If the relationship between pipes, engine manifolds, and all other eccentrically shaped surfaces was entirely static, gasket design would be a simple task. Unfortunately, as with the majority of issues found in engineering, these junction points dynamically generate irregular forces. Heat causes a pipe to expand and then contract. The gasket loses uniform contact and…

The shipping of glass merchandise confounds many logistically-minded department heads. Glass windows, for instance, are manufactured for contemporary office complexes as huge panels, and hundreds of these panels have to be shipped in order to complete the honeycombed front of just one of these skyscraping buildings. Commonly available in the sand beneath our feet, this…

The Super Glue trademark engenders an image of a miraculous liquid, a deceptively powerful fluid that can join any material to any other material. Fast to harden and capable of retaining that hold when heavy forces come into play, super glue and its many equally proficient cousins boasts a repertoire of hundreds of applications. Here’s…

Tape characteristics are guided by application needs and usage domains, the function of the product and where it’s being brought into service. And, in turn, it’s these needs that dictate the properties of the tape, its tackiness, thickness and width, the strength and composition of the backing layer, and a page full of other engineered…

A comprehensive series of engineering solutions cover applications for engineering products related to sealants and adhesives for gasketing purposes. The gasket mates and mechanically seals, using flanges and dense fasteners to secure a bond, but it’s an economical bond, one that functions well enough when compressed but also one that lacks fortified stability. A flaw…

Determined external influences pick at the outer surfaces of your property in search of weak spots. Pests are looking for a way in. Heavy rain is taxing the structure and weakening exposed surfaces. You resolve these issues by selecting quality materials and reinforcing the shell-like skin of the structure. The case should be closed and…

Sealants cover a wide spectrum of applications, broadening their features to provide tailored solutions for domestic scenarios and industrial applications alike. In weighing a product that delivers an adequate mechanical seal, its chemical structure has to be quantified in relation to the transmission medium. In the case of a home, the conducting agent is a…

A multitude of benefits have been tied to sealants and tapes. They’re excellent isolators. They block heat and sound, keeping rooms warm and quiet. Top sealants can accomplish miracles thanks to their advanced compositions. Space-age formulations form open cell architectures within curing foam, adhering to walls and fixtures to form an inviolable barrier. In fact,…

The art of soundproofing can be a difficult and expensive discipline to pull off unless you have knowledge of how sound propagates. It does become easier, and cheaper, when the room or building is designed to minimize acoustic interference, but there should be a means of soundproofing any space, regardless of the original characteristics of…

It’s not the voltage that gets you, it’s the current. These and other rules set electrical installations aside as a hazardous and sometimes hard to fathom industry. One thing’s for certain, if we see an exposed wire, we all know the potential for serious harm exists. Electrical sealing tapes eliminate this threat by delivering a…