AG has been working with the mining industry for decades and is proud to have been able to assist with a range of complex requirement, tight lead time and precision fabrication jobs. Our experience in dealing with this critical Australian industry has led us to further develop our product range, stock and fabrication capabilities so that we can offer a comprehensive range of materials needed to keep things moving.
AG prides ourselves on delivering on short lead times and always offering high quality, well certified products. We have extensive experience in delivering products capable of withstanding the harsh application environments often found in mining and are confident we have the range, experience and capabilities needed to assist with your sealing, insulating or taping application.
Compression Packings
AG’s range of Marigold Packings includes grades designed for extremely abrasive and corrosive environments. Packings are available for high pressure or high temperature applications, for use with aggressive media, and with a range of reinforcements, treatments and lubricants to ensure maximum compatibility with almost all conceivable applications. AG couples this enormous range of packings with large stock holdings and the ability to offer preformed packing rings to reduce labour and ensure quick delivery for unscheduled maintenance jobs.
Rubber Sheet, Linings, Gaskets, Seals & Tapes
AG carries large amounts of stock of a wide variety of rubber materials and combines this with extensive fabrication facilities to ensure we can provide the exact rubber component you require. Stocked grades include Natural Rubber, Conveyor Rubber, Neoprene, EPDM, Nitrile, Chutex, Red Rubber, Viton®, Hypalon, Silicone (to name just a few) with the vast majority available in different densities and colours and all available in a wide range of thicknesses.
All of AG’s rubber materials can be supplied by the roll, metre or in fabricated component form. Slit tapes, linings, wear pads, gaskets, seals and components can all be produced quickly based on sketches, drawings or samples. AG can also provide custom moulded components out of many of these rubber materials and holds a large range of stock of semi-standard sized components which may assist with reducing lead time and cost.
Compressed Fibre, Graphite and PTFE Gaskets
AG carries compressed fibre, graphite and PTFE based sheets from a range of quality manufacturers. This means we’re able to offer a range of brands and grades so that you can select the best fit for your application, without the limitation of a particular suppliers brand. The compressed gasket fibres stocked by AG have been carefully selected to ensure that all applications are covered. This means we have materials available for everything from hydro-testing and pre-commissioning to high temperature applications with corrosive mediums.
Our graphite based materials cover a similar range and are particularly suited to very high temperature installations. AG also offers a number of graphite sheets (such as our Sigraflex® Universal) with metallic or non-metallic reinforcements which allows them to seal at higher pressures. Many grades of graphite sheet are available in extra large sheets for one-piece supply of large gaskets while all are available in a wide range of thicknesses.
For harsh chemical environments, AG also offers a selection of PTFE based gasket materials. This range includes Garlock Gylon®, Klinger Topchem® and Gore-Tex® sheets plus many, many more. The range of options available allows AG to assist with even the most challenging of sealing requirements whilst our extensive stock and fabrication capacity ensures quick delivery can be achieved.
Specialised Industrial Tapes
AG is proud to be able to offer customised tapes from a number of world leading manufacturers. By coupling access to products from companies like 3M™, Husky™ and others with our slitting, kiss cutting and die cutting facilities AG delivers high quality adhesive, insulating and protective tapes in fully customised forms. Our range includes everything from PVC to HV insulation tapes, 3M™ VHB™, Bumpon Protective, masking and reflective tapes and a full selection of specialised tapes for all kinds of industrial applications.
AG’s slitting facilities can provide the vast majority of our tapes in custom slit form. This allows you to select the ideal width for your application. For greater convenience, die or kiss-cut components can also be supplied to further reduce labour and wastage. All tapes (or cut components) can be provided in customised packaging to suit the needs of your stores operation and to ensure compliance with any relevant safety standards in place.
Electrical Insulation
AG’s range of electrical insulation materials includes a variety of rigid boards, flexible composites, ropes, cords, sleevings, epoxies, coatings, compounds and tapes. This comprehensive range of combined with our fabrication service to allow us to provide customised insulation solutions for all sorts of mining applications.
Whether you require specialised arc insulation, sleeving approved for underground use or standard insulation tapes, AG has a range of products available for quick delivery.
Silicones
AG is proud to offer a full range of Momentive™ (formerly GE®) Silicones. This range includes everything from every day, economical sealants to highly specialised flit plug encapsulants, two-part potting compounds and insulating adhesives. We maintain extensive technical data on all of our silicones are will be happy to assist with providing more information on helping with grade selection whenever we can.