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September 1, 2018
If you’re promising your customers the best in door and window design, chances are you’re also promising them a unique product of the highest quality. Extruded seals give your doors…

June 19, 2018
For design engineers tasked with designing effective rubber seals, the earliest stages of the design process are critical. Selecting the proper type of material, designing with the appropriate criteria in…

June 5, 2018
Your company can’t afford to spend any extra revenue on extruded seals and weatherstripping products. Many factors can significantly impact the cost of your extrusion products, and it’s impossible to…

May 30, 2018
What are die cut gaskets and how can they serve your application? Die cut gaskets function as a seal between two different surfaces. When enough bolt load creates a compressive…

March 2, 2018
“Every project is unique.” “There are hundreds of weatherseal options.” “How do I balance cost efficiency with performance?” When our project managers work with OEM’s, these are usually the first…

February 5, 2018
If you want to continue manufacturing doors that stay competitive in the market, make sure you know the ins and outs of astragals. Attached to the meeting edge of single…

January 1, 2018
In order to design fully-functional window products that beat out the competition, it’s important to understand some details behind window weather stripping. Weather stripping (also: weatherstripping) is the system that…

December 19, 2017
In order to design automotive parts that stay competitive, it’s important to understand some details behind automotive weatherstripping. Weatherstripping (or weatherseals) is the system that seals any openings in a…

December 4, 2017
Are you pre-testing for water penetration with window weatherstripping? If not, you may have joined the ranks of many other OEM design engineers who fail to pass official AAMA (American…