#27 Silicone Seal Strip Roll Gaskets
Packing – Industries Served:
- Food
- Chemical
- Water and Wastewater Treatment
- Petroleum and Liquefied Gas Emission Control
- Power Generation
- Pulp and Paper
- Waste Treatment
Packing – Applications:
- Filters
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Mixers & Valves
- High Speed Pumps
- Furnace Doors
- Agitators
- Tank Lids
- Reciprocating Pumps & Rams, Reciprocating Pump Rods
- Slip-type Expansion Joints
Industry Links
The International Sealing Distribution Association (ISD) is a not-for-profit industrial trade association formed by concerned industry leaders interested in creating a forum where fluid sealing distributors and manufacturers could interact and share information affecting their industry.
The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW)
is the Washington, DC-based trade association that represents the wholesale distribution industry. NAW is active in these areas: government relations and political action; research and education; and group purchasing. In additional to NAW, the association operates the Wholesaler-Distributor Political Action Committee, the NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence, and the NAW Service Corporation. NAW encompasses over 100 national line-of-trade associations, representing virtually all products that move to market via wholesaler-distributors.
Tadpole Gasket Tape Profiles
SEALING COVERS AVAILABLE:
- Fiberglass, 1000F
- Silicone coated fiberglass, 500F
- Silica, 2000F, 2300F Flash
- Neoprene/Nylon, 250F
SEALING CORE MATERIALS:
- Fiberglass, 1000F
- Silica, 2000F, 2300F Flash
- Inconel or 304SS wire mesh. Solid or Hollow Core
TADPOLE GASKET TAPE CONFIGURATIONS:
- Single Bulb
- Double Bulb
- Double Tail
- Endless picture frames (to customer’s spec)
- **Endless seal frames provide optimum sealing, especially at 90 degree angles. Frames are manufactured to customer’s drawing.
TADPOLE GASKET APPLICATIONS
- Industrial furnace and oven door seals, boiler, powder coating for automotive requirements, dryers, soil contamination equipment, batch ovens, conveyors, walk-in ovens, heat treating processes, filters, glass and crown furnace needs, pulp and paper hatches, power generation exhaust and plenum parts, and much more.
TADPOLE GASKET SIZES:
- Sealtherm Corp. caters to all shapes and sizes for your sealing needs.
- Bulb Diameters start at 3/8” – 1”. Diameters above 1” are special runs and generally require longer lead times. Tail lengths can also be made to any length and thickness. All of our tadpole gaskets are carefully sewn with fiberglass thread tight to the bulb to ensure proper sizing and performance. Stitching along tail is also available upon request.
ABRASION RESISTANCE:
**When abrasion proves to be an issue in your application, Sealtherm Corp. offers an abrasion solution. We can apply a wire mesh wrap(inconel or 304/SS) over the tadpole to fend off abrasion and maintain the durability of the tadpole seal.
Sealing Core Materials
Bulb seals for cover materials. Left to right. P/N 10-SCM- Stainless steel or inconel solid core mesh, P/N 10-HCM stainless or inconel hollow core mesh. P/N 10-MDB medium density braided fiberglass rope core. Sealing cores for Fiberglass and Silica Tadpole Gasket Tapes, Solid or Hollow Core stainless or Inconel wire mesh.
Sealtherm’s tadpole tape is durable and helps keep our OEM’s save energy by keeping the heat in its element. Sealtherm has a wide range of insulating covers for tadpole tapes: fiberglass, silica, silicone coated fiberglass, and more. Tadpole tape sealing bulb materials also include fiberglass, silica, Inconel and 304SS wire cores, solid or hollow.
Thank you Sealtherm Corp. for their dedicated sales team. They in effect are helping us not only cut our costs, but ultimately save our customers on energy. I was referred to Sealtherm Corp. through Process Heating."
Martyn Coolidge – Aiseeco International