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Space

If the experience of Omniseal Solutions in Space were a movie, it would start with the American flag proudly placed on the moon, then the scene quickly moves forward through history ... Apollo days, Space Shuttle launches, and most recent other successes like the Mars Rover Curiosity. In this "based on true events" movie, there are exciting flashbacks to take us back to where the story first began.

We are in California, in the late 50s - the race to space is tough, with the United States clearly behind. Rocket engines are under development by a small group of pioneers that face many new challenges such as the cryogenic temperatures of the fluids that they are experimenting with as propellants. These temperatures have a very bad effect on the seals’ materials that cannot last long enough to guarantee the propulsion system works properly as required. On top of this, since the fluids are highly ignitable, seals are not only supposed to endure but also meet very stringent criteria: almost no leakage is allowed!

Luckily, these visionary pioneers are not alone. Another group of pioneers, located also in California and at the starting point of their company development, believe in their vision, understand that these new engines can be successful, and take humans to space and the moon. With relentless passion and enthusiasm, they co-develop one of the currently most popular sealing brands: Omniseal RACO® spring-energized seals. Starting from a small company and especially thanks to its success in space, the former Furon and now Omniseal Solutions (part of Saint-Gobain) has become one of the leading companies in the sealing industry.

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Key market segments

Features & Value Added
  • Cryogenic & Extreme High Temperature Sealing
  • High Pressure and Ultra-high Vacuum Sealing
  • Chemical Compatibility
  • LOX Cleaning and Cleanroom Assembly
  • Low Friction & Wear
  • Mechanical Strength
  • Precision Machining
  • Co-development: Products Are Made Per Customers’ Requirements With Omniseal Solutions Design Know-how
  • Meeting Stringent Leakage Criteria
  • Global Expertise Available Through Local Engineering
  • Testing And Simulation Capabilities To Complement Service
  • Proven Pedigree: More Than 65 Years Of Success In The Space Industry
  • Production fast lane for prototypes
Applications
  • Tanks
  • Feedlines
  • Valves
  • Turbopumps
  • Instrumentation
  • Crew Capsules
  • Landing systems

Solutions

Features & Value Added
  • Cryogenic & Extreme High Temperature Sealing
  • High Pressure & Ultra-high Vacuum Sealing
  • Chemical & Radiation Compatibility
  • Cleanroom Assembly
  • Low Friction & Wear
  • Long Lifetime
  • Lightweight
  • Mechanical Strength
  • Temperature & Electrical Insulation
  • Low Outgassing
  • Precision Machining
  • Co-development: Products Are Made Per Customers’ Requirements With Omniseal Solutions™ Design Know-how
  • Wide Materials Portfolio To Meet Application Specific Requirements
  • Global Expertise Available Through Local Engineering
  • Testing And Simulation Capabilities To Complement Service
  • Proven Pedigree: More than 65 Years Of Success In The Space Industry
  • Production fast lane for prototypes
Applications
  • Propulsion Systems with Tanks, Valves and Feedlines
  • Structural Parts
  • instrumentation
  • Solar Panel Deployment Array
  • Gyroscopes

Products

Features & Value Added
  • Cryogenic & Extreme High Temperature Sealing
  • High Pressure and Ultra-high Vacuum Sealing
  • LOX Cleaning and Cleanroom Assembly
  • Low Friction & Wear
  • Mechanical Strength
  • Precision machining
  • Co-development: products are made per customers’ requirements with Saint Gobain design know-how
  • Wide materials portfolio to meet application specific requirements
  • Co-design: seals are made per customers’ requirements
  • Global expertise available through local engineering
  • Testing and Simulation capabilities to complement service
  • Proven Pedigree
  • Production fast lane for prototypes
Applications
  • Tanks
  • Feedlines
  • Valves

Products

Certifications

Space is so wide open but the way to get there relies heavily on details and specifics.  There is a need of absolute reliability that requires the best from all single components whether it is a bolt or a rocket engine. Omniseal Solutions has worked closely with its partners over time not only to keep standards of excellence but strive for continuous improvement by working on new designs and materials able to withstand the market requirements... increasing pressure of the fluids to seal or being more aggressive from a chemical standpoint.  We have also concentrated on developing manufacturing capabilities in order to cope with the speed of service that this demanding market requires alongside an efficient supply chain that handles cleanliness requirements that most of the products used in space applications have (most typically per IEST-STD-CC1246E).

  • ISO 9001: 2015
    ISO 9001: 2015
  • AS 9100 Rev.D
    AS 9100 Rev.D
  • EN 9100: 2016
    EN 9100: 2016
  • JISQ 9100: 2016
    JISQ 9100: 2016
  • ISO 14001: 2015
    ISO 14001: 2015
  • ISO 13485: 2016
    ISO 13485: 2016
  • IATF 16949:2016
    IATF 16949:2016
  • ISO 45001:2018
    ISO 45001:2018

Case Studies

Omniseal Solutions supports new projects and new players through proven solutions and an outstanding pedigree of successful missions as well as global resources and technical support, using the most recent engineering methods such as Finite Element Analysis, and of course other advanced simulations designed to ensure the final solution works perfectly. Space case studies contain stories and lessons learned. You can find more space case studies here:

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