Index

PART 1 – RUBBER EXPLAINED

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1. THE DISCOVERY OF RUBBER

2. RUBBER GOES GLOBAL

3. WHAT IS RUBBER?

4. RUBBER VS PLASTIC VS THERMOPLASTICS

5. NATURAL VS SYNTHETIC RUBBER

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PART 2 – RUBBER MATERIALS IN DEPTH

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6. NATURAL RUBBER

7. EPDM RUBBER

8. SBR RUBBER

9. NEOPRENE / CHLOROPRENE RUBBER

10. NBR RUBBER

11. HNBR RUBBER

12. FKM RUBBER

13. SOLID SILICONE (VMQ)

14. LIQUID SILICONE RUBBER (LSR)

15. THERMOPLASTICS EXPLAINED

16. SPECIALTY RUBBERS

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PART 3 – MEASURING, CHEMISTRY & COMPOUNDING

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17. HOW RUBBER IS MEASURED

18. ENGINEERING THE RUBBER COMPOUND

19. AGING AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESISTANCE

20. THE CHEMISTRY OF RUBBER

21. COMPOUNDING: FILLERS AND ADDITIVES

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PART 4 – CURING, PRODUCTION FLOW & TOOLING

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22. VULCANIZATION

23. THE PRODUCTION CYCLE

24. INSIDE THE MOLD

25. DEFLASHING METHODS

26. POST-CURING

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PART 5 – MOLDING PROCESSES & OUTCOMES

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27. COMPRESSION MOLDING

28. TRANSFER MOLDING

29. INJECTION MOLDING

30. LIM FOR SILICONE

31. INSERT MOLDING & OVERMOLDING

32. BEYOND MOLDING: EXTRUSION, SPONGE, AUTOCLAVE

33. RUBBER DEFECTS: CAUSES AND CORRECTIONS

34. TOLERANCES IN RUBBER MOLDING

35. QUALITY CONTROL IN RUBBER MOLDING

36. PROCESS OPTIMIZATION IN RUBBER

37. MOLD MAINTENANCE AND LIFECYCLE

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PART 6 – WHY IT MATTERS & WHAT’S NEXT

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38. WHY RUBBER STILL MATTERS

39. THE FUTURE, CIRCULARITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF RUBBER

40. SMART RUBBER & INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING

41. RUBBER ACROSS INDUSTRIES, A LIVING MATERIAL

42. RUBBER, EXPLAINED