Inflatable seals, bladders, clamps, grippers

Inflatable seals, bladders, clamps and grippers

LIKON inflatable seals are manufactured under tight quality controls to assure conformance to specifications and product uniformity. These homogeneous elastomeric seals show a high modulus of elasticity and considerable tensile strength.

Homogenous – LIKON non reinforced inflatable seals are spliced by means of hot vulcanisation. This means both the extruded profiles and joints are made of the same rubber material. Our seals will therefore expand and retract homogenously through thermic cycles.

A.k.a. – These products are also known as air seal, inflatable gaskets or pneumatic seal. When used to actuate or clamp, customers may also refer to them as inflatable actuators or clamps.

Benefits

Rubber gaskets are used to create flexible seals between different types of materials in a construction. To create a perfect seal, all elements of this construction have be either perfectly fitting, perfectly aligned and sturdy to create perfect a seal. When designing with compression seals this may cause hard to solve issues. These issues can be easily overcome by the use of inflatable seals. Their sealing ability is less effected by misaligned parts or irregular surfaces and also requires less sophisticated design solution while still assuring a save environment. Of course inflatable seals require compressed air – or another medium such as oil or water – to operate them. In most production facilities, busses, trucks and ships compressed air is already available. Compact compressors are available for occasions where these facilities aren’t available.