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Inflatable Seal Retaining Systems

Seal Master Corporation offers Inflatable Seal Retaining Systems. Proper installation is essential to the function and longevity of an inflatable seal. A retainer must hold the seal in place, allow it the freedom to inflate and deflate, and protect it from damage. To facilitate the installation of our inflatable seals, Seal Master can provide metal, rubber, or plastic retainers in strip or circular form. Please note that a rubber retainer requires reinforcement on its three sides in-order to work to specification. Seal Master inflatable seals inflate and deflate in three basic directions of operation: the axial (or normal to the mounting plane) direction, the radial-in direction, and the radial-out direction. Each of these inflation directions has their own set of performance parameters for measurements such as the height of inflation ("stroke" of the seal) and the center line bend radius that the seal can negotiate.