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Investigating Post-Consumer Materials

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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. …

Supply Chain Shortages: Ongoing

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Supply chain shortages for raw materials during the pandemic are ongoing, especially with a lot of products coming from overseas. As a manufacturing company that creates and delivers products in the USA, we have been lucky to still have a 97% delivery rate on our projects. This is not the case for everyone. For example, …

Which Elastomeric Material Is Right for You?

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Our products are all custom made to our customers’ unique needs and requirements. We provide custom rubber, flexible plastic, silicone extrusion and molding services. If you are in the automotive business, you may be interested in learning more about which elastomeric materials may work best for you.  Natural rubber isoprene (NR) typically contains other materials, …

We Are Hiring!

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Rubber is all around us and can be found in a never-ending list of products. We are a family-owned company and have been producing custom manufactured, superior quality elastomeric (rubber, thermoplastic, etc.) products for over 43 years. Our products can be found on buildings in architectural seals, on semi-trucks in window seals, on cable jacketing …

Supply Chain Shortages: Disruption from Pandemic

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Due to the global pandemic, supply chains all over the world have had to deal with disruption. Hundreds of manufacturers in the last year have been forced to shut down completely due to outbreaks and government orders to meet health and safety standards. Shutting down caused shortages in products from retail to the automotive industry …

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