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De Dietrich backs Gore Gasket Tape Series 1000 for sealing

17 Jun '15

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De Dietrich Process Systems, a leading international manufacturer of glass-lined steel equipment, has endorsed and is set to provide sales, technical, and installation support for Gore Gasket Tape Series 1000, a new sealant product from W. L. Gore & Associates.

Gore Gasket Tape Series 1000 was developed to more effectively meet the sealing challenges of glass-lined steel equipment utilizing aggressive media under demanding process conditions such as high temperatures, alternating system pressures, limited gasket loads, and deviation of sealing surfaces.

For such applications, the consequences of failure can be severe like leakage and emissions, corrosion and equipment damage, costly production downtime, and risks to personnel safety.

The new Gore product incorporates a unique barrier core, which enables it to maintain an extra-tight seal across the full width of the flange – even at low loads, and even in the presence of highly-permeating media.

In fact, tests demonstrate that Series 1000 produces a seal that is more than ten times tighter than other ePTFE gaskets, with even greater advantage over envelopes when flange deviation is present.

Manufactured in the form of a highly-conformable spooled tape, Series 1000 is optimized for use in large or non-standard flanges typically found in columns, mixer vessels, reactors, storage, and receiver tanks. With Series 1000, gaskets can be customized on-site, as needed. This eliminates the need for offsite fabrication of large gaskets, and the associated long lead times and complicated logistics for shipping, handling and installation. With Series 1000, gasket inventories can be streamlined, and inventory costs reduced, the company said in a statement.

Daniel Renger, R&D director, De Dietrich Process Systems said, “The Gore Gasket Tape Series 1000 is absolutely outstanding in sealing deviations, so even at low gasket stress, it shows extremely low emissions and gives us trouble-free mechanical completions. It allows the end user to fulfil increasingly severe environmental requirements and extend glass-lined steel equipment lifetimes. It enables longer maintenance intervals, which is something our leading chemical producers want.” (GK)

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