Garlock Launches GYLON EPIXtm, Combines Best of 1/16" and 1/8" Gaskets

PALMYRA, N.Y., Feb. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Garlock, a leading manufacturer of high-performance fluid sealing products, has announced the launch of GYLON EPIXtm. The patented next generation in PTFE gasketing features a hexagonal surface profile with superior compressibility and sealing for use in chemical processing environments.

GYLON EPIXtm will be available in one universal thickness of 3/32" (2.4mm) that combines the sealing and blowout resistance of a 1/16" (1.6mm) gasket with the compressibility and conformability of a 1/8" (3.2mm) gasket. It will be available in the same three materials as traditional GYLON® products; fawn (silica filled PTFE), off-white (barium sulfate filled PTFE) and blue (aluminosilicate microsphere filled PTFE).

"The GYLON® material was the first-to-market low creep restructured PTFE and has been the industry standard for more than 50 years. With the launch of GYLON EPIXtm, Garlock is redefining high performance PTFE gasketing," said Sherwin Damdar, Product Manager ? GYLON®. "GYLON EPIXtm will merge the operating advantages of 1/8" with the performance of 1/16", changing the way gaskets are used in a wide spectrum of applications," stated Jim Drago, Principal Applications Engineer.

In metallic flanges, GYLON EPIXtm performs as well or better than existing 1/16" or 1/8" GYLON® gaskets, allowing end-users and distributors to consolidate inventory, lower the risk of using incorrect gasket thicknesses, and reduce stocking costs.

GYLON EPIXtm will provide improved compressibility and conformability, particularly for large-diameter flanges where misalignment and flatness issues typically drive end users to 1/8" thick gaskets. The hexagonal pattern also concentrates the compressive forces generated in flat-face flanges where traditional gaskets have difficulty sealing.

GYLON EPIXtm will also provide improved sealing in worn and pitted flanges. Historically users have had to resurface flanges in order to achieve an effective seal with traditional gaskets. GYLON EPIXtm breaks down that barrier with the improved conformability and reduces the need for flange resurfacing. The end result is reduced down time and lower cost of ownership for end users.

The new GYLON EPIXtm gasketing will be available February 19^th, 2018. For more information, visit https://www.garlock.com/en/products/gylon-epix-ptfe-gaskets.

About the Garlock Family of Companies

The Garlock family of companies is part of EnPro Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NPO). Garlock is acknowledged as the global leader in high-performance fluid sealing products, committed to a culture of safety. Processing industries served include chemicals and petrochemicals, refining, pulp and paper, power generation, semiconductor, primary metals, food and pharmaceuticals, mining and original equipment manufacturers.

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