Written by:John Tranquilli
Category:Materials
Designating Rubber Polymers with ASTM D1418
ASTM D1418 is commonly used to designate the correct polymer to be used in rubber compounds.…
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Written by:Romel Ner
Category:Seal Design
What you Need to Know About Designing Axial Seals
We recently walked you through static axial seals. Now that we've taken a look at several…
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Written by:John Tranquilli
Category:Materials
Understanding the Composition of a Nitrile (Buna-N) Rubber…
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) or Nitrile rubber is one of the most popular compounds for…
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Written by:Joe Divissich
Category:Case Studies
Understanding Tolerance Stack-Up in MicrOrings
Today’s smaller designs can present some big challenges for engineers, particularly the…
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Written by:Romel Ner
Category:Seal Design
What are Static Seals?
O-Ring seal applications are categorized in terms of relative motion. In situations involving…
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Written by:Stephen Wozniak
Category:Case Studies
How To Measure Surface Finish of Rubber Parts with 3D Models
When it comes to prototyping, surface finish is critical since it can affect the accuracy, cost…
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Written by:Apple Rubber
Category:Materials
Behind the Scenes of Making Rubber-to-Metal Bonded Parts
The making of a rubber-to-metal bonded part takes tons of application knowledge, precision and…
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Written by:Kevin Oberholzer
Category:Seal Design
What you Need to Know About Dynamic Seal Applications
A dynamic seal application is best described as one where there is motion between a hardware…
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