We are proud to say that R.L. Hudson & Company is a preferred supplier of fluid sealing devices and custom-molded rubber, plastic, and polyurethane products for a diverse group of manufacturers. As such, we have attained a worldwide reputation with commercial establishments as an organization committed to customer satisfaction.

Recognizing that quality is not only conformance to established acceptance standards, R.L. Hudson & Company is dedicated to being responsive to the ever-changing needs of our customers. Additionally, one of our prime objectives is to seek out continuous improvement so as to cost effectively provide our customers with a product line of the highest available quality.

In accordance with global Quality Assurance’s movement toward one unified International Standard, it is our policy to assure process integrity by operating to a Quality System defined by ISO 9001.

As part of this system, we established our own in-house Quality Assurance department (see Figure 60) whose sole purpose is to oversee the inspection of the products we offer, including O-ring seals. We feel strongly that having our own Quality Assurance department is a wise investment in the ultimate success of our customers’ applications.

What follows is an overview of the ten most common types of O-ring surface imperfections, along with the maximum acceptable measurements (both military and industrial) in each case.

BACKRIND
EXCESSIVE TRIMMING (BUFFING)
FLOW MARKS
FOREIGN MATERIAL
MISMATCH
MOLD DEPOSIT INDENTATIONS
NON-FILL
OFF-REGISTER
PARTING LINE INDENTATIONS
PARTING LINE PROJECTION

“Our objective is to seek out continuous improvement so as to cost effectively provide our customers with a product line of the highest available quality.”

Figure 60