Category: product spotlights

Industrial Interchange Couplings Product Spotlight

MiscellaneousProduct Spotlights March 30, 2021

Quick disconnect fittings for pneumatic applications

Pneumatic quick disconnect couplings
Quick connect pneumatic (compressed air) fittings are paired as couplings. Pneumatic couplings provide lightweight tool-to-hose and other pneumatic connections that can be quickly and easily connected, disconnected and ...

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Metal Swivel Fittings Product Spotlight

MiscellaneousProduct Spotlights August 18, 2020

Pivoting connections for moving machine elements and air tool ease-of-use

Fittings for air, gas and liquids flow control systems
Swivel fittings bring important advantages to pneumatic and liquid flow control systems. For air tools, they significantly increase maneuverability and ease of ...

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CVNUCB, CVNHPN, CVNMCB and JCV Series Check Valves Product Spotlight

Check ValvesProduct Spotlights June 1, 2020

Some versatile, miniature spring-loaded nylon check valves

A product overview of some of ISM’s popular product series
These compact made-to-order spring-loaded check valves come in versatile range of connection types, cracking pressures and O-ring seal material choices. They are made of tough nylon plastic with ...

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CVN, CVP and CVK Series Check Valves Product Spotlight

Product Spotlights April 21, 2020

A look at recent additions to our miniature low-pressure check valves selection

A product overview of one of ISM’s popular product series

CVN, CVP and CVK series precision molded check valves >>
These barbed and male NPT thread low-pressure plastic diaphragm check valves come in more than 90 possible combinations of ...

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ISM’s Miniature Flow Control Valves Product Spotlight

Product Spotlights March 4, 2020

An overview of ISM’s miniature flow control valves selection

ISM’s miniature flow control valvesIf it uses air, gas, or fluid, ISM has a small-bore miniature valve for it.

Plastic duckbill check valves with hose barb and non-barbed (straight) connections.

Duckbill Check Valves >>

Plastic diaphragm check valves with non-barbed (straight), barbed, multi-barbed, luer and threaded ...

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Check Valve, Relief Valve and Suction Strainer Product Spotlight

Product Spotlights February 21, 2020

A look at recent additions to our miniature check and pressure relief valves selection

A product overview of some recent ISM product releases.

  • JCV series compression by male NPT thread plastic spring loaded check valves.
  • NRVT series plastic in-line pressure relief valves.
  • NRV series natural nylon pressure relief valves.
  • CVNUCB series plastic spring loaded hose barbed ...

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Some Heat Sealing Frequently Asked Questions

MiscellaneousPackaging Product Spotlights October 23, 2019

There is more to heat seal than just dwell time, temperature and pressure

United Silicone metal bonded silicone sheets.

An introduction to heat sealing. Heat sealing is a critical process used for rigid and flexible packaging of all kinds. Heat conduction or heat transfer sealing uses heated seal heads or sealing bars to adhere, attach or close film to film or film to a rigid container. The results are leak-proof seals for bags, pouches ...

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Silicone Rubber Sheet Bonding: What You Need to Know

Materials MiscellaneousPackaging Product Spotlights October 8, 2019

Bumping up against the heat seal requirements ceiling

Heat seal silicone-to-metal bonded sheets.

Where to start when you need high-temperature silicone sheets?
Dick and Jane had a problem. They work for a contract packaging company that was building out a new facility. Because they work for a contract packager, the new facility would have lines for handling pouches, bags and other ...

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NRV and NRVT Series Inline Air and Gas Pressure Relief Valves

Check ValvesMiniature ValvesProduct Spotlights February 28, 2018

New from ISM Design - Pressure relief valves for inline flow and low clearance areas

NRV and NVRT plastic air and gas pressure relief valves
The featured new products in this post are the NRV nylon relief valves and NVRT inline relief valves. They are designed for pressure relief venting of gases, gas mixtures or vapors that do not represent health or safety risks and are not reactive under normal atmospheric conditions*.

NRV and NVRT pressure check valve performance ...

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CVSF Series Valved Suction Strainers – New Products

Check ValvesMiniature ValvesProduct Spotlights August 15, 2017

One-way foot valves with built-in 40 mesh strainers prevent coarse particle contamination

About the CVSF valved suction strainer
Our featured new product is the CVSF series of valved suction strainers, also called suction filters or foot valves. The design of these valved strainers is a spring loaded ball check valve combined with a 40 mesh stainless steel domed strainer.

The CVSF series strainers come in Kynar, Nylon, polypropylene and ...

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Diaphragm Check Valve Featured Products A1172 and A1173

Check ValvesProduct Spotlights February 16, 2017

These low pressure plastic diaphragm check valves are durable and economical

About the featured miniature diaphragm check valves
Our featured check valves are the compact A1172 (blue) and A1173 (black) plastic diaphragm check valves. They are designed for vacuum and low-pressure systems and only need very low pressure differences to open or close.

The valve bodies are made of quality heat stabilized Nylon ...

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New Overstock Plastic Diaphragm Check Valves

Check ValvesProduct Spotlights January 26, 2017

ISM has just added a selection of diaphragm check valves to our overstock parts

A little about our overstock plastic diaphragm check valves
We are known for our broad selection of low-pressure and vacuum system component parts. One of our most frequently requested fittings is the diaphragm check valve. This type of check valve is so useful because it provides ...

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