FlexCore
FlexCore™ is the latest patent pending innovation in AST floating roof primary seals from Mesa Engineered Tank Products. With the breakthrough laminate, Armor Fabric™, the FlexCore liquid mounted seal outperforms AND outlasts mechanical shoe seals.
How? Liquid mounted seals are shown to cut emissions by half compared to the best mechanical shoe designs. The problem was durability. Until now. FlexCore. Lowest emissions, longest life.
Features
Direct liquid mounted seal
FlexCore reduces emissions that cause product loss by 50% vs. mechanical shoe seals. It is EPA and API-approved and provides a solution that helps achieve 98% emissions efficiency even in external floating roof applications.
Engineered seal to support a broad range of tank storage applications
FlexCore offers superior chemical compatibility to create a universal seal regardless of tank product. It operates with a lower coefficient of friction to put less stress on the floating roof system than mechanical shoe seals and resists product clinging to the seal. FlexCore improves in-service reliability and operating performance of the floating roof system and tank.
Streamlined installation
FlexCore is faster to install and requires less labor and hardware than a mechanical shoe seal. It employs a variable height mounting system to reduce foam log weight and simplify installation. FlexCore is easier and faster to install with safety gloves than mechanical shoes and eliminates the need for hundreds of small fasteners and hardware.
Abrasion-resistant fabric stronger than steel or Kevlar®
FlexCore delivers a longer life of superior emission control when compared to mechanical shoe seals or foam log seals.
Elimination of vapor space in seal
FlexCore reduces maintenance costs and keeps tanks in service more reliably.