Application
Airtight zippers for inflatable boats, SUPs and inflatable structures
An inflatable closure is a pressure seal first: it is folded, packed and inflated repeatedly, and it has to hold air as well as keep water out. That places it in the airtight range rather than the watertight one, and it is the use the manufacturer publishes the self-healing build against.
Sealing requirements
What inflatable boats & sups calls for
These are the criteria the manufacturer publishes for this kind of assembly. Confirm your own figures against the agreed test conditions.
- Air retention — airtight builds are published with a 60 kPa sealing pressure test (#10 resin and circular)
- Derail recovery — the self-healing build resets automatically, which matters on an inflatable pressurised under load
- Repeated folding and packing — the published durability figure is 3,000+ cycles
- Closed-loop openings — the circular airtight zipper seals through 360 degrees where the port is not a straight line
- HF welding assembly, which suits the TPU and PVC panels used on inflatables
Quote a Inflatable Boats & SUPs build
Send the opening length, the host material and the target rating. Your quote request is pre-filled with this application so the enquiry reaches the right engineering desk first time.
- Application
- Inflatable Boats & SUPs
- Matched series
- 3
- Length range
- 5 cm to 100 m
Matched products
3 published series for this application
The manufacturer publishes these series against this application. Every specification on a product page is reproduced from the published parameter table.
IPX8Self-Healing Airtight Zipper
Recovers automatically if the chain derails — built for inflatables, rescue gear and any application where a failed seal is not an option.
- Material
- TPU
- Seal strength
- 30 kPa
IPX8#10 Resin Airtight Zipper
Heavy-duty #10 resin airtight zipper with a TPU sealing layer, rated IPX8 and tested to 60 kPa sealing pressure.
- Material
- TPU
- Seal strength
- 60 kPa
IPX8Circular Airtight Zipper
Closed-loop zipper delivering 360° sealing around an opening, IPX8 rated and 60 kPa tested.
- Material
- TPU
- Seal strength
- 60 kPa
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