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Over the years, engineering plastics have largely replaced metal die castings due to cost savings and the broad versatility of molded plastic components. In the field of plastic products, Environmental Stress Cracking (ESC) is a common quality problem. The consequences of these failures are often severe, and frequently these failures occur only after products go into the field. (more…)
Rubber seal distributors have the difficult task of fulfilling their customer’s special and commercial requirements for O-Rings and rubber seal products as quickly as possible from dependable suppliers. Your success in retaining existing customers and bringing in new clients involves quick resolution of customer problems, meeting delivery due dates and being able to support your customer’s Engineering and Quality teams with product information and customer application support. Typical costs and expenses involved in successful distribution businesses include product inventory, space rent,
Nitrile Rubber, also known as Buna-N and NBR is a copolymer of Butadiene and Acrylonitrile and is the most widely used elastomer at temperatures between -40F and +250F. The popularity of nitrile is explained by its low cost, good performance in oils, chemicals and wide availability. Nitrile is widely used in the automotive, aeronautical, and nuclear industries offering excellent resilience and chemical resistance that makes this elastomer ideal for products ranging from exam gloves to critical automotive seals. Despite the wide suitability
High volume product manufacturers usually assemble small components such as O-Rings, fasteners and other small metal or plastic components with the aid of vibrating feeders that align the component and carry it quickly and efficiently into the installation position. Sometimes, an OEM categorizes O-Rings and Custom Rubber Seals as bulk commodity items, just like fasteners and other small metal or plastic components that may be ordered with similar bulk packaging, but that can be a big mistake. Because Rubber Seals and O-Rings
High volume automotive manufacturers have depended upon “Just in Time” Delivery of essential components for many years. This concept was originally considered the Toyota Production System (TPS) but also considered to be Demand Flow Manufacturing (DFM). There is no question that large items like automotive tires, brake assemblies, electronic components and other automotive components take up a large amount of storage space and represent a high unit cost to keep in inventory at final automotive manufacturing facilities, but this important concept