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  1. espresso51

    Need to bond EPDM sheeting to Aluminium deck on a yacht

    Hi guys, I have some EPDM non slip sheeting that I want to put on the deck of my aluminium (un-anodised) yacht. Can anyone recommend an adhesive system?
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    High SG thermoplastic rubber

    Hi, I have a client who is wanting us to mould parts in a Thermoplastic Rubber with an S.G. of 3.2 (and other parts with even higher SG's). I have a compounder nearby who can compound the material for me, but he only has experience with Barium Sulphate that will give us an sg of about 3. any...
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    Fillers to get a final sg of about 5?

    Hi, I need to run a job in HTV Silicone rubber with an SG of about 5. Any idea of fillers that I could use for this? I will need something that is reasonably priced and freely available. It will also need to run through my injection machine.
  4. espresso51

    Extreme UV resistant Plastic?

    I have been asked to mould a replacement part that is used in a UV sterilizing plant. The part holds a rubber wiper that cleans the glass UV tube. The part is about 15 mm from the tube so it's getting a really good dose of UV! The part supplied is made from some kind of fibreglass filled...
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    Ultimate UV resistant plastic?

    I have been asked to mould a replacement part that is used in a UV sterilizing plant. The part holds a rubber wiper that cleans the glass UV tube. The part is about 15 mm from the tube so it's getting a really good dose of UV! The part supplied is made from some kind of fibreglass filled...
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    Making Silicone Rubber metal detectable

    Anyone know how to make Hot cure Silicone Rubber metal detectable? We want to mould some seals for a bakery and the parts need to be able to be detected by their metal detector in case they break up and land in the bread.
  7. espresso51

    Bonding thermoplastic rubber to steel

    Hi, Is it possible to bond steel to thermoplastic rubber while overmoulding the steel in an injection moulding process?
  8. espresso51

    Bonding thermoplastic rubber to steel

    Hi, Is it possible to bond steel to polyethylene based thermoplastic rubber while overmoulding the steel in an injection moulding process?
  9. espresso51

    Bonding Thermoplastic rubber to metal

    Hi, Is it possible to bond polyethylene based thermoplastic rubber to steel while overmoulding using injection moulding?
  10. espresso51

    Thermoplastic rubber to metal bonding

    Hi, Is it possible to bond steel to thermoplastic rubber while overmoulding the steel in an injection moulding process?
  11. espresso51

    New design of Butterfly valve

    Hi to all. I have designed. patented and am now manufacturing a new kind of butterfly valve. The design was geared towards a plastic valve that would be used on an outlet to a storage tank, where the pressure would always be in one direction only, and the valve had to be leak free for long...

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