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February 26, 2016

Basic Skills Needed for a Manufacturing Career

A career as a manufacturing, production employee is not only rewarding, but can lead to many opportunities such as supervisory…

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News Rubber

January 27, 2016

Silicone Products Can Be Found All Around Us

Silicone rubber is an elastomer that combines silicon, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. It is a material that maintains its properties…

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News Urethane

January 15, 2016

Polyurethane Has Many Unique and Desirable Properties as a Thermoset Elastomer

Written By: Tony Lukas Material Properties Millable urethane rubber is available in hardnesses ranging from approximately 30A-90A. While castable urethanes…

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Global Manufacturing News

December 21, 2015

GlocalSource, Ensuring Quality

Our GlocalSource division provides rubber product from worldwide sources. These sources are visited and handpicked from dozens of factories by…

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News Rubber

December 14, 2015

Design For Manufacturability: Rubber and Cast Polyurethane Raw Material Selection

One of the most important items in the design for manufacturability process is selecting the lowest cost rubber or urethane…

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News Rubber

December 2, 2015

A Translucent Silicone for Conventional Molding Methods

Conventional molders, such as Molded Dimensions, Inc., are currently able to process a translucent, high strength, FDA compliant, high consistency…

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News Rubber

November 11, 2015

How To Influence Base Material Cost on Molded Rubber Parts

How to influence base material cost on molded rubber parts Buyers and engineers are driven to reduce overall assembly cost…

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News Rubber

October 30, 2015

Flash. A Fancy Word For Edge Waste.

Rubber injection molds are designed for an efficient, cost effective molding process, including lowest possible cycle time, maximized cavity count, and…

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News

October 16, 2015

The Benefits of an Engineering Internship

There are some obvious benefits to hiring a Engineering intern, like finding and test driving future employees. What better way…

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News Rubber Urethane

September 28, 2015

Polymer Types & Characteristics: Learn The Differences. (part 2)

URETHANE (AU, EU) Polyurethane diisocyanate Advantages: Outstanding resistance to abrasion and tear; very high tensile strength with good elongation; excellent…

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News Rubber

September 11, 2015

What’s In A Rubber Formula?

Multiple components make up the rubber formula or recipe. The biggest component and determining factor is the base polymer. The base polymer…

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News Rubber

August 28, 2015

Polymer Types & Characteristics: Learn The Differences. (part 1)

NATURAL RUBBER (NR) Natural Polyisoprene Advantages: Outstanding resilience; high tensile strength; superior resistance to tear and abrasion; excellent rebound elasticity;…

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News Rubber

August 14, 2015

Durometer. Do You Know What It Is?

The word DUROMETER comes from DURUS meaning hard and METER loosely meaning measuring instrument. In practical use today, durometer can…

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News Urethane

July 31, 2015

MDI Chemist Explains Updates in Polyurethane Industry

Written By: Tony Lukas, Chemist Molded Dimensions Inc Polyurethane suppliers and processors are continually looking to develop new materials and applications…

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