O-Ring Materials You Need for Modern Manufacturing
O-rings come in many shapes, sizes, and materials. With each material, you’ll need a different type of coating to make your O-rings last longer. Our team of experienced chemical engineers will go over the types of O-ring materials you need for modern manufacturing and what they’re best for. General Tips on O-Ring Materials There are […]
The Bright and Innovative History of O-Rings
O-rings come in all shapes and sizes thanks to modern manufacturing methods. But it was not always so. These small parts, though vital to the inner working of much of our modern machinery, had a seemingly innocuous beginning. Seal for a Light Bulb In 1882, Thomas Edison’s patent for his light bulb showed a rubber […]
To Coat or Not To Coat… When Should You Invest in O-Ring Coatings?
O-rings are vital to your industrial equipment’s performance. One malfunctioning O-ring can create unwanted downtime, slow your time to market, and create headaches for your maintenance engineers. Coating them can extend the life of your O-rings and delay or prevent costly breakdowns. Find out when you should invest in O-ring coatings for your equipment. 1. […]
5 Common Uses for O-Ring Coatings for Equipment
O-rings are everywhere. They are in faucets, medical equipment, cars, and equipment. When they work well, parts move easily, and liquid flows properly. When O-rings break or don’t perform their functions adequately, everything grinds to a halt. Take a look at five common uses for O-rings on various types of equipment. 1. Turbocharged Engines O-rings […]
Identifying Friction Factors for Your O-Rings
Friction is one of the main enemies of O-rings. Friction can cause cracks, splits, tears, and wear on rubber, even with the best lubricants and materials. Eventually, O-rings will give out. The key is to reduce friction as much as possible. As such, we’ll examine friction factors that play into your O-rings. Friction Categories Friction […]
5 Reasons Why Your O-Rings Need Surface Coatings
O-rings are vital to several industrial operations, and the technology behind them has been around since the beginning of World War II when the U.S. military needed a way to make sure their airplanes operated properly in harsh conditions. O-rings themselves help your company improve its industrial processes. But what if there was a way […]
O-Rings Sizing Guide
O-rings come in many sizes, depending on their application. The smallest commercially available ones are less than a millimeter across for an inside diameter and are for medical laboratories. The largest fit on solid rocket boosters like those on the massive SLS that NASA plans to launch humans to the Moon and Mars with. Take […]
O-Ring Coating FAQs
EZ Coating surface treatment solutions outperform Teflon™ PTFE coating systems for O-ring coatings in several key areas. In today’s blog, our experts answer frequently asked questions about O-ring coatings. What substances are best for sealing O-rings? O-rings are made from different types of elastomers that have enough flexibility to work with moving parts and have […]
