Braided Mechanical Compression Packing(BMCP), or simply Compression Packing, is a soft, pliant and resilient special shaped rope material, braided with various filaments or yarns, configured for inserting into an annular space, gland or stuffing box to seal a rotary, reciprocating or static mechanical device such as a pump or valve. Compression packing is also commonly known as packing, braided packing, mechanical packing, pump gland packing, valve stem packing, rope packing.