Design

Todays rigourous business environment requires the utmost in product performance, while always maximizing the cost – benefit ratio. The design engineers at ARCHER have had over 20 years of experience doing just that. When designing a new seal or enhancing the performance of an existing product, several design consideration that are specific to elastomers must be considered. They include:

• Type of fluid the product will encounter
• System pressure requirements
• Design temperature requirements
• Duration at design temperature
• Product design life

All of these parameters will dictate the proper material to use in the application. Once an ARCHER compound has been selected, the optimum seal geometry is determined. The design factors for geometry are:

• Static or Dynamic sealing requirements
• Gland Dimensions
• Installation requirements (manual or automated assembly)
• Direction of pressure (internal or external)
• Compression (Squeeze) requirements
• Volume / Void ratio
• Sealing Gap Clearance.
• Tolerance stack-up
• Closure force requirements

Needless to say there is truly a science to proper seal design. We can help! Contact us via email or phone. We are here to help you be successful!


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