{"id":9088,"date":"2018-09-07T08:30:01","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T07:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=9088"},"modified":"2018-09-06T10:47:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T09:47:06","slug":"form-in-place-foam-gasketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/form-in-place-foam-gasketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Form-in-place foam gasketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Techsil provided a bespoke <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techsil.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form-in-Place Foam Gasketing service<\/a><\/span> to TRT Lighting to produce an IP rated seal for the lid of an outdoor lighting luminaire. The new process replaced a manual system of gasket application saving time and allowing vital resources to be used elsewhere<\/p>\n<p>UK-based, TRT Lighting Ltd (Thorlux Road and Tunnel Lighting) designs, manufactures and supplies energy efficient, environmentally friendly lighting products for exterior lighting markets.<\/p>\n<p>Involved in designing lighting for civil engineering projects such as roads, tunnels, airports, urban centres and amenity lighting.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThey are also very active in the high demand market of outdoor HID lighting replacement and retrofitting with LED luminaires.<\/p>\n<p>TRT needed to produce an exacting, inert seal on the top lid of an outdoor LED light fitting to meet IP66 requirements and lasting throughout the life of the product.<\/p>\n<p>The seal was being achieved by manually applying an adhesive backed pre-cut gasket on the production line.<\/p>\n<p>With high order demand and volumes of finished product significantly increasing, the need to expedite certain elements of the assembly process at TRT were paramount.<\/p>\n<p>After tests and trials on a sample lid Steve Green, <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/adhesive-tapes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Techsil<\/a><\/span>\u2019s Application Engineer recommended a bespoke FIPFG (Form in Place Foam Gasket) service where a sophisticated six axis robot dispenses a single-component liquid polyurethane foam bead onto a customer\u2019s substrate. The PU cures forming a fine, uniform, closed cell foam structure.<\/p>\n<p>The FIPFG service not only allowed TRT to increase their productivity but also provided a high quality, reliable solution that passed all relevant testing and verification.<\/p>\n<p>Green explain: \u201cThe project was successful in 2 ways. 1) The lids from stock are being fed to the production line already sealed and 2) the labour utilised in hand applying the gasket is deployed elsewhere. The material performed very well under stress tests and provided a reliable, aesthetically pleasing bond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShort cycle times save time and money. If a manufacturer produces small volumes or has intermittent production, then subcontracting their FIPG system can be very cost effective,\u201d says Green.<\/p>\n<p>Dispensing of only one component ensures that even very small sealing gaskets can be produced accurately without any problems.<\/p>\n<p>However intricate the part, a perfectly engineered foam gasket can be applied; from micro-dispensing of gaskets to replace o-rings, to high volume applications of foam to doors of switch cabinets.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the thixotropic properties of the foam ensure that very complicated tri-dimensional shapes and cross-sectional variations can be accommodated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Techsil provided a bespoke Form-in-Place Foam Gasketing service to TRT Lighting to produce an IP rated seal for the lid of an outdoor lighting luminaire. The new process replaced a manual system of gasket application saving time and allowing vital resources to be used elsewhere UK-based, TRT Lighting Ltd (Thorlux Road and Tunnel Lighting) designs, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5006,4872],"class_list":["post-9088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-process","tag-form-in-place-foam-gasketing","tag-techsil"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Form-in-place foam gasketing - Engineer News Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/form-in-place-foam-gasketing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Form-in-place foam gasketing - Engineer News Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Techsil provided a bespoke Form-in-Place Foam Gasketing service to TRT Lighting to produce an IP rated seal for the lid of an outdoor lighting luminaire. 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