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Intertronics is pleased to announce a new moisture-resistant gasketing
resin from DYMAX for sealing electrical conduit boxes, appliance
housings, and critical electronic assemblies and devices. Ultra Light-
Weld® GA-111 is a UV/Visible light-curable form-in-place (FIP) gasket
developed for applications requiring low compression set, tack-free
surface, and durable, reliable sealing. It is a soft gasket material
with high adhesion to metals while providing a barrier to prevent
absorption or penetration of air, dust, moisture, liquids and gaseous
substances.
Peter Swanson, MD of Intertronics, advises that “this new gasketing
material can be dispensed into intricate and complex configurations with
the benefit of in-line curing which allows for increased production
speed, greater output, lower processing costs, and reduced inventories.
DYMAX GA-111 is a one-part resin, requiring no mixing. It is low out-
gassing, cures in seconds, and its viscosity allows for varying bead
heights which will make it an exceptional advantage in so many of the
UK’s technologically advanced manufacturing industries.”
DYMAX FIP gaskets cure completely in seconds even in 6mm thick beads.
This removes the need for racking, stacking, waiting, and un-racking as
required with traditional FIP gaskets. Light-curing FIP gaskets offer
the ultimate in gasket design flexibility. Designed for flat flanges or
wide shallow grooves, permanent FIP gaskets can eliminate the delay
experienced with slow-curing resins as well as the design, inventory, and
labour expense associated with pre-cut gaskets. These gaskets cure
faster and deeper than UV silicone, and do not release corrosive chemical
by-products upon cure. Further information regarding Intertronics’
products can be found at www.intertronics.co.uk.
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