Rubber is a natural substance deriving from trees, but to get it into its useful form, treatment in the form of a process called vulcanization must occur. Vulcanization cures rubber via the method of ...

Finite-element analysis (FEA) is an indispensable tool for predicting a product’s behavior in real-world situations and over time. However, an FEA model is only as good as the material parameters it’s ...

The properties of rubber and plastics are very diverse. ASTM standards provide a crucial role in confirming the validity of the information used to make decisions about materials in industries that ...

Two of Mechanical Rubber’s open cell neoprene sponge materials have recently passed Aerospace Material Standards (AMS) ...

PITTSBURGH—Wallace Instruments is helping to take the guesswork out of seal testing. The Surry, England-based company introduced its WAC11 Mk5 testing equipment, designed to more accurately measure ...

PITTSBURGH—"Accuracy, repeatability and productivity." These are the key features of a new instrument in seal testing—dubbed a "generation leap" from its predecessor. H.W. Wallace & Co Ltd. launched ...

UK market is growing steadily as rubber testing for quality control becomes standard in industries like construction, medical devices, and transport components The rubber testing equipment market is ...

Defects can occur naturally during composite fabrication, and damage can be induced by impacts in service, but these tend to be relatively uncontrolled events. It was desired to induce an easily ...