Correct storage and handling of the gasket We all know and are used to the fact that many consumable products, including household products, have manufacturer recommended storage requirements. It is important to know and follow these recommendations in order to avoid...
Water jet cutting Water jet cutting process uses a thin stream of water at very high pressure to cut parts that require high precision. This thin stream of water leaves the cutting head at over twice the speed of sound, and when you add a small amount of abrasive, it...
Personnel competence qualification Correct installation of the sealing elements is essential in their optimal and safe operation of a system containing pressurised bolted connections and in the achievement of the highest performance from a pressurised bolted...
Gasket parameters – Part III – Gasket factors Qsmin(L), Qsmax, Qmin(L), PQR and EG The approval of the new standard EN 1591-1 – ”Flanges and their joints – Design rules for gasketed circular flange connections – Part I: Calculation method” – is done within the...
Gasket parameters – Part II – Gasket factors Gb, a, Gs Due to the increasing importance given to environmental protection and with the adoption of norms regulating leakage, starts the research to replace the ”m” and ”y” parameters. These two parameters do...