Gasket Manufacturing: Laserqc®
Gasket Manufacturing: Laserqc®
Gasket Manufacturing: Laserqc®
Gasket Manufacturing
LaserQC®
Hi-Tech Gaskets employs a Virtek LaserQC® 1200 machine. The LaserQC®
assists in reverse engineering, quality inspection/control and statistical process
control. It captures over 500 data points a second, while maintaining a
tolerance within ± 0.05mm (0.002”). Our drafting department can manipulate
the scanned data to remove flaws and optimize the tolerances for production.
The file can then be exported directly to our flashcutter or water jet for rapid
gasket production.
Materials:
Rubber and Plastic Sheet Composite Non-Asbestos
Red Rubber (SBR), Chloroprene, Silicone, White Nitrile, Nitrile, BA-U, BA-50, BA-CF, BACF-4000
Highly Saturated Nitrile, Cork/Nitrile, Fluorocarbon, EPDM, Neo-
Nylon, PTFE, expanded PTFE, UHMW-PE, Vegetable fibre/plant Thickness: 1/64”, 1/32”, 1/16”, 1/8”
fibre, Gum Rubber Sheet Size: 3’ x 3’, 5’ x 5’, 5’ x 15’
Metal
Mild Steel, Stainless Steel 304, Stainless Steel
316L, Aluminum, Copper
x www.hitechseals.com
Manufacturing Gasket Manufacturing
Equipment
Gasket Manufacturing
Flashcutter
Hi-Tech Gaskets’ flashcutter is capable of utilizing CAD renderings to quickly
produce gaskets in rubber, plastic and composite materials. The flashcutter’s
surface area can accommodate material up to 5’ x 10’ (1550 mm x 3050 mm).
Gaskets are cut through a rapid vertical reciprocating motion. The cutting mo-
tion produces a cleaner finished part, avoiding compression marks found on
die-cut gaskets. The flashcutter’s vacuum surface holds the sheet material in
place preventing the movement of parts during production. This enables the
flashcutter to maintain exceptional tolerances during production.
Waterjet
The Omax waterjet further expands our manufacturing capabilities. The
waterjet cuts the standard composite and rubber materials, but also allows us
to manufacture metal gaskets up to 12” thick. The waterjet working surface area
is 60” x 135”. Gaskets that require a larger work surface area can be produced in
a dovetail style.
Clicker press
Die Cut
Hi-Tech Gaskets utilizes clicker press to produce die cut gaskets. Dies are manufactured
locally and stored in house.
Hand Cut
For cost effective small runs, Hi-Tech Gasket produces hand cut gaskets.
Dimensional capabilities include:
Hand Cut:
• Round Gaskets - up to 36”
• Oblong Rubber Gaskets - up to 48” x
virtually endless
• Oblong Non-asbestos Gaskets - up to
60” x 180”
www.hitechseals.com xi