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I write about rubber sealing components and the decisions involved in specifying them. My articles explain O-ring materials, sizes, and uses alongside gasket and seal selection, helping readers connect the service conditions of an application with the details they need to review before choosing a part.
Rubber O-Rings: Complete Guide to Materials, Sizes & Uses
Rubber O-rings – the tiny round seals that maintain fluid and gas leakage within a hydraulic cylinder, a nut and a bolt, a jet engine or a satellite. In terms of the cost of the material, they are negligible but…
Rubber Gaskets & Seals: The Engineer’s Selection Guide for 2026
Rubber Gaskets & Seals: The Engineer’s Selection Guide for 2026 Rubber gaskets and seals look the same to a casual buyer—a black ring or sheet that keeps things from leaking. They are not the same product. A gasket compresses statically…
Rubber Extrusion: How It Works, Materials, Profile Design & Tolerances
Rubber extrusion is the continuous manufacturing process that takes uncured elastomer compound and pushes it through a shaped die, then forms profiles of uniform cross-section – seals, tubings, cords, and channels, all measured by foot rather than part (since one…