NIB AP SERVICES, INC. STYLE 5000 SIZE 1/4 WEIGHT #10

AP Services, a product and service brand of Curtiss-Wright, manufactures valve and pump packing products that have the lowest leak rates and friction in the industry. Style 5000 is the most versatile, widely used packing material in the power generating industry today. It is manufactured from high strength and ultra-high purity graphite yarns. Lubrication and braid blockage is provided by high temperature graphite dispersion and PTFE locked in place by a proprietary process. An extra dense core provides dimensional stability throughout Style 5000’s working temperature and pressure range. Style 5000 works so effectively that it eliminates the need for wire insertion, which can cause stem damage. It has excellent sealing capabilities and extremely low frictional characteristics.

Style 5000 is braided in strict accordance to AP Services’ QC program to meet the most demanding specifications of the nuclear industry. Complete traceability along with a complete chemical analysis is available for each lot.

Style 5000 can handle most types of media such as acids, caustics, alkalis, steam, and oil in high temperature conditions. This packing effectively seals all types of valves, soot blowers, and most pump applications. Style 5000 is braided at AP Services to exact tolerances and uniform density, and is available as individual rings, combination sets, and in bulk.