Custom Seal & Brush Engineering for OEMs
We work with OEMs to help design and manufacture sealing components for custom parts & products
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Experience Engineering for an Array of Applications
There is no standard sealing system that works for all products, so Ultrafab’s specialty products division provides innovative and timely solutions for a broad variety of applications.
With a wide range of sealing products at various price points, we can work with you to develop the most cost-effective solution for your application needs.
Medical Equipment
We work with OEMs to reduce cycle time and material cost on their healthcare and medical devices by engineering specialty brush and sealing products.
Light Seals for X-Ray Imaging and Analytic Devices
Custom designed brushes are used to prevent light sources from entering into sensitive areas during the image development process.
Common Application Include:
- Developer cassette panel seals
- Blinder brushes on entry ways for cassettes or other image media.
- Light shields in blood analysis equipment.
Fiber Texture, type and density can be varied to provide optimized light sealing capability. Secondary assembly and integrated mounting configurations are also available to reduce cost, design complexity and increase throughput.
Pharmaceutical Cleaning Brushes
Utilizing Ultrafab’s core brush manufacturing technology and a secondary coiling process, custom brushes can be manufactured to serve any processing, application or cleaning need.
- Variable density allows for proper treatment of any surface regardless of how aggressive or delicate the need.
- Increased flexibility conforms to any contour.
- ALL PLASTIC design helps to minimize dangers of surface cuts and abrasions.
- Patented ultrasonic welding process ensures fiber integrity.
Added features such as custom molded handles and tip protectors can be integrated in to provide compact designs and cost reductions associated to component reduction.
Extruded Compression Seals
Custom extruded seals can be manufactured to print for any design utilizing a wide range of materials and configurations, including co-extruded capabilities which incorporate multiple materials, as well as the ability to combine with our brush technology.
Common Applications Include:
- Extruded instrument trays and inserts.
- Enclosure compression and leaf seals.
- Kerf, dart or clip mounted pile seals.
Single-Use Kits for Bioprocessing Systems
Ultrafab sources high quality components to develop kitted assemblies to meet specific customer demands. Single use kits provide non-sterile components ready to be autoclaved.
- Reduce labor costs associated in house assembly.
- Prototype small quantities up through large production volumes.
- Consolidated vendor management of multiple sub-components.
- Typical Components: Masterflex®, Pharmed® tubing, clamps, luer, swabable valves and filters.
Industrial & Energy
We work with OEMs to reduce cycle time and material cost on their industrial, technology, and energy devices by engineering specialty brush and sealing products.
Light Shields for Industrial, Architectural and Commercial Lighting Fixtures
Custom designed pile seals offer a higher performing and longer lasting solution for blocking out light leaks in and around lens assemblies in a wide range of lighting designs.
Product density can be adjusted to provide proper compression during actuation, allowing for lower friction during movement and less binding of the mating sheet metal panels. Also, with a customizable pile height and independent fiber construction, compression rates over long lengths effectively overcome any variation in gap tolerance to keep a consistent light seal that will not distort the enclosure.
Blinder Brushes for Telecom, Server Cabinets and Wiring Devices
Monofilament brushes act as the perfect sealing solution for gaps where thermal transfer needs to be managed, but cables, wires and connectors must freely pass through. Custom densities and mixed fiber types allow for adjustability based on how many, or how few, objects must pass thru optimizing performance and space. Custom welded shapes also allow for better integration into existing designs to lower upfront development costs associated to complex tooling.
Energy Recovery Cartridge Seals
Brush seals with a high density monofilament designed to include a soft touch center fin can be used to assist in the reduction of airflow, and provide minimal wear. The added fin barrier feature also allows for the seal to double as a wiper, and with fins in multiple locations it can increase the efficiency of the seal up to 30% when compared to a non fin seal.
- Integrated mounting tab reduces the need for additional mounting components.
- All plastic design resists corrosion.
Static Elimination Brushes for Automation Lines
Static elimination brushes are used for the reduction of charge build up in automated processes where high speed movement can create static, which can be damaging to surrounding equipment and harmful to operators.
Common Applications Include:
- High speed conveyor lines.
- Sheet line extrusion equipment.
- Robotic pick and place machines
Roller Brushes for Industrial and Agricultural Processing
Various roller brush configurations are used for agricultural cleaning and processing for produce and vegetables, as well as for applicators, product guidance and transportation along conveyor lines.
Extruded Seals for Enclosures
Custom extruded seals can be manufactured to print for any design utilizing a wide range of materials and configurations, including co-extruded capabilities which incorporate multiple materials, as well as the ability to combine with our brush technology.
Common Applications Include:
- Vent seals used for poultry, dairy and horticulture.
- Enclosure compression seals for HVAC, fuels cells and refrigeration.
- Edge and corner trim for sheetmetal edges.
Office Equipment
We work with OEMs to reduce cycle time and material cost on their office equipment applications by engineering specialty brush and sealing products.
Active Cleaning Brushes
Custom designed brushes are used to prevent build up of paper dust, ink residue, talc and other contaminants in an office environment that can reduce the performance of printing equipment.
Common Application Include:
- Paper pick and feed roller cleaning brushes.
- Pen head scrubber brushes.
- Wipers for optical feed and position sensors.
- Toner removal brushes.
Fiber Texture, type and density can be adjusted to provide and aggressive or fine cleaning mechanism to suit a wide range of surface conditions. Secondary assembly and integrated mounting configurations are also available to reduce cost, design complexity and increase throughput.
Toner Seals
Toner seals provide superior performance when compared to using standard brushes in a toner cartridge assembly.
Swept direct of fibers helps retain toner particles more easily, thus enhancing image quality.
Low friction materials provide less resistance against feed rollers, or photoreceptor drums.
With a varied range of thicknesses to choose from, a custom configuration can be designed to provide the proper gap sealing for any design.
Roller Brush Assemblies
Roller brush configurations can be developed for mechanical systems within photocopiers and toner printing units for static elimination, OPC charging, toner removal or cleaning, as well as acting as a transfer brush during the printing process. High grade materials are used to ensure proper functioning whether a specific charge, resistance or low friction configuration is required.
Brushes to Eliminate Static
Custom designed ESD brushes can be designed to remove static charge during the printing process or during post processing such as stacking, folding or binding.
Common Applications Include:
- Feed tray static elimination brushes.
- Static elimination in thermal label and receipt printers.
- Kiosk / POS card swipe assemblies.
- ATM printers and cash dispensing assemblies.
Extruded Enclosure Components
Custom extruded seals can be manufactured to print for any design utilizing a wide range of materials and configurations, including co-extruded capabilities which incorporate multiple materials, as well as the ability to combine with our brush technology.
Common Applications Include:
- Drawer slide assemblies.
- Paper tray enclosure compression and leaf seals.
- Kerf, dart or clip mounted pile seals.
- Edge and corner trim for sheetmetal edges.
Transportation
We work with OEMs to reduce cycle time and material cost on their transportation components by engineering specialty brush and sealing products.
Blinder Brushes
Custom designed blinder brushes are used to seal out slotted channels, and open pathways, required for component mobility and adjustability. Fiber Texture, type and density can be adjusted to provide superior sealing without impacting resistance to movement, rotational friction or fit. Secondary assembly and integrated mounting configurations are also available to reduce cost, design complexity and increase throughput.
Common Applications Include:
- Black out brushes for consoles and shifter assemblies.
- Brush grommets for lighting assemblies and firewall cable management.
- Rotational shaft seals.
Sweep Seals for Mass Transit Entryways
Brush seals with a high density monofilament designed to include a soft touch center fin can be used to assist in the reduction of noise and air infiltration at the base of entry doors. The added fin barrier feature also allows for the seal to double as a wiper, and with fins in multiple locations it can increase the efficiency of the seal up to 30% when compared to a non fin seal.
- Integrated mounting tab reduces the need for additional mounting components.
- All plastic design resists corrosion. Profiles
Window Shade Seals
Low friction pile seals allow for smooth actuation of cabin window shades, which also provide a long lasting solution to preventing light leakage, dampening thermal transfer and reducing vibration. Sliding Track Window Seals Low friction track seals are used for passenger and enclosure areas sliding force must be at a minimum. The integrated glide strip provides reduced drag and lower overall operating forces, which allows for smooth movement and a lower coefficient of friction than traditional flocked rubber.
Sliding Track Window Seals
Low friction track seals are used for passenger and enclosure areas sliding force must be at a minimum. The integrated glide strip provides reduced drag and lower overall operating forces, which allows for smooth movement and a lower coefficient of friction than traditional flocked rubber.
Compression Seals for Panels, Windows and Doors
Custom extruded seals can be designed to prevent against water infiltration around window and door assemblies, reduce vibration and trim out the interface between internal and external body panels, hood cowl assemblies, as well as headlight and taillight lamp assemblies.
From Idea to Production
HOW IT WORKS:
01 Request Assistance (YOU ARE HERE)
Email us with details of your idea/design.
One of our Product Managers (PM) will be paired up with you. We have PMs for each of our lines who are experts in their speciality.
02 Initial Review
Design/drawings are reviewed (and we work with most CAD softwares).
For fenestration type projects, we can provide you with seal drawings in the required format so that you can import them right into your profile drawings.
Note: If you have a sealing system problem, let us take a look. Our SWAT team mentality will help solve the problem quickly.
03 Concurrent Engineering Effort
If needed, Product Managers will visit your lab or manufacturing facility. However, in most cases, a prototype, sample or mock-up is quickly provided to determine if proposed solution makes sense in actual design.
04 Modify and Test
Reiterate step 3 as needed to develop the most cost-effective solution.
Our test lab gives us the ability to work on the problem for you without the high cost of going to an independent lab until you are ready for final testing and approval.
If your own internal lab is overrun with projects, we can also help. All we need is the unit to be tested and the test protocol required and we can get started.
Join us in our lab, we enjoy having our customers on site during testing.
05 Approve Final Design
Eureka! Always satisfying once the design is approved and cleared to move into the production stage.
No Time to Waste! Let's Engineer Together
Send your drawings to our Product Manager and we will assist you with selecting an existing standard seal or designing a custom solution.
Ultrafab’s Commitment To OEMs:
At Ultrafab, Inc. we realize that every product is unique in regards to design, unit cost, application requirements, manufacturing methods, and performance. With a wide range of sealing products at various price points, we can work with you to develop the most cost-effective solution for your application needs.
We know there is no standard sealing system that works with all fenestration products, that’s why we offer literally thousands of choices.
More Resources:
We work hard to stay up to date on the latest fenestration standards by attending many industry association meetings such as AAMA, NFRC, and WDMA.
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