Defining Tensile Strength, Elongation, and Modulus for Rubber and Cast Polyurethane Materials NewsRubberUrethane

March 25, 2016

Defining Tensile Strength, Elongation, and Modulus for Rubber and Cast Polyurethane Materials

Tensile strength, elongation, and modulus are often used as qualification criteria when specifying rubber and polyurethane material.  They can also…

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Be Educated About PPE NewsOur Team

March 11, 2016

Be Educated About PPE

First of all, what is PPE?  Personal Protection Equipment, otherwise known as PPE, is used to control physical and health…

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Basic Skills Needed for a Manufacturing Career News

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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Silicone Products Can Be Found All Around Us NewsRubber

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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Polyurethane Has Many Unique and Desirable Properties as a Thermoset Elastomer NewsUrethane

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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GlocalSource, Ensuring Quality Global ManufacturingNews

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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Design For Manufacturability: Rubber and Cast Polyurethane Raw Material Selection NewsRubber

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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A Translucent Silicone for Conventional Molding Methods NewsRubber

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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How To Influence Base Material Cost on Molded Rubber Parts NewsRubber

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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Flash. A Fancy Word For Edge Waste. NewsRubber

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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The Benefits of an Engineering Internship 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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Polymer Types & Characteristics: Learn The Differences. (part 2) NewsRubberUrethane

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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What’s In A Rubber Formula? NewsRubber

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

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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Durometer. Do You Know What It Is? NewsRubber

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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MDI Chemist Explains Updates in Polyurethane Industry NewsUrethane

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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Balanced Scorecard Approach to Business Management News

July 15, 2015

Balanced Scorecard Approach to Business Management

Molded Dimensions was founded in 1956 as a custom molder of cast polyurethane, Pentathane®, and molded rubber goods.  The business…

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Awards Result From Strategy News

June 17, 2015

Awards Result From Strategy

At Molded Dimensions, Inc., every decision made, every capital purchase, and every long-term strategy implemented is done with one goal…

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