AGIS, LLC, Philadelphia-Area Sealing Products Specialist, Offers Mechanical Packing for Marine Applications

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Suburban Philadelphia company markets high performance marine specialty products, including gland packing for propeller shafts and rudders.

Ambler, PA, January 27, 2012 -(PressReleasePoint)- 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

AGIS, LLC, Philadelphia-Area Sealing Products Specialist, Offers Mechanical Packing for Marine Applications