Capabilities

Design and Engineering

We don't just design parts. We design solutions.

Designing the solution
Manufacturing a successful product begins in the design phase—long before the first part is run. Many times, customers partner with us for expertise in designing a product from the ground up as a way to maximize performance and minimize costs. They depend on our years of experience to see a better, faster or more efficient design.

Our expertise can affect not just the making of the part, but the manufacturing of the end product. We practice proactive design, looking for opportunities to remove a step in your manufacturing or assembly process through an innovative part design or supplying an assembly. As experts on rubber, we can also help you anticipate end-user issues that affect performance and longevity, and help you match the design to the needs—efficiently and cost effectively.

Designing molded rubber products can be challenging due to teh often dynamic reaction in the application. We can design the right amount of stretch or compression that takes advantage of the unique characteristics of rubber.

Specifying the rubber
There are literally thousands of recipes for rubber compounds. Specifying the rubber for any given project can be more complex than it may first appear. Custom Rubber Corp. can put years of scientific and real-world knowledge into helping you choose the right rubber for the job. We know the questions to ask about end-user environments and the manufacturing process to assure you the very best choice.

ISO 9001 Certification
Custom Rubber Corp. is certified to ISO 9001, including design. (24K PDF). That means our organization has the processes and procedures in place to ensure you are receiving the best quality products, on time.

Design to Delivery
When designing molded rubber parts we typically break costs down into four steps:

1. Design - Creating a 3D CAD model of the molded rubber part
2. Soft Tooling/Prototyping (optional) - Not a critical step, but occasionally recommended in order to ensure proper fit of the part before manufacturing the finished molded rubber part (for more information on prototyping, click here).
3. Building the Mold - This includes determining how many cavities the mold will have and then cutting steel to build a production mold.
4. Production - This is the final step where the molded rubber part comes to life. Custom Rubber Corp. manufactures the finished rubber parts through either injection molding, compression molding, or transfer molding (for more information on rubber molding, click here).
   

Custom Rubber Corp. has experience designing and manufacturing rubber solutions to meet a variety of applications. If you would like to discuss your project further, please send information to sales@customrubbercorp.com or call us at 216-391-2928.

Examples

Radar Gun Cover	When a manufacturer of laser-based speed and distance measurement instruments needed to pass a water resistance test to expand their market, they contacted Custom Rubber Corp. The customer's overseas source did not have the rubber molding capability, design expertise, or rubber engineering experience to design and manufacture the rubber skin/rubber cover their instrument required. Learn more.
Molded Rubber Boot	This molded rubber boot is the result of extensive design work. Custom Rubber Corp. worked with a manufacturer of energy measurement systems to develop this molded rubber smart boot cover for the end of a gas pump. The molded rubber boot fits on the end of a gas pump and incorporates a sensor that detects the amount of gas vapor in the air. Learn more.
Molded Rubber Helmet Edging	A military and government contractor contacted Custom Rubber Corp. in need of a better solution for covering the rough edges of their Kevlar helmets. The contractor relied on Custom Rubber Corp.'s rubber engineering expertise to help them design a new rubber part that could replace the cumbersome rubber u-channels they had been using. Learn more.
Convoluted Boot	An existing customer once again relied on Custom Rubber Corp. to mold this flexible rubber insulating boot. The customer knew they could depend on Custom Rubber Corp. for the design assistance and rubber molding experience they needed. Learn more.
	Pictured below is a small molded rubber bladder for a cosmetics application. A nationally renowned design firm contacted Custom Rubber Corp. to help them perfect their design and make it manufacturable. Custom Rubber Corp. used its rubber molding experience to identify the appropriate rubber material and provided design assistance that led to further development of the small molded rubber bladder. Learn more.
Pump Housing Boot Seal with Integrated O-Ring	Custom Rubber Corp. was contacted by a leading engineering and construction consultant after their current parts did not perform as expected. The customer's previous industrial hose pump seal frequently leaked due to an o-ring that didn't quite meet the application's demands. The customer relied on Custom Rubber Corp.'s rubber engineering and rubber design expertise to provide a solution. Custom Rubber Corp. worked closely with the customer to design and manufacture this rubber boot seal with an integrated o-ring, offering an effective solution to the customer's problem. Learn more.
Molded Rubber Scanner Cover	A leading manufacturer of hand-held bar-code scanning equipment needed protective rubber cover for their units. The customer contacted Custom Rubber Corp. for assistance in engineernig the part, designing a mold, and molding a new rubber cover. These custom designed rubber scanner covers are molded for durability and versatility. Each molded rubber cover had have a sure-grip texture, stand up to daily wear-and-tear, and have a number of optional cut-outs to allow for customers' personal grip preferences (such as the pistol grip). Learn more.
Custom Designed GPS Gasket	The design team for one of the first hand-held GPS units ever developed needed rubber help with engineering and design of their product. They came to rely on Custom Rubber Corp.'s expertise and experience in designing and molding rubber parts.  Working with the customer and a plastic molder, Custom Rubber Corp. assisted with the design of this intricate rubber seal that is used to connect the two halves of the plastic shell.  The molded rubber seal was designed to keep out dust and debris, while adding a ring of “grip-able” material to the unit to reduce the chances of the user dropping it. In case the GPS unit is dropped, the molded rubber seal allows some give between the two plastic halves. Learn more.
Rubber Cover Concept Design	Pictured below is a custom rubber cover design for an electronic device. Custom Rubber Corp. was contacted by a design team in need of Custom Rubber Corp.'s rubber engineering expertise and experience designing rubber parts. There were several critical features that required extensive engineering and design work between Custom Rubber Corp. and the customer. Learn more.
UMPC Boot	Working under a tight timetable and an uncertain direction for the design, the customer needed engineering assistance. Custom Rubber Corp. was the perfect partner, with years of experience designing protective boots for various instruments in a number of industries. This extensive knowledge and expertise in designing protective boots allowed Custom Rubber Corp. to get the customer's project in motion immediately. Learn more.

None of the parts pictured are in stock or for sale. These are all examples of custom-manufactured products that illustrate Custom Rubber Corp.'s capabilities. Contact us with information on your needs.

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