June 9, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Board of Directors Appoint Mike Boyd, Vice President & General Manager Triangle Fluid Controls’ (TFC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Boyd as Vice President & General Manager of the company. Mike started with TFC as an Operations Manager in January 2009 for the… Read More »
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Considerations When Upgrading or Changing Pre-Specified Gaskets
May 13, 2020 By: Samantha Harrison, Lab Testing Technician/QA Assistant With on-going global changes, most industries in turn, have reflectively looked at making improvements in their choice of gaskets for their particular application needs. Here is a list of factors that can contribute to changing and/or upgrading a gasket: Change in the process or… Read More »
More Gasket Guru Training Videos to come!
May 1, 2020 By: Sylvia Flegg, TFC Marketing Manager Finding a reliable sealing solution has never been easier! With the past success of our 2019 release of 4 SEALutions videos, we are happy to announce that more will be coming later this year! This past year we presented a brand new video series, SEALutions, that… Read More »
Press Release – TFC Producing PPE Face Shields for QHC
April 22, 2020 Triangle Fluid Controls Ltd. in production of more than 1,000 face shields to be delivered to front-line health care workers at Quinte Health Care (QHC). Triangle Fluid Controls Ltd., proudly announced their plan to start production of more than 1,000 Medically Approved Face Shields for QHC, the regional health care sector. Quinte… Read More »
A 360° Look at Check Valve Flow Orientation
April 16, 2020 By: Bruce Ellis, Inside Sales Consultant at Triangle Fluid Controls Ltd. Check Valve Flow Orientation and Position Explained As we know, not all styles of check valves are suitable for different flow directions. Pump design or space limitation are important considerations when designing a system that specifies the correct check valve to… Read More »
Should I stay? Or should I go?
April 14, 2020 By: Sylvia Flegg, TFC Marketing Manager Gasket Shelf Life The shelf life for Durlon® gaskets vary, depending on the material and the length of time it has been stored. All full-sized sheets and rolls of Durlon® materials are fully lot traceable and have the applicable batch number and cure date printed on each… Read More »
What is Ideal Gasket Stress?
March 26, 2020 By: Samantha Harrison, Lab Testing Technician/QA Assistant Gasket stress is a very important parameter that describes the unit load of a bolted joint surface because each type of gasket material responds differently to gasket stress. Soft and conformable gaskets may seal at low gasket stress where hard metal gasket may require much… Read More »
Packaging and Handling SWGs
February 28, 2020 By: Samantha Harrison, Lab Testing Technician/QA Assistant Spiral wound gaskets (SWGS) are a multi-component product that needs to be handled with care to prevent damage to the gasket. So it is very important to take great pride in packaging these SWG’s so that they reach our distributors safely and intact. Storage Most… Read More »
What is m and y gasket design constants, and how are they used?
December 3, 2019 By: Samantha Harrison, Lab Testing Technician/QA Assistant m & y explained Gaskets are designed to maintain a static seal between two stationary, imperfect surfaces of a mechanical system and must be able to maintain that seal under different operating conditions, such as temperature and pressure. The design of bolted flanges requires… Read More »
How to Avoid Corrosion on Flanges
October 7, 2019 By: Samantha Harrison, Lab Testing Technician/QA Assistant Shutdowns cost industry millions. And a significant impact on operating costs can be due to corrosion, or damaged flange faces. When corrosive media meets the sealing surfaces of facing flanges a leak WILL occur. So, flange maintenance is an important step to help prevent leakage…. Read More »
2018 Randy McKay Sales Award goes to…..
“The Randy Mckay award is given out annually by Triangle Fluid Controls to the Regional Sales Manager with the highest year over year growth in their respective territory. I am pleased to announce this years winner, our Western Canada Regional Sales Manager, John Anderson. John has been with our organization for over 10 years and… Read More »
Benefits of Flexible Graphite
August 21, 2019 By: Michael Pawlowski, Laboratory Technologist Because of its versatility and sealing capabilities, Flexible graphite is becoming a favourable material for extreme service applications. From pulp and paper, and mining to chemical, petrochemical, and automotive applications, the high thermal conductivity, chemical resistance, and self-lubrication of flexible graphite lends itself well in these… Read More »
How to Manage and Understand Flange Face Damage
July 31, 2019 By Chett Norton, C.E.T. Many of the aging plants we service are run beyond their expected life cycle and over time, metal piping, including flanges can corrode and become worn due to various reasons, making flange conditions a very important part of creating an effective gasket seal. One of the main reasons… Read More »
Benefits of Replacing a Swing Check with a Non-Slam Check Valve
July 3, 2019 By: John Anderson Recently, while calling on an oil and gas customer, I was illustrating the perils of using a swing check on liquid pump discharge where reverse flow and water hammer can be an issue. Part way through our conversation, the customer’s eyes lit up, and he said, “oh, that’s why… Read More »
Gasket Joint Safety
June 24, 2019 By: Samantha Harrison, Lab Testing Technician/QA Assistant Safety First Being safe on the job includes maintaining and correctly installing gaskets. The number one safety procedure when installing a gasket into a bolted flange joint is to have an assembler who has been qualified in reference to ASME PCC-1. When installing a gasket,… Read More »