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Darco Southern offers a variety of Fiberglass (Tetraglas), Silica (Tetraglas 3000) and Ceramic Rope products. Each provides unique physical characteristics and sealing performance. Common applications for high temperature ropes include seals for boilers, ovens and stoves as well as high temperature industrial packing and expansion joints. Even at elevated temperatures the fiberglass, silica and ceramic ropes are resistant to most acids and alkalis.
For custom rope solutions, our vertically integrated manufacturing and engineering capabilities allow us to design, prototype and produce the optimal product, in the minimal timeframe. In collaboration with your team, we review your application and create a tailored high temperature rope to solve your specific design challenge. Ask us about the Darco Southern 4D Process!

As you already know, not all products are readily made and available off-the shelf and that is where Darco Southern continues to be a leader in our industry since 1976. We are here to assist you and your team in the development of custom made products to meet your thermal protection and industrial gasket requirements.
One of our strengths that sets us apart from other manufactures in our industry is Darco Southerns custom sewing capabilities. In combination with our 4D product development process, our custom sewing program allows us to provide unique solutions to complex thermal protection and industrial gasket requirements. Our program allows us to utilize a wide variety of special materials and coatings (such as fiberglass, silica, ceramic, basalt, PTFE, silicone, vermiculite) and more to provide you with products that are sure to meet your requirements and specifications. Our custom design and sewing capabilities provide products that serve a broad range of industries in both domestic and international markets.
Contact us today. Our product development and production teams stand ready to assist you in providing a custom made product, to meet your specific needs, in a timely manner.

Control of fluid loss is essential to the successful operation of mechanical equipment used in fluid handling. Various methods are utilized to control leakage at shafts, rods or valve stems and other functional parts of equipment requiring containment of liquids and gases.
Compression packing is the oldest and still the most common mean of controlling fluid loss in mechanical equipment. Made from relatively soft, pliant materials, they find major use in rotary centrifugal and reciprocating pumps valves, expansion joints and many other types of mechanical equipment.
Most common types of compression packing products include Twisted Non-Asbestos Valve Steam Packing, Square Braided Non-Asbestos Pump Packing , PTFE Impregnated Non-Asbestos Square Braided Packing, Flax Packing Regular, PTFE Filament Packing, Kevlar Pump Packing, Expanded Graphite Packing, Special Braid PTFE Filament with Encapsulated Graphite and PTFE Filament Gasket Tape.

Darco Southern offers a variety of Fiberglass (Tetraglas), Silica (Tetraglas 3000), Ceramic, Fireblanket (Silco Shield), and Tacky Cloth (Tetraglas-T 500) cloths. Each cloth has unique physical characteristics and protection from heat and fire. Common applications for high temperature cloths include welding blankets and curtains, fire blankets, expansion joints, insulation pad covers, gasketing products, hose covers, and a wide variety of specialty products. Even at elevated temperatures our Fiberglass, Silica and Ceramic cloths are resistant to most acids and alkalis.

Darco Southern offers a variety of high temperature sleeve products; each providing unique physical characteristics and sealing performance. Common applications for high temperature sleeves include protecting hoses, wires, and cables against weld splatter, fire, extreme heat, and molten metal. Even at elevated temperatures the most of our sleeves are resistant to most acids and alkalis.

Darco Southern offers a variety of Premium (Tetraglas) & Industrial Grade Fiberglass, Silicone-coated Fiberglass (Silco Tape), Silica (Tetraglas 3000), Ceramic, and Basalt Tape products. Each provides unique physical characteristics and sealing performance. Common applications for high temperature tapes include compression seals and thermal insulation wraps to contain heat and protect hoses, cables, workers, and surrounding components from heat. Even at elevated temperatures, the Tetraglas, industrial grade fiberglass, basalt, Tetraglas 3000, and ceramic tapes are resistant to most acids and alkalis.

Darco Southern continues to be a premier manufacturer of industrial gasket products since 1976. Darco Southern provides high temperature thermal and protective sealing solutions globally. Our gasket products are used a variety of applications including commercial and industrial boilers and furnaces, chemical processing, petroleum refining, power generation, metal processing and more.
There are a number of variables that need to be considered to ensure proper gasket selection. Our vast array of available materials and coatings combined with our vertically integrated, in-house product design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities, allow us to design, prototype and produce the optimal solution, in the minimal time frame. Although we offer standard gasket product configurations, we welcome the opportunity to develop a custom gasket around your design requirements. In collaborate with your team, we review construction and dimensional requirements to create a tailored gasket to solve your specific design challenge. Ask us about the Darco Southern 4D Process!

Darco Southern offers three types of Needled Blankets that provide thermal insulation and protection at high temperatures while offering excellent resistance to most acids, alkalis and solvents. These blankets are made from fibers that are mechanically needled together without chemical binders.
Fiberglass Blankets (Tetraglas) made of 100% E type glass fibers have a continuous operating temperature of 1000F540C.
Silica Blankets (Tetraglas 3000) made up of amorphous silica filament fibers have a continuous operating temperature of 1800F980C.
Ceramic Blankets made of high strength spun ceramic fibers, are available in three grades: Standard has a continuous operating temperature of 1800F980C, High Purity has a continuous operating temperature of 2300F1260C and Zirconia has a continuous operating temperature of 2600F1430C.

Tadpole Gaskets are designed to provide high temperature thermal seals in industrial, laboratory, commercial and industrial ovens and dryers. Constructed from fiberglass (Tetraglas), silica (Tetraglas 3000), ceramic, or tacky cloth (Tetraglas-T), our tadpole gaskets provides a high temperature thermal seal for a range of environments and temperatures.
There are a number of variables that need to be considered to ensure proper tadpole gasket selection. Our vertically integrated manufacturing and engineering capabilities allow us to design, prototype and produce the optimal solution in a minimal time frame. Although we offer standard tadpole gasket products, we welcome the opportunity to develop a custom tadpole gasket around your design requirements. In collaboration with your team, we review compression and dimensional requirements to create a tailored tadpole gasket to solve your specific design challenge. Ask us about the Darco Southern 4D Process!
Our tadpole gaskets are available in core diameters from 14(6.4 mm) through 1(25.4 mm+). In addition to these standard lines, our sewing department has the capability to create tadpole tapes and tadpole gaskets in multiple configurations and sizes. Contact us today to schedule your initial Discovery meeting.