Fast gaskets

We are pleased to introduce a new tack-free, soft gasket material from sales partner DYMAX for sealing fuel cells, appliance housings, and critical electronic assemblies and devices. DYMAX Light Weld® GA-140 is a UV/Visible light-curable form-in-place (FIP) and cure-in-place (CIP) gasket developed for applications requiring low compression set, tack-free surface and durable, reliable sealing. It is a soft gasket material with high adhesion to plastics which provides a barrier to prevent absorption or penetration of air, dust, moisture, liquids and gaseous substances.

DYMAX GA-140 can be dispensed into intricate and complex configurations with the benefit of in-line curing which allows for increased production speed, greater output, lower processing costs, and reduced inventories. It is a silicone-free, one-part resin requiring no mixing, with low out-gassing, cures in seconds and with a viscosity that allows for varying bead heights. It conforms to intricate channels or recesses and has excellent tear resistance for serviceable and limited-service applications.

Experience across many industries confirms that the FIP gaskets cure completely in seconds even in 6mm thick beads. This eliminates the racking, stacking, waiting and un-racking as required with traditional FIP gaskets. Light-curing FIP gaskets offer the ultimate in gasket design flexibility - designed for flat flanges or wide shallow grooves, permanent FIP gaskets can eliminate the delay experienced with slow-curing resins as well as the design, inventory and labour expense associated with pre-cut gaskets.

DYMAX GA-140 FIP Gasket being applied on a domestic iron

Degassing not foaming

In support of our THINKY Mixing and Vacuum Degassing Machines, we have added a new Technical Bulletin detailing the potential advantages with adding vacuum to the rotation and revolution mixing action of our very popular THINKY ARE-250.

One of the issues with manual degassing (placing the material in a chamber and applying vacuum, often multiple times) is that it takes time and attention. Applying too much vacuum can cause the volatiles in the material to "boil" out, and if you are not careful, the material can foam up and even overflow the container.

Any THINKY machine can degas or de-aerate without any danger of this, and automatically too!

This is not a problem if you use a THINKY mixer