New Web Pages

We are just in the processing of adding lots of new web-pages to our site, including pages on:

• Food Quality Gaskets
• Pharmaceutical Quality Gaskets
• Felt Gaskets
• Leather Gaskets
• High Temperature Gaskets
• High Temperature Gasket Materials
• Food Quality Material
• Pharmaceutical Quality Material
• Plastazote Foam

There is also something of a miniature site redesign being unrolled over the next month, so check back for lots more resources.

RAM Gaskets Awarded SC21 Bronze Award

We're proud to announce that, after several years of developing and implementing 'lean' manufacturing processes and making quality improvements, RAM has attained Bronze Award accreditation to the SC21 Programme (Supply Chains for the 21^st Century). SC21 is an initiative overseen by ADS (Aerospace, Defence, Security – formally the SBAC).

In being accredited RAM join an elite group of suppliers to the defense and aerospace industries. The remit of this quality award is for producing aerospace quality gaskets to the defense and aerospace industries.

News from RAM Gaskets

RAM Gasket Solutions Commits to SC21

RAM Gasket Solutions is proud to be a member of CADI (Cornwall Aerospace Defence Initiative), a cluster group of aerospace supply chain companies in Cornwall. Under the auspices of CADI, and as part of its commitment to continuous improvement and aerospace quality standards, RAM has become a signatory to the SBAC SC21 scheme (Supply Chain for the 21st Century). To sustain its commitment to producing aerospace quality gaskets and seals RAM has undergone an assessment by representatives from BAE Systems, SWMAS (South West Manufacturing Advisory Service), and WEAF (West of England Aerospace Forum). The SC21 programme aims to streamline the supply chains that make up the defence and aerospace industries, in order to make them more efficient and competitive.

For more news please visit our website: Gasket News

Graphite & Mica Gaskets

Graphite Gaskets, Mica Gaskets
General guide to graphite and mica

Both of these materials are quite difficult to handle by themselves. For gasket applications these materials are usually laminated with stainless steel.

Whilst both are suitable for very high temperatures their applications are different.

For more information visit our website here: Graphite Gaskets, or here: Mica Gaskets

Non-Asbestos Gaskets

Non-Asbestos Gaskets
General guide to Non-asbestos

These products are generally based on:
Kevlar (aramid fibre).
Glass fibre.
Carbon fibre.

All these products have good chemical resistance.
Suppliers, manufacturers and users are still exploring the performance of these asbestos replacements in many applications and the following should be borne in mind:

Additional care must be taken in steam applications.
Can require greater flange pressure/bolt loads than the previous asbestos products.
Use a thinner material if the flanges and bolting will allow.

For more information visit our website: Non-Asbestos Gaskets

Specialist rubber gaskets

Specialist rubber gaskets
General guide to specialist rubbers

Viton Rubber Gaskets (Fluorocarbon) Rubber - (Hexafluoropropylene Vinylidene Fluoride)
A rubber with chemical resistance properties similar to PTFE.
Exceptionally resistant to:
Petrols and oils
Chlorinated solvents
Acids and alkalis
Chemicals
Heat
Weather and ozone
Gas penetration
Not exceptionally pliable - dead feel
Mechanical properties are only average
Very expensive
Temperatures -40 C to +230 C.

Silicone Rubber Gaskets
Odourless and tasteless.
Will not support bacterial life.
Used in the food industry.
Excellent ozone and ultraviolet resistance.
Good dielectric properties (resistance to high voltage stress).
Fluorinated grade required for oil resistance.
Very expensive.
Temperatures -60 C to +250C

For more information visit our website here: Viton Gaskets or here: Silicone Gaskets

Rubber Gaskets

Rubber Gaskets

General guide to rubbers
Rubber is the most important class of materials for gasket sealing in the medium temperature range (-50 C to +120 C). This is because rubbers rapidly return to their original shape when any deforming stress or load is removed.

For more information please visit our website: Rubber Gaskets

Cork Gaskets

Cork Gaskets
General guide to cork
Sheets are formed from cork granules bonded with rubber, resins or plastics.
Easily cut for mass production.
Ideal for irregular surfaces or uneven bolt loading.
Seals well under low flange pressures.
Low cost.

For more information visit our website: Cork Gaskets

Foam Rubber Gaskets

Foam Rubber Gaskets
General guide to foam rubber
Foam (or sponge) rubbers are by their nature soft and are generally specified for simple sealing applications.

In Open Cell foams the cells or air spaces are interconnecting and will thus allow the passage of liquids or gases. These types are not generally used for gaskets or seals and therefore are not stocked by RAM.

Closed Cell foams where the cells do not interconnect are used for gasket and sealing purposes.

For more information visit our website: Foam Rubber Gaskets

RAM Gasket Solutions

UK Gasket Manufacturer and Supplier: RAM Gasket Solutions

We are a custom gasket manufacturer, making quality gaskets and seals for industry, we supply the international market with quality seals from our factory in the UK.

For more information please visit our website: Gaskets Manufacturer and Supplier