Parker’s fabric reinforced products offer industry leading tensile strength, pliability, and fire resistance in a low-cost durable elastomeric fabric composite. Reinforcing an elastomer with fabric increases the durability and longevity of a part along with added flame and abrasion resistance.
Why Fabric?
Today’s Aerospace, Heavy Duty and Industrial markets are constantly pushing the boundaries of performance in their products. Composite Sealing Systems Division is working directly with manufacturers to provide industry leading tensile strength, pliability, and fire resistance. We are able to achieve these requirements by expanding our product offerings with fabric coated or infused rubber.
Reinforcing an elastomer with fabric increases the durability and longevity of a part along with added flame and abrasion resistance. Parker Hannifin continues to expand our product offerings to help our customers meet the demands of a constantly evolving world.
Fabric Reinforced Products Features & Benefits:
- Highly customizable and can be designed to fit any application utilizing extruded profiles, molded bellows or customizable shapes
- Flame resistant seals are designed to withstand direct flame at 2,000°F (1,093°C) for 15 minutes.
- Work as great thermal insulators to help prevent structural damage
- Product flexibility allows for easy installation with minimal mating hardware re-work
- Compatible with Parker compounds
- AMS and Mil approved elastomers
- Increased abrasion resistance for long service life
- Friction reduction for improved durability
- Increased tensile strength over homogeneous elastomer products
- Low strength degradation over time with extended UV exposure.
Fabrics:
- Polyester
- Nylon
- Nomex®
- Glass
Elastomers (Aerospace, military, and industrial applications):
- Silicone
- Fire resistant silicone
- Fluorosilicone
- Nitrile
- Neoprene
- Ethylene Propylene
- Fluorocarbon
Fabric Reinforced Products Technical Specifications:
| Elastomer: | Silicone, Fire Resistant Silicone, Fluorosilicone, Nitrile, Neoprene, Ethylene Propylene, Fluorocarbon |
| Fabric Material: | Polyester, Nylon, Nomex, Glass |
| Application: | Low Closure Force Seals, Flame Resitance, Diaphragms, Pumps, Regulators, Valves Ect. |
| Seal Type: | Ducts, P-Bulbs, Diaphragms, Tubing, Custom Shapes |
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These custom seals are designed to offer increased durability, longevity and added flame resistance.