Applications & Products

For over 50 years, SMI has manufactured custom components for the widest variety of applications and industries. From large format heavy duty rubber and composite parts to the most intricate multi-layer, highly engineered, tight tolerance designs, SMI can produce a quality part suited for your application.

OEM Automotive

  • Automotive safety: Inflator burst foil seals & cushions
  • Seat belt components
  • NVH
  • Buzz, squeak & rattle
  • Water shields
  • Precision die cuts
  • Venting seals
  • Gaskets
  • Molded / extruded rubber components
  • Sealing Bonding
  • Surface protection
  • Custom applications
  • Private label manufacturing & kitting
  • Assembly & packaging
  • Liquid adhesive & sealants
  • Foam-In-Place Gasketing (FIP)

High Performance Aftermarket

Automotive-Marine-Motorcycle

  • High-temperature engine gaskets
  • Cover gaskets
  • Elastomeric beading
  • Molded / extruded rubber components
  • Composite
  • Solid elastomers
  • Pressure sensitive adhesive tapes / VHB
  • Graphite
  • Private label manufacturing & kitting
  • Assembly & packaging
  • Liquid adhesive & sealants
  • Foam-In-Place Gasketing (FIP)

Medical

  • Medical PSA / foam / laminations
  • Precision die cut shapes
  • Filtration components
  • Medical packaging components
  • Molded and extruded rubber
  • Medical patches
  • Cosmetic accessories
  • Laminations Precision die cut shapes
  • Protective face shields
  • Diagnostic test strip components
  • Orthopedic pads and cushions
  • Lid seals
  • Liquid adhesives & sealants

Electronics

  • Gaskets
  • Bonding / Sealing Tapes
  • Cushions
  • Energy storage components
  • Lithium Ion battery case components
  • Fire block
  • Thermal management
  • EMI/RFI shielding
  • Vibration damping
  • Insulators
  • Barriers
  • Molded / Extruded Components
  • Pressure-sensitive adhesives
  • Surface protection
  • Liquid adhesive & sealants
  • Foam-In-Place Gasketing (FIP)

Construction

  • Shipping pads
  • Button Pads
  • Spacer pads
  • Surface protection
  • Protective films
  • Single-sided tapes
  • Glazing Tapes
  • Double-sided tapes
  • Bonding tape
  • Rubber gaskets
  • Gaskets
  • Liquid adhesive & sealants
  • Foam-In-Place Gasketing (FIP)

General Industrial

  • Gaskets
  • Phenolics
  • High-temperature composite
  • Gasket materials
  • Cork gaskets
  • Sponge rubber
  • Vulcanized rings
  • Molded/ Extruded Components
  • Protective film
  • Rubber gaskets
  • Liquid adhesive & sealants
  • Foam-In-Place Gasketing (FIP)

Energy & Electric Vehicles

  • Custom applications
  • Gaskets
  • Cushions
  • Insulators
  • Isolators
  • Thermal Runaway
  • Fire block
  • Shielding
  • Thermal management
  • Buzz, squeak & rattle
  • NVH
  • Water shields
  • Molded / extruded rubber components
  • Automotive safety: Inflator seals & cushions
  • Liquid adhesive & sealants
  • Foam-In-Place Gasketing (FIP)
  • Precision die cuts
  • Venting gaskets
  • Sealing
  • Attachment tapes
  • Surface protection
  • Assembly & packaging

Heavy Equipment & Transportation

  • Gaskets
  • Rubber flaps and shields
  • Molded / extruded rubber components
  • Aero dynamics
  • Airflow Management
  • Soft trim components
  • NVH
  • Water shields
  • Buzz, squeak & rattle
  • Venting seals
  • Sealing
  • Private label manufacturing & kitting
  • Bonding
  • Surface protection
  • Custom applications
  • Sub assembly & packaging
  • Liquid adhesive & sealants

About Us

Founded in 1974, Seal Methods, Inc. (SMI) is a full service premier fabricator of gaskets, seals, tapes and precision die cuts. We are one of the most diversified converters in the industry.

SMI’s customers and suppliers are valued partners whom we treat with dignity, integrity and trust. Our association with the finest raw material manufacturers throughout the world enables us to provide the widest possible selection of materials to meet your needs.

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QUERÉTARO, MEXICO

Locations.

With a total of 4 facilities in North America, SMI has grown to 150,000 square feet of manufacturing space to perform for you!
HQ/ Southern California, Northern California, San Marcos Texas, Querétaro Mexico and China.

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It is with great pride that we at Seal Methods Inc. announce our 50th anniversary. As part of this momentous event, we are also excited to announce the launch of our redesigned website. Since our...

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Certifications.

Seal Methods Inc. is an ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 registered company. Our quality assurance department is trained to meet the stringent requirements of ISO certification and more.

Careers

Seal Methods is one of the most diversified materials converters in the country with multiple facilities around the world. We’re growing and we’re looking for great talent. Whether you’re just launching your career or are an experienced professional, if you’d like to join a team where your innovative thinking, customer-centered attitude, and excitement about contributing are rewarded, we want to hear from you.

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