Techsil links with Dopag UK on FIPFG Foam Gaskets

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Techsil and Dopag UK have joined forces to offer formed-in-place foam gaskets (FIPFG) as a contract manufacturing service.

Form in Place Foam Gasket
Form in Place Foam Gasket - (Image credit: Techsil Dopag)

The new service includes everything in the production of foam gaskets, from material tests, sampling, and prototypes to small quantities and large series.

Contract manufacturing offers customers an alternative, especially companies that do not require their own production line.

Developing solutions for FIPFG foam gaskets are expected to ensure that parts are sealed against vibration, dust, or fluids. It also supports customers with the right material selection for different sealing heights for grooves or on flat surfaces, hard or soft versions.

Techsil offers individual consulting for the production of prototypes as well as support for entering seal foaming as a business area. In the first stage, the engineers prepare a feasibility study for the desired application and determine all production parameters. Then, in the course of sampling, initial prototypes are produced and later, depending on customer requirements, complete series are produced.

Techsil and Dopag UK use their own metering and mixing technology. The systems process all common materials for gasket foaming, i.e. low-to high-viscosity polymeric gasket foams made of PU and silicone. Foam gaskets from all material manufacturers can be used for the production. This means that the optimum material will be selected for the individual applications. Customised adaptations or even developments are also possible.

Automated applications for three-dimensional components, in grooves, moulds and on flat surfaces can be implemented. Contract manufacturing for FIPFG foam gaskets offers a flexible solution for numerous industries, such as the manufacture of control cabinets and the production of components in the automotive and lighting industry.