Rubber & Elastomers

Miniature bellows contact springs ensure reliable electrical connection when tolerance buildup, vibration, and thermal expansion becomes a problem with lifetime spring and force repeatability.

Three sealing materials have minimum swell and withstand high temperatures and process fluids.

Engineered rubbers resist chemicals and high temperatures.

All-Flex printing pads are silicone formulated for ink pickup and transfer.

Bisco L3-A silicone foams meet the demanding performance requirements of railcar flooring systems.

A tiny elastomeric bearing seal was key to helping Jayhawk Motorsports, the racecar team from the University of Kansas (KU), build a formula-style racecar that handles easily.

Elexa EL-1392B thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) meets flame-test requirements specified in UL 94 V-0 for thicknesses of 0.

Lupranol Balance 50 is a polyol made from renewable castor oil.

Castable liquid urethanes cure at room temperature forming flexible or rigid rubber parts.

Zeotherm 100-60B, a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), is based on polyacrylate (ACM) elastomers dispersed in a polyamide (nylon) matrix.

EPM-2480, EPM-2481, and EPM-2482 dielectric gels are for encapsulation of chip packages in devices where outgassing-related contamination poses a problem.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, is using carbon-fiber reinforcement to add stiffness across the width of their continuously variable transmission or CVT belts.

Preseal TPEs are for applications requiring high conductivity and easy processing.

ParaStar, a polyethylene terephthalate (PET), reportedly produces clearer bottles, processes easier, and is environmentally more friendly than other PET grades.