E-A-P International Limited have been stockists and specialist worldwide distributors of Eriks seals for over 38 years, and we now bring you our updated seventh edition of the very popular O-Ring Handbook.The O-Ring is now without question the worlds most versatile seal due to its simple shape,low space requirement, and its availability in a vast selection of sizes and compounds to meet every requirement.
This Handbook is intended as a guide to assist in the selection of an O-Ring for both dynamic and static applications, and for the choice of the correct compound for a given application.Recommendations are given for groove dimensions, installation procedures, sealing against vacuum and the use of Back-up Rings. Reference is also included on the use of Quad Rings as an alternative to an O-Ring in certain applications.
Since the publication of the sixth edition of the Handbook, our range of standard sizes has increased to just over 3000 in a variety of materials, and we are now able to offer an extensive range of special sizes, most without a tooling cost, up to 2000mm internal diameter in over 300 special compounds, to meet every industrial application.
Our in-house workshops continue to provide an unrivalled service for the production of special sized Cord Rings referred to on page 54, and we now offer a 24 hour service for the supply of Degassed O-
Rings to the Vacuum, Semiconductor and Nuclear industries. We also offer bar coding, single bagging and labeling to customers own requirements.