EGC Enterprises has pioneered the use of flexible graphite in fluid sealing and thermal management applications for high heat, high pressure and high stakes applications. We have over 30 years of experience serving some of the world’s most recognized companies in oil and gas, aerospace, transportation, power generation and commercial applications. As pioneers in flexible graphite, we can solve the industry’s most challenging sealing problems.
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We process our sealing with various methods, from cut and coined, die molded rings, cut laminates and various other processing methods based upon the particular sealing application.
Flexible graphite can play a pivotal role in high temperature sealing applications. Some of the key characteristics it has over metal are:
- its ease of installation and removal
- ability to seal numerous valve body and bonnet imperfections
- it performs with zero leakage 100% of the time
Organizations such as the American Petroleum Institute (API), American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) have established ratings for flanges and gaskets. EGC Standard Field Gaskets meet these requirements and carry a complete line replacement gaskets ranging in size from ½” to 32” for ANSI flanges.
EGC’s compression packing products are easy to install, saving time and reducing maintenance cost. The absence of braided end rings provides improved sealing and smoother valve operation. High density rings provide rapid and uniform load transfer to the gland follower and the sealing rings while the low density rings transfer this axial loading into radial force achieving positive stem sealing with minimal drag.