We Are The Flexible People
In addition to our custom extruding and molding capabilities, we offer numerous value added secondary services. With our value-add operations, you receive ready-to-use parts (or as close to ready-to-use as possible) faster and more cost-effectively. And, with fewer vendors to work with, our secondary services reduce the headaches involved in your overall project. Some of …
Elastomeric rail products include rail boots, tie pads, and other rubber extruded products used by the railroad industry. A few examples of transport where these products are used include: Subway Cars Commuter Rails Light Rails Streetcars And other forms of train transport We offer rail boots and rail pads that are extruded from durable elastomeric …
We are committed to conducting our operations in a responsible manner that protects the environment and supports our Environmental Management System (EMS). Our environmental policy has three key objectives: Obey the Law – comply with all local, regional, state and federal environmental laws & regulations. Prevent Pollution – protect our environment by emphasizing good stewardship, …
Northwest Rubber Extruders is a woman- and minority-owned business and one of the industry’s leading plastic, silicone, and rubber extrusions manufacturers. We are proud to hold diversity certifications such as Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Women Business Enterprise (WBE), and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). These certifications show that we are a small, for-profit business that is …
What is silicone? Silicone is a product manufactured from silicon, an element found in sand. It has both rubber- and plastic-like properties and can be shaped or formed, softened or hardened into basically anything. Silicone has many benefits including tolerance to low and high temperatures, thermal stability, excellent insulation properties and resistance to water. It …
We are committed to consistently meeting or exceeding our customers’ requirements for products and services. We ensure quality every step of the way by implementing management processes for everything from document and record control, to manufacturing and shipping. We also hold three industry certifications ( ISO9001, AS9100 and IATF 16949) for the manufacturing of extruded …
NWRE manufactures custom rubber, silicone, and plastic extruded profiles and moldings across a broad range of industries, including: Aerospace Automotive and Trucking Construction Medical Marine Railroad We utilize standard and high-performance elastomeric materials in a variety of durometers and will help you find the right compound for your application. Our team also provides several value-added …
Rubber moldings transform into tangible products by transferring, compressing, or injecting raw rubber material into a metal mold cavity. Rubber moldings provide high durability and elasticity and are in common products such as rubber seals, mounts, pads, suction cups, and more. Additionally, synthetic or natural rubber moldings have many useful attributes such as complex configurations …
While it is ultimately up to the user to determine the suitability of a material for their project, this information is good to use as a starting point in selecting an elastomeric material for a specific application. Below are some questions that we believe are helpful to consider. What are the service conditions that the …
According to the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, America needs to rethink the way it generates plastics in order to substantially reduce its contribution to plastic waste in the ocean. One strategy to do so is the use of post-consumer materials in manufacturing. There are two types of recyclable materials: pre-consumer and post-consumer. …