Directory of Related Industrial Sites

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Rubber Products and Processing Resources

Rubber Extruding

• Silicone Rubber Extrusion - Dow Corning
• Rubber Extrusion on GlobalSpec

Rubber Molding

• Silicone Rubber Molding - Dow Corning
• Rubber Molding Services

Rubber Calendering

• Silicone Rubber Calendering - Dow Corning

Steel Rule Die Cutting, Punch Press

• Achieving Rotary Diecut Accuracy
• Cutting Polyesters & Polycarbonates with Steel Rule Dies
• Taking Aim at the Dulling Die When Cutting Substrates Other than Paper
• Stabilizing Influence - Installation, Maintenance and Rotation of Rotary Diecutting Covers
• Intl. Assn. of Diecutting & Diemaking (IADD)
• Die Cutting Services
• Cutting Services
• Converting Services
• Stamping: Introduction

Industrial Standards

• Uniform Code Council Inc. (UCC)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• ASTM International
• NSF International
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL)
• American Society for Quality (ASQ)
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International
• AIM USA
• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• US National Toxicology Program (NTP) 

Trade Associations, Groups, Councils, Societies, Organizations, Publications

• Rubber Manufacturers Association
• Paper, Film, & Foil Converters online magazine
• Plastics Technology Online - Technical and Business Information for Plastics Processors
• Rubber industry news, information, rubber articles - Polysort
• Plastics industry news, information, plastics articles - Polysort
• Eng-Tips Forums
• Adhesive & Sealant Council Inc. (ASC) www.ascouncil.org
• AIM Automatic Identification Mfrs. Inc. www.aimglobal.org
• AIMCAL Assn. of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators www.aimcal.org
• American Chemistry Council (ACC) www.americanchemistry.com
• American Chemical Society - Rubber Division
• International Rubber Study Group, (IRSG)
• German Rubber Manufacturers Association (WDK)
• International Styrene Industry Forum (ISIF)
• American Plastics Council (APC) www.plastics.org
• AVS Science & Technology Society www.avs.org
• Foil Stamping and Embossing Assn. (FSEA) www.fsea.com
• INDA Assn. of Nonwoven Fabrics Industry www.inda.org
• Intl. Assn. of Diecutting & Diemaking (IADD) www.iadd.org
• NPES Assn. for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing & Converting Technologies www.npes.org
• Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) www.pstc.org
• Printing Industries of America (PIA) www.gain.net
• Screenprinting & Graphic Imaging Assn. Intl. (SGIA) www.sgia.org
• Society of Mfg. Engineers (SME) www.sme.org
• Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) www.4spe.org
• Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) www.plasticsindustry.org
• US Chamber of Commerce www.uschamber.org
• International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP)

Rubber O-Rings

• O-rings
• Radial O-Ring Selector Calculator
• Introduction to O-Rings
• O-Ring Design Guidelines
• AS 568A Standard O-Ring Sizes

Gaskets and Seals

• Dynamic Seals
• Gaskets & Gasketing
• Hydraulic Seals & Pneumatic Seals
• Mechanical Seals
• Oil Seals & Grease Seals

Recycling

• ITDG - Technical information service - Manufacturing technical briefs - Articles on rubber and plastics recycling.

Rubber Properties, Specifications

• Silastic Fluorosilicone Rubber - Compounds & Bases - Oil, Fuel, and Chemical Resistant Rubber - Dow Corning
• Silastic High Consistency Silicone Rubber - Compounds & Bases - Dow Corning
• Rubber Fabrication - Rubber Product Types - Technical Articles - Dow Corning

• Elastomers & Rubber Materials

• Industrial Plastics & Polymers

• Chemical Resistance Utility

Rubber Manufacturers

• DESC
• Dexco Polymers, USA
• ExxonMobil Chemical
• Firestone Polymers
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
• ISP Elastomers
• Petroflex Industria e Comercio S.A., Brazil
• Uniroyal Chemical Company, Crompton Corp, USA
• Dow, Chemical Co.
• DSM Elastomers Europe, B.V., The Netherlands
• Dwory S.A., Poland
• ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc., Belgium
• Eliokem (Formerly Goodyear Chemicals Europe), France
• KARBOCHEM, Division of Sentrachem, South Africa
• Kraton Polymers, UK
• Michelin et Cie
• SA Total Petrochemcials Elastomers NV
• Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (DENKA), Japan
• IPCL
• Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (KKPC), Korea
• Kuraray Company Ltd., Japan
• Mitsui Petrochemicals Industries, Ltd.
• Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan
• TOSOH Corporation, Polymer Division, Japan
• TSRC Corporation, Taiwan
• UBE Industries, Ltd., Japan
• Zeon Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan
• West American Rubber Co. (WARCO)

Rubber Air Diffusers, Tube (Sleeve) Type, EPDM

• Stamford Scientific International: Tube Diffusers
• Aeration Store: Membranes
• :: Aeration Industries ::

Water Works, General

• American Water Works Association
• Texas Flange Catalog (PDF download, loaded with info)

Encyclopedias, General Information Resources

• AllRef.com
• Wikipedia
• Efunda
• Global Spec

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