Braided packing is the No.1 packing!

Gaskets and seals are useful for the industry and to the whole commercial sector. They are useful and help industries to carry on the work 24x7. After these two things, there is one more which is the backbone of this sector. It is the ‘packing’, it is one of the most used processes in the industry and helps fix various equipment. Compression packing is also referred to as braided or rope packing. The braided packing is usually produced in a square or rectangular cross-section. It is braided from a range of different materials. Not only can compression packing vary by the material it is braided, but how it is braided can also be different. There are many types of braids and one of the most common methods of braiding is in a square braid. The square braid is a relatively loose kind of braid that produces a packing that when compressed radially expands more than other braid types. This is beneficial when equipment (usually a pump or a valve) has been in service for a long time resulting in a stuffing box and shaft sleeve that is well-worn. When a tightly woven packing does not expand far enough to provide an effective seal, a square braided packing just might solve the problem.

The second most common packing is called a lattice packing, or the interlock packing, Texlock packing, or Interbraid packing. Yes, it has many names and all of which indicate the packing is tightly braided. So that it can provide minimal leak paths between the braid because it is a tight braid which does seal better. It also will compress and radially expand less. This type of packing is excellent for equipment in like the new tolerance condition. The sloppier the tolerance the more one needs a square braided packing. For more details then click here.