Technical – Materials
Technical – Materials2023 August – Valve World – Arrhenius seal life prediction project: results and analysis
In this article for the August 2023 issue of Valve World magazine, ESA Elastomeric & Polymeric Seals [...]
2023 June – Valve World – REACH PFAS restriction process and the effects on the Valve and Sealing Industry
In this article for the June 2023 issue of Valve World magazine, ESA Technical Director Ralf Vogel [...]
2022 May – Valve World – Sealing devices and the need for PFAS
In this article for the May 2022 issue of Valve World magazine, ESA Elastomeric & Polymeric Seals [...]
2022 April – Valve World – Cleaning of components for oxygen service
In this article for the April 2022 issue of Valve World magazine, ESA Packings and Flange Gaskets [...]
2021 August – Valve World – Corrosion inhibitors in graphite packing
In this article for the August 2021 issue of Valve World magazine, ESA member Hans Dekker explains [...]
ESA Position Statement regarding PFAS
Members of the ESA strive to minimise the emissions from process machinery by providing state-of-the-art sealing materials. [...]
2020 December – Valve World – Compression packings: from natural fibers to hybrid composites
In this article for the December 2020 issue of Valve World magazine, ESA member Manuel Seyrl describes [...]
List of Test Institutes for PFOA Testing
This is a list of test institutes which are offering PFOA testing for materials containing PTFE. [...]
2017 November – Valve World Publications – “Choosing between the various types of gasket materials”
In the article for the November issue of the Valve World magazine, ESA member Dick Pronk writes about [...]
2017 September – Valve World Publications – “Graphite packing rings”
Valve World Publications – “Graphite packing rings”
2016 September – “Durability of expanded graphite in high temperature applications”
Durability of expanded graphite in high temperature applications.
2013 April – “Carbon and Graphite Packings.”
2013 April – “Carbon and Graphite Packings.”