Western Consolidated Technologies

WCT is an industry leader in the production of these multiple-lip or chevron type seals. Used primarily for the sealing of shafts or rods a complete system consists of a male adapter, female adapter and a number of the chevrons required for the application. These seals can be used in both low and high pressure applications.

As a popular less expensive alternative to ball valves, the butterfly valve still requires the use of precision seats. When the application calls for the use of PTFE or other engineered plastics, WCT can produce the dimensional accuracy required in these complex seats.

WCT is an industry leader in producting cavity fillers for ball valve applications. Trust us to be your single source supplier for all of your PTFE product needs. We utilize multiple methods to create samples providing our customers an edge in today's competitive environment. Our use of lean tools keeps us price competitive as well.

Western Consolidated Technologies has over 40 years experience in the manufacture of backup rings. Backup rings are critical components in sealing applications. They provide protection to o-rings that might be subjected to high pressures, high temperatures or large extrusion gaps. A backup ring is designed to fit between the o-ring and the extrusion gap and prevent the extrusion of the o-ring. Depending upon the direction of pressure in the sealing application, either 1 backup ring or 2 backup rings may be required. When in doubt, it is always best to use two backup rings to prevent potential o-ring failures. WCT offers both solid and cut rings and manufactures our backup rings in a number

WCT is a leading manufacturer of ball valve seats for a variety of industries rangeing from agriculture to pharmaceutical. We utilize not only virgin PTFE but also compounds that include stainless steel for detection purposes.

One of our areas of expertise is in the manufacture of a wide array of Lathe Cut Rubber seals, gaskets and washers. We have been producing these products for over 40 years. We utilize a rubber extruding process which yields a tube that is then installed on a mandrel and heat cured to vulcanize the elastomer. The curing process sets the mechanical properties and the inside diameter of the rubber. After curing, the tube is run through a grinding process which controls the outside diameter and hence radial wall thickness. These tubes are then installed onto a lathe where the finish product is created by slicing to a specified thickness or “cut”. The final operations include inspection, quality audit and packaging.The Lathe Cut Rubber operation is used to produce: