GFA Resource Center

GFA members have access to exclusive technical articles and webinars, as well as to subject-matter experts who present at GFA meetings. In addition to the online and offline resources regularly offered by GFA, members also receive the tremendous benefit of access to our TechTeam™ (offered in collaboration with the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking), a group of industry professionals who quickly research and answer your toughest questions

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Webinars

  • Webinar: Flat Bed vs Rotary

    By Zach Haddock, Preco, LLC

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  • Surface Energy & Surface Modification Techniques

    By Steve Schroff, Mactac

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  • Processing Gasketing Material with Waterjets

    By Benjie Massara, WARDJet Waterjets

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  • Rotary Die Cutting vs. Waterjet Cutting – Part 1

    By Richard Ward & Jeff Stetler, WARDJet Waterjets and DCS USA Corporation

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  • Rotary Die Cutting vs. Waterjet Cutting – Part 2

    By Richard Ward & Jeff Stetler, WARDJet Waterjets and DCS USA Corporation

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  • Introduction to UL Evaluation of Gaskets and Seals

    By Violetta Houle, Jeff Alberti, and Aesha Talia, UL, Rogers Corporation

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  • UL Flame and Gasket Ratings Uncovered

    By Dan Kubick, Rogers Corporation

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  • Equipment Series – Part 5

    By Rick Putch and Bob Wax, Associated Pacific Machine Corp.

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  • Equipment Series – Part 4

    By Rick Putch and Bob Wax, Associated Pacific Machine Corp.

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  • Equipment Series – Part 3

    By Mikkel Wax, Associated Pacific Machine Corp.

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  • Equipment Series – Part 2

    By Joe Hillman, Universal Laser Systems

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  • Equipment Series – Part 1

    By Jerry Hughes and Bob Wax, American & Schoen, Associated Pacific Machine Corp.

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  • A Guide to Material Selection – Part 3

    By Isabel Wright, Armacell LLC

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  • A Guide to Material Selection – Part 2

    By Demitri Fardelos, Amorim Cork Composites

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  • A Guide to Material Selection – Part 1

    By Gary Guzek, Sealing Devices

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  • ABCs of PSAs – Part 4

    By Randy Norman, Preco, Inc.

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  • ABCs of PSAs – Part 3

    By Gary Litman, Adhesive Applications

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  • ABCs of PSAs – Part 2

    By Roopram Ramharack,

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  • ABCs of PSAs – Part 1

    By Pam Fardelos , Adchem Corp

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  • Estimator’s Guide to Basic Gasketing – Part 5

    By Webinar Team, GFA

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  • Estimator’s Guide to Basic Gasketing – Part 4

    By Webinar Team, GFA

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  • Estimator’s Guide to Basic Gasketing – Part 3

    By Dave Plourde, GFA

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  • Estimator’s Guide to Basic Gasketing – Part 2

    By Gary Guzek, Sealing Devices

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  • Estamators Guide to Gasketing – Part 1

    By Steve Hanson and Gary Guzek, PGC, Sealing Devices

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Meeting Presentations

  • Manufacturing Engagement: Smart Strategies to Keep Your Top Talent from Becoming Someone Else’s

    By Lisa Ryan, Engagement and Retention Expert

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  • The DRIVEN Champion

    By Matt Clark, Mindset & Execution Strategist

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  • 2024–2025: Anticipating Business Cycle Changes

    By Jeremy Bess, ITR Economics

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  • Get the Meeting No One Else Can

    By Sam Richter, SBR Worldwide/Know More

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  • Planning for 2024: What Will Compensation Look Like?

    By Nicole Long, MS, SHRM-SCP, CCP

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  • The Great Resignation: Tactics and Strategies for Attracting and Retaining the Best Employees

    By Gene Marks, CPA

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  • Understanding Your Organization’s Culture: Tools to Make HR Practices Strategic

    By Sheila Margolis, Workplace Culture Institute

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  • Ready, Set, Go! Getting New Hires off to a Good Start with Effective Onboarding

    By Laurel Berenguer, SPHR & SHRM-CSP

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  • Managing the Risks Created by Problematic Employees: What To Do and Not Do

    By Robert Weil, Esq.

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  • The Future Starts Now Through Succession Planning

    By Charlie Keeley, Richard Wilmoth, and Brandon Shaneyfel, CGR Products

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  • David Zach Presentation

    By David Zach, Futurist

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  • Leading at Mach 2

    By Anthony Bourke, Fighter Pilot and CEO of Mach 2 Consulting

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  • What’s Your “And”?

    By John Garrett, Corporate Culture Catalyst and Comedian

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  • Winning the Customer 4.0

    By David Avrin, The Customer Experience Advantage

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  • Master the Art of Conflict From a Black Belt Perspective

    By Karen Valencic, Spiral Impact

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  • A Practical Approach to Performance Improvement

    By Rob Fisher, Fisher Improvement Technologies

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  • Kris Paronto Video Intro

    By Kris Paronto, Inspiring Hero of the 2012 Benghazi Attack & Subject of the Book and Major Motion Picture,13 Hours

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  • Moving Forward

    By Lauren Saidel-Baker, CFA, ITR Economics

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  • The Fred Factor

    By Mark Sanborn, Sanborn & Associates

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  • Leading on Purpose

    By Dr. Kevin Basik, Basik Insight LLC

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  • Product Demo

    By Butch Schomber, RotoMetrics

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  • Manufacturers & Fabricators of Engineered Material Solutions

    By Mike Moran, The Gund Company

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  • Introducing Two New Products

    By Nathan Pike, GCP Industrial Products

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  • The Four Steps of the Adhesive Selection Process

    By Mike Price, Avery Dennison

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  • Products and Services for the Reduction of Fugitive Emissions

    By Anthony Venzin, amtec North America

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  • Guidance in an Uncertain Economy

    By Taylor St. Germain, ITR Economics

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  • The Plan is the Gasket

    By Jed Dunn, Newport Board Group LLC

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  • LEADING AT 90 BELOW ZERO

    By Antarctic Mike, Leadership and Sales Speaker and Author

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  • Chaos to Excellence

    By Bruce Hamilton, Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP)

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  • Implementing Continuous Improvement in Converting Facilities

    By Angelo Lyall, Doug Clark, Canada Rubber Group Inc.

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  • Theory of Constraints

    By Darin Carr, Richard Wilmoth, Brandon Shanefelt, CGR Products

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  • GET SWITCHED ON! Reevaluate and Recharge

    By Chip Eichelberger, CSP

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  • Characterizing Rubber Materials to Meet Industry Standards

    By Jim Ward, Dan Kubick, BRP Manufacturing, Rogers Corporation

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  • Getting Serious About Profit

    By Dr. Al Bates, Profit Planning Group

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  • What You Need to Die Cut Gaskets

    By Bob Wax, Associated Pacific Machine Corp.

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  • Four Dimensions of Competing for the Future

    By Bill McCleave, W.R. McCleave & Associates

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  • How to Stay Relevant

    By Ross Shafer,

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  • Navigating the Crest

    By Alex Chausovsky, ITR Economics

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  • What’s In Your Employee Handbook?

    By Bob Weil, GFA Legal Counsel

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  • Creating a Solid Business Interruption

    By Chuck Keeley, Gord Sirrs, Ken Stober, Bob Weil, CGR Products, Canada Rubber Group, Mueller Die Cut Solutions, Legal Counsel

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  • Closed Cell Expanded Rubber

    By Isabel Wright, Armacell LLC

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  • Four Generations in the Workplace

    By Cam Marston, Generational Insights

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Technical Articles

  • Advanced Materials and Market Opportunities

    By Gary Falchi, Specialty Silicone Products, Inc.

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  • Navigating Compliance in the Rubber Industry: RoHS, REACH, and Prop 65

    By Cody David, WARCO

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  • California Prop 65 Legislation: Summary for GFA Partners

    By Gary Smith, Budnick Converting, Inc.

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  • MTAP Makes Design Reviews Easier

    By Megan Beaulieu, Elastro Proxy Inc.

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  • Rubber Compounding & Mixing

    By Cody David, West American Rubber Company

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  • Flexible Gasket or Expansion Joint?

    By Nikki White, UIP International, Inc.

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  • Prioritizing Safety in Oxygen Environments

    By Thom Jessup, EGC Enterprises, Inc.

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  • Expanding Horizons

    By Jimesh Dungrani, Elastostar Rubber Corporation

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  • Durlon HT1000

    By Alireza Zandi Karimi, Triangle Fluid Controls Ltd.

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  • Five Reasons to Kit Gaskets

    By Roberto Naccarato, Elasto Proxy

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  • Made in America Matters

    By Oliver Hinkley and Cody David, WARCO

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  • Variables That Affect the Internal Strength of Cross-Linked ClosedCell Polyolefin Foam

    By Keigo Shimura, SEKISUI Voltek, LLC

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  • Unleashing the Power of Conformity and Cavity-to-Cavity EMI Shielding

    By Monica Monte, Schlegel Electronic Materials

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  • The Use of Different Media in Leakage Tests

    By Dr.-Ing. Manfred Schaaf and Stefan Hufnagel, Amtec North America, Inc.

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  • Material Handling and Construction of Energy Storage Devices

    By Zach Haddock, Preco, LLC

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  • Silicone Gaskets and Defense Spending

    By Dominic Testo, SSP

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  • Silicone Adhesive Tapes – Powerful Products for Demanding Applications

    By , Adhesive Applications

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  • Closed Loop Water Filtration and Waterjet

    By Jon DeAmicis, WARDJet

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  • ASTM D2000 Specifications Broken Down

    By Amanda Shurte, UIP International

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  • Supplier vs. Strategic Partner: Know the Difference

    By Dominic Testo, Specialty Silicone Products

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  • The Future of Non-Halogenated Fire Retardant Foam

    By Jenny Angott, Sekisui Voltek

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  • Leakage Detection and Measurement

    By Larry Pyle, LFP Technologies

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  • Fugitive Liquids and Gases

    By Larry Pyle, LFP Technologies

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  • Benefits and Uses of Cloth-Inserted Rubber

    By Nikki White, UIP International

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  • Military Gaskets for EMI Shielding: What are MIL-DTL-83528 and QPL 83528?

    By Dominic Testo, SSP

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  • Solving Electric Vehicle Battery Challenges with Pressure-Sensitive Tapes

    By Scott Krusinski, Avery Dennison Performance Tapes

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  • Shelf Life

    By Larry Pyle, LFP Technologies

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  • How to Select the Right PTFE Filler For Your Application

    By Kristin Carlin, AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.

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  • Why Doesn’t My Machine Work?

    By Robert Wax, Associated Pacific Machine Corporation

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  • EMI Silicones Create Opportunities for Gasket Fabricators

    By Dominic Testo, Specialty Silicone Products

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  • Abrasive Water Jet Cutting for Harder Gasketing Materials

    By Roberto Naccarato, Elasto Proxy

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  • Sterilization Methods

    By Larry Pyle, LFP Technologies

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  • Gasket Terms

    By Larry Pyle, LFP Technologies

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  • Proactive Risk Management is Good for Business

    By James M Testo, EHS Risk Management, LLC

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  • Influence of Additives

    By Larry Pyle, LFP Technologies

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  • EMI Gaskets for 5G Telecommunications

    By Dominic Testo, Specialty Silicone Products (SSP)

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  • When Are Tapes Too Old for Processing? Why Viable Shelf-Life Matters

    By Dave Shuey, Avery Dennison Performance Tapes

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  • Is Waterjet a Solution?

    By Richard Ward, WARDJet

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  • Limit the Liabilities of Your PPE

    By John Berchulc, Foam Seal/Novagard

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  • REACH

    By Larry Pyle, LFP Technologies

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  • RoHS

    By Larry Pyle, LFP Technologies

    Open

  • American Biltrite Proudly Offers an Array of Rubber Grades

    By Tracey Lancaster, American Biltrite Inc.

    Open

  • COVID-19 Update – The Shifting Landscape II

    By Robert J. Weil, Law Office of Robert J. Weil, PLLC

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  • Leakage and Methods to Detect

    By Larry Pyle, JBC Technologies, Inc

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  • Four Steps to Selecting the Appropriate Adhesive Solution

    By Deanne Lewis, Avery Dennison

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  • Is Your Supply Chain Ready for the “New Normal”?

    By Clyde Sharpe, Elasto Proxy Inc.

    Open

  • How to Find Replacements for GORE® EMI Gasket Materials

    By Dominic Testo, Specialty Silicone Products

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  • NSF Certified Components for Water System Manufacturers + New Acceptance of NSF/ ANSI 61 in Canada Means a New Name for the Standard: NSF/ANSI/CAN 61

    By Tracey Lancaster, American Biltrite Inc.

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  • Cold Bonding vs. Injection Molding for Finished Gaskets

    By Steve Melito, Elasto Proxy Inc.

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  • Fluorosilicones for Environmental Sealing and EMI Shielding

    By Dominic J. Testo, Specialty Silicone Products

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  • ASTM D 1056 Explained

    By Monmouth Rubber & Plastics, Monmouth Rubber & Plastics Corp.

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  • Coating Methods

    By Larry Pyle, LFP Technologies

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  • COVID-19 Pandemic and the Shifting Landscape for Employers and Employees

    By Robert J. Weil, Law Office of Robert J. Weil, PLLC

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  • Frame Gaskets for EMI Shielding

    By Dominic J. Testo, Specialty Silicone Products

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  • The One Two Three of Tonnage Calculation

    By Robert Wax, Associated Pacific Machine Corp.

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  • Surface Conditions

    By Larry Pyle, LFP Technology

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  • The New Standard for Gasketed Joint Design: ASTM F2836

    By Adam Arnett, amtec North America, Inc.

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  • Stronger Than You Think

    By Marco Schildknecht, Frenzelit, Inc.

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  • Potential Employer and Employee Pitfalls under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act

    By Bob Weil, UFP Technologies

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  • Guide to Converting Waste Removal

    By Midway Rotary Die Solutions, Midway Rotary Die Solutions

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  • Technical Bulletin: Gasket Design Guidelines

    By Chris Schenck, Amorim Cork Composites

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  • Invisible Infrastructure

    By John Bonforte, Sr., Monmouth Rubber & Plastics Corp.

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  • Addressing Shelf Life Questions for Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

    By Scott Miller, 3M Company

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  • Commercial Grade Rubber vs. Specialty Rubber

    By Clyde Sharpe, Elasto Proxy Inc.

    Open

  • Why Doesn’t My Machine Work?

    By Bob Wax, Associated Pacific Machine Corp.

    Open

  • Platinum-Cured Silicones Open Medical Markets to Gasket Fabricators

    By Dominic Testo, Specialty Silicone Products

    Open

  • Nickel Graphite vs. Silver Aluminum in Metal-Filled Shielding Elastomers

    By Dominic Testo, Specialty Silicone Products

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  • Laser Processing for Gasket Fabrication

    By Joe Hillman, Universal Laser Systems, Inc.

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  • Particle-Filled Silicones for EMI Shielding and Environmental Sealing

    By Dominic Testo, Specialty Silicone Products

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  • Expert Advice Aids Selection of the Right Gasket Material

    By Bill Searle, Canada Rubber Group, Inc.

    Open

  • The Solution May Be in the Carrier

    By Rebecca Blose, CCT

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  • Static Electricity and Ways to Prevent It

    By Michael Thyberg, Adchem Corp.

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  • Polymer Resistance to Aleternatice Fuels

    By Charles Thrasher, Trellborg

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  • Silicone Rubber in Extreme Environments

    By Rick Ziebell, R.D. Abbott Company

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  • Laser Basics for Die Cutting Fabricators

    By , Preco, Inc.

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  • General Rubber Compounds

    By Jim Ward, BRP Manufacturing

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  • Eco-Materials & Sustainability

    By Demetri Fardelos and Tim Vos, Amorim Cork Composites

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  • Form in Place Gasketing

    By Gary Guzek, Sealing Devices, Inc.

    Open

  • Flame Lamination

    By John Dean, Jacobs & Thompson

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  • What About IMDS?

    By Mike Scarpelli, Everseal Gasket, Inc.

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  • Higher Flourine Content Flouroelastomers

    By David Blender & Charles Thrasher, Reeves-Trelleborg

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  • Thermal Interface Materials

    By Gary Guzek, Sealing Devices, Inc.

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  • Cork Rubber Materials

    By Matt Messmer, Amorim Industrial Solutions

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TechTeam™

TechTeam™ is a dedicated and experienced team of industry professionals that stands ready to assist you with your technical questions and issues. Their mission is to quickly research and answer your technical gasket fabricating, diecutting, and diemaking questions in an unbiased, confidential, current, and direct manner. Free access to TechTeam is a service provided by the GFA to its members in collaboration with the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD).

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