Rubber extrusions play a vital role in shaping the modern world, offering extensive versatility and functionality for so many commercial and industrial sectors, from construction, to automotive, aerospace and the rail industry. Whilst moulding is a popular process for creating 3D rubber products, for applications where a fixed cross-sectional profile is needed, extrusion is the…
Category: Rubber & Plastics
Rubber Moulding: Choosing the Right Moulding Process
Both natural and synthetic rubbers can be manipulated into different forms, both simple and highly complex. Through a range of manufacturing processes, engineers within many sectors have turned to the durability and versatility of rubber to design and manufacture a range of industrial products for purposes including sealing, cushioning and impact reduction. One of the…
Why Manufacturers Choose Neoprene Rubber
Neoprene rubber is one of the most durable, versatile and popular synthetic elastomer compounds on the market today. Developed by DuPont in 1930 as an oil resistant alternative and first officially introduced to the market a year later, neoprene continues to be a common choice for design engineers in practically all industries to this day,…