A major emphasis at Mid-States Rubber Products is materials technology, an effort led by our Chemistry Laboratory. Our chemists and technicians develop and test new compounds using synthetic and natural rubber polymers, matching formulations to exact customer specifications as well as identifying thermoplastics to best fit a customer’s application.
Supporting their work is a modern, General Motors certified, 6,000 square-foot laboratory that houses state-of-the-art equipment including a lab Banbury, mills, extruders, ovens, presses, ozone cabinets, low-temperature chambers, and equipment to test resilience, tensile strength and modulus.
Other R&D activities include the development of prototype parts and the design and ...
We use the following types of rubber:: CPE, ECO, EPDM, Fluorocarbon, Natural, Nitrile, Neoprene, SBR (Styrene Butadiene Rubber), Silicone, TPE and Urethane.
All rubber compounds are mixed in-house for better control, higher quality, lower cost, and greater consistency. As the mixing process begins, ingredients for each batch of rubber (synthetic or natural rubber, anti-oxidants, binders, reinforcing agents, and pigments) are weighed using electronic scales and then mixed using advanced technology. At every step through this process, written procedures are followed to ensure uniformity and tighter specification control.
Rubber batches are carefully weighed using computer controlled electronic scales and a checking system to ...
Ingredients are combined in a Banbury Mixer which employs advanced mixing technology for consistent and controlled rubber stock.
Product quality is enhanced by using stock blenders and a 100" mill. Before being released to production, each batch must be approved by our laboratory which ensures that each batch meets the customer's specifications.
Finally, before being released to production, each batch
of rubber stock is subjected to diagnostic testing our on-site laboratory.
Only after being approved by our laboratory is the rubber stock released
into production.
