Chett Norton, C.E.T., is the QA/engineering manager for Triangle Fluid Controls Ltd., with 16 years of experience in both fluid sealing and industrial process. He is a certified member with Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists—Mechanical Discipline and an active participating member of the Fluid Sealing Association gasket technical committee. Ron Frisard, earned a degree in mechanical engineering technology in 1989 from Northeastern University in Boston. He has worked for A.W. Chesterton Company for the last 27 years in all facets of mechanical packing including application engineering, research and development, training and marketing. He is currently focused on global product line management for rotating and stationary sealing.