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Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR), also known as Buna-N, and neoprene, a synthetic rubber made from chloroprene, are the materials of choice when looking for oil-resistant pipe gaskets. The additional physical properties these rubber compounds require to achieve oil resistance have major impacts on the compounding, processing, and shelf life of the gasket—which, in turn, have […]

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Employee retention and attraction has become one of the top priorities for leadership in 2017. If the strategy to attract employees is not coupled with a retention strategy, you risk losing the employees you’ve worked so hard to recruit. Do you have a written strategic plan for not only recruiting valuable employees, but retaining them […]

Only concrete pipes use cast-in seals, right? Wrong! But don’t worry if we tricked you—this is a common misconception. And Press-Seal is here to shed light on the facts behind precast seals. Discover the truth to this misconception and several others below!             Complicated Seals Cost More This is a […]

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The strength of concrete pipe joint design alone is a deciding factor for many so that they can provide a water tight connection allowing for lateral or longitudinal movement. But to understand these pipe joint designs, we need to appreciate just how long sanitary and stormwater pipe systems have been around. Dating back to 3200 […]