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Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing
NAICS 339991 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing gaskets, packing, and sealing devices of all materials.
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Questions to ask
- What are the primary end markets and applications for your products — automotive, industrial, aerospace, chemical processing, or other?
- Are any products supplied to aerospace, defense, medical device, or nuclear applications?
- What materials are used in production — rubber, PTFE, metal, cork, composites — and what chemicals or solvents are on-site?
- What is the scope of distribution — direct OEM, aftermarket, distributors, or all of the above?
- What is the prior products liability loss history, and have there been any downstream failure claims?
- For Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about products supplied to aerospace, defense, nuclear, or medical device applications where component failure consequences are severe?
- For Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about prior products liability claims involving downstream system failures or personal injury?
- For Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing, what should the underwriter know about significant on-site chemical storage, solvent use, or rubber vulcanization operations with inadequate fire suppression?
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Establishments in this class manufacture gaskets, packing materials, and sealing devices from a variety of materials including rubber, cork, graphite, PTFE, metal, and composite materials. Products are typically sold to industrial OEMs, automotive manufacturers, chemical processors, or aftermarket distributors. Day-to-day operations involve cutting, molding, die-pressing, vulcanizing, or machining raw materials into finished sealing components, often to customer-specified tolerances.
Questions to investigate
- What are the primary end markets and applications for your products — automotive, industrial, aerospace, chemical processing, or other?
- Are any products supplied to aerospace, defense, medical device, or nuclear applications?
- What materials are used in production — rubber, PTFE, metal, cork, composites — and what chemicals or solvents are on-site?
- What is the scope of distribution — direct OEM, aftermarket, distributors, or all of the above?
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