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Western Rubbers

Established in 1972, Western Rubbers specializes in manufacturing inflatable seals, rubber extrusions and rubber & PTFE diaphragms. With over 50 years of experience, our seals are made up of elastomers having specially developed in-house formulations, which make our seals not only appealing in aesthetics but also long lasting in extreme environments.

5 Pressure Mistakes That Cause Inflatable Seal Bursts

If your inflatable seals are bursting, here’s the truth: it’s usually not the seal. It’s pressure management. In
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Why Inflatable Seals Fail Early: The Data Engineers Can’t Ignore

Why Inflatable Seals Fail Prematurely:The Data Behind the Downtime Inflatable seals rarely fail overnight. They fail slowly, quietly,
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8 Critical Parameters for Airtight Seal Design in Pharmaceutical Isolators

Because nothing ruins an engineer’s day faster than a pressure test failure.Let’s be honest: in pharmaceutical manufacturing, isolators
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4 Reasons Inflatable Seals Leak During Validation

A leak showing up during validation isn’t random. It usually traces back to small technical factors that only
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Top 7 Design Errors That Ruin Inflatable Seals

You think the seal looks perfect until you inflate it. And suddenly there’s that soft hiss no one wants
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Inflatable seal cross-section with pressure control gauge in a clean lab environment.

5 Pressure Handling Blunders That Can Pop Your Inflatable Seals (And How to Fix Them)

Picture this: You’re mid-operation maybe sealing a hydraulic test rig or locking down a containment chamber. Everything’s running
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Boost Inflatable Seal Life Cycles by 100%: 4 Strategies for OEM Engineers

If you’re an OEM engineer, you know the frustration all too well when a well-designed piece of equipment
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4 Fabrics That Transform Inflatable Seal Performance And Why Engineers Swear by Them

Picture this: your system is running flawlessly until one day, an inflatable seal gives way. A small leak
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Top 6 Industries You Didn’t Know Run on Inflatable Seals And Why Skipping Them Could Be a Costly Mistake

In precision engineering, the smallest leak isn’t just an inconvenience it can derail production, compromise safety, and cost
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12X Lifespan Boost: Inflatable Seal That Transformed Automotive Sandblasting Operations

12X Lifespan Boost: Inflatable Seal That Transformed Automotive Sandblasting Operations Client Background A leading automotive manufacturer based in
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