


Inflatable Seals
American Rubber Corp is a leading supplier and manufacturer of Inflatable rubber seals with customizable valve & inlet tube. We provide design consultation and material selection help to our customers including important parameters around inflation height and deflation (relaxed state) gap, as well as pressure, and operating temperature requirements.
- Non-Reinforced Inflatable Seals
- Fabric Reinforced Inflatable Seals
- Custom & Standard Inflatable Seals
Product Description:
Across industries inflatable seals are called different names like pneumatic gaskets or dynamic seals. American Rubber Corp has capability to custom design and manufacture inflatable rubber seals of various profiles either extruded and joined for endless gasket or full mold them in continuous molding and mandrel operations. Inflatable seal geometry, operating conditions, desired pressure, and the method and interface the seal will be installed on are some of most critical aspect of achiving desired sealing quality as well as operating life longetive from these inflatable seals.
Type of Inflatable Seals We Manufacture
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Footless SealsFoot less inflatable seals are made without any special geometric features at the bottom of the seals. These types of inflatable seals are installed with either PSA backing or in pre-machined grooves and usually towards lower half of horizontal matting mating surface. Simpler design allows for economical cost of such seals while providing all other benefits of inflatable seals. In certain cases, footless inflatable seals are secured through pressure plate and fastners if required by application. |
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Fasten-In SealsFastne in seal has flexible leap feature at the bottom of seal on oneside or both depending on how seal needs to be secured. These lips or foot are then fastened at regular length across surface of seal housing. These type of seals provide easy and fast installation of inflatable seal in desired positions – vertical as well as horizontal (resting or hanging). |
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Snap-In SealsSnap-In seals have tapered or portruding side design in the botoom or side of infaltable seals. These potrusion are snapped in to reverse tappers slot or holding grove to ensure permanent installation of seal that provides desired positive or vaccume seal when seal is inflated. |
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Bonded Bottom SealsBonded Bottom seals can be made from any other types described in this section. Additionally these seals have PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive) applied on bottom to provide redunduncy while securing/installing seal in place. |
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Slot Fit SealsARC manufactures high quality, reliable, and long services life custom rubber expansion joints. Rubber expansion joints are similar to rubber bellows but are typically used in high pressure or large volume Slot fit seals are installed in rectangular or square slots with a unique feature where seal completely retracts within slot when in related or deflated state. This allows machine components, lids etc to slide with each other without damaging seal in case of setup, loading, unloading etc type operations. |
Applications
Bulk Material HandlingInflatable seals as well as clamping bladders have wide variety of uses in buld material handling for sealing connection between hopper and containers as well as holding, gripping, clamping and moving containers or transfer trolleys (cars/carts) across plant floor. |
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Automated Box Packing (Suction Cups)Inflatable seals play critical role in packagin and logistical operations by providing suction cup mechanisms with variable suction pressure depending on package/box weight and size. |
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Granulated & Powder Material HandlingCreate dust proof seal in case of bulk bag filling operations. Clamping Bladders are used to hold the bag securely to prevent spilling of material. Industrial and Pharmaceutical mixers can be sealed during mixing operation by using corner molded and reinforced inflatable seals to achieve airtight sealing and hence prevent contamination. For pharmaceutical industry we manufacture dynamic pressurized seals from high quality FDA silicone compound that is platinum cured. We also manufacture pharmaceutical stainless steel sieves with metal to rubber bonded rubber band for securely holding sieve in place during machine operation and vibrations. |
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Clean Room Door SealingClean room in case of pharmaceutical and medical device industries as well as individual equipments like Autoclave ovens and sealed chambers are achieved through strategic use of custom designed pneumatic seals and reinforced as required as a part of manufacuring process. |
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Hazzard Area Door SealingIn case of hazzardous chemical processing, refineries, and storage of such chemicals, our Inflatable seals provide ideal and reliable sealing solution. |
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Marin Vessel Door & Hatch SealingShips (cargo, commercial, passenger, or for defence) have critical requirements of reliably sealing internal and external doors and hatches to prevent undesired water leaks or contaminations in case of emergencies. Our inflatable seals meet customers application demands including operating reliably while being in cotact with sea water, hydrocarons, and other chemicals. |
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Semiconductor Manufacturing Door SealingShips (cargo, commercial, passenger, or for defence) have critical requirements of reliably sealing internal and external doors and hatches to prevent undesired water leaks or contaminations in case of emergencies. Our inflatable seals meet customers application demands including operating reliably while being in cotact with sea water, hydrocarons, and other chemicals. |
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Gravity Filament & Yarn Extrusion MachinesManufacuring of composite material fibres, non-woven fibre material etc requires complex set of machineries and very regulated parameters across production line to provide smooth and continuous operations for expected product quality. Our inflatable seals on various shapes and sizes are regularly being used to seal extrusion capilary heads and rest of the machines to provide contamination free, constant pressure gravity extrusion of these delecate fibres. |
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Transportation Door SealsARC is a leading supplier and manufacturer of inflatable seals for high speed train, secure airport areas, and heavy transport container doors. Our customers depend on us to provide realiable inflatable door seals for their ongoing maintenance without having to worry about costly OEM parts. |
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Industries Used

Aerospace

Marine

Power Generation

Semiconductor Manufacturing

Chemical Processing and Manufacturing

HVACR

Bulk Material Handling & Conveying (Clamping Bladder)
Commonly Used Elastomer Compounds
Elastomer Compounds
Reinforcement Fabrics
Cotton, Polyester, Nylon, Nomax, Dacron, Kevlar