Products

Gaskets

Ugly Part Relief Kit

Our Ugly Part Relief Kit is designed to alleviate headaches and stress around problematic parts in your supply chain.

Rubber Gaskets

Rothkopf is your reliable source for rubber components. From our earliest days in 1956 through today, our team remains committed to delivering reliable technical expertise and excellent customer service promptly and professionally at every encounter. Learn more about gaskets below.

The term “gasket” is used throughout the industry and refers to a wide range of products. When we encounter customer drawings labeled as a gasket, we can categorize them in one of two ways, related to the best means to manufacture the part: they’re either molded or die-cut. These are two very different manufacturing methods, each with their own unique characteristics.

A gasket fills the space between mating surfaces, and is then compressed to prevent leakage. Simple. Understanding the end-use application environment will guide the selection of the best part.

Die-cut gaskets are made from a sheet or roll of material in a specific thickness. A steel-rule die cutting tool is made from the mechanical drawing and parts are stamped out of a press one after the other. There may be secondary operations required on some parts but for the most part, the die-cut parts are ready to use as they come off the press.

Molded gaskets are manufactured in typical environments, where most molded rubber components are made. They are compression, transfer, or injection molded from uncured rubber compounds in custom-built mold tools, and cured under heat and pressure.

Rothkopf is here to help you determine which gasket is the right part for your application. Reach out and we’ll assist you in every way possible.