Dies are tools that are specially designed to form a raw material into a new shape. The material is then completely cooled and hardened. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
S & H Rubber, Inc.
Fullerton, CA | 714-525-0277Founded in 1967, S & H Rubber, Inc. has become a large manufacturer of molded and extruded rubber products. Even with our rapid growth, we always focus on our customers’ satisfaction. We offer rubber extrusions such as rubber bushings and molded products to the aerospace industry and many others.
National Rubber Corp.
Canonsburg, PA | 866-672-8100National Rubber values quality, consistency, and fast delivery of our products. Our components are made from a variety of elastomers such as neoprene and silicone, and our team members are capable of turning your drawing into the part you need.
GSH Industries, Inc.
Cleveland, OH | 440-238-3009GSH Industries supplies rubber extrusions to a range of industries. We offer rubber in materials such as Neoprene, Viton®, Nitrile, Silicone & more. We have tooling ability to create intricate profiles ensuring rubber goods are of the highest quality.
Thomas A. Caserta, Inc.
Robbinsville, NJ | 800-394-2807Custom manufactured extruded rubber goods have been Thomas A. Caserta’s specialty since 1948. Our rubber extrusions include rubber bushings, rubber cord, gaskets, rubber tubing and washers. We use a variety of materials — Viton® SBR, Silicone, Neoprene, Nitrile and EPDM. Contact us for your needs.
NewAge® Industries, Inc.
Southampton, PA | 800-506-3924We got our beginning in 1954 and ever since then we have been manufacturing custom rubber extrusion solutions for customers around the world! We are a family and employee owned business dedicated to ensuring that our customers are receiving customer care that cannot be matched by the competition! Visit our website today to learn more about what we may be able to do for you!
Rubber Extruders - NewAge® Industries, Inc.Most raw industrial materials that can be liquefied can also be extruded, and this is true for natural and synthetic rubber. A rubber extrusion can take the shape of a variety of industrial products ranging from weatherstripping and trim products to small grommets and large bumpers. Because demand for rubber extrusions varies from one industry to another, a rubber extruder employed by a company that services the heating and cooling industry will be configured differently from machinery that services the automotive industry.
Despite these differences, all extruders are similar in their design and process to a certain point. Rubber extruders, like all extrusion machinery, begin with a collection of raw material (stock) that is loaded into the machinery. The stock may or may not be preheated and is then passed through a conveyor channel. The stock is then plasticized and pressurized.
Rubber Extruders - NewAge® Industries, Inc.There is some variation of method and machinery design at this point in the extrusion process; plastic and rubber extrusion machines use a screw system to pressurize and move stock through the machine while extruders of other materials may use a ram. At this point, the stock is in a moldable state and can be passed through the die. Within the rubber extrusion industry, the dieing process varies from one factory floor to another. A die can be configured to make extrusions of any shape or size.
Some companies specialize in custom extrusions, so even within one factory with multiple extrusion lines, each piece of extrusion machinery could be equipped with a different die. In all extruders, though, the pressure created in the screw or ram cylinder forces the stock through the die where it takes its new shape. When it emerges from the die, it is cooled with air or water. The newly extruded rubber product can be shipped as is, or it can move on to further processing. It can be sheared down or cut to size, and it can be vulcanized, in which case the product would be cured with sulfur or another chemical that adds strength and durability to the product.
