Rubber is one of the most common materials used to produce gaskets and seals. Choosing the correct rubber for an application can be a difficult and time-consuming process due to the multitude of different rubber composite materials available.

We would always recommend talking to our technical team for clear advice about your specific requirements, but we hope this brief guide provides general information to assist you in choosing the appropriate rubber gasket material.

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Whether creating a bespoke one-off gasket for a new customer, reverse engineering a part for a classic car, or mass-manufacturing monthly orders for a long-term client, we take the same approach to ensure a high-quality product for every customer. With over five decades of industry experience, our skilled team is on hand to guide clients through our three-stage production process to manufacture large or short runs of gaskets from templates, drawings and existing components.

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We recently caught up with local business owner and long-time customer, Paul Moore, about his 40-year relationship with Dobson’s and the types of gaskets used by his clients across the water industry.

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We are the only UK manufacturer and supplier of Boiler Seal, an EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) polymer gasket commonly used to seal boiler door joints in steam processes.

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We recently invested in a Boxford 2kW fibre metal laser cutting machine, which is helping reduce production times for a range of large volume metal gaskets. The new laser machine is ideal for the precision production of gaskets from mild, stainless and galvanised steel, along with aluminium, brass, copper and other metal sheet materials.

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