Our supplier creates polymer solutions for high purity processing. They have developed a pedigree
of proved compounds that we utilize in the design of our seals. Their knowledge of applications
allows us to combine sound mechanical concepts with their superior compounds to address the
needs of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
The color-coded gaskets are the first gaskets designed to answer the major concerns of the
industry, which include gasket intrusion/entrapment issues, improved SOP Controls, accurate
alignment, and ease of assembly. To address these issues we designed a myriad of new features
into our color-coded gaskets:
* To address intrusion, they created a hard stop on the face of the gasket so that the ferrule face
bottoms out. This limits the volume of material that is compressed, thus stopping the intrusion of
the seal material inside the pipe diameter.
* As an aide in assembly, they added a gripping ring that allows for hands-free assembly while
ensuring that the gasket is aligned on the ferrule. Misaligning gaskets at the time of assembly is a
common cause of bacteria entrapment.
* The ability to have various color options allows end users to design SOP programs that ensure
that the correct gasket are installed and which gaskets need to be changed out. The color is clearly
visible from the outside of the ferrule assembly. Color choices also enable users to run differing
products in lines that are located side-by-side.
Our supplier has a large stable of compounds that are utilized in the production of our clamp
gaskets, flanged gaskets, screen and orifice plate gaskets, bevel seat gaskets, john perry gaskets
and USP Class VI o-rings. All of these products can be purchased with metal detectable
technology as well.
Color Coding
Our color-coded gasket are available in 8 Colors
Using a multitude of colors gives an end user:
* Control contamination of batches - ability to separate process lines or skids in facilities that run
separate products will assure that batches are not mixed or contaminated.
* Build your SOP's around colors and you'll know if every gasket in the line has been changed out.
* Differentiate process lines from clean utilities, steam service, and waste lines by color coding.
* Differentiate process areas with color coding.
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