Soaking up the Sun Precision Associates has installed over 40,000 square feet of solar panels on the roof of its Minneapolis facility to leverage the region’s average of 208 sunny days per year. The system will produce 791 kW of energy! This renewable energy initiative supports the company’s sustainability goals while reducing operational costs by utilizing 100% [...]
March 12, 2025 We have recently determined that a large number of our compounds are no longer compliant with REACH standards. The list of materials that are no longer REACH compliant, and PAI will no longer certify as such, can be downloaded here. If you do not require REACH compliance, then no action is needed. [...]
We are excited to announce our new UL approved material! Introducing Compound 10848. It is an 80 duro FKM material approved in Category JMLU2 of UL Standard 157 that covers gaskets and seals. Approved uses are gasoline/alcohol blends up to 15%, kerosene, Naptha, fuel oils, LP gas, manufactured and natural (city) gas, also suitable for [...]
November 18, 2024 RE: Order Minimums/Price changes effective January 1, 2025. Dear PAI Customer, The following changes will go into effect for all new orders on January 1, 2025. Minimum order values will change as detailed below: Clean Room Products, FKM, and TFE/P (Aflas®) products available from stock $100.00 order min/$50.00 line min Clean Room [...]
PAI has introduced new pricing on two (2) FKM materials that have proven to be a good fit for sealing applications with exposure to frigid temperatures. Compounds 9705 and 9905 have outstanding low temp flexibility and maintain long term sealing force. The customer portal has updated pricing on these materials. Contact Customer Service with any [...]
This is a notification regarding the planned substitution of the base polymers used in our FKM compounds that were previously sourced from 3M. This email is intended to meet the change notification requirements included in any quality or supply agreements we have in place with your company. If no agreement is in place, we are [...]
Precision Associates, Inc. achieves 13485:2016 certification for best practices in medical device production MINNEAPOLIS—Precision Associates, Inc. (PAI), a provider of high-performance, consistent sealing solutions and precision-molded rubber products, is proud to announce that it has achieved ISO 13485:2016 certification for medical device production. The ISO 13485: 2016 is an international standard that details the requirements [...]
Dear Valued customer, This is a notification of an upcoming change that impacts several of the Precision Associates, Inc. (PAI) FDA Fluorocarbon compounds. This notification is intended to meet the change notification requirements included in any quality or supply agreements we have in place with your company. If no agreement is in place, we are [...]
This is a notification of an upcoming change that impacts several of the Precision Associates, Inc. (PAI) FDA Fluorocarbon compounds. This notification is intended to meet the change notification requirements included in any quality or supply agreements we have in place with your company. If no agreement is in place, we are fulfilling our commitment [...]
After months of research and testing new polymers and formulations to meet MIL-DTL-25988 Rev D, Colman Dungan, PAI Chemist realized that this specification is impossible to meet with the current Fluorosilicone polymers on the market. He emailed the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) the organization responsible for the management of this specification. He let them [...]