AGIS, LLC, Philadelphia-Area Sealing Products Specialist, Offers
Mechanical Packing for Marine Applications
Suburban Philadelphia company markets high performance marine specialty
products, including gland packing for propeller shafts and rudders.
Ambler, PA, January 27, 2012 -- Mechanical packing products for a wide
variety of marine applications, including stuffing boxes for stern tubes
and rudders, doors and hatches, are available from AGIS, LLC, Ambler, PA-
based distributor/manufacturer of high performance sealing products.
Among the products offered are gland packing for valve stems, propeller
shafts, centrifugal, rotary and reciprocating pump shafts and below-the-
waterline rudder stocks, as well as packing for static sealing
applications, such as hatches and pressure vessels manholes.
AGIS’s extensive marine products inventory includes packing and other
sealing materials manufactured from jute, flax, hemp, cotton. PTFE,
aramid, wrapped metal foils. graphite fiber, carbon fiber. glass fiber,
poly acryl nitrile fibers and combinations of these materials.
A sampling of AGIS marine packing products include:
Flax. (#180-MLF) Square plait braided of fine quality imported flax
rovings, lubricated
with a pure edible tallow and a wax compound, for shaft speeds up to 1900
FPM; Flax plus Teflon® (#220-T) Square plait braided of high quality
imported flax rovings, impregnated with Teflon suspensoid and a fine
break-in lubricant, for shaft speeds up to 1900 FPM; Synthetic lubricated
(#450-GS) Braided construction from non-asbestos synthetic fibers,
lubricated with a special vegetable and marine oil and graphite, coated
with graphite after braiding is completed. For shaft speeds up to 1900
FPM. Recommended for brine exposure;Braided synthetic (#600) Square plait
braided from synthetic yarns, treated with a special lubricant for
superior saturation retention, and dusted with mica after braiding is
completed. For shaft speeds up to 1900 FPM; Braided synthetic/graphite
(#600-GR) A blend of strong synthetic fibers, treated with a low-friction
lubricant and flake graphite before braiding. For shaft speeds up to 1900
FPM; Pure graphite (#1200-G) Braided from lightweight graphite filament
yarn, which has a low coefficient of friction. Inasmuch as graphite is
an excellent heat conductor, this packing dissipates heat in the stuffing
box, allowing shaft speeds up to 3600 FPM; Synthetic Teflon (#500-ST)
Braided non-asbestos synthetic yarn, impregnated with Teflon suspensoid
and Teflon particles to seal the packing against chemical penetration.
Additional coating of Teflon suspensoid and light oil applied after
braiding. For speed up to 1900 FPM.
AGIS is both a manufacturer and a distributor of mechanical packing,
gaskets, tapes, ropes, cloth and other high temperature specialty
products for marine and industrial applications.
For information, prices or samples, contact AGIS, LLC, 16 Poplar St.,
Ambler PA 19002. PH: 215-646-8010; FAX: 215-646-8013; E-MAIL:
sales@agismfg.com; Web: www.agismfg.com
Contact:
Robert Freese
AGIS, LLC
16 Poplar St.
Ambler, PA 19002
215-646-8010
sales@agismfg.com
http://www.agismfg.com