Endless Gasket

Endless Gasket

Endless Gasket (EMC/IP) 8000

Combined EMI-shielding and water-seal gasket for grooves and door/lid constructions

The 8000 series Endless gaskets are ready-made gaskets produced in accordance to customer specification. They are suitable for many applications where both an EMI-shielding gasket and a water seal are required.

The 8000 series Endless gasket consists of a rectangular EMI gasket like Amucor shield 6800 seriesStandard shield 7000 series or Ultra soft shield 7400 series, combined with a closed-cell water seal.

All gaskets can be made with a self-adhesive strip for easy mounting. Gasket materials for the 8000 series Endless gaskets are watertight at 30% compression, depending on the construction.

Benefits:
  • Easy mounting
  • High shielding performance
  • No tools required
  • Dimensions up to 2 x 2 m
Options:
  • UL94V-0 flame-retardant foam core
  • Chemical-resistant rubbers like EPDM
  • Silicone sponge for high temperatures up to 220 ºC
  • Available in conductive textile, Amucor or Knitted wire mesh versions
IP seal position:

The gasket can be supplied with the water sealing/IP seal on the outside of the gasket (IP seal position O), or with the water seal at the inner side of the gasket (IP seal position I).

Photograph of the 8000 Endless gasket to compare with the technical drawing above
Compression stops (optional):

Disk or washer-type compression stops can be included to prevent over-compression.

Washer type
Used at bolt holes
Disk type
Used next to bolt holes

Various uses:

Examples of different uses for the Endless gasket (The solid Gray part is the water seal)

1. Endless gasket used in a flat lid on a curved housing construction

Endless gasket used in a curved lid on a curved housing construction

2. Endless gasket used in a curved lid on a curved housing construction

Endless gasket used in a groove

3. Endless gasket used in a groove

Technical drawing standards:

Please Note: If you send us a drawing, please include the dimensions shown above.

 

A : Width (mm)

B : Height (mm)

R : Corner radius (mm)

Z : Width of the waterseal (mm)

X : Width of the EMI gasket (mm)

Y : Height of the EMI gasket (mm)

General documentation

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