Gasketing and Sealing - Silicone Engineering Applications

Silicone rubber offers a variety of benefits and can be used across a wide variety of applications, in multiple industries, including gasketing and sealing.

We have the skills and resources to develop silicone gasketing and sealing solutions for use in almost any industry. Here are just some of the industries in which silicone can be used for gasketing and sealing:

Gasketing and sealing for aerospace

Resilient to incredible stresses, UV, and extreme temperatures, silicone rubber is used in a wide range of applications in the aerospace industry, both interior and exterior. These include, door and window seals, lighting gaskets, electronic enclosure gaskets, HVAC and engine seals.

Flame resistant kSil®V-0 silicone sponge or our Boeing approved BMS 1-60 sponge are common silicone material grades for use as seals and gaskets, HVAC units, storage bins, LED lighting units, and electronic enclosures.

Aerospace

Gasketing and sealing for automotive

Silicone rubber is widely used in the automotive industry, in applications such as sealing and gasketing. It is used in a range of car parts, including EV battery seals, head and tail light seals, radiator seals, and engine gaskets.

kSil® silicone sponge can be used to create a watertight seal, protecting key parts from water, dust, and moisture, and preventing electronic failure. It is ideal for environmental sealing to protect EV batteries, thanks to its excellent sealing capacity, flame resistance, low compression set, vibration isolation, long lifespan and temperature resistance.

Automotive

Gasketing and sealing for oil and gas

Silicone seals and gaskets are used throughout the oil and gas industry. Silicone sponge is used to provide thermal insulation around pipeline structures to maintain regulated temperatures in extreme environmental locations. Silicone gaskets are used to provide cushioning between the pipelines and the metal support brackets. This avoids metal-on-metal contact and reduces the risk of damage if the pipeline structure experiences movement.

Oil & Gas

Gasketing and sealing for agriculture and dairy

Durable, resilient and flexible, silicone rubber is used throughout the agriculture and dairy industry, including machine seals and gaskets. It also offers excellent hygiene performance and meets the necessary industry regulations.

As well as silicone seals and gaskets, we also provide suraSil™ silicone milk tubing for the agriculture and dairy industry.

Agriculture & Dairy

Gasketing and sealing for construction

Silicone rubber is widely used in the construction industry in various interior and exterior applications, including general seals and gaskets, HVAC seals, lighting gaskets, and interior door seals.

It effectively protects joints and materials from extreme weather conditions, UV, Ozone, moisture, heat, corrosion, pollution and chemicals.

Construction

Gasketing and sealing for food and beverages

Our food grade silicone sponge is used throughout the food and beverage industry, most commonly as gaskets and seals, including gaskets for food processing machinery and industrial oven seals. Silicone sponge has an excellent compression set and high elongation, making it the ideal material for gaskets and seals. It also offers low water absorption, preventing water, dust, and dirt from entering food processing machinery and produce.

Food & Beverages

Gasketing and sealing for HVAC

With its excellent sealing protection, silicone sponge is the ideal material for use in various applications within HVAC industry, including enclosure gaskets and environmental seals. Silicone sponge features a closed cell structure. As a result, it delivers high levels of protection from water, dust and moisture ingress. This makes it the perfect material for exterior seals and gaskets around the HVAC unit.

HVAC

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