Garlock Sealing Technologies' Gylon gasket material has now received FDA
approval for use in pharmaceutical applications. The compliance
statement, which is available on application to the company, covers not
only the raw gasket material, but also a wide range of proprietary
Garlock sealing products containing Gylon. Compliance was sought in the
wake of increasing customer pressure to verify that animal derived
materials are not present in the gaskets. Areas of concern included
filler materials, colouring and branding inks.
Gylon achieves the performance of PTFE gaskets, while overcoming the
latter's mechanical limitations. introduced some 30 years ago, there are
now many derivatives that meet a variety of industrial applications.