Aging Mechanisms in Rubber Products
Learn about the five main aging mechanisms in rubber products – and how to spot the signs of aging-induced seal failure.
Wishing You Happy Holidays & a Happy New Year 2027
Seal the season with joy! If you could seal out ONE thing this holiday season, what would it be? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHOmBV4js_E
Chemical Attack: How Chemicals Degrade Rubber Products
Learn how chemical attack degrades rubber products – and how to stop it before it starts. Rubber products are used to seal and insulate heavy equipment, military land systems, mass…
How Flange Finish Affects Sealing
Flange finish determines how well a rubber gasket conforms to a metal flange and maintains a proper seal. Here’s what engineers need to know.
Can You Reuse a Rubber Gasket?
Rubber gaskets fill gaps, contain fluids or gases, dampen vibrations, and prevent environmental contamination. Engineers understand that material selection, durometer, and seal geometry affect performance, but there’s a question that…
How Rubber Gaskets are Made
Learn how Elasto Proxy fabricates rubber gaskets using water jet cutting, bonding, and taping. We specialize in low-to-medium volumes.
Bolt Relaxation
Bolt Relaxation and Gasket Performance
Learn about bolt relaxation and how it effects long-term gasket performance in bolted joints between two metal flanges.
Compression Set of Rubber Materials
Learn about the compression set of rubber materials, why it matters, the factors that affect it, and some practical examples.
Effective Sealing Width for Rubber Gaskets
Learn what effective sealing width is, why it matters, how it differs between solid and sponge rubber, and how to calculate it.
Load vs. Deflection Curves for Rubber Materials
Load vs. deflection curves are graphical representations of how a rubber material deforms when it’s subjected to increasing force. Learn how to use them.
