What Happens After You Contact Ultrafab About a New Seal?

When you reach out to Ultrafab with a need for a new seal, you’re not just submitting a request, you’re starting a collaborative process with an engineering team dedicated to finding a solution.

Here’s a clear look at what happens from the moment you reach out to Ultrafab to the product coming to market.

1. You Identify a Need for a New Seal

Whether you’re improving an existing product or developing something entirely new, Ultrafab is committed to partnering with you.

2. You Contact the Ultrafab Customer Service Team

Our Customer Service team is your first point of contact. They gather initial details and ensure your request gets routed quickly. Please visit Request a Sample | Ultrafab, Inc.

3. We Connect You With the Right Product Specialist

Your inquiry is matched with a product specialist who understands your industry, performance needs, and design challenges.

4. Application Review & Design Criteria Meeting

Your product specialist schedules a meeting to discuss:

• Application environment
• Performance requirements
• Material considerations
• Design constraints

This ensures we fully understand what your seal must achieve.

5. Selecting the Appropriate Product Line

Based on your needs, we determine which Ultrafab product line best fits your application.

6. Sampling Existing Products

Before designing something new, we test existing profiles to evaluate fit, form, and function. This often accelerates timelines and reduces cost.

7. Custom Engineering (If Needed)

If no existing product meets your requirements, Ultrafab’s engineering team creates custom drawings tailored to your application.

8. Customer Review & Revisions

You review the drawings and request any changes needed to ensure the design meets your expectations.

9. Quoting Your New Product

Once the design is finalized, Ultrafab provides a detailed quote for your custom seal.

10. Tooling Design & Fabrication

We begin creating the tooling required to manufacture your profile.

• Typical extrusion tooling timeline: 4–8 weeks Tooling fabrication

11. Initial Production Run & Sampling

We produce initial samples and send them to you for evaluation. This ensures the seal performs exactly as intended.

12. Tooling Adjustments (If Needed)

If changes are required, our team tunes the tooling until the profile meets all specifications.

13. Limited Production Launch

Once approved, we begin a limited production run so you can validate performance in real‑world conditions.

14. Full‑Scale Production

After the initial run is approved, your seal moves into full‑scale manufacturing, ready for delivery.