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Seal Master Brochure

Seal Master Brochure

Seal Master Brochure

Product catalog summary
Introduction
Seal Master specializes in custom-engineered inflatable seals, offering solutions for various industries such as aerospace, automotive, and medical. These seals are designed to provide innovative solutions for actuators, brakes, couplers, and more.

What is an Inflatable Seal?
An inflatable seal is a fabric-reinforced elastomeric tube that expands with an inflation medium to form a tight barrier between surfaces, retracting when the medium is removed.

Advantages of Inflatable Seals
  • Provides a leak-proof closure with clearance when needed.
  • Simplifies structural design and minimizes machining tolerances.
  • Resistant to compression set.

Materials and Reinforcement
Seal Master uses elastomers like Butyl, Neoprene, and Silicone, reinforced with fabrics such as Dacron and Kevlar for enhanced strength and durability.

Applications and Industries
Inflatable seals are used in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, and medical, applicable in devices like actuators, filters, and valves.

Seal Geometry and Configurations
Seals are available in different planes and can conform to various contours, offered in strips or continuous loops with tight mounting capabilities.

Installation and Retaining Systems
Proper installation is crucial for seal longevity, with retaining systems including snap-in, bond-in, and fasten types.

Quality Assurance
Seal Master ensures quality through rigorous testing, including underwater leak tests and material traceability, with multiple inspections before shipment.

Accessories
Accessories such as retainers, fasteners, and inflation control devices are provided to enhance seal functionality.

Design Assistance
Seal Master offers design and engineering support for new applications and troubleshooting existing sealing issues, requiring detailed information from customers for effective solutions.

Product Offerings
The company specializes in inflatable seals and custom-engineered inflatable bags for sealing and lifting applications.

Customer Engagement
Seal Master emphasizes understanding customer needs, providing a questionnaire to gather essential details for analysis and recommendations.

Prestigious Clientele
Seal Master serves prestigious clients like NASA, Boeing, General Motors, and the U.S. Armed Forces.

Quality and Accreditation
Seal Master is accredited by the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating, reflecting its commitment to quality and customer service.

Contact Information
Customers can contact Seal Master via phone, fax, email, or visit their website for inquiries and further information.
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Catalog excerpts

Seal Master Brochure-1

Fitting Solutions for many imaginative uses SEAL MASTER ENGINEERED INFLATABLE SEALS CUSTOM DESIGNED • FABRIC REINFORCED PRECISION BUILT • FULLY MOLDED ELASTOMERS

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SOLVE DIFFICULT DESIGN PROBLEMS… HELP CONTROL & PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT… IMPROVE PRODUCTION & TESTING EFFICIENCY! OVERCOMING SEALING CHALLENGES SEAL MASTER – SPECIALISTS IN A VERY SPECIALIZED FIELD As inflatable seal usage and rubber technology has developed in recent decades, Seal Master has been in the forefront of product development and engineering advances. In serving design, process and manufacturing engineers, architects, environmentalists, the military and other government agencies, the firm has designed some 7,500 distinctly different elastomeric seal products since its founding in 1974....

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FABRIC REINFORCEMENT PROVIDES STRENGTH AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY Seal Master Inflatable Seals are not simple rubber extrusions. They are custom built and molded specifically to fit your particular application. This ensures optimum performance for long-term inflating/deflating operations. SEAL MATERIALS Depending on your special environmental requirements, Seal Master will recommend one of the following elastomers: • Butyl • hloroprene (Neoprene) C • Epichlorohydrin • Ethylene Propylene • Fluorinated Hydrocarbon (Viton) • Natural Rubber • Nitrile (Buna N) • Polyurethane • Silicone • tyrene Butadiene...

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TYPICAL INFLATABLE SEAL CONFIGURATIONS Photo above shows cut sections of various seals with width (W1 dimension) ranging from .56 to 3.06 inches. Photo above shows cut sections of various seals with width (W2 dimension) ranging from .50 to 9.00 inches. RETAINING SYSTEMS SNAP-IN TYPE Proper installation is essential to the function and longevity of the seal. The retainer must hold the seal in place, allow it the freedom to inflate and deflate and protect it from damage. To facilitate the installation of seals, Seal Master can provide metal, rubber, or plastic retainers in strip or circular form...

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SEAL DETAIL The cross sections shown below are typical inflatable seal designs. Details of each design may vary from the illustrations shown. Some particular sizes and shapes are identified by the code listings. Many different types of mountings may be employed. The red lines in the illustrations indicate some of the more common. SNAP-IN TYPE SNAP-IN TYPE This type uses a popular dove-tail design in which the seal simply “snaps” into a matching groove that provides support and protection. Installation and replacement is quick and easy. BOND-IN TYPE This system takes advantage of an easily machined...

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SEAL MASTER QUALITY PLEDGE Quality built, quality tested. At Seal Master we take pride in our products and stand by their quality. Each Seal Master Product is inspected a minimum of two times prior to shipment by two separate Seal Master Quality inspectors. During this process inspectors are looking for obvious cosmetic defects but are also trained to be aware of other problems that may occur during operation. Seal Master maintains an in-depth, formal Quality Assurance Program. Each Seal Master product must pass a mandatory under water-leak test inspection, twice prior to shipment. Each part...

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Seal Master offers accessory products designed to facilitate the use of inflatable seals. They include: • Extruded metal retainers • Machined metal retainers • Extruded, molded or formed rubber retainers • Extruded, molded or formed plastic retainers • Fasteners • nflation control devices, including boxes, valves, I regulators, gauges, alarms, compressors, plumbing fittings and hoses DESIGN ASSISTANCE Seal Master recognizes the uniqueness of each customer’s application and will provide design and engineering assistance for new applications or troubleshoot old sealing problems. Our questionnaire...

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ABOUT SEAL MASTER Seal Master Corporation is an industry leading manufacturer of custom engineered, hand built, fabric reinforced inflatable seals. Founded in 1974, Seal Master is widely recognized for its expertise and resourcefulness as a consultant, designer and producer of inflatable seals and other custom rubber products. Seal Master takes pride in serving our customers. We are here to assist in developing a solution to the customer’s problem while also establishing a strong relationship. With our knowledge and expertise of the product we can provide unmatched customer service and satisfaction....

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.