Skellerup Rubber Services (SRS) has full laboratory facilities available to formulate a wide range of rubber compounds to meet customer requirements. By fine tuning the physical properties to specific end-use applications SRS can achieve significant improvements in performance.
Examples of areas where material properties can be improved include:
- Heat ageing resistance
- Fluid ageing resistance
- Abrasion
- UV and weathering resistance
- Coefficient of friction
- Built in compound lubrication
- Thermal and electrical conductivity
- Our laboratory is equipped with modern equipment for ongoing development of formulations to meet new demands and achieve the desired results for our customers.
Testing Capabilities
Mechanical Static Testing:
- Tensile Strength
- Tear Strength
- % Elongation
- Hardness Micro IRHD and Shore A
- Specific Gravity
- Compression Set
- High and Low Temperature Ageing
- Fluid Immersion Ageing
- Compound Rheology
- Abrasion
Non Contact Measuring:
- Tesa Visio optical measuring device for rubber parts fitted with a Rhenishaw TTP for plastic / metal parts
- Accurate to 3 microns
- Measuring process can be programmed for the best repeatability
- We can exchange files with Solidworks, allowing us to digitize parts
Quality
Skellerup Rubber Services has a comprehensive system that operates throughout the organization to ensure standards are maintained.
The quality system includes;
- AQL Inspection
- Off-tool sample inspection reporting
- Experience in PPAP procedures and submissions
- Process Error Proofing including Process Control Plans and Inspection
- Standards
- In-house testing
- Gauge R & R, 8D problem solving
- Formal “Customer Complaint” investigation and corrective action
