Flexitallic’s high-quality, easy-to-use, affordable products offer high value to customers across verticals
Based on its recent analysis of the metal gaskets market, Frost & Sullivan has recognized Flexitallic with the 2017 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Leadership. Following seven years of rigorous R&D, Flexitallic launched its proprietary, feature-rich metal gasket solution, the Change Gasket. This product addresses a variety of end-user needs with its superior technology, making it a top contender in the North American static seals market.
While its peer products have a compression and recovery rate of 26 percent or less, the Change Gasket has 34 percent. Furthermore, end users reduce time and costs by eliminating spring washers as well as adjustment and re-torqueing requirements. These advantages are made possible by its use of heavygauge metal wire (offered in 304, 316L and other metals), which is precision-laser welded for higher unit adhesion and solid unit construction.
In cases where the temperature is higher than the graphite oxidation threshold, Flexitallic uses its extremely heat-resistant Thermiculite® material. Graphite can only withstand up to 700 F, whereas Thermiculite can withstand up to 1,800 F. The Change Gasket, with Thermiculite filler/facing, has been successfully used in:
• High-temperature refining applications that reach up to 1,400 F.
• Super-heater exchangers in the fertilizer industry that operate at 865 F.
• Boiler pipes in the pulp and paper industry that operate at 800 F.
• Metal manufacturing processes that operate at 1,500 F.
Flexitallic has emphasized its commitment to customer value by establishing an outstanding service portfolio and guaranteeing rapid customer response. Its global network of service personnel provides customers with quick access to technical consultants, replacement parts, and broad service and repair solutions. It also employs a force of independent representatives and distributors all over the globe.
“Flexitallic’s wide application knowledge and its ability to adopt and implement best practices aid a range of end users, from small manufacturers to multinational corporations,” noted Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Anand Gnanamoorthy. “On the strength of its exceptional product and service, it has emerged as the preferred solution provider for key clients from various industries, including energy, power, and oil and gas.”
Customers have demonstrated a strong preference for partnering with companies that deliver a comprehensive range of products, and in this regard Flexitallic has strongly positioned itself with its vast product portfolio. For addressing customers’ needs for quality, functionality and price/performance value, Flexitallic richly deserves the 2017 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Leadership.
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has developed a comprehensive product line that caters to the breadth of the market it serves. The award recognizes the extent to which the product line meets customer base demands, the overall impact it has in terms of customer value, and increased market share.
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