- This event has passed.
Gasket and Joint Design per ASTM C443 and QCast
January 30 @ 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm CST
Location: Frisco 2
Speakers: Jim Gamble – Press-Seal
Presentation Description:
The presentation aims to provide industry transparency by understanding and clarifying joint specifications regarding phrasing, terminology, and allowable tolerance to joints and gaskets for all manufacturers. This will include an FEA simulation review of a general joint in different assembled scenarios and how current industry specifications protect against them.
Speaker Bio:
Jim Gamble is an Engineering and R&D Manager at Press-Seal Corporation based in Fort Wayne, IN. Jim has over 30 years of engineering experience, holding various positions in program management, process engineering, manufacturing engineering, tooling and product development, and engineering management. Jim has spent most of his career developing fuel delivery and fuel vapor management systems in the automotive sector. Jim has spent the last ten years developing sealing solutions for the underground infrastructure sector. As a mechanical engineer under extreme pressure to create safe, reliable, and robust sealing systems, Jim has used his past experiences, understanding failure modes to drive opportunity, requiring innovation, and utilizing the latest technology to drive excellence. Jim currently holds more than nine active automotive and underground infrastructure patents.
