Services Summary

 

Process Management:

•      Select Custom Rubber Mixer

•      Select Material Supplier

•      Select Equipment Supplier

•      Manage Mixing In-House or Outsource Custom Mixer

 

Rubber Mixing Method:

•     Set Goals: Provide a Thorough and Uniform Dispersion of Materials

•     Establish Process Methodology to include: Material Order of Addition, Mixer Cycle

           Time, Temperature History and Discharge, Calculate

           Batch Size and 

​           Capacity Requirement

•     Determine Best Cycle Mixing Time to Optimize Quality, Consistency, and Economics

 

Compound Development:

•      Create Rubber Compound to meet Product Specification / Customer Expectation

•      Analyze Product / Part Properties

•      Verify Compound to Achieve Desired Quality Characteristics and

             Fit-For-Use For Specialty and Commodity Compound Applications

  

Facility Design:

•      Identify Facility Site

•      Search for Outsource Partner – Domestic USA or Elsewhere

•      Design New Facility for Rubber Processing (i.e. Mixing or Curing)

•      Create Plan and Execute Objectives for Start-up and Retrofit

 

Analysis and Procurement:

•      Equipment Selection

•      Materials Selection

•      Outsource Partner Selection

•      Staff Interviewing

 

Rubber Calendering:

•     Comprehensive Operator Training

•     Consistent Product Gauge and Width

 

Rubber Technology:

•      Rubber Curing Process

•      Select Outsource Molder – Injection, Transfer, Compression

•      Establish Compound Testing Criteria

 

Training:

•      Rubber Technology  (i.e. Materials, Mixing, Equipment, Testing, etc.)

•      Lean Manufacturing

•      Quality Systems

•      Cost Reduction

•      Conflict Resolution

•      Techniques for Overall Human Resource Management

•      Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - Certified

•      Work Safety