Rubber Sheet Processing

Since our sheet rubber is sold in roll form they can be acquired in custom lengths of up to 25 or 50ft.

Rubber sheet processing.

We specialize in custom rubber extrusions plastic extrusions rubber sheet products molded rubber products plastic pipe and tubing. Processing natural rubber consists of the following steps. 1 mastication when the elastomer is sheared and the molecules are broken down to give easier flow 2 mixing usually carried out immediately after mastication when additives are incorporated 3 shaping of the viscous mass for example by extrusion or molding and 4 curing when the polymer molecules become interlinked and the shape is fixed. Companies begin by obtaining the latex fluid which means tapping the sap from the rubber trees filtering the latex and then packaging it in drums for export or processing.

Vip rubber and plastic is one of the best rubber and plastic manufacturing facilities in america. We have been manufacturing high quality parts in the usa since 1961. Supplies quality custom mixed black or non black rubber compounds in either sheet stripped or barwelled form. There are many types of sheets rubbers namely ribbed smoked sheet rubber air dried sheet tuber and sun dried sheet rubber depending on the drying methodology used.

According to your specifications. Our sheet rubber rolls are usually stocked in gauges between 1 32 to 2 in thickness depending on the specific type of elastomer. Located in paramount california our facilities occupy 52 000 square feet. They make smoked sheets of latex rubber.

We process all types of elastomers to specification your formulation or ours. Karen kelly r s processing co inc. Rubber is considerably cheaper than other materials and also the imitations of wooden floors and marble tiles are. Rubber processing consists of four basic steps.

Has been serving the rubber industry since 1959. Rubber sheet appliances are used for a wide range of purposes in the rubber flooring industry. Natural rubber latex is traditionally converted into sheet form through careful coagulation and subsequent milling process on two roll mills. Sheeting rubber products are most often sold in the form of rolls.