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Responding to supply chain disruption by exploring in-sourcing and direct-to-consumer models; utilizing mergers and acquisitions as an opportunity to reevaluate and modernize their software ecosystem; and more — if there’s a uniting theme for the manufacturing industry heading into 2023, it’s turning challenges into opportunities.

In this blog post, we’ll discuss our predictions for the biggest manufacturing trends of 2023, with insights on how manufacturers can take advantage of them.

Labor Issues Create Uphill Battle

We’ve all seen news stories about the Great Resignation, which saw thousands of employees voluntarily leave their jobs in search of opportunities with better wages, better working environments, and better work-life balance.

This phenomenon has taken a serious toll on the manufacturing industry, with The Washington Post reporting that manufacturers have seen a nearly 60% increase in resignations compared to pre-pandemic numbers. And, if recent reports are to be believed, the Great Resignation isn’t over just yet: One in five workers say that they’re “extremely likely” or “very likely” to switch employers within the coming year.

Further complicating things is the general state of employment within the manufacturing industry. Nearly a quarter of the manufacturing workforce is age 55 or older and, according to a report from the Manufacturing Institute, “due to the technical nature of manufacturing production work, the manufacturing sector suffers acutely from labor shortages.”

Under these circumstances, it’s evident that the push to attract, hire, and retain talent from younger generations is one of — if not the — top manufacturing trends as we head into 2023. In order to overcome the hurdle that is the Great Resignation, manufacturers will need to offer competitive pay and benefits and create the kind of workplace environment that more closely aligns with candidates’ expectations.

Employees Seek More Favorable Working Conditions

Given the current state of the job market, would-be manufacturing employees have more leverage now than ever before — leverage they’re using to motivate manufacturing companies to create better workplace environments. From higher wages and flexible hours to advancement opportunities and workplace wellness programs, we’re increasingly seeing manufacturers implement new programs and policies and even change how they manage operations in order to accommodate employees. The end goal is not only to attract new talent in a competitive job market but also to retain their existing workforce by helping them achieve a healthier work-life balance.

Speaking of health, it remains a top priority for manufacturers everywhere as employees return to the workplace and vendors resume in-person visits. Although many COVID-related restrictions have largely been lifted, we still expect manufacturers to continue to emphasize the importance of proper sanitization and closely monitor who enters and exits their facilities. Traceability will remain an important manufacturing trend in 2023, with companies in-sourcing facilities maintenance and management, reclaiming internal equipment data from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and demanding greater transparency from suppliers.

Product as a Service Has Its Day

The digitalization of, well, everything has dramatically changed the way consumers interact with brands — including OEMs — and shifted their expectations of the customer experience.

In years past, the relationship between a manufacturer and its customers was surface-level, at best: A customer would purchase a piece of equipment and, once the sales process and final installation were complete, only interact with the manufacturer again when they were in need of repairs or interested in buying another piece of equipment. Today, customers expect near-constant access to and regular engagement with brands and, rather than make a one-time purchase, want to pay only for what they need on a residual basis. Though this change in expectations introduces certain challenges for manufacturers, it also opens the door to new opportunities — including Product as a Service.

Product as a Service — also known as Servitization and abbreviated as PaaS — is a business model in which manufacturers lease (rather than sell) equipment to customers and/or offer a list of subscription-based value-added services. Customers benefit from this arrangement by only paying for what they need, gaining additional support from OEMs, and accessing a new array of value-added services, which help optimize operations.

Manufacturers stand to gain even more. Product as a Service represents a shift from selling equipment as a capital expenditure to an ongoing expense model, meaning rather than process a series of one-time transactions, manufacturers now enjoy recurring revenue. The opportunity to grow aftermarket value streams and capture revenue throughout the equipment lifecycle is only half the incentive: PaaS also enables manufacturers to collect equipment usage data from customers — data that can be used to better understand customers’ needs, optimize existing offerings, and bring new products to market.

Although PaaS has generated a significant buzz in recent years, the technology underpinning it still had a way to go until it became a feasible business model — until now, that is. The internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), predictive analytics, and other related technologies have finally reached a level of maturity where PaaS is no longer a theoretical possibility, but a real opportunity. As technology matures, it also becomes more affordable and accessible, which means a greater number of manufacturers will be able to capitalize on PaaS.

These factors, combined with changes in consumer behavior — including the desire for a better customer experience and the demand for less expensive equipment — means that PaaS will finally have its day in 2023 and become one of the biggest manufacturing trends of the year.

IIoT is (Still) THE Big Thing

The IoT — or, more specifically, industrial IoT (IIoT), which refers to the extension of IoT to industrial applications — remains a leading manufacturing trend for 2023 thanks to new and emerging use cases.

IIoT, which entails the interconnection of unique devices within an existing internet infrastructure, has enabled manufacturers to make informed, strategic decisions using real-time data and achieve a wide variety of goals, including cost reduction, enhanced efficiency, improved safety, product innovation, and more.

As recently as 2019, the vast majority of manufacturers had already implemented IIoT in key areas of their business, such as logistics, employee and customer experience, predictive maintenance, and asset management; those who had not yet implemented IIoT reported that they planned to do so in the coming years. Given recent projections, which claim that the IoT in the manufacturing market will reach up to $399.08 billion in value by 2026 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.5%, it’s clear that manufacturers’ investment in IoT will only increase in 2023 and beyond.

Part of the reason for this is that IIoT has a wide variety of applications, including:

• Remotely monitoring equipment performance in real-time and comparing those metrics against established key performance indicators (KPIs) to gauge overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
• Establishing a baseline for normal equipment behavior and using it to identify abnormal activity for predictive maintenance purposes
• Conducting remote analysis on equipment to identify potential issues before a malfunction occurs
• Monitoring production — including production on specific equipment, specific unit operations, and specific unit lines — in real-time to surface hidden inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement
• Enhancing traceability using barcodes and radio frequency identification (RFID) to track the movement of supplies and finished goods
• Integrating complex systems and comparing equipment performance data against enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, quality management software, and computerized maintenance management systems data to run in-depth descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics

In addition to these applications, Product as a Service has also cemented IIoT’s status as a leading trend for yet another year: In order to gather customer usage data and unlock the valuable insights it holds, manufacturers must embed IIoT sensors into the equipment they intend to make available for lease.

The Next Generation of Predictive Maintenance Is Here

Predictive maintenance has been at the forefront of manufacturing for some time now, and while it remains a key manufacturing trend for 2023, it looks a little different than it has in years past. Instead of predictive maintenance, manufacturers are in the early stages adopting of predictive resolution.

Where predictive maintenance uses data analysis to identify anomalies in equipment performance and determine their root cause, predictive resolution takes this concept one step further, offering technicians insights on how to resolve those issues with greater certainty. In basic terms, predictive resolution increases the likelihood that an issue will be sufficiently addressed on the first try, thereby enabling manufacturers to enhance equipment efficiency, reduce costs, and improve their first-time fix rate.

Although the predictive resolution has long been a goal for manufacturers, they’ve struggled to build the necessary history to support predictive models. Fortunately, recent advancements in AI, machine learning, and natural language processing (NLP) have made it possible for manufacturers to extract unstructured data from Word docs, Excel files, PDFs, and other documents and convert it into a usable format for predictive engines.

What’s more, as the technology that underpins predictive revolution becomes more sophisticated, it also becomes more affordable, opening manufacturers up to a world of new possibilities. By using predictive resolution in conjunction with IIoT, manufacturers can ensure that production assets and/or customer equipment operate as intended, proactively address issues before they have the chance to lead to unplanned downtime, and extend the life of machinery.

This is yet another area in which Product as a Service will prove essential, as the usage data customers generate will provide manufacturers with other valuable data point that they can use to build machine learning models and engage in predictive resolution.

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A Modern Approach to ERP

ERP systems have long been a mainstay amongst manufacturing companies due to their ability to streamline processes through automation, to provide accurate, real-time information, and to reduce costs. However, many manufacturers still use outdated legacy systems that no longer serve their business needs. And as the manufacturing industry continues to recover from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a dramatic increase in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, which has resulted in newly formed companies carrying a substantial amount of technical debt.

These factors have not only led a growing number of manufacturers to modernize systems and transition to the cloud, but also to reconsider what it is they need their ERP systems to do. In 2023, we expect to see a radical shift away from heavy customization, which can contribute to unnecessary complexity and make it difficult to consolidate multiple systems and achieve growth targets, and toward simplicity. As part of this ERP modernization process, manufacturers are taking a step back; figuring out what their actual business needs are; designing global templates and best practices to support those needs, allow for future optimization, and accelerate growth.

Manufacturers Find Meaning in Big Data

Sustained interest in IIoT, growing emphasis on predictive resolution, and the industry-wide shift toward Product as a Service means Big Data is bigger than ever. The ability to collect data from an ever-growing number of sources, combined with efforts to modernize systems and increasingly powerful analytics capabilities, makes it possible for manufacturers to slice and dice data in ways that provide them with a comprehensive understanding of their business.

With access to these insights, manufacturing companies can engage in more data-driven decision-making around sourcing, production, fulfillment, cost reduction, and more. By making more informed decisions, manufacturers can better support their company’s growth rate strategy and drive outcomes — and, if they’re unsuccessful, better understand what it is that went wrong and tailor their approach moving forward. In that respect, 2023 will be about moving beyond visibility into Big Data, and instead finding meaning in and discovering the benefits of Big Data.

Digital Twins Enhance Production Efficiency

A relatively recent advancement in the world of IoT, a digital twin is an exact replica of a real-world piece of equipment or a particular component rendered in a virtual environment. Since it is exact, the digital twin mirrors the actual asset not only in appearance, but also in functionality, how it connects to other components or machines, and even environmental conditions. This simulation enables manufacturers to run tests, model scenarios, conduct trainings, and see how equipment performs under different conditions without ever having to touch the actual asset.

Digital twins are powerful tools manufacturers can leverage in every aspect of their business, including:

• Optimizing production by modeling various processes and identifying potential bottlenecks and other hidden inefficiencies
• Testing out new production lines and prototyping new products in an easy and affordable way that accelerates speed to market
• Proactively monitoring equipment performance and health, both on the production floor and out in the field
• Testing out repairs and improvements to gauge their efficacy, support predictive, and increase FTFRs
• Providing new hires and technicians with hands-on training using the most up-to-date models of machines
• Modeling new business opportunities in support of growth strategies

For an example of digital twins in action, look no further than Rolls-Royce. The commercial aircraft engine manufacturer collects health, performance, fuel usage, and service needs data from its over 13,000 engines using IoT and telemetry. This data is combined to build digital twins on the Microsoft Azure platform, creating a consistent feedback loop that the manufacturer can use to optimize maintenance, drive product updates, monitor in-flight performance, and deliver fuel and flight route recommendations to its airline customers.

Given the broad spectrum of applications for digital twins (which only gets broader by the day), we anticipate that they’ll be a major trend for the manufacturing industry heading into 2023.

Manufacturers Make the Most of Supply Chain Challenges

Despite being one trend we’d all like to leave behind us in 2022, it appears as though supply chain disruption is here to stay. With rising inflation (and corresponding freight costs), driver and labor shortages, logistics issues stemming from factory shutdowns, geopolitical conflicts in major sourcing regions, and climate change creating new weather patterns that threaten viable shipments, the current outlook is less than encouraging. But if there’s one thing we’ve seen from manufacturers, it’s that they’re determined to make the best out of a bad situation — starting with insourcing.

Rather than rely on third-party logistics firms to handle fulfillment, some manufacturers are choosing to eliminate the middleman by acquiring logistics companies or developing their own in-house logistics operations. This approach allows for greater supply chain visibility and higher quality control, as well as reductions in shipping costs and time due to more streamlined logistics networks.

We’re also seeing manufacturers replace the traditional multi-tiered channel sales model — in which product flowed from manufacturer to wholesaler or distributor to end consumer — with a direct-to-consumer model. Similar to insourcing, this approach eliminates the middleman, giving source manufacturers more control over their brand image and pricing and enabling them to develop stronger relationships with their original equipment manufacturer customers. Some manufacturers have even applied this tactic to their suppliers, working directly with suppliers rather than through an intermediary, creating a more connected supply chain.

Although this activity has been more common amongst larger conglomerates, we expect to see more manufacturers follow suit in 2023, as well as find other innovative ways to turn supply chain challenges into exciting new opportunities.

Investing in such technology — along with building redundancies into your supply chain, considering new suppliers and sourcing options, and developing ecosystem partnerships — is a smart way to weather the worst of disruption and build a more resilient supply chain.

Interest in Reshoring & Near-Sourcing Remains Strong

Prior to 2022, reshoring — that is, bringing imported goods or materials back to domestic production — was already well on its way to becoming common practice amongst U.S.-based manufacturers. According to some reports, as many as 749,000 jobs were brought back to the U.S. between 2010 and 2018 as a result of restoring.

That number has only increased in the years since: According to a report from the Reshoring Initiative, the total number of reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) jobs announced in 2021 reached 261,000. This brought the rate of reshoring plus FDI job announcements up 46% from 2020 to 2021, and over 4000% from the 2010 rate.

There are a number of reasons why the reshoring — also known as nearshoring — movement has really taken off:

• The economies in many go-to offshoring countries have become stronger in recent years, leading to an increase in wages for their citizens.
• Countries in which labor remains inexpensive lack the infrastructure to support complex manufacturing operations
• The COVID-19 pandemic raised awareness around the manufacturing industry’s dependence on offshoring facilities when critical supply shortages led to production issues.
• Global port congestion and high shipping rates are expected to last well into 2023.
• Manufacturers are now able to utilize advanced software programs and robotics to automate many of the processes that once required human intervention.

In addition to this renewed reshoring effort, manufacturers also continue to reevaluate sourcing. Global supply chain disruption has made it challenging for manufacturers that source materials from other countries — China, in particular — to get a hold of materials. This has prompted many manufacturers to diversify sourcing by adopting a “China, Plus One” strategy or near-sourcing. Near-sourcing, also known as local sourcing, is the process by which a business brings operations closer to where its finished product is sold; in manufacturing, it typically refers to the sourcing of raw materials from domestic suppliers.

We can expect both reshoring and near-sourcing to remain leading manufacturing trends in 2023, as companies attempt to reduce or eliminate entirely dependencies on foreign materials. These trends will not only help manufacturers remain resilient in the face of future supply chain disruption; they’ll also provide a much-needed boost to the U.S. economy.

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While the deck may seem stacked against them, we predict that 2023 will be a year of innovation, in which manufacturers defy the odds, aggressively pursue growth strategies, and drive optimal business outcomes.

To start developing a forward-thinking strategy that incorporates these and other manufacturing trends, contact Hitachi Solutions today.

Elasto Proxy

Company Description by Thomasnet

ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of standard & custom rubber products for a wide range of industrial applications. Products include bulb trim & inflatable seals, solid & sponge profiles, weather stripping, dual durometers, edge trims & window channels. Tubing, heater hoses, sheets, gaskets, cords, floor matting, insulations, latches & bumpers are also available. Materials include EPDM, neoprene, Viton®, Buna-N®, urethane, foam, styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), silicone & plastic. Capabilities include fabrication, molding, cold bonding, taping, waterjet & die cutting, splicing & vulcanizing.

Company Description by Elasto Proxy, Inc.

Elasto Proxy – We understand your needs, and deliver on them!

Elasto Proxy Inc. is an ISO 9001:2008 certified, reputable, ever-expanding company specializing in standard and custom sealing solutions. Our latest adoptions of technologies include film splice machines, an injection molding press, and seal simulation software.

Design capabilities – Unique Solutions for Sealing Challenges

With over 20 years of experience in many different industries, we are the best choice for an industrial rubber and plastics manufacturer. We do it all; our employees visualize, engineer, and manufacture custom solutions to suit your sealing and insulation needs. We like to share our application knowledge which is a real benefit to your design and engineering staff. It also ensures that your project will be completed in a timely manner.

Our flexible and innovative sealing solutions are vast. We create specialty seals for any industry, and we strive to understand the unique challenges that each industry faces. Our extensive knowledge of rubber combined with our high technology seal simulation software gives us the advantage to solve complex design problems, and we are looking to share this with our customers.

Manufacturing capabilities – Custom Fabrication and Beyond

We are a supplier who will act on your behalf and serve your interests. Our multi-functional manufacturing methods can quickly and efficiently create any rubber component you need for your project – we will even help visualize and design the part for you thanks to our simulation software. With facilities in Canada and the United States, we have several offices to serve you better. Our diverse range of capabilities will ensure that we will always deliver on your needs. Elasto Proxy’s manufacturing capabilities include water-jet cutting and film splice molding, injection molding, composite lamination, and the heat-lamination of 3M foam tapes.

Elasto Proxy provides a wide variety of plastic and rubber components to the mass transit industry. For flexible, innovative solutions to custom fabrication challenges, you can count on our solutions providers to design high-quality parts that meet industry specifications.

Renko Rubber Canada Inc

Renko Rubber Canada Inc  has over 50 years of experience manufacturing quality sealing systems and molded parts. This company is a famous seal strip supplier in Europe. Locating at PO Box 339, Montreal, Quebec, H3Z 2T5, Canada, this company also has an excellent reputation for serving international customers.

Renko manufactures different weather stripping seals, extruded seals, door seal strips, window seal strip, bulb seals, foam strips, etc. This company specializes in weather stripping products. The weatherstripping products include rubber molded windows, window and door PVC seals, aluminum windows and doors, greenhouse insulation, etc.

Main Products

• • Rubber molded corners for windows• Silicone gaskets​• PVC window and door• Co-extrusion• Screen Spline• Aluminum windows and doors​• Curtainwalls

  • Inhouse custom die molds

  • Steel door

  • Wood window and door

  • Dilatation

  • Greenhouse insulation

  • Automatic door

  • Color coated / color coated

  • Threaded

  • Fully colored / colored

  • Closed-cell foam

  • Renko® offers self-lubricating   silicon slip coats to help facilitate their installation

  • Renko® dry and wet glazing solutions, ideal for any type of windows

  • Renko® offers our customers color matching / color matching

  • Renko® now offers SILICON GASKETS

  • Expansion Joints

  • Rubber molded corners for windows

  • Silicone gaskets

  • Soft PVC gaskets
  • Soft PVC gaskets co-extruded with a rigid backing
  • EPDM gaskets co-extruded with hydrophilic rubber
  • Solid EPDM gaskets with pre-cuts
  • Silicone adhesive ​compatible EPDM gaskets
  • Fire resistant EPDM gaskets
  • TPE co-extruded with PP base
  • Solid EPDM gaskets with our “smooth treatment”

Pros

1. Specializes in Weather stripping seals and gaskets

Cons

2. Other seal strip types are unavailable

Seals + Direct Ltd

With years of experience providing seal strip services in automotive, marine and manufacturing industries, Seals + Direct is a famous manufacturer of Rubber Door Seals, Rubber Extrusions, Edge Trims, Window Rubbers, Boat and Caravan Seals in most European countries. This company is located at Unit 6, Milton Business Centre, wick Drive, New Milton, BH25 6RH, UK.

The popular products from Seals+ Direct Ltd are window rubbers seals, caravan and motor seals, rubber extrusion, sponge seals, edge trims and seals, automotive seals and trims, water-tight door and hatch seals, adhesive seal strips, tubing and hoses, etc.

This company has a vast amount of stocked products. Therefore, small or large quantity orders are welcome to this company. Like Seashore rubber Company, you can get the CAD catalogue attached to every product, which is an excellent solution to design requirements.

Main products

• window rubbers seals
• caravan and motor seals
• rubber extrusion
• sponge seals
• edge trims and seals
• automotive seals and trims
• water-tight door and hatch seals
• adhesive seal strips, tubing, hoses, etc.

Pros

1. Similar to Seashore rubber, this company also specializes only in seal strips of different materials
2. This company also provides various sealants, tools, and miscellaneous items as the other products
3. The products gallery in the website is well organized

Cons

1. No rubber or PVC gaskets are available
2. Limited Plastic seals

Extruded Rubber Manufacturers, Suppliers and Distributors

Any extruded rubber manufacturers can provide extruded rubber products to meet your companies specific qualifications. An easy connection to reach extruded rubber manufacturers through our fast request for quote form is provided as well. This source is right for you whether it’s for silicone extrusions, rubber trim, or any other extruded rubber needs.

Alabama
Accurate Rubber Corporation (GA)
Britech Industries (FL)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
Corson Rubber Products, Inc. (SC)
East Coast Rubber Co., Inc. (FL)
Genca (FL)
Kismet Rubber Products Corp. (GA)
PEXCO (GA)
Regional Rubber (GA)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Synaflex Rubber Products Company, Inc. (AL)
Technical Specialties Company, Inc. (FL)
TSE Industries, Inc. (FL)
Alaska
Elastoseal, Inc. (KY)
Alberta
Redwood Plastics and Rubber (BC)
Arizona
A & D Rubber Products Company (CA)
AAA Acme Rubber Co. (AZ)
Alliance Hose & Extrusions, Inc. (CA)
Ames Rubber Manufacturing Company (CA)
Avon Rubber Company (CA)
Boyd Corporation (CA)
California Sealing Devices (CA)
DeVoll’s Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
Elastomer Technologies, Inc. (CA)
Estco Enterprises, Inc. (CA)
Kirkhill Elastomers / Esterline (CA)
Lusida Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
MODUS (CA)
Northwest Rubber Extruders, Inc. (OR)
Pac-West Rubber Products LLC (CA)
Parker Hannifin Corp., Seal Group (CA)
Royal Seals, Inc. (CA)
Rubbercraft Corporation of California (CA)
S & H Rubber, Inc. (CA)
Satori Seal Corporation (CA)
Sedco Seals & Gaskets (AZ)
Trim-Lok, Inc. (CA)
VIP Rubber Company Inc. (CA)
Wefco Rubber Mfg. Co., Inc. (CA)
West American Rubber Company, LLC (CA)
West Coast Gasket (CA)
Arkansas
Accurate Elastomer Products, Inc. (TX)
ACE Rubber Products, Inc. (TX)
Advanced Rubber Molding Inc. (TX)
Astro-Tex Company, Inc. (TX)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
ElastoTech South West, Inc. (TX)
Elder Rubber Company (TX)
Hanna Rubber Company (MO)
MOCAP (MO)
Reed Rubber® & Foam Products (MO)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
British Columbia
Redwood Plastics and Rubber (BC)
California
A & D Rubber Products Company (CA)
AAA Acme Rubber Co. (AZ)
Alliance Hose & Extrusions, Inc. (CA)
Ames Rubber Manufacturing Company (CA)
Avon Rubber Company (CA)
Boyd Corporation (CA)
California Sealing Devices (CA)
DeVoll’s Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
Elastomer Technologies, Inc. (CA)
Estco Enterprises, Inc. (CA)
Griffith Rubber Mills (OR)
Kirkhill Elastomers / Esterline (CA)
Lusida Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
MODUS (CA)
Northwest Rubber Extruders, Inc. (OR)
Pac-West Rubber Products LLC (CA)
Parker Hannifin Corp., Seal Group (CA)
Royal Seals, Inc. (CA)
Rubbercraft Corporation of California (CA)
S & H Rubber, Inc. (CA)
Satori Seal Corporation (CA)
Seals Unlimited, Inc. (OR)
Sedco Seals & Gaskets (AZ)
Trim-Lok, Inc. (CA)
VIP Rubber Company Inc. (CA)
Wefco Rubber Mfg. Co., Inc. (CA)
West American Rubber Company, LLC (CA)
West Coast Gasket (CA)
Colorado
AAA Acme Rubber Co. (AZ)
Accurate Elastomer Products, Inc. (TX)
ACE Rubber Products, Inc. (TX)
Advanced Rubber Molding Inc. (TX)
Astro-Tex Company, Inc. (TX)
ElastoTech South West, Inc. (TX)
Elder Rubber Company (TX)
Sedco Seals & Gaskets (AZ)
Connecticut
Vanguard Products Corporation (CT)
Delaware
Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises (OH)
American Engineering Group LLC (OH)
Ames Industries, Inc. (PA)
ARCHER (NC)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
CGR Products (NC)
Cooper Standard ISG (OH)
Custom Rubber Corporation (OH)
Durable Corporation (OH)
ELBEX Corporation (OH)
ESP International Inc. (OH)
Fournier Rubber & Supply Company (OH)
Grotenrath Rubber Products Company, Inc. (OH)
GSH Industries, Inc. (OH)
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. (OH)
Miller Rubber Products Company (NC)
Molded Extruded Specialties (OH)
Premier Seals Manufacturing (OH)
Primeline Industries (OH)
Qure Medical (OH)
Rainbow Rubber Extrusions (OH)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
Reliant Rubber Company, LLC (NC)
THERMOPRENE, Inc. (OH)
Vanguard Products Corporation (CT)
Vertex, Incorporated (OH)
Florida
Accurate Rubber Corporation (GA)
Britech Industries (FL)
Corson Rubber Products, Inc. (SC)
East Coast Rubber Co., Inc. (FL)
Genca (FL)
Kismet Rubber Products Corp. (GA)
PEXCO (GA)
Regional Rubber (GA)
Synaflex Rubber Products Company, Inc. (AL)
Technical Specialties Company, Inc. (FL)
TSE Industries, Inc. (FL)
Georgia
Accurate Rubber Corporation (GA)
ARCHER (NC)
Britech Industries (FL)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
CGR Products (NC)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
Corson Rubber Products, Inc. (SC)
East Coast Rubber Co., Inc. (FL)
Genca (FL)
Kismet Rubber Products Corp. (GA)
Miller Rubber Products Company (NC)
PEXCO (GA)
Regional Rubber (GA)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Reliant Rubber Company, LLC (NC)
Synaflex Rubber Products Company, Inc. (AL)
Technical Specialties Company, Inc. (FL)
TSE Industries, Inc. (FL)
Idaho
Boyd Corporation (CA)
Griffith Rubber Mills (OR)
Redwood Plastics and Rubber (BC)
Seals Unlimited, Inc. (OR)
Illinois
Abbott Rubber Co., Inc. (IL)
Accurate Products, Inc. (IL)
Aero Rubber Company, Inc. (IL)
Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises (OH)
Allstates Rubber & Tool Corp. (IL)
American Engineering Group LLC (OH)
Ames Industries, Inc. (PA)
Capital Rubber Corp. (IL)
Central Rubber Extrusions (IL)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
Clean Seal®, Inc. (IN)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
Cooper Standard ISG (OH)
Cooper-Standard Automotive (MI)
Custom Rubber Corporation (OH)
Dunham Rubber & Belting Corporation (IL)
Durable Corporation (OH)
Elastech Solutions (MN)
Elastoseal, Inc. (KY)
ELBEX Corporation (OH)
ESP International Inc. (OH)
Fairchild Industries, Inc. (IL)
FLEXSEALS (MN)
Fournier Rubber & Supply Company (OH)
Grotenrath Rubber Products Company, Inc. (OH)
GSH Industries, Inc. (OH)
Hanna Rubber Company (MO)
HST Materials, Inc. (IL)
International Polymer Engineering, Inc. (MI)
Jasper Rubber Products (IN)
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. (OH)
Lakeview Industries, Inc. (MN)
Marsh Industries, Inc. (MI)
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc. (MN)
Mid-States Rubber Products, Inc. (IN)
MOCAP (MO)
Molded Extruded Specialties (OH)
Monroe Seals (MI)
Premier Seals Manufacturing (OH)
Primeline Industries (OH)
Qure Medical (OH)
Rainbow Rubber Extrusions (OH)
Reed Rubber® & Foam Products (MO)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Rubber Products Distributors (IN)
Silicone Rubber Right Products, LLC (IL)
Simolex Rubber Corporation (MI)
Sperry & Rice Manufacturing Company, LLC (IN)
Stern Industries, Inc. (MN)
Team Products, Inc. (IL)
THERMOPRENE, Inc. (OH)
Timco Rubber Products, Inc. (OH)
Trimco® (ON)
Universal Polymer & Rubber Ltd. (OH)
Vertex, Incorporated (OH)
Welton Rubber Company (MI)
Indiana
Abbott Rubber Co., Inc. (IL)
Accurate Products, Inc. (IL)
Aero Rubber Company, Inc. (IL)
Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises (OH)
Allstates Rubber & Tool Corp. (IL)
American Engineering Group LLC (OH)
Ames Industries, Inc. (PA)
Capital Rubber Corp. (IL)
Central Rubber Extrusions (IL)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
Clean Seal®, Inc. (IN)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
Cooper Standard ISG (OH)
Cooper-Standard Automotive (MI)
Custom Rubber Corporation (OH)
Dunham Rubber & Belting Corporation (IL)
Durable Corporation (OH)
Elastoseal, Inc. (KY)
ELBEX Corporation (OH)
ESP International Inc. (OH)
Fairchild Industries, Inc. (IL)
Fournier Rubber & Supply Company (OH)
Grotenrath Rubber Products Company, Inc. (OH)
GSH Industries, Inc. (OH)
Hanna Rubber Company (MO)
HST Materials, Inc. (IL)
International Polymer Engineering, Inc. (MI)
Jasper Rubber Products (IN)
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. (OH)
Marsh Industries, Inc. (MI)
Mid-States Rubber Products, Inc. (IN)
MOCAP (MO)
Molded Extruded Specialties (OH)
Monroe Seals (MI)
Premier Seals Manufacturing (OH)
Primeline Industries (OH)
Qure Medical (OH)
Rainbow Rubber Extrusions (OH)
Reed Rubber® & Foam Products (MO)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Rubber Products Distributors (IN)
Silicone Rubber Right Products, LLC (IL)
Simolex Rubber Corporation (MI)
Sperry & Rice Manufacturing Company, LLC (IN)
Team Products, Inc. (IL)
THERMOPRENE, Inc. (OH)
Timco Rubber Products, Inc. (OH)
Trimco® (ON)
Universal Polymer & Rubber Ltd. (OH)
Vertex, Incorporated (OH)
Welton Rubber Company (MI)
Iowa
Abbott Rubber Co., Inc. (IL)
Accurate Products, Inc. (IL)
Aero Rubber Company, Inc. (IL)
Allstates Rubber & Tool Corp. (IL)
Capital Rubber Corp. (IL)
Central Rubber Extrusions (IL)
Dunham Rubber & Belting Corporation (IL)
Elastech Solutions (MN)
Fairchild Industries, Inc. (IL)
FLEXSEALS (MN)
Hanna Rubber Company (MO)
HST Materials, Inc. (IL)
Lakeview Industries, Inc. (MN)
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc. (MN)
MOCAP (MO)
Reed Rubber® & Foam Products (MO)
Silicone Rubber Right Products, LLC (IL)
Stern Industries, Inc. (MN)
Team Products, Inc. (IL)
Kansas
Accurate Elastomer Products, Inc. (TX)
ACE Rubber Products, Inc. (TX)
Advanced Rubber Molding Inc. (TX)
Astro-Tex Company, Inc. (TX)
ElastoTech South West, Inc. (TX)
Elder Rubber Company (TX)
Hanna Rubber Company (MO)
MOCAP (MO)
Reed Rubber® & Foam Products (MO)
Kentucky
Abbott Rubber Co., Inc. (IL)
Accurate Products, Inc. (IL)
Aero Rubber Company, Inc. (IL)
Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises (OH)
Allstates Rubber & Tool Corp. (IL)
American Engineering Group LLC (OH)
Ames Industries, Inc. (PA)
ARCHER (NC)
Capital Rubber Corp. (IL)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
Central Rubber Extrusions (IL)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
CGR Products (NC)
Clean Seal®, Inc. (IN)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
Cooper Standard ISG (OH)
Corson Rubber Products, Inc. (SC)
Custom Rubber Corporation (OH)
Dunham Rubber & Belting Corporation (IL)
Durable Corporation (OH)
East Coast Rubber Co., Inc. (FL)
Elastoseal, Inc. (KY)
ELBEX Corporation (OH)
ESP International Inc. (OH)
Fairchild Industries, Inc. (IL)
Fournier Rubber & Supply Company (OH)
Genca (FL)
Grotenrath Rubber Products Company, Inc. (OH)
GSH Industries, Inc. (OH)
Hanna Rubber Company (MO)
HST Materials, Inc. (IL)
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. (OH)
Mid-States Rubber Products, Inc. (IN)
Miller Rubber Products Company (NC)
MOCAP (MO)
Molded Extruded Specialties (OH)
Premier Seals Manufacturing (OH)
Primeline Industries (OH)
Qure Medical (OH)
Rainbow Rubber Extrusions (OH)
Reed Rubber® & Foam Products (MO)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Reliant Rubber Company, LLC (NC)
Rubber Products Distributors (IN)
Silicone Rubber Right Products, LLC (IL)
Sperry & Rice Manufacturing Company, LLC (IN)
Team Products, Inc. (IL)
THERMOPRENE, Inc. (OH)
Vertex, Incorporated (OH)
Louisiana
Accurate Elastomer Products, Inc. (TX)
ACE Rubber Products, Inc. (TX)
Advanced Rubber Molding Inc. (TX)
Astro-Tex Company, Inc. (TX)
ElastoTech South West, Inc. (TX)
Elder Rubber Company (TX)
Manitoba
Elastech Solutions (MN)
FLEXSEALS (MN)
Lakeview Industries, Inc. (MN)
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc. (MN)
Stern Industries, Inc. (MN)
Maryland
Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises (OH)
American Engineering Group LLC (OH)
Ames Industries, Inc. (PA)
ARCHER (NC)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
CGR Products (NC)
Cooper Standard ISG (OH)
Custom Rubber Corporation (OH)
Durable Corporation (OH)
ELBEX Corporation (OH)
ESP International Inc. (OH)
Fournier Rubber & Supply Company (OH)
Grotenrath Rubber Products Company, Inc. (OH)
GSH Industries, Inc. (OH)
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. (OH)
Mid-Atlantic Rubber Company (MD)
Miller Rubber Products Company (NC)
Molded Extruded Specialties (OH)
Premier Seals Manufacturing (OH)
Primeline Industries (OH)
Qure Medical (OH)
Rainbow Rubber Extrusions (OH)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
Reliant Rubber Company, LLC (NC)
THERMOPRENE, Inc. (OH)
Vanguard Products Corporation (CT)
Vertex, Incorporated (OH)
Massachusetts
Device Technologies, Inc. (MA)
Vanguard Products Corporation (CT)
Michigan
Abbott Rubber Co., Inc. (IL)
Accurate Products, Inc. (IL)
Aero Rubber Company, Inc. (IL)
Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises (OH)
Allstates Rubber & Tool Corp. (IL)
American Engineering Group LLC (OH)
Ames Industries, Inc. (PA)
Budlar Flexible Products Inc. (ON)
Capital Rubber Corp. (IL)
Central Rubber Extrusions (IL)
Clean Seal®, Inc. (IN)
Cooper Standard ISG (OH)
Cooper-Standard Automotive (MI)
Custom Rubber Corporation (OH)
Dunham Rubber & Belting Corporation (IL)
Durable Corporation (OH)
ELBEX Corporation (OH)
ESP International Inc. (OH)
Fairchild Industries, Inc. (IL)
Fournier Rubber & Supply Company (OH)
Grotenrath Rubber Products Company, Inc. (OH)
GSH Industries, Inc. (OH)
HST Materials, Inc. (IL)
International Polymer Engineering, Inc. (MI)
Jasper Rubber Products (IN)
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. (OH)
Marsh Industries, Inc. (MI)
Mid-States Rubber Products, Inc. (IN)
Molded Extruded Specialties (OH)
Monroe Seals (MI)
Polymer Extrusions, Inc. (ON)
Premier Seals Manufacturing (OH)
Primeline Industries (OH)
Qure Medical (OH)
Rainbow Rubber Extrusions (OH)
Rubber Products Distributors (IN)
Silicone Rubber Right Products, LLC (IL)
Simolex Rubber Corporation (MI)
Sperry & Rice Manufacturing Company, LLC (IN)
Team Products, Inc. (IL)
THERMOPRENE, Inc. (OH)
Timco Rubber Products, Inc. (OH)
Trimco® (ON)
Universal Polymer & Rubber Ltd. (OH)
Vertex, Incorporated (OH)
Welton Rubber Company (MI)
Minnesota
Budlar Flexible Products Inc. (ON)
Elastech Solutions (MN)
FLEXSEALS (MN)
Lakeview Industries, Inc. (MN)
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc. (MN)
Polymer Extrusions, Inc. (ON)
Stern Industries, Inc. (MN)
Mississippi
Accurate Elastomer Products, Inc. (TX)
ACE Rubber Products, Inc. (TX)
Advanced Rubber Molding Inc. (TX)
Astro-Tex Company, Inc. (TX)
Britech Industries (FL)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
ElastoTech South West, Inc. (TX)
Elder Rubber Company (TX)
Kismet Rubber Products Corp. (GA)
PEXCO (GA)
Regional Rubber (GA)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Synaflex Rubber Products Company, Inc. (AL)
Technical Specialties Company, Inc. (FL)
TSE Industries, Inc. (FL)
Missouri
Abbott Rubber Co., Inc. (IL)
Accurate Products, Inc. (IL)
Aero Rubber Company, Inc. (IL)
Allstates Rubber & Tool Corp. (IL)
Capital Rubber Corp. (IL)
Central Rubber Extrusions (IL)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
Dunham Rubber & Belting Corporation (IL)
Elastoseal, Inc. (KY)
Fairchild Industries, Inc. (IL)
Hanna Rubber Company (MO)
HST Materials, Inc. (IL)
MOCAP (MO)
Reed Rubber® & Foam Products (MO)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Silicone Rubber Right Products, LLC (IL)
Team Products, Inc. (IL)
Montana
Griffith Rubber Mills (OR)
Redwood Plastics and Rubber (BC)
Seals Unlimited, Inc. (OR)
Nebraska
Elastech Solutions (MN)
FLEXSEALS (MN)
Hanna Rubber Company (MO)
Lakeview Industries, Inc. (MN)
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc. (MN)
MOCAP (MO)
Reed Rubber® & Foam Products (MO)
Stern Industries, Inc. (MN)
Nevada
A & D Rubber Products Company (CA)
AAA Acme Rubber Co. (AZ)
Alliance Hose & Extrusions, Inc. (CA)
Avon Rubber Company (CA)
Boyd Corporation (CA)
California Sealing Devices (CA)
DeVoll’s Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
Elastomer Technologies, Inc. (CA)
Estco Enterprises, Inc. (CA)
Griffith Rubber Mills (OR)
Kirkhill Elastomers / Esterline (CA)
Lusida Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
MODUS (CA)
Northwest Rubber Extruders, Inc. (OR)
Pac-West Rubber Products LLC (CA)
Parker Hannifin Corp., Seal Group (CA)
Royal Seals, Inc. (CA)
Rubbercraft Corporation of California (CA)
S & H Rubber, Inc. (CA)
Satori Seal Corporation (CA)
Seals Unlimited, Inc. (OR)
Sedco Seals & Gaskets (AZ)
Trim-Lok, Inc. (CA)
VIP Rubber Company Inc. (CA)
Wefco Rubber Mfg. Co., Inc. (CA)
West American Rubber Company, LLC (CA)
West Coast Gasket (CA)
New Brunswick
Accu-Seal Rubber, Inc. (NJ)
Baxter Rubber Company (NJ)
Coast Rubber & Gasket, Inc. (NJ)
Corry Rubber Corporation (PA)
Custom Gasket Manufacturing (NJ)
Delford Industries, Inc. (NY)
Device Technologies, Inc. (MA)
Hunter Sales Corporation (PA)
J.W. Industries, Inc. (NJ)
Marco Rubber & Plastic Products, Inc. (NH)
Mason Rubber Co., Inc. (PA)
Mid-Atlantic Rubber Company (MD)
Minor Rubber (NJ)
National Rubber Corp. (PA)
NewAge® Industries, Inc. (PA)
PartsBridge Associate, Inc. (NY)
Pawling Engineered Products (NY)
Pelmor Laboratories, Inc. (PA)
RPM Industrial Rubber Parts, Inc. (NY)
Thomas A. Caserta, Inc. (NJ)
UniRubber Inc. (NY)
Vanguard Products Corporation (CT)
New Hampshire
Marco Rubber & Plastic Products, Inc. (NH)
Vanguard Products Corporation (CT)
New Jersey
Accu-Seal Rubber, Inc. (NJ)
Baxter Rubber Company (NJ)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
Coast Rubber & Gasket, Inc. (NJ)
Custom Gasket Manufacturing (NJ)
J.W. Industries, Inc. (NJ)
Minor Rubber (NJ)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
Thomas A. Caserta, Inc. (NJ)
Vanguard Products Corporation (CT)
New Mexico
AAA Acme Rubber Co. (AZ)
Accurate Elastomer Products, Inc. (TX)
ACE Rubber Products, Inc. (TX)
Advanced Rubber Molding Inc. (TX)
Astro-Tex Company, Inc. (TX)
ElastoTech South West, Inc. (TX)
Elder Rubber Company (TX)
Sedco Seals & Gaskets (AZ)
New York
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
Delford Industries, Inc. (NY)
PartsBridge Associate, Inc. (NY)
Pawling Engineered Products (NY)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
RPM Industrial Rubber Parts, Inc. (NY)
UniRubber Inc. (NY)
Vanguard Products Corporation (CT)
North Carolina
Accurate Rubber Corporation (GA)
ARCHER (NC)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
CGR Products (NC)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
Corson Rubber Products, Inc. (SC)
East Coast Rubber Co., Inc. (FL)
Genca (FL)
Kismet Rubber Products Corp. (GA)
Mid-Atlantic Rubber Company (MD)
Miller Rubber Products Company (NC)
PEXCO (GA)
Regional Rubber (GA)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Reliant Rubber Company, LLC (NC)
North Dakota
Elastech Solutions (MN)
FLEXSEALS (MN)
Lakeview Industries, Inc. (MN)
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc. (MN)
Stern Industries, Inc. (MN)
Nova Scotia
Accu-Seal Rubber, Inc. (NJ)
Baxter Rubber Company (NJ)
Coast Rubber & Gasket, Inc. (NJ)
Corry Rubber Corporation (PA)
Custom Gasket Manufacturing (NJ)
Delford Industries, Inc. (NY)
Device Technologies, Inc. (MA)
Hunter Sales Corporation (PA)
J.W. Industries, Inc. (NJ)
Marco Rubber & Plastic Products, Inc. (NH)
Mason Rubber Co., Inc. (PA)
Mid-Atlantic Rubber Company (MD)
Minor Rubber (NJ)
National Rubber Corp. (PA)
NewAge® Industries, Inc. (PA)
PartsBridge Associate, Inc. (NY)
Pawling Engineered Products (NY)
Pelmor Laboratories, Inc. (PA)
RPM Industrial Rubber Parts, Inc. (NY)
Thomas A. Caserta, Inc. (NJ)
UniRubber Inc. (NY)
Ohio
Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises (OH)
American Engineering Group LLC (OH)
Ames Industries, Inc. (PA)
Budlar Flexible Products Inc. (ON)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
Clean Seal®, Inc. (IN)
Cooper Standard ISG (OH)
Cooper-Standard Automotive (MI)
Corry Rubber Corporation (PA)
Custom Rubber Corporation (OH)
Delford Industries, Inc. (NY)
Durable Corporation (OH)
Elastoseal, Inc. (KY)
ELBEX Corporation (OH)
ESP International Inc. (OH)
Fournier Rubber & Supply Company (OH)
Grotenrath Rubber Products Company, Inc. (OH)
GSH Industries, Inc. (OH)
Hunter Sales Corporation (PA)
International Polymer Engineering, Inc. (MI)
Jasper Rubber Products (IN)
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. (OH)
Marsh Industries, Inc. (MI)
Mason Rubber Co., Inc. (PA)
Mid-Atlantic Rubber Company (MD)
Mid-States Rubber Products, Inc. (IN)
Molded Extruded Specialties (OH)
Monroe Seals (MI)
National Rubber Corp. (PA)
NewAge® Industries, Inc. (PA)
PartsBridge Associate, Inc. (NY)
Pawling Engineered Products (NY)
Pelmor Laboratories, Inc. (PA)
Polymer Extrusions, Inc. (ON)
Premier Seals Manufacturing (OH)
Primeline Industries (OH)
Qure Medical (OH)
Rainbow Rubber Extrusions (OH)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
RPM Industrial Rubber Parts, Inc. (NY)
Rubber Products Distributors (IN)
Simolex Rubber Corporation (MI)
Sperry & Rice Manufacturing Company, LLC (IN)
THERMOPRENE, Inc. (OH)
Timco Rubber Products, Inc. (OH)
Trimco® (ON)
UniRubber Inc. (NY)
Universal Polymer & Rubber Ltd. (OH)
Vertex, Incorporated (OH)
Welton Rubber Company (MI)
Oklahoma
Accurate Elastomer Products, Inc. (TX)
ACE Rubber Products, Inc. (TX)
Advanced Rubber Molding Inc. (TX)
Astro-Tex Company, Inc. (TX)
ElastoTech South West, Inc. (TX)
Elder Rubber Company (TX)
Hanna Rubber Company (MO)
MOCAP (MO)
Reed Rubber® & Foam Products (MO)
Ontario
Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises (OH)
American Engineering Group LLC (OH)
Ames Industries, Inc. (PA)
Budlar Flexible Products Inc. (ON)
Cooper Standard ISG (OH)
Cooper-Standard Automotive (MI)
Custom Rubber Corporation (OH)
Durable Corporation (OH)
Elastech Solutions (MN)
Elasto Proxy Inc. (QC)
ELBEX Corporation (OH)
ESP International Inc. (OH)
FLEXSEALS (MN)
Fournier Rubber & Supply Company (OH)
Grotenrath Rubber Products Company, Inc. (OH)
GSH Industries, Inc. (OH)
International Polymer Engineering, Inc. (MI)
Jasper Rubber Products (IN)
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. (OH)
Lakeview Industries, Inc. (MN)
Marsh Industries, Inc. (MI)
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc. (MN)
Molded Extruded Specialties (OH)
Monroe Seals (MI)
Polymer Extrusions, Inc. (ON)
Premier Seals Manufacturing (OH)
Primeline Industries (OH)
Pro-Flex, Inc. (QC)
Qure Medical (OH)
Rainbow Rubber Extrusions (OH)
Simolex Rubber Corporation (MI)
Stern Industries, Inc. (MN)
THERMOPRENE, Inc. (OH)
Timco Rubber Products, Inc. (OH)
Trimco® (ON)
Universal Polymer & Rubber Ltd. (OH)
Vertex, Incorporated (OH)
VICONE High Performance Rubber Inc. (QC)
Welton Rubber Company (MI)
Oregon
A & D Rubber Products Company (CA)
Alliance Hose & Extrusions, Inc. (CA)
Ames Rubber Manufacturing Company (CA)
Avon Rubber Company (CA)
Boyd Corporation (CA)
California Sealing Devices (CA)
DeVoll’s Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
Elastomer Technologies, Inc. (CA)
Estco Enterprises, Inc. (CA)
Griffith Rubber Mills (OR)
Kirkhill Elastomers / Esterline (CA)
Lusida Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
MODUS (CA)
Northwest Rubber Extruders, Inc. (OR)
Pac-West Rubber Products LLC (CA)
Parker Hannifin Corp., Seal Group (CA)
Royal Seals, Inc. (CA)
Rubbercraft Corporation of California (CA)
S & H Rubber, Inc. (CA)
Satori Seal Corporation (CA)
Seals Unlimited, Inc. (OR)
Trim-Lok, Inc. (CA)
VIP Rubber Company Inc. (CA)
Wefco Rubber Mfg. Co., Inc. (CA)
West American Rubber Company, LLC (CA)
West Coast Gasket (CA)
Pennsylvania
Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises (OH)
American Engineering Group LLC (OH)
Ames Industries, Inc. (PA)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
Cooper Standard ISG (OH)
Corry Rubber Corporation (PA)
Custom Rubber Corporation (OH)
Durable Corporation (OH)
ELBEX Corporation (OH)
ESP International Inc. (OH)
Fournier Rubber & Supply Company (OH)
Grotenrath Rubber Products Company, Inc. (OH)
GSH Industries, Inc. (OH)
Hunter Sales Corporation (PA)
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. (OH)
Mason Rubber Co., Inc. (PA)
Molded Extruded Specialties (OH)
National Rubber Corp. (PA)
NewAge® Industries, Inc. (PA)
Pelmor Laboratories, Inc. (PA)
Premier Seals Manufacturing (OH)
Primeline Industries (OH)
Qure Medical (OH)
Rainbow Rubber Extrusions (OH)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
THERMOPRENE, Inc. (OH)
Vertex, Incorporated (OH)
Quebec
Accu-Seal Rubber, Inc. (NJ)
Baxter Rubber Company (NJ)
Budlar Flexible Products Inc. (ON)
Coast Rubber & Gasket, Inc. (NJ)
Corry Rubber Corporation (PA)
Custom Gasket Manufacturing (NJ)
Delford Industries, Inc. (NY)
Device Technologies, Inc. (MA)
Elasto Proxy Inc. (QC)
Hunter Sales Corporation (PA)
J.W. Industries, Inc. (NJ)
Marco Rubber & Plastic Products, Inc. (NH)
Mason Rubber Co., Inc. (PA)
Mid-Atlantic Rubber Company (MD)
Minor Rubber (NJ)
National Rubber Corp. (PA)
NewAge® Industries, Inc. (PA)
PartsBridge Associate, Inc. (NY)
Pawling Engineered Products (NY)
Pelmor Laboratories, Inc. (PA)
Polymer Extrusions, Inc. (ON)
Pro-Flex, Inc. (QC)
RPM Industrial Rubber Parts, Inc. (NY)
Thomas A. Caserta, Inc. (NJ)
UniRubber Inc. (NY)
VICONE High Performance Rubber Inc. (QC)
Rhode Island
Vanguard Products Corporation (CT)
Saskatchewan
Elastech Solutions (MN)
FLEXSEALS (MN)
Lakeview Industries, Inc. (MN)
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc. (MN)
Stern Industries, Inc. (MN)
South Carolina
Accurate Rubber Corporation (GA)
ARCHER (NC)
Britech Industries (FL)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
CGR Products (NC)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
Corson Rubber Products, Inc. (SC)
East Coast Rubber Co., Inc. (FL)
Genca (FL)
Kismet Rubber Products Corp. (GA)
Miller Rubber Products Company (NC)
PEXCO (GA)
Regional Rubber (GA)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Reliant Rubber Company, LLC (NC)
Technical Specialties Company, Inc. (FL)
TSE Industries, Inc. (FL)
South Dakota
Elastech Solutions (MN)
FLEXSEALS (MN)
Lakeview Industries, Inc. (MN)
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc. (MN)
Stern Industries, Inc. (MN)
Tennessee
ARCHER (NC)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
CGR Products (NC)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
Corson Rubber Products, Inc. (SC)
East Coast Rubber Co., Inc. (FL)
Elastoseal, Inc. (KY)
Genca (FL)
Hanna Rubber Company (MO)
Kismet Rubber Products Corp. (GA)
Miller Rubber Products Company (NC)
MOCAP (MO)
PEXCO (GA)
Reed Rubber® & Foam Products (MO)
Regional Rubber (GA)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Reliant Rubber Company, LLC (NC)
Synaflex Rubber Products Company, Inc. (AL)
Texas
Accurate Elastomer Products, Inc. (TX)
ACE Rubber Products, Inc. (TX)
Advanced Rubber Molding Inc. (TX)
Astro-Tex Company, Inc. (TX)
ElastoTech South West, Inc. (TX)
Elder Rubber Company (TX)
Utah
A & D Rubber Products Company (CA)
AAA Acme Rubber Co. (AZ)
Alliance Hose & Extrusions, Inc. (CA)
Avon Rubber Company (CA)
Boyd Corporation (CA)
California Sealing Devices (CA)
DeVoll’s Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
Elastomer Technologies, Inc. (CA)
Estco Enterprises, Inc. (CA)
Kirkhill Elastomers / Esterline (CA)
Lusida Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
MODUS (CA)
Northwest Rubber Extruders, Inc. (OR)
Pac-West Rubber Products LLC (CA)
Parker Hannifin Corp., Seal Group (CA)
Royal Seals, Inc. (CA)
Rubbercraft Corporation of California (CA)
S & H Rubber, Inc. (CA)
Satori Seal Corporation (CA)
Sedco Seals & Gaskets (AZ)
Trim-Lok, Inc. (CA)
VIP Rubber Company Inc. (CA)
Wefco Rubber Mfg. Co., Inc. (CA)
West American Rubber Company, LLC (CA)
West Coast Gasket (CA)
Vermont
Vanguard Products Corporation (CT)
Virginia
Accu-Seal Rubber, Inc. (NJ)
Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises (OH)
American Engineering Group LLC (OH)
Ames Industries, Inc. (PA)
ARCHER (NC)
Baxter Rubber Company (NJ)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
CGR Products (NC)
Coast Rubber & Gasket, Inc. (NJ)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
Cooper Standard ISG (OH)
Corry Rubber Corporation (PA)
Corson Rubber Products, Inc. (SC)
Custom Gasket Manufacturing (NJ)
Custom Rubber Corporation (OH)
Delford Industries, Inc. (NY)
Durable Corporation (OH)
East Coast Rubber Co., Inc. (FL)
Elastoseal, Inc. (KY)
ELBEX Corporation (OH)
ESP International Inc. (OH)
Fournier Rubber & Supply Company (OH)
Genca (FL)
Grotenrath Rubber Products Company, Inc. (OH)
GSH Industries, Inc. (OH)
Hunter Sales Corporation (PA)
J.W. Industries, Inc. (NJ)
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. (OH)
Mason Rubber Co., Inc. (PA)
Mid-Atlantic Rubber Company (MD)
Miller Rubber Products Company (NC)
Minor Rubber (NJ)
Molded Extruded Specialties (OH)
National Rubber Corp. (PA)
NewAge® Industries, Inc. (PA)
PartsBridge Associate, Inc. (NY)
Pawling Engineered Products (NY)
Pelmor Laboratories, Inc. (PA)
Premier Seals Manufacturing (OH)
Primeline Industries (OH)
Qure Medical (OH)
Rainbow Rubber Extrusions (OH)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Reliant Rubber Company, LLC (NC)
RPM Industrial Rubber Parts, Inc. (NY)
THERMOPRENE, Inc. (OH)
Thomas A. Caserta, Inc. (NJ)
UniRubber Inc. (NY)
Vertex, Incorporated (OH)
Washington
A & D Rubber Products Company (CA)
Alliance Hose & Extrusions, Inc. (CA)
Avon Rubber Company (CA)
Boyd Corporation (CA)
California Sealing Devices (CA)
DeVoll’s Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
Elastomer Technologies, Inc. (CA)
Estco Enterprises, Inc. (CA)
Griffith Rubber Mills (OR)
Kirkhill Elastomers / Esterline (CA)
Lusida Rubber Products, Inc. (CA)
MODUS (CA)
Northwest Rubber Extruders, Inc. (OR)
Pac-West Rubber Products LLC (CA)
Parker Hannifin Corp., Seal Group (CA)
Redwood Plastics and Rubber (BC)
Royal Seals, Inc. (CA)
Rubbercraft Corporation of California (CA)
S & H Rubber, Inc. (CA)
Satori Seal Corporation (CA)
Seals Unlimited, Inc. (OR)
Trim-Lok, Inc. (CA)
VIP Rubber Company Inc. (CA)
Wefco Rubber Mfg. Co., Inc. (CA)
West American Rubber Company, LLC (CA)
West Coast Gasket (CA)
West Virginia
Accu-Seal Rubber, Inc. (NJ)
Akron Gasket and Packing Enterprises (OH)
American Engineering Group LLC (OH)
Ames Industries, Inc. (PA)
ARCHER (NC)
Baxter Rubber Company (NJ)
Cardinal Rubber & Seal (VA)
Central Sales & Service, Inc. (TN)
CGR Products (NC)
Coast Rubber & Gasket, Inc. (NJ)
Colonial Diversified Polymer Products (TN)
Cooper Standard ISG (OH)
Corry Rubber Corporation (PA)
Corson Rubber Products, Inc. (SC)
Custom Gasket Manufacturing (NJ)
Custom Rubber Corporation (OH)
Delford Industries, Inc. (NY)
Durable Corporation (OH)
East Coast Rubber Co., Inc. (FL)
Elastoseal, Inc. (KY)
ELBEX Corporation (OH)
ESP International Inc. (OH)
Fournier Rubber & Supply Company (OH)
Genca (FL)
Grotenrath Rubber Products Company, Inc. (OH)
GSH Industries, Inc. (OH)
Hunter Sales Corporation (PA)
J.W. Industries, Inc. (NJ)
Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. (OH)
Mason Rubber Co., Inc. (PA)
Mid-Atlantic Rubber Company (MD)
Miller Rubber Products Company (NC)
Minor Rubber (NJ)
Molded Extruded Specialties (OH)
National Rubber Corp. (PA)
NewAge® Industries, Inc. (PA)
PartsBridge Associate, Inc. (NY)
Pawling Engineered Products (NY)
Pelmor Laboratories, Inc. (PA)
Premier Seals Manufacturing (OH)
Primeline Industries (OH)
Qure Medical (OH)
Rainbow Rubber Extrusions (OH)
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc. (VA)
Reliable Rubber Products, Inc. (TN)
Reliant Rubber Company, LLC (NC)
RPM Industrial Rubber Parts, Inc. (NY)
THERMOPRENE, Inc. (OH)
Thomas A. Caserta, Inc. (NJ)
UniRubber Inc. (NY)
Vertex, Incorporated (OH)
Wisconsin
Abbott Rubber Co., Inc. (IL)
Accurate Products, Inc. (IL)
Aero Rubber Company, Inc. (IL)
Allstates Rubber & Tool Corp. (IL)
Budlar Flexible Products Inc. (ON)
Capital Rubber Corp. (IL)
Central Rubber Extrusions (IL)
Cooper-Standard Automotive (MI)
Dunham Rubber & Belting Corporation (IL)
Elastech Solutions (MN)
Fairchild Industries, Inc. (IL)
FLEXSEALS (MN)
HST Materials, Inc. (IL)
International Polymer Engineering, Inc. (MI)
Jasper Rubber Products (IN)
Lakeview Industries, Inc. (MN)
Marsh Industries, Inc. (MI)
Metro Moulded Parts, Inc. (MN)
Monroe Seals (MI)
Polymer Extrusions, Inc. (ON)
Silicone Rubber Right Products, LLC (IL)
Simolex Rubber Corporation (MI)
Stern Industries, Inc. (MN)
Team Products, Inc. (IL)
Timco Rubber Products, Inc. (OH)
Trimco® (ON)
Universal Polymer & Rubber Ltd. (OH)
Welton Rubber Company (MI)

Celanese has reached an agreement with ExxonMobil Chemical to acquire the latter’s thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) business. Previously, Celanese had gained a foothold in the TPV sector through the acquisition of seventh-ranked supplier SO.F.TER. Group of Italy in 2016. The current deal includes the Santoprene brand along with intellectual property, production and commercial assets, and a world-class organization.

TPVs are used in a variety of end markets, including automotive, construction, appliance, medical, and industrial. Dynamically vulcanized elastomers are similar in terms of elastomeric properties to EPDM thermoset rubber but can be molded as thermoplastics using injection molding, blow molding, and profile extrusion processes. Common applications include glass run channel weather seals and building glazing components. In the auto sector in general, Celanese forecast an increase in per-vehicle usage of TPVs from 2 kg in 2015 to 3 to 4 kg by 2040.

“With the acquisition of the Santoprene business, we are further expanding the unrivaled portfolio of engineered solutions we bring to our customers,” said Lori Ryerkerk, Chairman and CEO. “This transaction represents a high-return opportunity to drive future shareholder value by deploying our excess cash from the monetization of our passive ownership in Polyplastics [sold for $1.575 billion this year] and continued strong cash generation in our businesses. We are eager to welcome the Santoprene team to Celanese and look forward to their contributions to our continued growth in Engineered Materials.

“This transaction substantially strengthens our existing elastomers portfolio, allowing us to bring a wider range of functionalized solutions into targeted growth areas, including future mobility, medical, and sustainability,” said Tom Kelly, Senior Vice President, Engineered Materials. “The reputation of the Santoprene brand in TPV is consistent with Engineered Materials’ flagship brands, including Hostaform in POM and GUR in UHMWPE. With this product as part of the Engineered Materials portfolio and project pipeline model, we are confident that our joint commercial and technical teams across the globe will generate meaningful shareholder value.”

“Reaching this agreement with Celanese is consistent with our strategy and allows us to focus on serving the growing market for primary olefin derivatives, where we can leverage our competitive advantages of industry-leading scale, integration, and proprietary technology,” said Jack Williams, Senior Vice President of Exxon Mobil Corp. Recently, ExxonMobil Chemical has been actively promoting and developing new polypropylene grades, as well as new additions to its portfolio of Vistamaxx polyolefin plastomers (POPs), among other initiatives.

Celanese will acquire the Santoprene business from ExxonMobil for a total purchase price of $1.15 billion on a cash-free, debt-free basis. As part of the transaction, Celanese will acquire the following:

• Santoprene, Dytron, and Geolast trademarks and product portfolios;
• all customer and supplier contracts and agreements;
• two world-scale production facilities in Pensacola, FL, and Newport, Wales, UK, with more than 190,000 tonnes/year of combined annual production capacity (Celanese is highly likely to also start manufacturing in China, where it already has compounding assets, to serve Asian customers that account for 40% of sales);
• comprehensive TPV intellectual property portfolio with associated technical and R&D assets;
• approximately 350 employees, including a world-class manufacturing, technical, and commercial organization.

Rubber molding is dominated both in the US and internationally by some very large, vertically-oriented producers. In the automotive sector, for example, companies such as Tenneco produce vast quantities of rubber parts for automotive OEMs which are used as individual components and as parts in manufactured assemblies. Such suppliers are not likely to be in a position to accept orders for custom molded rubber parts due to the sheer volume of business they receive from their regular customers. Still, molded rubber parts are critical in many commercial products ranging from appliances to medical devices.

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With that in mind, this article steps back a bit from listing the gargantuan companies for whom rubber molding is but a part of their larger operations and instead looks at US companies that do rubber molding as their main, or major, endeavor. For anyone looking to source rubber molded products in the US, it is highly likely that any of the companies listed here would be happy to receive a call.

Top US Rubber Molders

Table 1 below ranks the US molders of custom rubber products listed in descending order by estimated revenue.

Table 1 Top US Molders of Custom Rubber Goods¹

Company Summaries

Fairchild Industries manufactures a comprehensive line of industrial and automotive door seals, weatherstripping, and the like. It also offers custom rubber molding services to automotive, agricultural, and industrial OEMs, as well as Tier 1 and aftermarket suppliers. The company provides a full plate of engineering and design services to accompany its custom moldings.

Flexan molds silicone rubber and plastic medical components with facilities in both the US and China. Molding is performed in cleanrooms to conform to the requirements of medical device manufacturing. The company began in 1946 by producing a rubber mold over a metal plate which Sears used in the development of a flexible sander.

Garlock, widely known for its gaskets, packings, and seals, also maintains a custom rubber molding operation with a gang of presses available to produce injection, compression, and transfer molded parts. The company works with the full range of available elastomeric materials and offers compounding and custom mixing, as well.

JDS Technologies, based in Oneida, TN, molds custom rubber products for the oil and gas, aerospace, automotive, appliance, and medical industries. Products include gaskets, seals and O-rings, hoses, duckbill valves, pipette bulbs, etc. A second facility in Louisiana specifically manufactures oilfield products.

MoldTech offers its customers in the aerospace, automotive, consumer goods, medical, and similar industries a full range of services from engineering to compounding in the production of molded rubber goods. The company’s manufacturing capabilities include compression, transfer, and injection molding at its facility in Lancaster, NY.

Robin Industries caters to the medical device and automotive industries, providing compression, transfer, and injection molding of custom elastomer products. The company maintains operations in the US, China, and Mexico, and provides a host of value-added services from design engineering to material formulation.

Robinson Rubber manufactures custom molded rubber items for a variety of industries with products ranging from spark plug boots to pump impellers. The company sources manufacturing to factories through its global initiatives program, while maintaining engineering expertise in house. The company publishes several documents on rubber molding.

Ames Rubber, of Hamburg, NJ, provides rubber molding and coating services to a variety of customers in industries from aerospace to medical device manufacturing. The company specializes in developing industrial elastomers for a variety of applications. Its AMESShield, for instance, is a spray-on elastomeric coating designed to protect aero-engine components from corrosion.

Clark Rubber & Plastic provides natural and synthetic rubber molding services to industries ranging from solar energy to heavy-duty trucking. The company also provides a range of plastics forming services, which it conducts in a facility separate from the rubber molding operations.

Custom Rubber molds rubber into a variety of parts such as pads, bellows, grommets, hand grips, etc. for industrial machinery, material handling, and similar applications. The company also sells a variety of stock molded products such as pads and dock bumpers.

Da/Pro Rubber produces OEM rubber components using compression, transfer, injection, and micro-molding techniques. Customers range from aerospace to medical device manufacturers. The company operates five manufacturing facilities, with three in the US and two in China.

Goodyear Rubber, based in southern California, produces custom molded parts from natural and various synthetic rubbers. The company provides services to the aerospace and defense, mining, automotive, food processing, and similar industries. All manufacturing is done in the US.

Modus Advanced is a manufacturer of EMI shielding and die-cut gaskets that also produces custom silicone and natural molded rubber products in the US and in China. The company’s website offers detailed advice not only on the engineering aspects of custom molded parts but also considers the sourcing of products domestically versus overseas.

Rubber Associates specializes in custom rubber molding using compression, transfer, and injection molding techniques. The company works with EPDM, natural, nitrile, and other rubber materials, operating out of a 75,000 sq. ft. facility in Barberton, OH.

Stern Companies specializes in rubber and plastic molding through overseas manufacturing. In addition to rubber injection, transfer, and compression molding, the company provides plastics rotomolding, thermoforming, and similar services to OEM clients, with headquarters in Baxter, MN.

Universal Polymer & Rubber manufactures molded natural and synthetic rubber parts at a 150,000 sq. ft. facility in Middlefield, OH. The company has the expertise to guide customers in the best molding method for their rubber parts and will complete any secondary manufacturing operations such as deflashing on site. Products include EPDM rubber tarp straps and drainage pipe gaskets.

VIP Rubber and Plastic conducts all of its rubber compression, transfer, and injection molding operations at its La Habra, CA facility. The company’s website provides detailed information on the benefits and disadvantages of each molding process, a useful primer for clients wishing to source rubber molded parts.

Cooper Products manufactures custom radial shaft seals for use with bearings. The company manufactures all of its products in its Laconia, NH facility and provides custom molding of rubber products in low- and medium-volume runs in addition to its seal manufacturing operation.

Industrial Molded Rubber Products provides custom rubber injection, transfer, and compression molding services to a variety of industries from packaging machinery to oilfield products. The company also provides rubber-to-metal bonding and roller re-covering services.

Performance Polymer Technologies produces custom molded silicone and organic rubber parts for the aerospace and defense, medical, semiconductor, and instrumentation sectors. The company provides a suite of services as well, including materials selection, tooling design, and manufacturing process development.

RD Rubber Technology specializes is liquid silicone rubber injection molding, a two-component process that produces fast cure rates. The company can produce custom rubber molded goods in a cleanroom environment, as befitting the manufacture of non-implantable medical devices such as blood pumps and I.V. systems.

Santa Fe Rubber produces custom rubber parts using compression, transfer, and injection molding processes. The company serves the rubber molding needs of military and defense, automotive, oil and gas, instrumentation, and similar industries.

Summary

This article summarized the top US-based rubber molders capable of producing custom products. For more information on related products, consult our other guides or visit the Thomas Supplier Discovery Platform to locate potential sources of supply or view details on specific products.

Sources:

1. Recent Research on Global Rubber Molding Market Report 2020 – Industry Press Releases – APAC, Japan, US, UK & Europe
2. Rubber Molding for the Automotive Market 2021