January 2019

Choose PAI for Your Custom-Molded Rubber Parts

Since 1955, Precision Associates Inc. has been proud to offer top-quality precision-molded rubber goods. We established our reputation by designing top-quality O-rings for everyday use. In 1956, cofounder Arnold Kadue noticed how ubiquitous O-rings were becoming in contemporary applications. However, these O-rings were also constructed from prohibitively expensive materials, and he directed PAI to find [...]

A Guide to Rubber Seal Design

Rubber seals are used in numerous industries to prevent the unwanted leakage of liquids and gases in various components such as pumps, valves, pipe fittings, and vacuum seals, to name only a few. However, all seals are not created equally. Rubber seal design consists of several elements to ensure that the seal delivers optimal performance [...]