Capabilities
Compression Molding
 The first modern rubber product ever produced was compression molded in the
home oven of Harvey Firestone in the 1890s. In many ways, not much has changed
since for compression molding.
Compression molding involves taking rubber compound
or mixed raw material and making "pre-forms" that are in the shape
of the end product. These shapes are then loaded, typically by hand, into an
open mold. The mold is closed, the rubber cured, and then demolded—typically
by hand.
Compression molding can be cost effective if one or more of the following
is true:
- compression molding tooling already exists
- the quantity required is very
low
- the part cross-section is very large and it requires a long cure time
Custom Rubber Corp. has been compression molding since its founding in 1956
and has extensive experience in taking on existing tooling.
For newly designed parts, Custom Rubber Corp. can help you determine the most
cost effective way to manufacture your solution: compression molding, transfer
molding or injection molding.
Custom Rubber Corp. is an active member of the RMA (Rubber
Manufacturer's Association) and one benefit to that membership is access to
industry-specific operator training for all of our manufacturing methods. If
you are interested in seeing a preview of the type of training all of our operators
receive, you can visit
the online site and learn a little about rubber molding.
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