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An Engineer's Guide: 6 Key Questions For Gasket Fabrication

Posted by Ben Hvidston

October 3, 2025 12:03 PM

Selecting the right fabrication process for custom seals and gaskets starts with answering a few critical design-for-manufacturing (DFM) questions. By addressing these factors upfront, design engineers can avoid costly redesigns, speed up production, and ensure that their parts meet application requirements. At Marian, our engineers use these questions (and more) to create a fabrication plan tailored to each project.

This guide is presented by the Enclosure Institute™. For a deeper dive, explore the extended blog on the Rogers website, Top 8 Best Practices You Need to Know for Enclosure Die-Cut Gaskets, along with the video below hosted by Marian's own Phil Taylor and Jimmy Budd.

In these resources, you'll learn how starting with the right gasket design can optimize geometry to balance sealing force, fasteners, and load distribution. You'll also see why selecting manufacturing methods that align with production scale is critical for efficiency. Assembly features such as pull-tabs, locating holes, and specialized adhesives help streamline installation and minimize errors. Finally, packaging and delivery strategies play an often-overlooked role in protecting gasket integrity while making assembly faster and more reliable.

*Disclaimer: The Enclosure Institute™ is a free educational resource created by Marian, Inc. and Rogers Corporation to help engineers navigate enclosure sealing with expert guidance.


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Topics: Foams, Manufacturing, BISCO Silicone, PORON, Material selection, Die Cutting, Automated Assembly, Gasket, Assembly, Enclosure Institute, Seals, Enclosures, Rogers Corporation

Application Story: Improved Permanent Bonding Solution

Posted by Brook Girkin

September 24, 2025 4:13 PM

The Application Challenge

Marian's converting capabilities span across a very wide variety of industries. You may already know that we’re highly involved in the medical, battery, automotive, and consumer electronics industries (among many others), but you truly can find Marian parts all around you, even in the vending machines dispensing your favorite drinks and snacks.

Keep reading to learn more about a customer that manufactures and refurbishes beverage and vending machines and how they incorporated Marian custom die-cut components to improve the machines for a consistent user experience.

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Topics: Manufacturing, Acrylic Foam Tape, Material selection, Die Cutting, Application Story, 3M, PSA, Assembly, Converting

Die-Cut Components in Digital Displays

Posted by Brook Girkin

September 23, 2024 12:00 PM

Digital displays are an integral part of modern vehicle dashboards, household appliances, consumer electronics, and more. In applications like thermostats, cell phones, smart watches, and vehicles, displays allow a simplified, interactive experience for users. To make these digital display assemblies, manufacturers require a variety of die-cut components that, when combined, come together to make an impressive display that provides extreme clarity and a user-friendly experience, which we highlight below.

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Topics: Thermal Management, EMI Shielding, LED Lighting, Die Cutting, 3M, Thermal Pad, TIM, Gasket, PSA, Assembly, Thermal Gap Filler Pads, Polymer Science, Converting, Films, Electronics, Thermal Gap Pad, Tesa, Displays

Cleanroom Manufacturing: Converting for Medical Applications

Posted by Brook Girkin

December 4, 2023 12:00 PM

 

What are Clean Rooms?

Cleanrooms are controlled environments designed to maintain low levels of airborne particles and contaminants. They are used in a wide range of industries where cleanliness is paramount, including medical, electronics, biotechnology, display, aerospace, and more.

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Topics: Manufacturing, Medical Device, Die Cutting, Wound Care Device, Assembly, Medical, Converting, Cleanroom

Complex Die-Cut EV Battery Components

Posted by Brook Girkin

July 31, 2023 4:01 PM

Combining Intricate Laminations to Create Multifunctional Parts

Electric vehicles (EVs) continue to experience a sharp growth trajectory, generating process advancements and additional application requirements and needs. Marian has developed improved solutions to meet the industry’s most critical necessities for battery longevity, performance, and passenger safety.

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Topics: Thermal Management, EV, Battery, Die Cutting, Thermal Pad, PSA, ITW Formex, Assembly

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