500” in thickness.
• The machine is fully capable of producing extremely large, industrial-scale gaskets and other parts which more traditional assembly line style setups couldn’t handle.
• It’s the most cost-efficient option for situations where you need a small run of parts, because there’s so little setup and no tooling required.

Thanks to Flashcut, we’ve been able to greatly expand our range of services, while being able to offer rapid parts creation needed for companies trying to quickly introduce a new product.

Trust Expert Gasket & Seal with Your Next Custom Rubber Gaskets

Few shops offer the same level of expertise, high technology, and sheer experience as Expert Gasket & Seal.  Contact us today for a full consultation on your next project.

With more than a combined 50+ years of sealing knowledge, Expert Gasket & Seal has been serving customers in Ohio, and across the United States, with superior service and craftsmanship. Our custom gaskets are well-known in many industries, and we have an ever-growing list of businesses who trust us with jobs both big and small.

Much of that is due to our significant expertise and the wide variety of projects we’re capable of handling. No matter your needs, we can meet them.

The Many Sealing Types Available from Expert Gasket & Seal

• Durlon Gaskets: Durlon is well-known with one of the top product lines for industrial sealing under extreme conditions, such as chemical manufacturing, petroleum refining, and power generation. From high temperature capability to aggressive chemical resistance, Durlon custom gaskets can handle it.
• FDA-Compliant Gaskets: The food and pharmaceutical industries are held to particularly tight standards, and Expert Gasket & Seal can meet or exceed those standards using a wide variety of FDA compliant gasket materials.
• Siftex Flexible Connectors: Searching for a material transport solution that remains flexible without contaminating the materials inside? Siftex offers materials from gum rubber to polyester products that fit your needs.
• Teflon Products:  Few materials on the market boast the same level of hydrophobia as Teflon, making it an excellent option when fluid-tight seals are mandatory. We offer both pure Teflon gaskets, as well as Durlon specialty PTFE products like Durlon 9000 and Durlon 9600.
• Braided Packing Seals: When you need the strength, flexibility, and versatility of braided materials, Expert Gasket & Seal can provide. For pumps and valves, our braided options span many material types and usage scenarios.
• Mechanical Seals: We don’t solely work in rubber and synthetics. We also provide state of the art Advanced Sealing International mechanical cartridge seals.

We also offer rapid prototyping services, courtesy of our Flashcut computer-cutting system. If you can dream it, we can make it a reality.

Choose the Custom Gaskets Manufacturer the Nation Trusts

A company doesn’t remain in the custom manufacturing industry for long without offering distinct advantages over the competition. With Expert Gasket & Seal, you benefit from our decades of experience, vast industry connections, and top-of-the-line production facilities.

Whether you already have a gasket design in-hand, or you need a custom solution engineered from scratch, contact Expert Gasket & Seal today to make your next project a reality.

By integrating custom gaskets within their systems, industrial organizations can ensure their plants are protected against leaks and potential safety problems. Choosing the right gasket for a particular application requires comprehensive knowledge of gasket materials, performance, and safety risks, so it’s imperative that firms select the best available custom gaskets manufacturer for their requirements. In this latest article, the team at Expert Gasket & Seal present three questions to ask when selecting a custom gaskets manufacturer.

1. What is Your Experience in the Industry?

It’s critical that the custom gaskets manufacturer has extensive experience within the marketplace. This experience will have helped the organization and its team learn about the various gasket materials and to refine their products based on data from within the industry. The company should also have experience serving diverse marketplaces within their manufacturing work. This will help ensure that they have the creativity and problem-solving skills required to find the right solution for the client’s project.

2. What Timeframe can we Expect?

Oftentimes, companies that require a gasket product are working within a strict timeframe. They must ensure the manufacturer with whom they are working understands their need for timely service and delivery. The company should be able to provide a firm delivery date for their gasket product. The overall time required to receive the correct product may include several phases. For example, the initial phase could involve building a prototype to determine the optimal design. Once a design is approved, there will be time required to fabricate the gaskets, and ship the final product. By gaining all timing details directly from the manufacturer, companies can ensure the right specialist is chosen for their gasket requirements.

3. What is Your Post Sales Process?

In working with a custom gaskets manufacturer, it’s critical to ensure they offer a comprehensive post sales process. The specialist should be available to determine whether the product is performing to optimal capacity within the application. They should also be able to offer guidance or additional products if the gasket isn’t meeting the expected manufacturing requirements due to new, or previously unknown changes in the sealing process. Wise companies will build a long-term relationship with their gasket supplier, providing access to knowledgeable sealing guidance for the future.

A company’s choice of custom gaskets manufacturer can have a significant impact on their operations in the future. To learn more on the selection process, call the team at Expert Gasket & Seal today at (800) 956-8766 or visit their business website at www.expertgasket.com.

Selecting seals is a critical activity for plant operators. They need to choose a sealing solution that will ensure optimal productivity within their applications. Each sealing product selected must be designed to fit seamlessly within their operations. But few managers have the time to complete the comprehensive research required to ensure the right choice. In this latest article, the team at custom gaskets manufacturer Expert Gasket & Seal highlight the important factors to consider when selecting sealing products.
The operating temperature of an application is an important factor to consider when selecting a gasket material. It’s critical that the gasket material chosen is designed to withstand both the operating temperature and the environmental temperatures encountered in the application. For example, Silicone-based gaskets withstand operating temperatures between -140F and 480F, and remain flexible within that range.

Chemical Resistance

Understanding chemical resistance is paramount for selecting the proper gasket material.  Rubber materials cover a wide range of media compatibility, but selecting the correct compound for an application must be done in conjunction with the operating temperature, system pressure or vacuum, and other related factors.  Some rubber compounds, such as Viton®, will resist strong acids while functioning in temperatures to 450F.

Pressure Levels

Pressure and vacuum levels within the application are also of vital importance when considering material options. The design of the hardware as related to pressure or vacuum should be evaluated when choosing a gasket material.  Sudden changes in system pressure or vacuum can affect a seal, and companies must ensure they work with their custom gaskets manufacturer to select a durable sealing material designed to withstand these constant changes.

Comprehensive Testing

The testing process is of the utmost importance when determining the best gasket product for a specific application. Wise companies should thoroughly test and evaluate gasket materials within the environmental conditions present in their facility. They must then document the results carefully to ensure that each product’s qualities are understood and considered. Testing within their facility will allow the company to ensure that the product performs optimally once it has been installed. This commitment to testing can also help reduce safety concerns and highlight any potential integration challenges that might not have been fully understood when reviewing the materials.

As a leading custom gaskets manufacturer, Expert Gasket & Seal has the experience and the in-house knowledge to help clients integrate the ideal sealing product for their applications. To discover more on the company and their services, contact their office team today at (800) 956-8766 or visit their business website at www.expertgasket.com.

Macedonia, OH-based experts for sealing systems, Expert Gasket & Seal are now inviting clients from across the region to review their custom gasket services. The company can manufacture custom gaskets according to the client’s specifications within industry-leading turnaround times. This means that clients can reduce downtime and have leak-free sealing systems that provide long term process performance.

Within industries such as the petroleum field and power generation, companies require custom gasket products built to tight tolerances and for specific chemical compatibility parameters. Without this type of purpose-built custom gasket, their systems might suffer leaks, leading to costly repairs and long-term system downtime. To improve performance and reduce maintenance needs, industrial firms now depend upon custom gasket products from the specialists at Expert Gasket & Seal. The Expert Gasket & Seal team is now able to deliver small and large quantities of custom gaskets within an industry-leading turnaround schedule.

The benefit of utilizing the services offered by Expert Gasket & Seal is that the company utilizes state of the art gasket fabricating equipment. This means they can create short or long runs of expertly designed gaskets in a fast timeframe. Expert Gasket & Seal coordinates their work directly with their customers so they remain informed on project progress. Their detail to a project and excellent communication helps firms reduce costs and make the purchase of custom gaskets easy.

To learn more about the benefits of working with Expert Gasket & Seal, please contact their office team directly at (800) 956-8766 or visit their business website via www.expertgasket.com.