Sealing profiles play a crucial role in industries where safety, durability, and compliance are non-negotiable. Railway and marine environments are especially demanding.
Seals are often overlooked because of their size, yet they are among the most important components in industrial equipment. A well-designed sealing profile ensures safety, efficiency, and reliability, while a failing one can cause costly downtime.
Choosing the right sealing material is one of the most crucial decisions that engineers, designers, and procurement managers make. A profile’s performance, service life, and overall cost efficiency depend heavily on whether the material matches the demands of the application.
V.A.V. Group is known for excellent sealing solutions and superb Finnish quality products. Less known is the process that leads to the well-known end product.
Fireproof seals and profiles are essential components of any building that is designed to withstand the damaging effects of fire. In the event of a
MATERIALS USED IN PROFILE MANUFACTURING Seal profile materials are designed and selected according to their intended use and operating conditions. V.A.V. Group makes its own
We looked back on our more curious customer cases along the years with project manager Hannu and head engineer Tuomas.
V.A.V. Group’s self-extinguishing Fire X silicone has passed the most demanding railway transportation safety tests and is now classified as HL3 level profiles according to
Chlorine – or halogen-free silicone profiles are produced by adding organic, chlorine-free peroxides to the silicone. This is done during its vulcanisation. The traditional peroxide
Non-stretch seals are not exactly new products, but they are still considered so useful that they can be found almost everywhere. The seals we make
