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Gardico Incorporated is a service oriented supplier of gaskets and gasket materials
providing superior products & workmanship to industrial customers since 1977.
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PRODUCTS
Standard & custom gaskets
Standard flanges
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Hatch cover & manhole gaskets
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Panhandle & custom gaskets
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Common & custom strips
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Other sealing products
Mechanical Packing
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Mechanical Packing/ Pump Packing
Used to seal shafts for rotating machinery
See Table for characteristics to match the application
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Valve Stem Packing
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Valve Stem Packing
Expanded PTFE (Teflon):
Conforms easily, very high density when compressed
pH 0-14, temp -400 to +500o F, pressure to 1450 psi
Graphited yarn over inconel:
High temperature, high pressure steam applications
pH 2-12, temp to 1200o F, pressure to 2500 psi
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Joint Sealant
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Joint Sealant
Expanded PTFE extruded:
pH 0-14, temperature to 600, pressure to 3000 psi
Seals with low bolt loads, resists cold flow and
has good torque retention vs other PTFE materials
1/8" to 1" |
Expansion Joints
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Expansion Joints
Used to connect machinery to piping
Used to isolate one pipe from another
For water: neoprene
For fuels & oils: nitrile (NBR, buna-n), Viton®
Single & double arch, rubber & solid steel flanges
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Cotton Grommets
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Cotton Grommets
Used to seal under the head of a bolt
Available in sizes from 3/8" to 1" to match bolt sizes
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Tools
Gasket Cutters & Punches
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- Allpax & Spearhead kits and parts
- Punch kits, Arch punches, dove-tail punches
- Steel rule dies
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CAPABILITIES
Die Cutting -- Standard & custom gaskets, pads, insulators, decorative pieces
NC PRESS 50 T PRESS
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• Lead times: from 7 to 10 days for a new
product to 1 to 2 days for an existing product
• usual quantities from 5 or 10
to tens of thousands
• from stock materials or customer provided
materials: rubber, foam, vegetable fiber, cloth,
cork, felt, gasket sheet, thin plastics and foils. |
Slitting -- Strips for hatch seals, insulation, isolation, decoration: 1/16" to 2" thick.
SLITTER STRIPPER
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• Standard strips: CCNS w/ PSA
• Rubber materials from 1/64" to 1-1/2"
• Foam & sponge, available with adhesive,
in roll lengths and pieces.
• Rubber & foam to 5" Thick x 12 ft long (with WJ)
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Water Jet Cutting -- Standard & custom shapes in rubber, steel, aluminum, plastics
to 4 inches thick. 6 foot by 12 foot table.
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• rubber, foam, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass,
glass, marble, tiles
• Gardico supplied or customer furnished
• materials to 5" T x 6' W x 12' L
• Gaskets, flanges, strips, custom shapes
• Usual lead times 1 to 2 weeks |
Specialty Products -- Cutting and Assembly, gluing & sewing.
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Rubber Bumper - 10 in x 37 ft
Neoprene rubber strips with fiber batting sewn inside |
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Extrusion Prototype
Cut shapes to simulate extrusion
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Foam Equipment Boot - 8" dia x 36" long
Foam parts: die cut, glued, painted |
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MATERIALS
Rolls, Sheets, Strips, Pads, Cord
An inventory item for every application includes natural and synthetic rubbers, sponge and foam, compressed sheet, cork materials, treated vegetable fiber, felt, high-temperature fabrics, mechanical packing and O-ring cord and O-rings.
Many materials available to ASTM and Mil specs
Engine Exhaust & Intake Gaskets
High temperature Steam & Flue Gas Gaskets
This inventory includes materials for temperatures to 1800o F in compressed sheet and to 3000o F in high-temperature fabrics. While nitrile is the most common binder, other elastomeric compounds are stocked or available for compatibility with different materials. Outside diameters to 60" available in some materials.
Gasket sheet
Non-asbestos fiber with rubber binders for all applications to 750o F.
with NBR for oil & petroleum products:
Gardico 522T, Klinger C-4401, Garlock 3200
with neoprene for some refrigerants
Non-asbestos fiber with rubber binders & with metal tang inserts to 1800o F.
Gardico 596B (1200o F) ,
Gardico 596E &
Gardico 596G (1800o F)
Wire insert material also available.
Carbon fiber
Graphite compressed sheet to 900o F:
with stainless steel: Gardico 5463 , Klinger SLS, Klinger PSM
or aramid insert: Frenzelit Novatec (TM)
High Temperature, red & black
Expanded PTFE <(Teflon®) to 600o F
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Furnace, Boiler & incinerator gaskets
Ceramic fiber cloth (to 2300/3000o F) & rope (to 1500/2000o F)
fiberglass (to 1000o F ) with vermiculite coating (to 1500o F ): tape, cloth & rope
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Cushioning, Pads & Sealing
A wide range of thicknesses, hardnesses and shapes to customer requirements
Bearing Pad
Cut to your shapes and available to AASHTO & CALTRANS specs
Neoprene: 50 to 80 durometer, hi-tensile AASHTO in 50, 60, 70 durometer
VIBLON/ SORBTEX - multi-layer fabric impregnated with nitrile
10,000 psi capability, available with PTFE surfaces
available with shims
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Tank & Hatch Gaskets
Rubber cork for manhole and hand hole gaskets for water and petroleum products
Gum rubber and soft neoprene strips & shapes for hatch gaskets:
available with 1 or 2 beveled corners
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