{"id":492,"date":"2025-06-06T15:21:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T21:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hitechseals.com\/?page_id=492"},"modified":"2025-09-11T09:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:42:24","slug":"seal-analysis-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hitechseals.com\/services\/seal-analysis-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Seal Analysis Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row content_placement=”middle” el_class=”justify-content-between”][vc_column el_class=”col-xxxl-5″][web3_vc_content sm=”40″ md=”60″ lg=”100″ lgb=”40″]Our Seal Analysis Lab plays an important role in the engineering services we offer. It\u2028is a step forward in the continual advancement of our quality control program and\u2028unique services. The Lab contains a variety of equipment that allows our engineers,\u2028drafting technicians, and quality control staff to perform various seal related testing.\r\n

Detailed Inspection Report<\/h4>\r\nOur lab employs two optical comparator machines, a Micro-Vu Matrix and Micro-Vu Excel. This inspection equipment allows us to quickly and reliably measure components to a high level of accuracy. The Matrix is a manually operated system used to inspect smaller quantities or more intricate parts. The Excel is an automated system, capable of consecutively measuring multiple components and inspect parts approximately two times larger than what the Matrix can measure. Our staff uses both devices to perform detailed inspections of products to determine if they meet the provided specifications. This information is often turned into a report for our customers use.\r\n\r\nOur failure analysis report (FAR) examines and analyzes seals or gaskets and the environment in which they failed. This allows us to determine the most likely cause(s) of the failure. Once the cause(s) has been determined, suitable recommendations that will optimize future performance are presented. We perform the analysis with a failed part sample and application information. If a sample cannot be provided, a picture and a detailed description of the part, application, and environment is needed.[\/web3_vc_content][\/vc_column][vc_column el_class=”col-xxxl-6″][vc_single_image image=”498″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][web3_vc_content sm=”40″ md=”60″ lg=”1″ lgb=”100″]\r\n

Positive Material Identification<\/h4>\r\nWe perform positive material identification (PMI) on elastomeric, plastic, and metal materials. To identify elastomer and plastic materials, we utilize a mid-infrared FT-IR spectrometer. The FT-IR spectrometer analyzes the molecular structure of a material to determine the base polymer type. For the identification of metal components, we utilize our XRF gun, which allows for non-destructive testing. Contact us for sample size requirements or other PMI information.\r\n

Additional Testing and Analysis<\/h4>\r\nOur Seal Analysis Lab can perform a variety of additional tests and general analyses using our state-of-the-art equipment, including:\r\n