Sealing & Gasketing

(SPEECH) [MUSIC PLAYING] (DESCRIPTION) In a black background, a computer monitor spins on a black cylindrical platform. On the side of its screen emerges a webpage displaying cylindrical and rectangular shapes. The monitor morphs into headphones and then a refrigerator. (SPEECH) No matter the industry, the engineering community is faced with a common challenge to extend the longevity and durability of their product or device. (DESCRIPTION) The refrigerator door opens, and a box pops up entitled Seals and gaskets. A line points to the gap between the refrigerator shelves and door. (SPEECH) Unfortunately, critical components within many designs are not able to withstand known environmental factors. (DESCRIPTION) Three-dimensional models on cube blocks. A car in a parking lot next to a large pool of liquid; a two-walled room with a door and shelves, boxes and buckets, and a yellow caution placard and utility basket on the floor; a desert scape; a snow-capped mountain range. (SPEECH) That's why a reliable seal or gasket is crucial. (DESCRIPTION) Between the front and back of a computer monitor frame, a neon-lighted border in the rounded corner. Spurts of short bluish-white neon streaks cascade against it. (SPEECH) Seals can be a permanent solution for preventing fluids, air, and debris from entering a joint or void. (DESCRIPTION) On the monitor, an illustration of a car. Graphs, tables, and measurement diagrams composed of neon blue lights are on either side of the screen. A door of a red sporty car opens. A bright neon blue line traces the edge of the door panel with an arrow pointing upwards. (SPEECH) A gasket on the other hand, is a nice solution when you need the same properties of a seal but opening or accessing the part is necessary. (DESCRIPTION) The short bluish-white neon streaks cascade down upon the car. A round cylinder with white and blue neon lights shines on a rotating series of clear rectangular boxes with circular and cylindrical bluish-white shapes. An image of a cylinder morphs into a roll of 3M tape with stencil cut-outs. The scene morphs into a black planet Earth, white continents against a star-speckled black sky. The Earth spins, and neon blue circles throb on and off on country after country. (SPEECH) As you work to identify and optimize your approach to sealing and gasketting, 3M's application expertise coupled with our preferred converter partners turn your design challenges into design solutions. 3M, Science Applied to Life. [MUSIC PLAYING]