Success Stories
These are just a few success stories that we have had over the last forty years. Please challenge us with your next critical application.
- An original equipment manufacturer needed to create a venting system that would allow a metal cabinet containing critical electronic components to vent, but also keep moisture and humidity out. Interstate developed a Porex porous plastic disc with an outer zone of high tack pressure sensitive adhesive to create a self adhesive vent. It had an easy release liner to allow for quick application. This eliminated an expensive alternative design that would require cumbersome hand assembly.
- A mechanical contractor was struggling with a solid chemical resistant PTFE gasket in a plastic flange application. The contractor could not achieve a proper seal because of the particular flange design and hardness of the current gasket. Interstate came up with an alternative Gore-Tex expanded PTFE which could create the desired seal and maintain great chemical compatibility.
- A military subcontractor had been challenged with cutting a special composite material and achieving clean cut edges. This was a mission critical project, and needed rapid turnaround. The Interstate team reviewed the application and contracted to have specially coated and hardened tool made. After a few experimental tests we were able to find just the right rule producing exceptional results.
- A company specializing in cutting equipment needed a fabric supported elastomeric gasket 168” long with a series of 153 holes that needed to have consistent spacing between each hole. The challenge was cutting the part without the rubber stretching, causing misaligned holes. Interstate developed a tool and a cutting system that can cut a single gasket with precise accuracy between each holes.
- A large filter manufacturer needed a special rubber gasket with pressure sensitive adhesive on it. The problem with die cutting the part from calendared sheet rubber was the associated cost of the material waste. Interstate designed, and had a custom machine built that would apply pressure sensitive adhesive to a lathe built gasket. This machine has produced millions of parts over the years saving our customer over 20% of the die cut alternative.
- A national waste water treatment company approached us with a need for producing a rubber membrane with a large number of tiny precise slits in it. The problems surrounding the slits were lack of a reliable and repeatable process to accurately cut the large number of slits in each membrane needed for very demanding test results. Our team designed a special tool with a uniquely beveled cutting rule, and a die cutting process that could constantly produce desired results. We also developed a unique inspection system to assure consistent results throughout a large number of parts.