Natural rubber is processed latex, which is a naturally-occurring compound found in 10% of all flowering plant species. Natural latex is most commonly harvested from the Para Rubber Tree, which produces latex in quantities sufficient for industrial harvesting, though most of the rubber now used in the world is synthetic.
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Timco Rubber Products, Inc.Cleveland, OH 800-969-6242 When it comes to natural rubber, Timco Rubber is the trusted supplier for you. They work closely with customers so that they are able to fully understand all the difficulties and challenges that are faced in their projects. In this way they can find a customized solution at a competitive price. For quality, performance and solutions that will exceed expectations, call Timco.
Enterprise Rubber, Inc.Akron, OH 888-361-7018 For nearly three decades, Enterprise Rubber has been providing quality products and competitive prices and with prompt delivery. Their team of experts can work with any rubber, including natural rubber, to make sure you have the best products for your project. For standard parts or custom products, be sure to call enterprise for a quote on your next rubber order.
RD Rubber Technology CorporationSanta Fe Springs, CA 562-941-4800 RD Rubber provides every customer with flexible scheduling, complete product traceability, and many value added services including specialized packaging and cleaning. They engage in the design, development and manufacture or precision parts in various materials and processes including natural rubber. They will do whatever it takes to make sure all of your specifications are met.
Da/Pro Rubber, Inc.Broken Arrow, OK 918-258-9386 With facilities in California, Oklahoma, Massachusetts and Singapore, Da/Pro Rubber is able to supply to clientele around the globe. For the most demanding custom precision jobs, large and small, they can help find the perfect solution at a price you can afford. Offering many different materials, such as natural rubber, they will construct any piece you might be in search of.
Accurate Products, Inc.Chicago, IL 800-782-7776 Specializing in all phases of custom rubber molding, as well as a wide array of materials including natural rubber, Accurate Products can provide products the meet all specifications. They have the abilities to provide in-house tooling, material certifications, and can also meet all PPAP requirements. When necessary, they are even able to provide reverse engineering.
Pierce-Roberts Rubber Co.Trenton, NJ 609-394-5245 The knowledgeable sales and technical staff at Pierce-Roberts Rubber Company are ready to work with you to find the standard or custom part you are searching for. They work hard to maintain the highest standards, utilizing an assortment of compounds and materials, including natural rubber, and they custom formulate these for their global customer base.
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Rader Products, LLCAlpharetta, GA 678-455-8781 For a company that works hard to exceed customer expectations through high standards of quality and deliver, turn to Rader Products. Specializing in the injection and compression of molded rubber and plastics, they can manufacture parts from many different materials, including natural rubber. They offer low, and sometimes no tooling costs along with prototype services.
Ebco® Inc.Elgin, IL 847-531-9500 Since 1951, Ebco has been working to provide the best service to its customers. They offer engineering support, design/modeling, testing, quality assurance and policy, distribution logistics and secondary operations so all goals can be met. Offering products in materials such as natural rubber, they are proud to say they offer the best quality on the market today.
Advanced Rubber ProductsWyoming, NY 866-811-7383 Advanced Rubber Products wants to be your custom rubber solution provider. With extensive manufacturing capabilities, along with expert design and engineering services, they have everything needed to create the unique and specific part you require. With a staff well-trained in working with a variety of materials, including natural rubber, you are in safe hands with ARP.
VICONE High Performance Rubber Inc.Saint Eustache, QC 877-842-6632 For rubber products large and small, standard or custom designed, choose Vicone High Performance Rubber. They offer many other capabilities in addition to these, including a variety of color options. Skilled in many different materials, including natural rubber, Vicone is prepared to take on any complex and difficult design you have at a competitive price.
Premier Seals ManufacturingAkron, OH 877-771-6766 For quality, on-time delivery, competitive pricing and the best customer service, contact Premier Seals Manufacturing. They strive to achieve the superior standards in all areas of manufacturing. They offer many materials, including natural rubber, and work closely with material suppliers to make sure the products offered to clients are of the highest quality.
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Jet Rubber CompanyRootstown, OH 330-325-1821 The Jet Rubber Company is an employee owned company that is proud to be big enough to meet your needs, while at the same time, small enough to make sure your production is as important to them as it is to you. For all projects large and small, in any material, including natural rubber, they are ready to provide quick turnarounds and low costs to help you complete your current job.
Britech IndustriesStuart, FL 772-286-9278 When Britech Industries began in 1984, their goal was to supply molded parts to Florida manufacturers. Today, they have expanded their industry and are able to reach a customer base nationwide. Offering a wide variety of products and materials, including natural rubber, they are committed to serving each client with the highest satisfaction possible.
Reliant Rubber CompanyWake Forest, NC 800-875-7376 The team at Reliant Rubber specializes in the custom molded parts you are looking for. For orders in both large and small quantities, they are prepared to provide you with the product you need, be it standard or custom designed. They specialize in all non-metallic compounds including natural rubber. For naturals or synthetic materials in any shape or configurations, call today.
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Natural Rubber
Natural latex farms feature many rows of tapped rubber trees from which latex slowly seeps out. There are few uses for untreated natural latex; in order to become rubber tires, gloves, adhesives, catheters, diaphragms, water seals, engineering components, hoses, industrial bands or any of the other widely used natural rubber products, latex must be treated and shaped. There are several treating and curing processes that can be applied to raw latex, the most common of which is vulcanization. Vulcanization is the processes by which latex is heated and combined with additives like sulfur and carbon black to reduce its stickiness and increase its elasticity and strength properties. Once shaped, vulcanized or subject to other treatments, rubber products can be used in applications in industrial, commercial and consumer products contexts. Aerospace, automotive manufacturing, construction, healthcare, food processing, sporting goods, defense contracting and many other operations make extensive use of natural rubber products.
The word latex is actually the word for any stable dispersion of any polymer microparticles in a liquid; the natural latexes that can be extracted from plants are only one kind of latex. The words latex and rubber are often used interchangeably, though this is incorrect. Natural Para Rubber Tree latex becomes rubber only after processing. The latex is extracted from the tree and combined with a stabilizing agent like ammonia to prevent the coagulation (clumping) to which latex is given when exposed to atmosphere. The ammonia-latex mixture is then strained and concentrated in a processing facility; its water content is decreased using a centrifuge. At this point, the latex-stabilizer mixture is called latex concentrate. It can then be heated, at which point it becomes solidified to a degree that depends on its water and stabilizer content and the extent to which it is heated. This semi-solid product is now the most basic form of natural rubber, though in this form it has very few uses. Rubber extruders, injection molders and other rubber processing equipment are necessary to shape the rubber into usable products, and additional treatment processes like vulcanization are usually necessary after shaping to bring the rubber's qualities of strength and durability to acceptable levels.
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