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FILE NAME: Garlock (GAR) DATE: 1990 DOC#: GAR015 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Advertisement in Trade Journal chemicaiweek May2:>.>~}i:0 '' Vol. 146, No. 20 R ecent discussions in trade publica tions and elsewhere have challenged the w orthiness o fasbestos-free sealing products as successors to tried and true asbestos. Garlock would like to clear the air. First, because like it or not accord in g to the EPA regulations, after August 25, 1994, A m erican industry w ill use oniy asbestos-free sealing products in m ost applications. A n d seco n d ly, b ecau se G a rlo ck already has over 25 years experience innovating and perfectin g asbestosfree gasketing and packing products that are not m erely su b stitu tes for asbestos. But appreciably superior to asbestos in every aspect o f perform ance. Superior in length o f service. In m aintenance savings. A nd in the abil ity to w ithstand heat, pressure, and extrem e environm ents. So w hat you are about to read should help you breathe a lot easier. Asbestos-free products sealbetter. The lack o f any long-term sealability is absolutely the worst failin g asbestos could have. A nd it's always had it. Garlock asbestos-free gasketing and packings deliver superior seala bility in virtually MM every application. In every industry. Providing your com pany w ith the ben efits o f greater sealability: reduced m aintenance, negligible product loss, and high productivity. A sbestos-free products dissipate heat. S o they run cooler, stay flexib le, and last longer w hile assuring the level o f sealability you require. Asbestos-free products are versatile. For handling h igh pres sures and extrem e envi ronments, Garlockasbestosfree gaskets and packings have no equal. Both offer excellent resiliency and recovery. W ithout the loss in sealability caused by the creep relaxation o f asbestos gaskets. O r the hardening and consequent loss in volum e and sealab ility that asbestos p acking under goes when it is h ighly com pressed. Asbestos-free products m inimize equipment wear and damage. Asbestos is incredibly abrasive. It causes m ajor scoring dam age to shafts and sleeves in pum ps and on valve stem s. In ad d itio n , it pits fla n g e s, causes aggravation for m aintenance people, and often increases the cost of rem oval m anv tim es over th at o f gasketing and p acking m aterials to help your equipm ent last considerably longer than it has in the past w ith asbestos. Because Garlockasbestos-free prod ucts are considerably less abrasive, more resilient, and they don't trap heat, problems associated w ith asbestos are virtu ally n on-existent. A n d m aking problem s disappear is an excellen t way to clear the air. W ith G a r lo c k 's e x p e rie n c e in asbestos-free applications engineering, you can improve productivity and m in im ize your inventorv. I'ndoubtedlv questions w ill rem ain co n c e rn in g v o u r co n v ersio n to asbestos-free products. W hatever else you need to know about asbestos-free sealing products, you can find out by talkin g directly to one o f our Garlock ap p lication s e n g in e e rs. Ju s t c a ll 1-800-448-6688,1-800-622-2366 (NY), or 315-597-1811. or w rite Garlock In c ., M echanical Packing Divi sio n , 1666 D ivisio n Street, Palm yra, N Y 14522, and we w ill help you i hearthe air. Garlock* TIME IS RUNNING Tim e is ru n n in g out for asbestos. T h is tim e it 's for g o o d . A n d nobody has been m ore aware o f it than G arlock. B egin n in g in the early 1960's, Garlock extended its R & D pro gram s to include the search for better perform ing m aterials. Then in the 1970's, Garlock began introducing a series of cost-effective and highly successful asbestos-free sealing products. Fam iliar gasketing products like G y lo rf and Blue-Gard,* and Styles 98 and1298 in braided packing. We b ecam e th e leader in h ig h quality, asb estos-free gasketing and packing m aterials for process industry equipm ent. We did a ll th is at a tim e w hen asbestos products s till were being used widely in m any industries. Long before th e govern m en t decided to m andate m ost asbestos products out o f existence by federal regulation s. G arlo ck w as up and ru n n in g w ith proven asbestos-free products. Now that the deadline to stop m an ufacturing m ost asbestos sealing prod ucts is set for A ugust 2 5 ,1 9 9 3 , some com panies are looking bleakly at the fu tu re. (For distribution, the deadline is A ugust 25,1994.) Som e o f o u r com p etito rs have arrived too late to achieve the asbestos- free solutions that are needed in the next few years. G arlock, on the other hand, realized long ago that leadership does not happen o v e rn ig h t. Wfe arrived where we are today by foresight. By dedication. And by perseverance. Qualities that have served us well for over 100 years. So w hile tim e may be ru n n in g out for som e gasketing and packing sup pliers, don't let it ru n ou t for you . Don't w ait for tomorrow, call G arlock today at 1-800-448-6688,1-800-622-2366 (NY), or 315-597-4811. O r w rite G arlo ck , In c ., M echanical Packing D ivi sio n , 1666 D ivision Street, Palm yra, N Y 14522. G a rlo ck Mechanical Packing Division Coltec Industries Proven Products Today fo r an Asbestos-Free Tomorroiv. The only way to save m oney w ith asbestos products these days is to go back in time. Tb a simpler tim e when a whole range of pumps, valves, and flanges could be serviced by a handful o f asbestos gasket ing and packing products, lb a tim e when asbestos products were relatively cheap. But, indeed, tim e waits for no man to make its changes. Asbestos users already are paying the price as they discover asbestos products becom ing more and more a rarity. And that's ju st the begin ning of their troubles. For in the early 1990's, asbestos w ill be federally regulated out of existence in most applications. Some companies would like to have you hold tight to the past as long as possible, claim in g that asbestosfive sealing products are not as good as th o se m ade from asbestos. Time and again, we can prove that U arfock asbestos-free products w ill save valu able production tim e by m in im izin g the num ber o f tim es a pum p, valve, or flange has to be serviced because o f unacceptable leakage. O r repaired because o f abrasive damage to shafts, stem s, and sleeves. Wfe don't need to tell you that reducing downtime and saving on maintenance tim e m akes you r com pany m ore profitable. But perhaps, a simple idea like tim e and money w aiting for no m an may somehow go unnoticed by those com panies who s till use and buy asbestos gaskets and packings. We hope n o t. For at Garlock, we are prepared to meet all your sealing needs with a new dimension in process productivity and cost efficiency. Ju st ca ll G arlock at 1-800-448-6688, 1-800-622-2366 (N Y), or 315-597-4811 for asbestos-free products that w ill help convert your facility. O r write Garlock, In c., Mechanical Packing Divi sion, 1666 Division Street, P a lm y ra , N Y 14522. Before tim e passes your com pany by. G a rlo ck Mechanical Packing Division Coltec Industries Proven Products today fo r an Asbestos-Free bmnrrow. Service Card