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Industrial uses of rubber

24th Feb 2022

Thanks to its incredible versatility, rubber, also known as elastomer, is commonly used throughout a number of industries. From agriculture and aerospace to construction and printing, rubber products, parts, and components are used in a wide range of industrial applications.

What types of rubber compounds are used for rubber moulding?

05th Jan 2022

Rubber is an incredibly versatile, flexible, all-purpose material that is commonly used in a diverse range of high-performance industrial applications.

What is rubber used for?

21st Dec 2021

When you think of rubber, car tyres and elastic bands probably come to mind. But rubber is used in tens of thousands of products, from swimwear to flooring. Read more!

A guide to rubber product design

15th Nov 2021

When designing any rubber product or component, it is important to consider the material features and follow core rubber product design guidelines.

How to make rubber mouldings

12th Oct 2021

Rubber moulding is a rubber manufacturing process in which raw rubber compounds are shaped, and moulded, to fit with the requirements of a customer’s design brief.

What is rubber to metal bonding?

10th Sep 2021

Rubber bonding is when rubber and metal are combined either by adhesion or through a vulcanisation process to create a rubber bonded part.

What is Rubber Moulding?

31st Aug 2021

Rubber moulding is a rubber manufacturing process that uses raw rubber compounds and moulds it into the shape required by the customer design brief.

Basic Rubber for Engineers Part 3

18th Oct 2019

Each moulding process has its own requirements for the preparation of the uncured material.

Basic Rubber For Engineers Part 2A

19th Jul 2019

Most raw polymers are very tough and it requires a lot of energy to mix the powders and oils into them. There are two basic methods of mixing.

Basic Rubber for Engineers Part 2

24th Jun 2019

Most Thermoplastic and Thermoset Elastomers need to be mixed with other ingredients to modify their properties and to make them easier to process and made into the material we recognise as rubber.

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