A seal for a vacuum lifter and method of manufacture wherein the seal has a continuous unbroken outer fluid resistant skin of elastomer which forms a boundary around a homogeneous cellular structure with no interior seams or joints.

A method of reclaiming a used seal includes boiling the used seal in a liquid, and after boiling the used seal in the liquid, baking the used seal. The boiling the used seal may include boiling for a predetermined boiling time in the liquid, and the baking the used seal may include baking the used seal for a predetermined bake time at a predetermined temperature.

A sealing assembly for sealing a bundle of wires includes a first sheet formed of a sealant material, a second sheet disposed above the first sheet, and a third sheet disposed above the second sheet formed of the sealant material. The second sheet includes a thermally conductive material. When the bundle of wires is overlaid on the assembly in a first direction, and the assembly is wrapped in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to the first to thereby surround the wires, the second sheet facilitates enhanced thermal energy distribution of applied heat throughout the assembly to thereby more uniformly melt the sealant material and thereby fill voids between the wires.

A system and method of additively manufacturing a part including fluorine-containing polymers and an additive. The additive may include stainless steel, bronze, molybdenum disulfide, polyimide, or any other suitable additive. The method includes depositing fluorine-containing polymer additive manufacturing material onto a build platform, selectively cross-linking portions of the deposited additive manufacturing material, and curing the selectively cross-linked portions such that at least one characteristic of the part is improved via the additive.

A plunger gasket with reduced surface contact area including a body, a first side defining a first side surface, a second side defining a second side surface, and at least one surface feature projecting outwardly from at least one of the first or second side surfaces. In example embodiments, at least one surface feature projects outwardly from both the first and second side surfaces. By reducing the surface areas of contact between gaskets during manufacture and processing, the incidence of unintentional cohesion may be reduced or eliminated.

A foam-based expansion joint seal system packaging which facilitates transport and reduces the need for internal splices which includes laterally-flexible packaging bodies. The packaging bodies may include flutes, corrugations or prisms on their exterior to enable lateral bending of the foam-based expansion joint seal system packaging, even into coils.

A sealing article includes a body and a coating layer disposed on at least one surface of the body. The body comprises a polymeric elastomer such as perfluoroelastomer or fluoroelastomer. The coating layer comprises at least one metal. The sealing article may be a seal, a gasket, an O-ring, a T-ring or any other suitable product. The sealing article is resistant to ultra-violet (UV) light and plasma, and may be used for sealing a semiconductor processing chamber.

A method for producing a sealing element for forming a seal on a vehicle body, in particular a vehicle door; in the method, a profiled strip section is subjected to punching, and/or an additional element portion of the sealing element is molded onto a profited strip section. The profiled strip section is provided with a projection that extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the strip, and the projection is used for positioning the profiled strip section relative to a punching die or injection mold in the longitudinal direction of the strip.

A ring dam, fitting between a fluid container and a housing for the fluid container, may include an extruded Polyethylene (EPE) foam having an Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) additive.

In order to allow or improve a laminar air flow in a transition region between aerodynamic profile elements, a pressure plate arrangement is proposed. The pressure plate arrangement comprises a pressure plate body and at least one cover strip, in particular a sealing strip. The pressure plate body has an outlet region from which free-flowing sealant can exit during pressing. The cover strip already contains cured sealant and presses the free-flowing sealant flat in order to be able to form the transition region.