Gasket for the sealing of mating surfaces

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 284 KB
• Volume: 2001
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1350-4789
• DOI: 10.1016/s1350-4789(01)80106-9

✦ Synopsis

cost-effective. 'This new system means the machine's cutting capabilities are as accurate as ever while, at the same time, being more environmentally friendly,' says Robin Smoult of Diajet. 'And this means benefits for all concerned. So far prospects for the TCD2 000 are looking very promising.' 'The accuracy and overall performance of these machines has to be seen to be believed,' said Mike Cowley, managing director of Techserv Engineering, the company which is manufacturing the machine. 'And when it comes to 'green' issues and basic economics, the TGD2000 will impress even the most obstinate sceptic.' From its origins in military and security applications such as tackling explosives and nuclear decontamination, the water-jet cutting technique looks set to make an important contribution ro the pressing need for highperformance sealing products. Graphite-based gaskets mass-produced by water-jet cutting machines could provide an even more impressive and economic alternative to asbestos seals in the future.