GORE™ GFO® Packing Fiber Technical Information

Pack It And Forget It

Availability

1/8" to 1-¼ " and metric sizes from 4 mm to 20 mm

Ease of Use

GORE™ GFO® fiber packing installs easily.  It cuts without fraying.  Pliable, easy to wrap around a shaft and insert into a stuffing box.  It won't harden, swell or become brittle, so it's easy to remove.  With minimal thermal expansion, GFO® fiber packing seats itself readily, eliminating tedious break-in procedures.

Cooler running

GFO® fiber packing dissipates frictional heat and is cool running, even after extended periods of continuous operation at very high shaft speeds.  Sealing surfaces will not break down.  Leakage is controlled.  And shaft sleeves are protected against heat damage.

Versatile & cost-effective

Because GFO® fiber packing is so durable and lasts so long, its in-use cost is much lower.  Since the packing itself represents only 3% of the total cost of re-packing a pump, the real savings gained by a longer running pump is many times greater. GFO® fiber packing can be used in many pumps - centrifugal, rotary, turbine and reciprocating.  Also useful with valves, agitators, mixers, dryers and refiners.  Experience reduced downtime, small fluid losses, and lower total labor cost.

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