Is my tooling manufactured in the United States?
Qualiform purchases 100% of it’s tooling in the United States which allows for faster lead-times and faster responses to customer design changes.
Can Qualiform match my custom color requirements?
Quailiform Rubber Moldng can match any color requested. We work with our rubber suppliers to provide exact color matches.
What’s the process to get a quote?
Please provide a print or a sample of your part for review. In order to assist in tooling design, please include your estimated annual usage requirements. Please indicate the material, if material is unspecified or unknown, please describe the environment in which it will be used.
Rubber-to-metal bonding – the process used to bond rubber to metal depends upon the application, specifically the use of the finished product.
Rubber-to-metal bonding is ideal for:
- Bonding metal and plastic parts
- Gears, shafts and rollers in a wide array of sizes and shapes
- Rubber components bonded to steel, aluminum, brass and plastic
Our knowledgeable technical staff can assist manufacturers with product development, design and select the right rubber-to-metal bonding agents for the performance requirements of the application. Our goal, with every project, is to produce uniform, high quality products as efficiently as possible. We develop customized rubber-to-metal bonded solutions to meet customer requirements.
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Rubber injection molding is ideal for:
- High volume production
- Large quantities of small to medium size parts
- Complex inserts, close dimensional tolerances, insert molding and components that require uniformity
Rubber injection molding provides economical advantages including:
- Short molding cycle
- Lower unit cost
- High dimensional tolerances
- Absence of flash
- Little scrap/waste
How it works:
The process of rapidly forcing an exact amount of rubber from a tube/cylinder into a closed, heated mold.
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Transfer molding is ideal process for forming parts that require:
- Exact positioning
- Bonding rubber to fragile metal parts – such as wire
- Mold designs that contain multiple cavities and can trap air
- Intricate parts with lower volume requirements
Transfer molding offers several advantages over other methods by providing:
- Shorter production cycles
- Maintains closer dimensional tolerances than compression molding
- Provides uniformity
- Fast mold setup
How it works:
The process of transfer molding involves pushing unvulcanized rubber through sprues into a heated mold. The rubber is placed in a chamber at the top of the mold then placed in a press. During the transfer process, rubber is forced through the mold to prevent trapped air while forming the final product.
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Rubber Compression Molding is used for:
- Low to medium volumes
- Medium to large parts
- Materials with high cost
- Materials that demand extreme hardness
Rubber Compression Molding offers advantages over other methods by providing:
- Tooling savings
- Short setup time (saves on short production runs)
- The capacity to process stiff, high durometer materials
- Least amount of waste
How it works:
The process involves compressing preformed rubber in a mold with a press. During the compression process, rubber is forced into the mold cavity to form the final product.
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