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Dakota Jones Apprenticeship

How would you describe Press-Seal and what you do there? Press-Seal does gauges and instruments for the medical industry and rubber molded parts as underground sealing solutions for water and wastewater systems. It also does thermal plastic parts for the rail and marine industries. I am a first-year tool and die apprentice currently working on […]

Concrete Manhole Coring

Water runoff from precast plants is catching the attention of environmental regulators. In particular, the water from coring operations is being scrutinized because of its acidity and other components. This is causing precasters to come up with the solutions for handling the water and sludge from their coring operations. Water Recycling The basic water recycling […]

It’s very important to not skip steps when installing pipe gaskets. If someone asks you to make a BLT sandwich, you’re not going to leave out the bacon are you? That’s a critical step in creating the sandwich. So it’s important not to skip steps when installing pipe gaskets. Sure, you could make an LT […]

Conexus Indiana, the state’s advanced manufacturing and logistics (AML) initiative, has honored Press-Seal Corporation with a 2016 Conexus Indiana Touchstone Award, recognizing the company’s extraordinary hands-on contributions to preparing students for advanced manufacturing and logistics careers. Press-Seal is one of 220 Conexus Indiana A+ Partners, companies that have committed to work with their local high […]

Equalizing concrete pipe gasket

Why Does The Gasket Move? There are a variety of reasons the rubber gasket relocates to the AS1. The most common reason is improper lubing of the joint. When the lubricant is not applied properly to the joint and/or gasket, when the joint is assembled it pulls the gasket into the clearance annular space, AS1, and bad […]