ELBEX - ISO Certified Leader in Rubber & Silicone Extrusions Including EPDM, Polyisoprene, Neoprene, Nitrile, Butyl, SBR

Mass Transit Rubber Extrusions: Custom Solutions Built for Performance and Durability

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:00:08 GMT

Today’s mass transit systems don’t just need to get from Point A to Point B. They also need to provide durability, safety, passenger comfort, and long-term performance — and mass transit rubber extrusions play a critical role in achieving exactly that.

A wide variety of custom extruded rubber profiles for mass transit applications help vehicles meet the complex design specifications of mass transit systems. From vibration dampening rubber components for transit vehicles that improve ride quality and equipment longevity to UV resistant rubber profiles for exterior transit applications that offer protection against environmental exposure, these small parts matter. And with ELBEX’s expertise and capabilities, you can get the transit support you need.

The Critical Role of Rubber Extrusions in Mass Transit

Rubber extrusions are essential protective and functional components in buses, trains, rail systems, and transit infrastructure. Most often found in the form of door seals, window gaskets, edge trims, expansion joints, and protective bumpers, they ensure a transit system’s safety, durability, and compliance with industry standards. Precision and consistency are essential for delivering these results.

One key role of mass transit rubber extrusions is to absorb vibrations. Vibrations can significantly affect vehicle performance, passenger comfort, and component lifespan, which makes vibration dampening rubber components critical for absorbing shock and reducing mechanical stress.

Transit vehicles also face ongoing exposure to sunlight, temperature swings, moisture, and environmental pollutants. This makes UV resistant rubber profiles such as EPDM essential for maintaining vehicle structural integrity and appearance. At ELBEX, we understand the importance of selecting materials that can withstand harsh outdoor conditions while also controlling transit-related vibrations.

Custom Extruded Rubber Profiles for Mass Transit Applications

As valuable as rubber profiles are in mass transit, standard profiles rarely meet the complex needs of transit manufacturers. This is why ELBEX focuses on developing custom extruded rubber profiles for mass transit applications through our in-house tooling and die design.

These processes ensure precise tolerances delivered at continuous lengths, while also giving us the ability to offer value-added services like splicing and cutting. We also believe in the importance of collaborating with OEMs, transit authorities, and engineering teams. We offer comprehensive design assistance and material selection support to ensure the final component meets your specific needs.

Why Industry Leaders Choose ELBEX

When you work with ELBEX, you get a team that is experienced in the mass transit sector. Equally important, you get a team that provides consistent manufacturing quality with reliable production schedules and responsive communication and support. Our goal is to provide custom extruded rubber profiles that improve the safety, comfort, and long-term performance of your transit systems.

For vibration dampening rubber components for transit vehicles, UV resistant rubber profiles for exterior transit applications, and more, count on the experts at ELBEX. We’re ready to serve as your long-term partner for transit industry needs. Contact us today for custom rubber extrusion solutions tailored to your transit applications.

Small Component, Big Impact: The Importance of Rubber Setting Blocks in Glass Installation

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:00:09 GMT

Rubber setting blocks for glass installations may appear simple at first, but they are essential support elements in glazing systems. These small components play a critical role in overall system performance by helping large, heavy glass panels sit properly within metal frames. They also prevent direct contact between materials and reduce stress points to improve window longevity.

As a trusted manufacturer of custom rubber setting blocks for secure glass installations, ELBEX provides the precision your architectural and industrial applications need for dependable long-term results.

What Rubber Setting Blocks Do in Glass and Framing Systems

Rubber setting blocks fulfill several important roles in glass and framing systems. By evenly supporting and distributing the weight of the glass and absorbing minor movement from structural shifts, they help prevent cracking, breaks, and premature system failure. Rubber setting blocks also help prevent metal-to-glass contact and keep the glass properly aligned within the frame.

Just like any other construction component, dependable performance begins with proper design. Many applications actually require custom rubber setting blocks for secure glass installation, rather than standard off-the-shelf pieces. Design choices can be affected by the installation’s size, load requirements, and compression resistance needs. The right design and material choice will directly affect performance, which is why ELBEX’s custom extruded profiles make such a difference for these projects.

Material Selection and Long-Term Durability

At ELBEX, we firmly believe in collaborating with architects, glazing contractors, and engineers to develop solutions custom-tailored to your needs. This helps us get all the information we need to understand what material selection will work best for your application.

By understanding an installation’s need for UV resistance, load-bearing performance, long-term compression resistance, and weather resistance, we can help you select from EPDM and other durable compounds that will work for indoor or outdoor glazing systems.

Applications Beyond Glass Installation

While rubber setting blocks for glass installation are primarily used in window glazing, they can also be used for curtain wall systems, storefront framing, structural glass panels, and industrial panel installations. ELBEX can support both high-volume and specialized custom runs for commercial construction, architectural projects, and specialty fabrication needs.

With custom rubber setting blocks for secure glass installation, you can ensure proper support and improve long-term performance of your glazing systems. ELBEX is your reliable partner for these and other rubber extrusions. Contact us today to discuss your setting block and glazing application needs.

Industrial Rubber Expansion Joints: Custom Extruded Rubber for Industrial Piping Systems

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:18 GMT

From temperature fluctuations and internal pressure to vibrations and mechanical movement, industrial piping systems face constant stress. Industrial rubber expansion joints are essential in protecting these systems, with extruded rubber expansion joints providing much-needed flexibility, durability, and consistent performance.

Because of the intense demands of these systems, custom extruded rubber expansion joints for industrial piping systems are often needed when standard components cannot meet specific operational requirements. With ELBEX, you can get the expertise and capabilities to deliver custom solutions that cater to your application needs.

Why Industrial Rubber Expansion Joints Matter in Heavy-Duty Environments

Industrial rubber expansion joints are used in locations ranging from manufacturing facilities and water treatment plants to power generation and chemical processing facilities. Without proper expansion management, pipes in these facilities could experience leaks and structural fatigue that result in significant downtime.

This makes industrial rubber expansion joints essential for absorbing thermal expansion and contraction, reducing vibration transfer, compensating for misaligned pipes, and protecting pumps, valves, and connection points.

Proper material selection is especially important in these environments. Deciding between materials like EPDM and neoprene requires considering exposure to chemicals, moisture, temperature extremes, UV rays, and other hazards. The ELBEX team can help you select the right compound selection to maximize your expansion joints’ service life.

The Performance Benefits of Extruded Rubber Expansion Joints

When it comes to ensuring reliable performance from industrial rubber expansion joints, manufacturing processes matter. At ELBEX, we use continuous extrusion to achieve continuous lengths with dimensional consistency and strong structural integrity. Rigorous quality control throughout the process maintains consistent quality.

Extrusion also enables us to more easily customize expansion joints based on your specific requirements. In-house tooling and die design, engineering support, and material selection guidance allow us to work as a problem-solving partner with your engineers and project managers. Whether you’re dealing with unique pipe diameters, space constraints, specialized temperature or chemical exposures, or retrofit applications, we’ll help you develop an appropriate solution.

Why Industry Leaders Choose ELBEX for Industrial Rubber Expansion Joints

At ELBEX, we’re committed to providing a seamless experience from design through production. We aim to be a true industrial partner for your industrial rubber expansion joint needs. With custom manufacturing capabilities, consistent extrusion quality, and reliable lead times, all delivered by a team of experienced rubber extrusion specialists, you can expect great results when you work with ELBEX.

For custom extruded rubber expansion joints for industrial piping systems that will deliver the superior performance you need, contact ELBEX today.

Custom Extruded Rubber Tubing: Unlocking Versatility with Elbex

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:00:14 GMT

Hollow rubber profiles may seem simple, but they play critical roles in many industries. When you need specialized rubber tubing, you can count on Elbex. We manufacture extruded rubber tubing, including custom rubber tubing profiles, in a wide range of sizes, wall thicknesses, and materials. Here’s how we ensure a perfect fit when designing rubber tubing for industrial applications.

The Versatile Roles of Rubber Tubing

Rubber tubing fills a wide range of roles, making it a surprisingly important component. For example, hollow tubes are frequently used as protective sleeves to shield wires, cables, or hoses from abrasion, impacts, and environmental damage in automotive or industrial settings. This can be especially important for absorbing vibrations and cushioning sensitive cooling components.

Rubber tubing for industrial applications also frequently provides a compressible and flexible profile for flange sealing, lid gaskets, and other gaskets and seals. And of course, rubber tubing can prove invaluable for drainage, especially when specialized materials are needed to meet exposure requirements for chemicals or high-temperatures.

Manufacturing Expertise Across Key Industries

With Elbex, you get manufacturing expertise for rubber hoses across industries, delivering dependable performance you can trust. In the automotive industry, our rubber tubing helps vehicles meet stringent regulatory standards by ensuring safe and proper functioning of door and window seals, hinge and acoustic covers, and more.

In water control, gaskets and tubing for drinking water systems provide protective seals and ensure reliable water filtration and treatment. The use of specialized materials, such as NSF-61 approved compounds, is a must. And in general industrial and manufacturing, rubber tubing that can withstand extreme conditions like direct sunlight and temperature swings is essential for protective sleeves, expansion joints, and fluid transfers.

Design Without Limits: Custom Rubber Tubing Profiles

When you choose to work with Elbex, you gain access to custom rubber tubing profiles that let you design without limits. Our manufacturing capabilities allow us to produce rubber tubing in a wide range of sizes, wall thicknesses, and internal geometries that you won’t find with standard suppliers.

Our team takes pride in meeting your design requirements through custom manufactured products, collaborating with your team to produce the perfect fit. This includes using the right elastomers for your extruded rubber tubing based on the unique exposure hazards the finished application will face. The right material and design go hand in hand to deliver lasting results.

Elbex's Engineering Support: Your Project Advantage

At Elbex, our team is ready to provide comprehensive support for your extruded rubber tubing project. With design assistance and material selection guidance from our expert engineers, as well as available technical resources and custom on-site tooling, we support your project with rapid prototyping and cost-effective solutions for unique custom rubber tubing profiles.

Whether you need tubing support for protection, sealing, or drainage, Elbex has the manufacturing capability and engineering support to produce superior rubber tubing for industrial applications. Contact us today to learn more about our work and how our custom tubing solutions can help solve your toughest challenges.

Custom Rubber Extrusions for Construction Durability: Sealing Success with Elbex

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:00:12 GMT

The construction industry faces many unique challenges: maintaining structural integrity, dealing with extreme weather, and ensuring long-term sealing. Custom rubber seals for construction projects are essential for dealing with these challenges — and Elbex can deliver the results you need. Our offerings include high-performance construction rubber extrusions, durable construction joint gaskets, custom extruded rubber profiles for construction applications, and specialized high temperature rubber sealing strips for construction joints. Here’s how we can help you find sealing success.

Building Resilience: The Core Functions of Construction Extrusions

Rubber extrusions play a variety of vital functions in construction. For example, rubber extrusions create superior environmental barriers by filling voids between two surfaces to keep air, water, and sound out of the structure. Construction joint gaskets and expansion joints help structures safely manage natural movement, such as temperature-related expansion and contraction, without damage. Many extrusions also help ensure proper fit and support for other building components and reduce uneven surfaces for greater structural stability.

With these and other applications, Elbex engineers collaborate closely with industry professionals to ensure designs and materials meet all regulatory standards and building codes.

Specialized Solutions for High-Performance Sealing

At Elbex, we can also provide specialized, high-performance sealing solutions. For example, high temperature rubber sealing strips for construction joints can maintain their integrity even in extreme heat environments like roofs and exposed facades. We also produce a wide range of custom extruded rubber profiles for finished structures, such as glazing systems to set and seal architectural facades and fenestration, door and window seals (including D-sections and U-channels for weatherstripping and tight seals), and setting blocks that seat separate materials and reduce vibration.

Our specialty applications also come in handy during construction work itself. Custom rubber seals for construction projects, like pipe seals and ramps, protect exposed pipes and cables from damage caused by impacts or load-bearing traffic. This prevents leaks and project delays to keep your work on track.

The Elbex Advantage: Customized Expertise and Quality

So, why choose Elbex? Our team specializes in custom extruded rubber profiles for construction applications, allowing us to meet nearly any design requirement for seals, gaskets, and profiles. We are dedicated to quality throughout the entire extrusion process, and collaborate with your team to evaluate application needs, select the right materials, and troubleshoot design challenges. We also provide value-added services like cutting, splicing, printing, and taping.

By working with Elbex, you can get fully finished and ready-to-install components, while also having confidence that they will deliver superior stability and lasting structural integrity.

As experts in construction rubber extrusions and specialized sealing components, the ISO-certified team at Elbex helps ensure the quality, compliance, and longevity of custom rubber seals for construction projects. Contact us today to discuss your project requirements and learn more about our sealing solutions.

Tear Resistance of Rubber: Partnering with Elbex for High-Performance Industrial Seals

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:00:12 GMT

Sharp edges, constant stress, and high friction in industrial environments can make tearing a constant threat for rubber components. Left unchecked, these tears can lead to leaks, downtime, and costly repairs, which makes understanding the physical properties of rubber elastomers a top priority. At Elbex, our focus on the tear resistance of rubber, combined with our capabilities for selecting elastomers with high tear resistance for industrial applications, helps ensure dependable results for your industrial seals.

Defining the Challenge: What is Tear Resistance in Elastomers?

Tear resistance in elastomers is an essential quality that allows the rubber to resist the growth of a cut or notch, especially under tension. Though related to tensile strength, tear strength specifically applies to an elastomer’s resistance to cracks. Tear resistance directly impacts a rubber component’s durability, performance, and safety.

Tear resistance is vital in high friction environments such as conveyor skirts and equipment bumpers, where components constantly move over rough surfaces. It is also important for seals and gaskets that are compressed against sharp edges, such as metal flanges or structural seams. Parts that are frequently stretched or flexed in dynamic stress environments also need high tensile strength.

Material Analysis: Elastomers Known for High Tear Resistance

Different rubber elastomers offer different performance levels. In applications where high tear resistance is a priority, natural rubber stands out for its superior tear resistance and high abrasion resistance, making it a common pick for impact zones and other heavy-duty applications.

Other good material options include nitrile, which also offers excellent resistance to petroleum-based fluids; and silicone, which pairs tear resistance with temperature stability and vibration dampening — ideal for sealing high-purity or high-temperature environments. With the right formulation, polyisoprene (IR) and styrene butadiene (SBR) can also provide good tear resistance.

Elbex's Expert Criteria for Material Selection

To understand what will work best for your application, our engineers ask targeted questions to precisely match the compound to your performance needs. For example, knowing if an extrusion is exposed to oil or weathering, or if its main threat is friction or cutting, can affect which material is recommended.

We also consider the hardness (durometer) of the rubber. Harder compounds usually have greater abrasion resistance, but a softer elastomer is usually needed to seal irregular surfaces. Our team finds the optimal balance to control costs and achieve the desired level of tear resistance.

Why Choose Elbex for High Tear Resistance Applications

When you work with Elbex, you get unmatched material knowledge paired with custom extrusion capabilities to give you maximum tear resistance for your application. By overseeing everything from material selection to manufacturing, we can produce custom rubber extrusions, seals, and profiles that have been specifically engineered to prevent tearing.

By prioritizing tear resistance in elastomers, Elbex can help you ensure safety, durability, and operational longevity in industrial settings. Contact our expert extrusion engineers today to discuss your project and get results that can withstand the cut.

Why Elbex is Your Source for High Temperature Silicone Rubber Sheeting: Built to Endure

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:00:07 GMT

Extreme heat, constant moisture, and air barrier requirements are common challenges in architectural, manufacturing, and industrial applications. While many materials can’t hold up under these conditions, silicone sheeting offers the perfect solution for these situations thanks to its superior temperature resistance and sealing properties.

At Elbex, we specialize in high temperature silicone rubber sheeting, delivering dependable and customizable results for all of your silicone sheeting needs. Here’s a closer look at what we can do for you.

The Unmatched Power of High Temperature Silicone

High temperature silicone rubber sheeting is essential in applications where other materials would fail or degrade quickly due to extreme heat. This is because silicone is able to maintain its physical properties and sealing effectiveness across a much wider temperature range than other materials. This makes it especially well suited for creating water and air barriers.

For example, you’ll typically find silicone in glazing systems, seals, and environmental barriers in architecture and construction thanks to its protective sealing power and energy efficiency. In manufacturing, it is used in pipe ramps, expansion joints, and protective sheeting when extreme heat is a factor. And when a non-reactive material for gaskets or seals is needed for water control applications, silicone is the ideal solution.

Elbex's Commitment to Custom Silicone Sheeting Solutions

At Elbex, we take pride in making customization our standard. We welcome design challenges that require custom-manufactured products, including silicone sheeting. In addition to our custom capabilities, we often have standard translucent silicone sheeting available in various widths for quick shipment — just call to check our current availability!

Regardless of whether you need custom or standard silicone sheeting, you can expect quality work from Elbex. As an ISO Certified facility, our silicone sheeting offers consistent quality and structural integrity for every application.

Comprehensive Support for Your Project Needs

When you work with Elbex, you get dedicated engineering resources and expert assistance from start to finish. We firmly believe that your success drives our success. By offering guidance and troubleshooting assistance for your designs, as well as in-house tooling for the efficient production of silicone sheeting profiles, we help your project get finished on time and on budget. Even more importantly, we’ll help you choose the correct silicone grade and thickness for your desired performance levels.

For projects that require the extreme durability and sealing power of high temperature silicone rubber sheeting, you can count on Elbex. With our comprehensive silicone sheeting solutions and top-quality customer support, we’ll help you start solving your sealing problems today.

Elbex's Rubber Extrusions for Transportation: High Durability Built for the Long Haul

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:00:01 GMT

Public transit vehicles see rigorous use day in and day out. Because of this, they have a continuous need for durable transportation rubber profiles that can hold up under extreme environments, constant movement, and heavy use. Quality mass transit rubber extrusions, such as bus door seals and train window gaskets, are essential for vehicle performance, as well as passenger safety and comfort. Here’s how Elbex provides high durability rubber extrusions for transportation industry leaders.

Engineering Comfort and Integrity in Motion

One of the most important functions of mass transit rubber extrusions is to improve passenger comfort. Rubber components help keep out weather and water and limit vibrations throughout the vehicle for a more comfortable ride. They can also reduce noise from outside sources, further improving the passenger experience.

With Elbex, you can count on finished components to provide lasting support, as they are manufactured to withstand mass transit’s toughest conditions, including direct sunlight and extreme temperature changes.

Specialized Sealing and Safety Solutions

Sealing applications like bus door seals, bus window seals, and train window gaskets also play a vital safety role. In addition to protecting passengers from the elements, extruded rubber components also protect vital vehicle systems.

For example, extruded rubber bumpers cushion and reduce movement from impacts, while D-sections help eliminate vibrations for smoother vehicle operation. Similarly, U-Channel profiles such as edge guards and protective sleeves and gaskets help secure and protect essential components throughout the vehicle.

Custom Manufacturing: The Key to High Durability

At Elbex, our ability to provide high-durability rubber extrusions for the transportation industry comes from our commitment to quality throughout the entire custom manufacturing process. Rather than carrying inventory, we offer custom manufactured transportation rubber profiles to meet your unique project requirements.

Custom components (available in continuous lengths and precise shapes) created for a precise purpose deliver superior stability and protection for these high-use environments. This is true whether you need us to help with the creation of D-sections, U-channels, or hollow tube profiles.

A Collaborative Approach with Transit Engineers

At Elbex, we believe in actively collaborating with transportation engineers to ensure that transportation rubber profiles meet your exact specifications. We offer comprehensive design assistance, material selection support, custom on-site tooling, and value-added services like vulcanized splicing and high-speed auto cutting. Our aim is to ensure that your finished mass transit rubber extrusions meet all regulatory standards and applicable codes.

With our precision products like bus door seals and train window gaskets, you can have confidence that you’ll get the results you need when you work with our team.

Contact us today to discuss your project requirements or to learn more about how we can elevate your mass transit vehicle performance.

Custom Ribbed Rubber Profiles: Elbex's Expertise in Maximizing the Seal

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:00:13 GMT

Filling voids with reliable seals is a constant challenge in industrial environments. Without the right fit, seals won’t perform their job right, resulting in poor performance and even the contamination of sensitive environments. This is where Elbex’s ribbed rubber profiles come in. Our custom ribbed sealing profiles offer superior compression and sealing power by being tailored to your specific application needs. Here’s how our custom ribbed rubber profiles can make a difference for you.

The Function and Superiority of Ribbed Sealing Profiles

Ribbed sealing profiles play a vital role in manufacturing and industrial applications by filling voids or gaps between two surfaces to create an effective seal. However, ribbed rubber profiles take things even further, as their “ribs” significantly increase the profile’s ability to compress and fill irregularities. This results in a tighter and more durable seal than what you would find with a smooth profile, which also makes ribbed profiles far more versatile.

Custom Design is Our Standard for Industrial Applications

We are proud of our ability to deliver custom-manufactured ribbed sealing profiles that meet your exact requirements. We can work with you directly to develop the perfect custom ribbed rubber profile, as our extensive capabilities allow us to meet almost any design.

Aside from the design itself, we use top-quality materials to help our seal products withstand harsh environments, including direct sunlight and chemical exposure, so the finished profile will deliver lasting performance.

Leveraging Elbex's Comprehensive Engineering Expertise

At Elbex, we are committed to delivering dependable support throughout the design and engineering processes. Our in-house tool and die design capabilities allow us to create custom ribbed rubber profiles in a way that meets your budget and timeline needs. Our design assistance can help troubleshoot issues with your existing seals, and we can also provide guidance on materials selection and technical resources to help fine-tune your design. We aim to be a true partner in these processes.

Diverse Applications in Manufacturing and Beyond

Ribbed sealing profiles can be used for a wide range of manufacturing systems, including pipe ramps, expansion joints, glazing system profiles, and other applications that require sealing and structural support. And with value-added services like cutting, splicing, printing, and taping you can count on Elbex to provide a fully finished and ready-to-use ribbed rubber profile.

With our custom ribbed rubber profiles, you can expect superior performance manufactured to your unique application.

Choosing the Right Rubber Material-The Science of Selection: How Elbex Engineers Your Success

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:00:26 GMT

Choosing rubber materials can make all the difference for the performance and longevity of your rubber extrusions. The wrong choice can lead to compromised performance and even product failure or costly redesigns – so it’s normal to feel overwhelmed by this decision. Fortunately, with Elbex’s data-driven material selection criteria for specific rubber extrusion applications, you don’t have to leave this chance. Here’s how we help you pick the right materials, every time.

The Guiding Questions: Elbex's Strategic Selection Process

Choosing the right materials largely comes down to asking in-depth questions to understand the application and its operating environment. Our engineers ask critical questions like:

What will the part’s primary function be?

What are the application’s temperature requirements (both high and low)?

Will the part be exposed to specific chemicals or fluids?

Will the part be located indoors or outdoors (UV, ozone, weather exposure)?

Does the part need to meet any regulatory requirements, such as food-grade, fire-retardant?

What is the target cost per part?

The answers to these questions allow us to select the right compound for each extrusion, ensuring optimal performance while still fitting within your budget.

A Closer Look: Key Elastomer Properties & Their Applications

When selecting rubber materials for different applications, we look at their distinct characteristics. For example, durometer (or hardness) directly impacts a material’s sealing and abrasion. You generally want a softer material for better sealing, but harder for durability.

Here’s how some of the most common elastomers compare:

Silicone rubber: Silicone rubber properties include solid performance in both extremely hot and very cold temperatures, excellent flexibility, and strong UV/weathering resistance. Silicone is often used in high-heat applications, as well as the medical and food industries.

EPDM rubber: Common EPDM rubber applications include outdoor seals, gaskets, and weatherstripping. This material’s resistance to water, ozone, sunlight, and weathering make it great for outdoor use.

Neoprene rubber: Neoprene rubber applications can be quite varied thanks to its resistance to oil, heat, and flame. This versatile, all-purpose material is often a good fit for industrial and automotive applications.

Nitrile rubber: Like neoprene, nitrile rubber applications often include the automotive and manufacturing industries thanks to its excellent resistance to oils, fuels, and many chemicals.

The Elbex Advantage: Expertise at Your Service

Choosing rubber materials is a critical step in any project. With Elbex on your side as a true collaborative partner, you get the unparalleled expertise and guidance you need to make the right choice, every time. Our goal is to empower you with useful information and help you find value-driven solutions that balance your cost and performance needs.

With our material selection criteria for specific rubber extrusion applications, you can have confidence that the final product will meet every performance, cost, and environmental need you have. Contact us today to get started!

Building for the Future: The Advantage of Elbex's Architectural Rubber Extrusions

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:00:09 GMT

Modern architecture needs to deliver both aesthetic appeal and long-term building performance. This requires components that help buildings withstand harsh exterior conditions while maintaining their structural integrity. With Elbex, you get an expert partner who can produce a wide range of custom rubber profiles for architecture. Here’s how we can help.

The Unseen Heroes: Functions of Architectural Rubber

Architectural rubber extrusions play a variety of essential roles in modern buildings. They fill voids and seal surfaces to keep out air, water, and sound for energy efficiency and occupant comfort. UV-resistant rubber profiles for facades ensure a proper fit between different building materials. Many glazing systems and seals reduce vibration and prevent noise. All of these solutions work together to improve building durability and performance.

A Crucial Differentiator: UV and Ozone Resistance

UV and ozone resistant rubber extrusions for exterior architectural applications are especially important for building projects. Over time, exposure to ultraviolet rays and ozone can cause standard rubber to crack, become brittle, and lose its sealing properties. UV and ozone resistant profiles use carefully formulated material mixtures to prevent these issues and better protect the building's aesthetic and functional performance.

A Portfolio of Precision-Engineered Solutions

At Elbex, we produce a wide portfolio of rubber extrusions specifically formulated for architectural needs. Glazing systems set glass, provide environmental barriers and reduce vibration. Gaskets and seals protect against water, air, and sound.

Bulb seals provide maximum sealing power for doors, windows, and hatches, while D-sections fill voids to provide sealing, vibration, and noise control. Setting blocks minimize uneven surfaces and provide support by positioning and seating materials. We also produce silicone sheeting, which can be used in a wide range of architectural projects.

The Elbex Partnership: Advantages Beyond the Product

At Elbex, our engineers work directly with your architects and building engineers to find the perfect solution for your project. This enables us to deliver architectural rubber extrusions that meet your exact specifications, while also meeting all regulatory standards and building codes to ensure lasting structural integrity.

With our expertise, commitment to quality, and value-added services like vulcanized splicing, cutting, printing, and taping, you can count on us to help you get the job done. Contact us today to learn more about how our custom solutions will enable your buildings to stand the test of time.

The Role of a Leading Pipe Ramps Manufacturer: Elbex’s Safety and Integrity

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:00:16 GMT

In construction, manufacturing, oil, and gas, a key part of site safety involves protecting critical infrastructure. In such environments, pipe seals and pipe ramps play an essential role in preventing damage, leaks, and costly delays. With Elbex’s custom rubber pipe ramps and seals for a wide range of applications, you can get the protection you need to keep your operations running smoothly.

The Unseen Heroes of Construction and Infrastructure

Pipe ramps and seals may seem small, but they play a vital role in construction, manufacturing, underground infrastructure, and elsewhere. Namely, they protect pipes, hoses, cables, and conduits from load-bearing traffic, machinery, or environmental factors that could damage or destroy them. The added protection offered by these rubber extrusions helps prevent issues such as punctures, bursts, and leaks that delay projects and cause significant financial losses.

The ELBEX Advantage in Pipe Ramps

With Elbex, you get even higher-quality pipe ramps and seals thanks to our precision manufacturing and customization options. Our advanced extrusion process creates durable rubber profiles that are fully cured and cross-linked for lasting performance.

Rather than relying on a pre-existing inventory, we create fully custom rubber pipe ramps to match the unique specifications of your application. By managing all custom tool and die design services in-house, you get faster turnaround times and lower costs.

Beyond Ramps: High-Performance Pipe Seals

Our rubber pipe seals play a critical role in creating airtight and watertight barriers. Our team uses their in-depth knowledge of different rubber materials to help you select the right material for your particular application and its hazards, be they heat, chemical exposure, or water.

We can also help you account for any applicable regulatory standards or building codes. This helps the finished pipe seals withstand extreme environments and deliver the long-term reliability you need in these critical projects.

Why ELBEX is Your Go-To Partner

With ISO 9001:2015 certification, you can have confidence that our products are safe, reliable, and of the highest quality. Perhaps even more importantly, we believe in working as a proactive partner by providing valuable insights and advice, as well as helping you with design challenges and finding cost-effective solutions. And with a full range of services like high-speed auto cutting, splicing, and taping, we’re well equipped to provide a complete solution for your needs.

If you need a pipe ramps manufacturer to secure your systems and protect your bottom line, contact us today.

The Certified Advantage: What Sets Elbex Apart in Rubber and Silicone Extrusions

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:00:07 GMT

There are a lot of choices in the rubber manufacturing industry – so how can you find a truly reliable partner? The right qualifications can make all the difference. As an ISO certified leader in rubber and silicone extrusions, Elbex’s commitment to precision and quality control can give you much-needed peace of mind. And with our team’s unparalleled expertise in creating standard and custom rubber profiles, you can have confidence that you’ve found the right partner for the job.

The Foundation of Trust: ISO Certified Excellence

Our ISO certification is more than just a badge. It shows our commitment to a rigorous Quality Management System (QMS). Earning and maintaining this certification is only possible because our processes for design, manufacturing, and customer service are consistently audited and continue to meet a global standard of excellence.

ISO certification means that every gasket and custom rubber profile – no matter how simple or complex – is made with consistent quality. It means our processes ensure predictable lead times and reliable delivery schedules for every project. And perhaps most importantly, it requires a culture of continuous improvement. We’re always trying to become even better.

The Power of Versatility: Dense vs. Sponge Rubber Extrusions

Another example of the Elbex difference is our ability to work with both dense and sponge rubber materials. Dense rubber is solid, non-porous, highly durable, and excellent for creating robust barriers, such as water and air seals, bumpers for impact absorption, and gaskets for high-pressure systems.

On the other hand, sponge rubber’s lightweight cellular structure and superior compression set make it excellent for insulation applications with lower compression force, such as weatherstripping, sound dampening, vibration isolation, and sealing.

Our team’s ability to handle both types of rubber allows us to provide a wider range of solutions, making us the versatile and capable partner you need.

Your Vision, Our Expertise: Creating Custom Rubber Profiles

Standard rubber profiles don’t always fit the unique needs of your application. And with extensive design capabilities, Elbex can bring your specific vision to life. From simple D-sections and U-channels to complex multi-functional extrusions, our customization capabilities ensure you get the precise results you need.

This is all made possible thanks to our in-house engineering and tooling capabilities. With full control over the design and manufacturing process, we can achieve faster prototyping at reduced costs as we create truly custom rubber profiles for your application – benefits that are all passed directly to you.

 A Complete Solution: Partnership from Start to Finish

When you work with Elbex, you get a true partner who is with you from start to finish. Our engineers work hand in hand with you from the initial concept to the final product. From recommending the best material for optimal performance and our ISO-certified manufacturing processes to value-added services like cutting, splicing, and taping, you can get a ready-to-install product that perfectly fulfills your application requirements.

Experience the Elbex difference for yourself! Contact us today to discuss your project and get started.

Custom Rubber Extrusions for the Industrial Sector: Powering Performance with Elbex's Expertise

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:18 GMT

Durability and precision are non-negotiables in industrial and manufacturing facilities. This is equally true of the industrial rubber extrusions that are used to ensure the safety, efficiency, and longevity of other equipment. At Elbex, our expertise in manufacturing rubber profiles ensures your facility gets the lasting performance it deserves. Here’s what you need to know about our custom extruded rubber profiles for industrial applications.

Why Rubber Extrusions Are Essential For Industrial Performance

Rubber extrusions are small but mighty. In industrial facilities, they are primarily used as durable buffers that reduce movement and vibration between surfaces. This is crucial for preventing structural damage to equipment and facilities. Rubber extrusions can also be used to create barriers against air, water, and sound.

Of course, these extrusions need to be able to withstand harsh conditions, such as direct sunlight and dramatic temperature changes that could cause expansion and contraction. Elbex’s manufacturing expertise ensures that rubber extrusions meet these important requirements.

Elbex's Expertise in Custom Solutions for Manufacturing

With Elbex, you get the added advantage of custom-tailored solutions. Our engineers work closely with your team to understand your unique project needs. This collaborative approach helps us fine-tune the design and choose the right materials that will meet the specific regulatory standards and applicable codes that apply to your application.

With custom extruded rubber profiles for industrial applications, you get a perfect fit and optimal performance for each project.

A Diverse Range of Industrial Applications

Our comprehensive customization options mean we can produce rubber extrusions for a variety of industrial applications. Some of our most common applications include extruded rubber expansion joints to mitigate stress from expansion, contraction, and vibration in buildings, as well as glazing systems, bulb seals for doors and hatches, and D-sections for filling voids and creating barriers against air, water, and extreme temperatures.

We also produce piping systems and ramps, which protect exposed pipes and conduits from damage by heavy machinery or traffic (especially on construction sites), as well as extruded rubber bumpers, which serve as cushions to absorb impacts. No matter what your application entails, we can provide a customized solution that delivers optimal performance.

The Elbex Advantage: A Partnership for Success

When you work with Elbex, you enter a partnership designed for your success. Our comprehensive engineering resources provide the support you need throughout the design and manufacturing process. This includes expert design assistance and material selection support for superior performance, as well as on-site tooling and other value-added services that reduce costs and lead times while providing ready-to-use components.

If you need help with custom rubber extrusions for your industrial facility, contact Elbex today. Our team will be happy to help you optimize your operations with custom-tailored solutions.

The Power of the Bulb: Elbex's Custom Rubber Seals for Watertight and Airtight Solutions

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:00:19 GMT

Across industries, reliable seals that can handle water, air, and temperature fluctuations are essential. As an expert manufacturer of rubber bulb seals and specialized silicone rubber seals that can be used as bulb gasket seals, Elbex helps you create superior barriers for a wide range of manufacturing applications.

The Unique Design and Sealing Power of Bulb Seals

Bulb seals get their name from their unique design, which includes a mounting mechanism (base), as well as a compressible bulb section. After it has been put in place, the bulb section compresses against the surrounding surface area to fill a void or gap. This creates a tight, powerful seal that blocks air, dust, water, and other contaminants.

Elbex's Expertise in Custom Bulb Seal Manufacturing

Elbex’s custom bulb seal manufacturing expertise ensures that your rubber bulb seals meet all performance requirements for strong, durable results. This starts with our knowledge of which rubber materials work best for different applications and environmental factors. For example, silicone rubber seals work well for applications requiring extreme temperature resistance, flexibility, and resistance to environmental factors.

Our custom design and engineering capabilities enable us to accommodate nearly any application, ensuring a perfect fit and reliable performance based on your unique specifications. Comprehensive quality control further ensures that your rubber seal will meet and even exceed expectations, achieving proper compression while resisting issues like compression set.

Versatile Applications Across Industries

Rubber seals are found in many different industries, highlighting the versatile nature of these components. For example, rubber seals are most commonly used around doors, windows, and hatches to provide a tight seal against air, sound, and dust (including in vehicles and appliances).

However, bulb gasket seals are also used to create tight water barriers in marine applications, outdoor electrical enclosures, and storage compartments. Silicone rubber seals can also help contain extreme heat or cold in industrial mixing, processing, and food service applications.

Why Elbex is the Premier Choice for Bulb Seals

If you need bulb seals, make Elbex your manufacturing partner. With unmatched customization options, comprehensive material expertise and engineering support, and guaranteed quality, our team will help your application succeed. Contact us today to discuss your specific application needs and learn more about the sealing power of our custom-designed seals.

High-Performance Appliances: Beyond the Basics with Elbex's Custom Rubber Extrusions

dgarman@crossbridgemarketing.com (David Garman) — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:00:08 GMT

Today’s appliances need to perform at a higher standard than ever – and seals and gaskets play a vital role in making that possible. Specialized appliance gaskets and appliance seals deliver reliable barriers against heat, cold, and other hazards. As a leading provider of high-quality appliance rubber extrusions, Elbex’s custom extruded rubber gaskets for appliance manufacturing will provide the performance you need.

The Essential Role of Rubber in Appliance Performance

Gaskets and seals create a reliable barrier that keeps appliances functioning properly. These barriers fill a wide range of roles, such as preventing leaks in washing machines and dishwashers, helping refrigerators and ovens maintain desired temperatures, and securing components and eliminating vibrations in washers and dryers. Notably, these extrusions must be able to perform with exposure to water, extreme heat and cold, and other hazards.

Elbex's Expertise in Custom Appliance Extrusions

At Elbex, our team takes a collaborative approach in creating custom appliance extrusions for your business. We draw on our deep knowledge of different rubber compounds to select materials that meet industry and regulatory standards. For example, while silicone is best for high heat/food contact, EPDM is better for weather/water resistance.

Materials expertise is paired with an advanced extrusion process, which forces uncured rubber through custom dies to create precise, fully cured profiles. Rather than carrying an inventory, we custom-manufacture every product to meet your exact requirements, ensuring superior stability and performance.

Versatile Appliance Applications & Custom Profiles

Appliance gaskets (which are static surfaces) and seals (which are moving parts) fill many roles in the appliance industry. Formed hoses and water resistance seals in washing machines and dishwashers, air barrier seals in refrigerators and ovens, and even blender lid seals provide necessary containment for appliances. Gaskets and seals can also eliminate vibrations and secure components.

Our custom profile options include extruded gaskets and seals, bulb seals, custom extruded rubber d-sections, and custom extruded ribbed profiles. Each of these options can aid with filling voids, creating seals/barriers, reducing vibration, and more.

Elbex's Unwavering Support and Resources

Working with Elbex means you get a team that is committed to the success of its customers. Our team is ready to assist right from the start, offering guidance on materials selection and design assistance (including additional technical resources) to ensure the design and finished components meet your performance requirements. By doing all custom tooling in-house, we can also deliver our results faster and cheaper than if the work was outsourced, even while maintaining extremely high quality standards.

With our extensive expertise in high-quality appliance rubber extrusions, including appliance gaskets and appliance seals, you can count on Elbex to help ensure that your appliances are reliable and compliant for your own customers. To learn more about our custom extruded rubber gaskets for appliance manufacturing, contact us today.

Extruded Rubber Bumpers: Cushioning the Impact with Elbex

dgarman@crossbridgemarketing.com (David Garman) — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:00:32 GMT

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In industries such as automotive and construction, impacts and strong vibrations are inevitable. Without adequate protection, this can cause damage to property and equipment. This makes extruded rubber bumpers essential for providing durable cushioning to mitigate these issues. With Elbex’s high-quality custom and standard rubber impact bumpers for industrial needs, you can get the cushioning you need.

The Fundamental Role of Rubber Bumpers in Protection

Bumpers provide a protective cushion that dampens vibration and absorbs the force of impacts. By using extruded rubber, Elbex can create continuous lengths and precise profile shapes, which are then cut to specific requirements for superior protection. In addition to EPDM, we also use a variety of rubber materials to meet unique performance requirements (such as exposure to chemicals or extreme temperatures).

Diverse Applications Where Elbex’s Bumpers Excel

Our rubber bumpers are used in a wide variety of industries. In mass transit, they are often used on the back of trucks and trailers to mitigate loading dock impacts. These bumpers can also reduce vibrations to improve comfort in passenger transit vehicles. Rubber bumpers are also common at marine docks, where they absorb impacts from boats.

Rubber bumpers are especially vital in manufacturing. By absorbing movement between surfaces, they greatly reduce the risk of structural damage to machinery or factory buildings, while also providing protection against impacts from heavy machinery or moving parts.

Customization at its Core: Tailored Rubber Bumper Solutions

At Elbex, we specialize in creating custom-designed rubber bumpers for almost any industry. Our expert team goes well beyond standard off-the-shelf options to address even the most complex specifications. As part of our customization work, we also provide a variety of value-added in-house services, including in-house die tooling, silicone mixing and color matching, and post-extrusion services like printing, cutting to specific lengths, vulcanized splicing, and taping.

Engineering Support: Partnering for Optimal Protection

When you work with Elbex, you get top-notch engineering support from start to finish. Our material selection support, design assistance, and technical resources ensure you get the right materials and designs to fit the specific performance requirements of your application. When combined with our custom on-site tooling, this gets you higher-quality results, faster and cheaper.

By protecting equipment and property, Elbex’s extruded rubber bumpers can make all the difference in a wide variety of industrial settings. With our commitment to quality and comprehensive support for custom rubber impact bumpers, you can count on our team to provide the solutions you need. Contact us today to request a quote and get started with your project.

Custom Rubber Extrusion Design: Tailored to Perfection with Elbex's Expertise

dgarman@crossbridgemarketing.com (David Garman) — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:00:04 GMT

It’s all too common for off-the-shelf-parts to fall short of what you need. This makes designing custom rubber extrusion profiles for specific applications an absolutely critical aspect of getting the precision and unique functionality you need for each application. As a premier provider of customized extrusion solutions, Elbex can provide custom rubber extrusion designs that are perfectly tailored to your needs.

The Elbex Philosophy: Every Application Is Unique

At Elbex, we understand that every application is unique. We actively listen to your specific project requirements so we can understand your exact needs. Whether you have a detailed drawing, a simple sketch for quoting, or even a physical sample for reverse engineering, we can use it as a baseline for getting started. With our team’s knowledge, we can then recommend the most suitable design, material, and manufacturing approach for your component.

“Hands-On” Engineering: Your Dedicated Project Quarterback

After you request a quote, we assign a dedicated engineering team leader (your "quarterback") to your project. This person takes the lead on your project with all communication and oversight to ensure timely and satisfactory completion. From plan visits and field support to in-depth tooling and engineering setups conducted at our facilities, your team lead will make it happen.

Unmatched Resources for Customization and Efficiency

Elbex offers a wide range of resources to help your project succeed. Our in-house custom tool and die design services lower costs and allow us to provide turnaround times of days, rather than weeks. Our experts will help you select the right materials to ensure proper performance for your specific application and environment. We also provide a variety of technical resources (as well as the expertise of our own team) to fine-tune new designs or troubleshoot issues.

The Elbex Advantage: Why Tailored Solutions Excel

Custom solutions always deliver better results than standard designs. With Elbex, you get precision and performance that are optimized for your application. We seek to be a proactive partner who will help you address design challenges, while also guaranteeing a high level of quality with our hands-on approach. This fully integrated in-house approach ultimately saves you time and money – even as you get better results.

With our team’s unwavering commitment to designing custom rubber extrusion profiles for specific applications and our ability to deliver customized extrusion solutions, you can count on Elbex to provide the components you need. Contact us today to bring your next rubber extrusion project to life by calling 877-302-0423 or filling out our online RFQ form.

Extruded Rubber Expansion Joints: Mastering Movement with Elbex's Expertise

dgarman@crossbridgemarketing.com (David Garman) — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:00:22 GMT

Thermal expansion, contraction, and vibration are persistent challenges in industrial and architectural structures. Left unchecked, these forces can cause significant structural damage – but rubber expansion joints can help. Custom-engineered extruded rubber expansion joints by Elbex offer superior performance and reliability to protect your structures.

Understanding Extruded Rubber Expansion Joints

Expansion joints play a vital role by reducing movement and vibration, as well as relieving stress caused by surface expansion or contraction. Rubber extrusions absorb movement to dampen vibrations and prevent damage to pipes, building materials, and other surfaces. The end result is greater stability and protection for the entire system.

By forcing uncured rubber through a die and curing it in a 400°F salt bath, we can create fully cured, cross-linked, and durable extrusion profiles that address these needs in a variety of applications.

Diverse Applications Across Industries

Rubber expansion joints are used across many industries and applications, but they are most common in manufacturing and construction. In manufacturing, rubber expansion joints are used in transitions between two surfaces (such as in industrial piping systems), specialized uses like outgassing expansion joints in clean room ductwork, and more.

In construction, movement joints provide structural stress relief and maintain structural integrity. These expansion joints keep structures in place while allowing necessary movement from natural expansion or contraction or even seismic activity. This improves the longevity of building materials and helps prevent damage that might otherwise occur.

The Elbex Advantage: Customization and Comprehensive Support

Working with Elbex for your rubber expansion joints provides several important benefits. Our design and engineering team brings decades of experience, allowing us to custom-design extrusions for any need. Our value-added services such as printing, cutting, splicing, taping, on-site silicone mixing and color matching, and in-house die tooling allow us to provide a rapid turnaround while meeting your precise specifications.

Our team can also assist you with technical resources, design assistance, and even material selection to ensure the design and composition of your rubber expansion joint will deliver the performance you need. Our commitment to quality from start to finish will let you move forward with confidence.

Elbex is your premier partner for designing and manufacturing custom rubber expansion joints that will safeguard your structures and systems from movement, vibration, and thermal change. Contact us today for design assistance or to discuss your specific extruded rubber expansion joint needs.

Advanced Rubber Extrusions for the Water Control Industry: Securing Our Water with Elbex

dgarman@crossbridgemarketing.com (David Garman) — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:00:15 GMT

Effective sealing is vital for the water control industry. High-performance water control rubber extrusions prevent leaks and contamination, protecting water quality and reducing financial losses. At Elbex, our waterproof rubber gaskets, innovative custom extruded rubber profiles for water control applications, and specialized air barrier rubber extrusions for water control applications can make all the difference in helping you secure your water.

The Unique Demands of Water Control Applications

Water control applications must deliver decades of leak-free service – even as they face a unique and challenging usage environment. Constant exposure to water, varying water pressures and flows, and the presence of disinfectants, pollutants, and other chemicals in certain water systems, must be addressed to ensure rubber extrusions will stand the test of time.

Many applications also face exposure to UV, ozone, extreme temperatures, and potential abrasion from sediment. The right materials and design are critical.

Elbex's Specialized Rubber Extrusion Solutions for Water Control

At Elbex, we understand the unique demands and challenges of water control systems. Addressing these needs starts with our in-depth knowledge of water-resistant rubber compounds like EPDM, Silicone, Nitrile, and Butyl – and which of these is best for each system. We consider compliance with standards like NSF/ANSI 61 for drinking water components as part of this process.

Along with material selection, our advanced extrusion and molding capabilities allow us to produce truly waterproof rubber gaskets, with tight tolerances and consistent quality to prevent even microscopic leaks. Our expertise extends from flat, O-ring, and custom molded gaskets to unique custom extruded rubber profiles for water control applications, such as specialized seals for dam gates, unique pipe lining extrusions, custom profiles for filtration system components, or specific shapes for reservoir linings.

Our customization capabilities allow us to address complex geometries and specific sealing challenges that standard solutions can’t handle. This also applies to air sealing applications such as preventing air infiltration into pumps or sealing access hatches in treatment plants.

Benefits of Partnering with Elbex for Your Water Control Needs

Elbex’s high-quality manufacturing and customization options give you unmatched leak prevention, helping you avoid water loss, environmental contamination, and other hazards. Precise sealing improves the efficiency of pumps, valves, and filtration processes for more efficient operation. Durable rubber components will also reduce your long-term maintenance and replacement needs, resulting in even more cost savings.

You can also have confidence that Elbex rubber extrusion solutions will meet your specific needs, as well as regulatory compliance standards. Our adherence to stringent quality standards and commitment to working alongside your engineers will help you develop solutions that meet all applicable industry regulations.

With unmatched expertise in providing rubber solutions for the water control industry, make Elbex your first call when you need help securing your water systems. Contact us today to learn more about our capabilities and customization options.

Elbex's Expert Rubber Extrusions for Mass Transit: Producing Smooth, Silent Rides

dgarman@crossbridgemarketing.com (David Garman) — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:00:21 GMT

Comfortable, quiet, and reliable mass transit is essential for delivering a great experience for passengers – but overcoming the pervasive challenges of noise and vibration isn’t easy. As a leading expert in providing specialized mass transit rubber extrusions, Elbex can help you produce vibration dampening rubber components and noise reducing rubber gaskets for mass transit vehicles that are tailored to your specific needs.

The Demands of the Mass Transit Environment

Mass transit is subjected to constant movement and structural flexing. Powerful engines, as well as vehicle interaction with tracks or roads, generates constant noise and vibration in transit vehicles. Over time, this can impact mass transit structural integrity. Excess noise and vibration can also cause discomfort for passengers, negatively impacting how the public views your transit system.

Rubber extrusions play a vital role in dampening noise and vibrations. However, achieving lasting results requires rubber components that can withstand extreme temperatures, continuous stress, varying loads, and environmental factors such as UV, ozone, and moisture exposure.

Elbex's Precision in Mass Transit Rubber Extrusions

Elbex is uniquely positioned to address your mass transit rubber extrusion needs. Our deep understanding of highly resilient natural rubber, weather-resistant EPDM, oil-resistant Nitrile, shock-absorbing SBR, and other rubber compounds enables us to select the right material for each application. Materials are formulated for vibration dampening, thermal stability, and durability against transit-specific stressors.

Our custom profile design and engineering capabilities are another valuable strength. Our team can collaborate with your transit engineers and designers to ensure perfect fit and functionality, even for complex sealing and dampening needs. Our extrusion and molding processes are designed for tight tolerances and consistent quality, while our ISO certifications guarantee the reliability and durability of each rubber extrusion.

Core Solutions for Enhanced Transit Performance

At Elbex, we offer a wide range of rubber extrusion solutions that can enhance transit performance. Engine mounts, suspension bushings, body mounts, and interior panel isolators isolate shocks and reduce resonant frequencies to extend vehicle lifespans, limit structural fatigue, and improve ride quality.

We also produce noise reducing rubber gaskets for mass transit vehicles, including window and door seals, floor gaskets, and HVAC system seals. With the help of these acoustic and environmental barriers, your mass transit vehicles will have quieter cabins, enhanced passenger comfort, better thermal insulation, and protection against external elements like dust and water.

Additional mass transit extrusions that contribute to vehicle integrity and performance include weatherstripping, bumper guards, D-seals, and custom tubing. No matter what you need, Elbex can provide high-quality, customizable solutions.

Why Elbex is the Premier Choice for Mass Transit

With our unmatched expertise and experience, in-depth customization capabilities, ability to produce durable and reliable components, and collaborative approach, Elbex is the go-to source for expertly manufactured mass transit rubber extrusions. Contact us today to learn more about our capabilities or to discuss your next project.

U-Channel Rubber Extrusions - The Versatile Grip: Exploring Applications

dgarman@crossbridgemarketing.com (David Garman) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:51:45 GMT

In industries like mass transit and construction, secure fitting and protected edges are key to the durability and safety of many applications. Rubber extrusions, particularly custom extruded u-channels and variations like ribbed rubber channels can play an essential role in these areas – and Elbex’s expertise in providing custom solutions will help you move forward with confidence.

Understanding U-Channel Rubber Extrusions

U-channel rubber extrusions are named for their distinctive U-shape, which allows them to fit over edges or within channels on mating pieces to ensure a secure fit and protect edges. The size and thickness of the legs and base should be adapted to the needs of the application, since precise dimensions are needed to get a secure fit. Depending on needs, extra features like ribbed rubber channels can be added for increased grip, vibration dampening, or sealing.

As with other rubber extrusions, various materials, such as EPDM, neoprene, or silicone can be used for U-channels. The right material depends on the application’s environmental conditions (like temperature, chemicals, and UV exposure), as well as performance requirements such as flexibility and durability.

Diverse Applications Across Industries

U-channels serve a variety of important functions. They can be used as edge guards to protect surfaces from damage and provide a finished look, such as in automotive door edges, metal paneling, or machinery housings. The tight fit of these rubber extrusions within the channel also dampens vibrations and prevents unwanted movement between components. This is especially important for preventing excess wear and promoting structural integrity in transportation equipment and other machinery.

U-channels are also used to create seals against dust, moisture, and other environmental elements. Weatherstripping in homes and glazing seals on building and automotive systems are common examples of this. With the right materials, U-channels can provide essential protection, even in extreme environments that undergo frequent temperature changes.

Elbex’s Expertise in Custom U-Channel Solutions

At Elbex, we provide a comprehensive level of support in addressing your U-channel needs. Our custom design and manufacturing capabilities allow us to meet your exact design requirements and performance specifications. Our knowledgeable team can also offer design assistance, technical information, and material selection guidance.

Our in-house tooling and manufacturing also lends itself to quality results. Our custom on-site tooling capabilities provide a quick, cost-effective turnaround on unique U-channel profiles. We offer a wide range of materials to meet the specific performance needs of your application.

The versatility and durability of U-channels makes them an excellent fit for many projects. At Elbex, our expertise and experience in providing high-quality, custom extruded u-channels and ribbed rubber channels gives you the reliable partner you need for these essential components. Contact us today to get support for your extrusion needs.

Rubber Extrusion Process with Elbex: From Concept to Creation

dgarman@crossbridgemarketing.com (David Garman) — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:51:22 GMT

Rubber extrusions are incredibly versatile, used across a wide range of industries. At the same time, we recognize that understanding the basics of rubber extrusion for beginners can be challenging. In this blog, we’re going to provide a step by step overview of the rubber extrusions process, and how Elbex’s approach to the rubber extrusion process can benefit your company.

The Fundamentals of Rubber Extrusion

Rubber extrusion is a process in which uncured rubber materials (such as EPDM, silicone, neoprene, and nitrile) are forced through a shaped die. This is done to create a long, continuous profile, reducing waste and making the production of rubber extrusions more efficient. The extruder forces the rubber through the die, which can be adapted to create different shapes for different applications.

The continuous profile then goes into a cooling system, where it cures and hardens. After it is cured, handling equipment allows the long profile to be cut to length to form multiple extrusions.

Elbex's Streamlined Rubber Extrusion Process: A Step-by-Step Overview

At Elbex, we follow a five-step process for streamlined rubber extrusion creation:

Step One: Initial Consultation and Design Input. Most projects start when the client provides design information. This usually comes in the form of a drawing or sketch that provides a visual of the extrusion, or a physical sample that we can reverse engineer.

Step Two: In-House Die Creation. Once we have a finished design, we manufacture our rubber extrusion dies in-house. By eliminating the need for external vendors, we can lower costs and provide a faster turnaround. This also ensures that the die is the proper shape for the extrusion.

Step Three: The Extrusion Process. Once the custom-made die is ready, we use our extrusion equipment to force the heated rubber through the die. The right level of heat and pressure is essential to maintain the right shape during this step.

Step Four: Curing and Vulcanization. After going through the die, the rubber is vulcanized (or cured) with chemicals like sulfur to help it harden and improve its physical traits.

Step Five: Cooling and Handling. After the extrusion has cured, it needs to cool. Cooling completes the hardening process, after which the rubber can be cut to length or spooled based on application needs.

 Elbex’s Commitment to Your Project: Beyond the Basics

At Elbex, our commitment to your project’s success goes beyond the basics. In addition to producing custom profiles catered to your specific requirements on-site, we offer technical resources to help your design team – and we can offer design assistance and troubleshooting as needed. Our experienced team can also recommend the right materials for different use cases so you can have confidence your extrusions will stand the test of time.

From initial design input to the handling stage, you can count on Elbex’s efficient, client-focused approach to deliver the results you need. With in-house tooling and engineering support, we deliver dependable results that meet and exceed expectations. Whether you’re a newbie or an experienced pro, contact us today to get started on your next rubber extrusion project.

Elbex's Comprehensive Rubber Extrusions Engineering Support: Your Partner in Precision

dgarman@crossbridgemarketing.com (David Garman) — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:50:50 GMT

When it comes to designing custom rubber extrusions, the right team can make all the difference. As a leader in this field, Elbex provides extensive rubber extrusions engineering support. As your trusted rubber extrusions design consultancy, you can count on our team to deliver results perfectly catered to the unique needs of your applications.

Dedicated Engineering Assistance: From Concept to Creation

At Elbex, we understand that every project is different, requiring unique rubber extrusion design solutions to meet your specific requirements. We believe in proactively engaging with our clients early in the process to gain a full understanding of project needs and ensure better collaboration.

Whether you need design support for new and innovative rubber extrusion applications or help identifying and resolving issues with existing or legacy applications, our team can help. We bring our problem-solving approach and industry knowledge to material selection, profile design, and functional considerations to provide cost-effective, high-performing solutions catered to your needs.

“Hands On” Project Management: Your Dedicated Engineering Leader

Our rubber extrusion design experts take a true hands on approach. By assigning a dedicated engineering team leader to each project, you get what we like to call a “quarterback” – a central point of contact and project manager who is with you every step of the way.

This allows us to provide comprehensive support tailored to your needs. Whether you require visits to your location, field support during implementation, assistance with tooling design and setup, or engineering setups and consultations at our facilities, your team leader will help everything go smoothly.

Leveraging Elbex’s Resources for Project Success

In addition to our talented team members, we also provide a variety of engineering resources for your project. Our in-house custom tool and die design services ensure efficient, high-quality work for unique extrusion needs. We also provide a wide array of technical information to help you design your own extrusions. When needed, our team can offer design assistance and troubleshooting. We can also help you select cost-effective materials that meet required performance levels.

At Elbex, our rubber extrusion design experts are committed to providing the comprehensive design and engineering support your project needs. As trusted experts and consultants, we take pride in providing results that meet and exceed expectations. Contact us today to learn more about our rubber extrusion design solutions and to start your project.

Building Safety: Elbex's Fire-Retardant Rubber Solutions for Construction

Fri, 23 May 2025 14:00:26 GMT

Fire safety is one of the most important considerations in any construction project. The use of fire-retardant materials helps protect occupants and keep flames from spreading. At Elbex, our ability to produce high-quality fire-retardant rubber profiles ensures that public buildings and other construction projects meet even the most stringent fire safety standards while protecting people and property.

Elbex’s Expertise in Fire-Resistant Rubber Products

Fire-resistant rubber products start with the right materials. At Elbex, we start by selecting and formulating rubber compounds that exhibit fire-retardant properties based on the fire safety classifications and standards you need to meet. Materials like specialized neoprene, silicone, and EPDM are all examples of elastomers that provide good fire resistance.

This materials expertise is paired with state-of-the-art manufacturing and customization capabilities. Our processes ensure consistent quality, lasting durability, and tight tolerances so you can have confidence in our rubber extrusions’ reliability for fire resistance and everyday performance. We believe in using a collaborative approach with architects and designers to ensure optimal fire safety performance and seamless integration with building designs.

Benefits of Elbex’s Fire-Retardant Rubber Solutions

With Elbex’s fire-retardant rubber solutions, you can have greater confidence that all parts of your structure are contributing to fire safety. Preventing the spread of fire can provide crucial time for evacuating people and minimizing property damage if a fire occurs. Our fire-retardant materials meet or exceed building codes and regulations to ensure full compliance and maximum safety.

With our rubber extrusions’ durability and resistance to weathering and degradation, you can also minimize maintenance needs as you future-proof a fire-safe environment. And with versatile construction applications for everything from sealing to insulation, you can ensure the entire structure is built to minimize fire danger.

With our commitment to producing high-quality, custom-engineered fire-retardant rubber solutions, you can have confidence in your own ability to enhance the safety of your construction projects. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help with your specific fire safety needs.

Sealing in Savings: Elbex's High-Performance Refrigerator and Freezer Door Gaskets

Fri, 16 May 2025 14:00:30 GMT

Freezer and refrigerator door gaskets play an essential role in ensuring that these appliances are energy efficient, preserve food, and prevent frost buildup. Worn or damaged gaskets can result in significant energy loss, as well as temperature fluctuations that lead to food spoilage – which can prove costly in both residential and commercial kitchens.

As a leading manufacturer of high-quality, durable air barrier seals for refrigerators and freezers, Elbex ensures that your appliances deliver the quality performance your own customers deserve.

The Importance of Airtight Seals in Refrigeration

Properly functioning gaskets are vital in any quality refrigerator or freezer. Properly functioning gaskets prevent the escape of cold air and the entry of warm, humid air. This reduces the compressor’s workload and lowers the appliance’s energy consumption. Keeping out humid air also prevents frost buildup inside freezers, which is a common maintenance issue.

Even more importantly, maintaining consistent internal temperatures extends the shelf life and quality of stored food, preventing spoilage. By reducing energy consumption and food waste, airtight seals can greatly lower costs.

Elbex’s Expertise in Refrigerator and Freezer Door Gaskets

At Elbex, we bring extensive experience with refrigerator and freezer door gaskets to create airtight seals specifically designed for your appliances. We use our knowledge of various elastomers to select materials like flexible PVC, TPE, and silicone that remain flexible at low temperatures, resist tearing and wear, and are food-grade compliant.

We also use state-of-the-art extrusion and molding processes that ensure tight tolerances, consistent quality, and superior sealing performance. Our airtight barriers are designed for durability and longevity, even for demanding or unique applications. We can also collaborate with your manufacturing team to develop custom gasket profiles that match the specific requirements of your refrigerator and freezer models and their door configurations.

Benefits of Choosing Elbex’s Refrigerator and Freezer Door Gaskets

When you work with Elbex, you can have confidence that our precision-designed seals will deliver consistent, long-lasting performance. From materials selection to design, our gaskets will resist cracking, tearing, and compression set, even on frequently used refrigerators and freezers. We also ensure that our gaskets are easy to install and replace, minimizing downtime when maintenance is needed. And with our customization options, we can tailor everything from aesthetics to functionality based on your specific needs.

At Elbex, we are committed to providing high-quality, custom-designed refrigerator door gaskets and air barrier seals for refrigerators and freezers. As an appliance manufacturer or service provider, you can count on Elbex to help you achieve optimal refrigeration performance. Contact us today to learn more.

The Seal of Trust: Why Elbex's ISO Certification Guarantees Expertise and Quality

Fri, 09 May 2025 13:36:49 GMT

At Elbex, we are committed to producing high-quality rubber extrusions, no matter what industry you work in. Why can you trust us? A big part of the reason is because of our ISO (International Organization for Standardization) certification in the manufacturing industry. Here’s a closer look at what this means for our work.

Understanding the Value of ISO Certification

The ISO sets international standards for various industries. It is an independent group that is recognized and respected worldwide for its focus on ensuring that products and systems are safe, high-quality, and consistent. Companies must meet specific requirements to achieve and maintain certification.

An important aspect of ISO certification is that it’s not a “once and done” certification. It requires ongoing adherence, with regular audits to stay certified. Essentially, ISO certification means Elbex operates according to internationally recognized best practices.

Elbex’s Commitment to Quality Through ISO Standards

ISO certification is a reflection of our own standards of customer satisfaction, consistent quality, and continuous improvement. Our ISO-certified Quality Management System (QMS) focuses on understanding and meeting customer needs, including by collecting and applying feedback from our clients.

Our manufacturing processes are documented and controlled to ensure they are consistently applied with every project to ensure product uniformity and quality. At the same time, we proactively look for ways to improve our processes, products, and services, including through corrective and preventive actions when needed.

Why Clients Can Trust Elbex’s Expertise

ISO certification means you can have confidence that our rubber extrusions are manufactured to the highest quality standards, with minimal risk of defects or inconsistencies. Our standardized processes also mean you can enjoy clear communication and well-defined procedures at every step of the process.

With an ISO-certified supplier like Elbex, you can have peace of mind from knowing that we adhere to international best practices, while also being committed to growing long-term, trustworthy partnerships. Our goal is to be a reliable partner you can turn to anytime you need rubber extrusion services.

At Elbex, we’re proud to have obtained ISO certification as a testament to our dedication to quality, customer satisfaction, and continual improvement. Experience the Elbex difference for yourself – contact us today to request a quote or learn more about our ISO-certified work.

D-Section Rubber Seals: A Versatile Solution for Sealing and Protection

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:31:06 GMT

D-section rubber profiles are some of the most commonly used rubber seals, particularly in the automotive, construction, and appliances industries. The distinctive shape of extruded D seals protects components, prevents leaks, and ensures optimal performance. Here’s how Elbex creates high-quality D-section rubber seals for your needs.

What are D-Section Rubber Seals?

A D-section rubber seal is a half-round rubber seal with a distinctive D-shaped cross-section. D-seals are available in a wide range of height and width variations to meet the needs of different applications. Many also utilize adhesive backing for easier installation, or metal inserts for added structural support.

When to Use D-Section Seals

D-seals are especially common in the automotive and construction industries, where they are used to seal doors, windows, and hatches. They create watertight seals that can also reduce noise and vibrations and improve insulation, protecting equipment and components from dust, moisture, and debris.

Because of these and other environmental hazards, D-seal design and material selection must account for temperature, pressure, chemicals, the material’s compatibility with the sealing surface, and the required force to create the seal.

Advantages of D-Section Rubber Seals

D-section rubber seals offer superior sealing performance. When the D-seal is compressed, it creates a tight seal that keeps out leaks and contaminants. Since D-seals can be adapted to different shapes and sizes, they are extremely versatile. They are also typically very easy to install, often using simple press-fit or adhesive applications.

When high-quality materials are used, you can count on D-seals to offer extended durability, while still being more cost-effective than other sealing solutions. The combination of performance and value makes them the go-to choice for many sealing applications.

Why Choose Elbex’s D-Section Seals?

Elbex can help you get the best possible outcomes from using D-seals thanks to our materials expertise and custom design capabilities. Our knowledge of elastomer properties allows us to select the best material for your D-seal application. Our customization capabilities allow us to adapt the shape and size of your D-seal to fit your specific use case, even when tight tolerances are required. We can also help with additional services like vulcanized splicing, cutting, printing, and taping.

Finally, with our state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and rigorous quality control measures, we ensure tight tolerances, consistent quality, and superior performance that meets or exceeds industry standards.

With versatile, high-quality rubber D-section seals and extensive customization capabilities, Elbex offers the versatility and quality you need for your applications. To learn more about our D-section seals, contact us today.

Unlocking the Power of Rubber: Understanding Elastomer Properties for Optimal Performance

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:51:18 GMT

Rubber elastomers are used in countless industries and applications, from automobiles to architecture. However, understanding the physical properties of rubber elastomers is essential for getting the right material for the right application. At Elbex, our deep understanding of elastomer characteristics ensures you’ll get the right match for your project.

Key Properties of Rubber Elastomers

The following properties are critical when considering which rubber elastomer is right for your application:

Elasticity and resilience: Rubber has the ability to deform under stress and then return to its original shape. Important in vibration damping and shock absorption.
Tensile strength and elongation: The ability to stretch and withstand pulling forces without breaking.
Hardness: Is the rubber flexible or rigid? This affects its abrasion resistance and compression set.
Compression set: Compression set is a permanent deformation that occurs after prolonged compression. Long-term sealing or cushioning applications require a low compression set.
Temperature resistance: The elastomer’s ability to withstand high and/or low temperatures – important when considering the application’s operating temperature range.
Chemical resistance: An elastomer’s resistance to any chemicals, oils, and solvents that might be present in its operating environment.
Weathering and ozone resistance: The elastomer’s ability to withstand sunlight, ozone, and other environmental factors are especially important for outdoor applications.

Common Types of Elastomers and Their Applications

The following are some of the most common types of rubber elastomers:

Natural Rubber (NR): Used for tires, footwear, and adhesives, natural rubber is known for offering excellent elasticity, resilience, and tear resistance.
Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR): This cost-effective elastomer offers good abrasion resistance. It is commonly used in tires, conveyor belts, and footwear.
Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM): EPDM offers excellent resistance to weathering, ozone, and heat. As a result, it is the go-to option for rubber roofing, as well as automotive seals and hoses.
Nitrile Rubber (NBR): With resistance to oil, fuel, and chemicals, nitrile is commonly used for automotive and industrial seals and gaskets.
Silicone Rubber (VMQ): Usable in a wide range of temperatures, while also offering excellent electrical insulation properties and biocompatibility, silicone is a top choice for medical devices, cookware, and electronics.
Neoprene Rubber (CR): Neoprene’s flame resistance, oil resistance, and weather resistance means it is frequently used for applications such as wetsuits, adhesives, and automotive components.

Elbex: Your Partner in Elastomer Solutions

At Elbex, we combine an extensive elastomer portfolio (including custom formulations) with industry-leading technical expertise. You can have confidence in our ability to help you choose the right elastomer based on your specific project needs and desired rubber elastomer properties. Contact us today so we can help you make informed materials choices.

Shaping Structures: Elbex's Custom Extruded Rubber for Architectural Applications

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:44:16 GMT

Rubber extrusions play a vital role in modern architecture. Architectural rubber extrusions are used for weatherproofing, sealing and even aesthetics. As an experienced manufacturer of custom extruded rubber for architectural applications, Elbex can provide solutions that meet the specific demands of your architectural projects.

Elbex’s Expertise in Architectural Rubber Solutions

The Elbex team brings decades of experience to produce successful architectural rubber extrusions. We start by using our knowledge of how different rubber compounds like EPDM and silicone match up to different architectural needs, like weather resistance and UV stability. We strive to choose materials that meet performance requirements while still matching the building’s design.

This material knowledge is complemented by our advanced design capabilities. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and processes allow us to ensure tight tolerances and quality control throughout manufacturing. Our use of cutting edge software and engineering expertise, combined with our collaborative focus when working with architects and designers, also enables us to produce high-quality custom extrusions.

Benefits of Elbex’s Custom Rubber Extrusions For Architecture

Custom rubber profiles for architecture offer several distinct advantages. Custom profiles that are adapted to specific architectural needs lead to improved energy efficiency, weatherproofing, acoustics, and fire safety in buildings. The design freedom offered by our custom engineering also allows architects and designers to maintain the building’s aesthetic appeal without sacrificing functionality.

Finally, by ensuring the right material mix is used, you can have confidence that our rubber extrusions will resist weathering and degradation. Long-term performance will greatly reduce your building maintenance costs.

Applications of Elbex’s Architectural Rubber Extrusions

There are many applications for architectural rubber extrusions, but the following are some of the most popular:

Window and door seals: Airtight and watertight seals for doors and windows dramatically improve a building’s energy efficiency. We can create custom profiles that match unique window designs.
Curtain wall systems: Rubber extrusions can help seal and weatherproof curtain wall systems, improving the building’s aesthetics and structural integrity.
Expansion joints: Expansion joints accommodate movement in structures from temperature changes, settling, or soil expansion. This prevents cracks and other potential damage.

For high-quality custom rubber profiles for architecture, you can count on Elbex. With our custom engineering and design capabilities, we are uniquely equipped to help architects, designers, and construction professionals bring their vision to life. Contact us today to get started.

Custom Tooling Expertise: Elbex’s Precision from Start to Finish

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:00:03 GMT

In manufacturing, precise tooling is an absolute must, especially when creating custom extrusions. Outsourcing tooling may seem like a good idea, but this can often lead to delays and poor quality control. Instead, working with Elbex, which offers in-house tool and die design and custom tooling capabilities, can ensure you get the efficiency and quality you need.

The Elbex Advantage: On-Site Tooling for Unmatched Efficiency

In-house tooling provides several noteworthy advantages for your project. First, doing everything in-house eliminates outsourcing costs, which can result in significant cost savings. Doing everything in-house also streamlines the production process, dramatically reducing lead times, minimizing delays, and improving the overall project workflow.

All of this enables us to improve the delivery schedule for your finished products and ensure that deadlines are met. Perhaps most importantly, however, doing everything in-house allows us to maintain meticulous control over the entire process, ensuring that finished seals and gaskets meet quality standards.

Elbex’s Tooling Capabilities: From Design to Production

At Elbex, we offer a wide range of custom tooling capabilities that benefit the entire manufacturing process. We use AutoCAD to create precise 2-D models, which are the foundation for accurate tooling. Our engineers also leverage their industry expertise to optimize tool and die design for specific materials and profiles.

During production, we use wire EDM to create intricate shapes and complex profiles with exceptional precision, as well as sinker EDM to create complex cavities and shapes in dies and molds. Precise cuts and finishes enabled by these processes ensure consistent quality for rubber seals and gaskets, even with intricate designs.

The Elbex Process: A Seamless Experience

By keeping everything in-house, we offer a streamlined experience from start to finish. We begin by assessing your needs and defining tooling requirements during an initial consultation. After this, our engineering team gets to work, using AutoCAD to design and model the tooling.

Once the design phase is complete, we can begin manufacturing in-house, using wire EDM, sinker EDM, and other processes as needed to achieve custom tooling. Rigorous quality control measures are implemented throughout production so that both tool and die design, as well as finished seals and gaskets, meet all necessary quality standards.

With our on-site custom tooling capabilities, Elbex can deliver a seamless experience at every stage of the project, while achieving the consistent quality you need. Contact us today to discuss your custom tooling and extrusion needs.

Rubber Glazing Systems: Framing the Future with Elbex's Expertise

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:00:01 GMT

Quality glazing systems are an essential part of modern construction and design, directly contributing to a building’s aesthetics, performance, and sustainability. Though often overlooked, the rubber components in these systems also play a key role in ensuring weatherproofing, insulation, and structural integrity. With Elbex, you can get the high-quality rubber glazing systems you need to finish the job right.

Elbex’s Comprehensive Rubber Glazing System Solutions

Elbex takes a comprehensive design and manufacturing approach to ensure high-quality outcomes for every rubber glazing system project. This starts by selecting rubber materials that meet key performance requirements, such as UV resistance, weatherability, flexibility, and chemical compatibility.

We then leverage our advanced design capabilities, using state-of-the-art software and engineering expertise to create custom rubber profiles for any glazing application. Through close collaboration with architects and glazing contractors, we create a final product that meets your design standards, while also ensuring tight tolerances and consistent quality control. Additional services like cutting, splicing, adhesive application, and kitting, allow us to provide complete glazing system solutions for your project.

Benefits of Choosing Elbex for Rubber Glazing Systems

Elbex’s rubber glazing systems deliver the consistent quality you need for your construction projects. High-quality rubber components improve a building’s energy efficiency, sound insulation, and weather protection. With superior longevity and weather resistance, our components will minimize ongoing maintenance costs.

In addition, our ability to create custom rubber glazing profiles enables architects and designers to achieve unique aesthetic visions without compromising performance. As the single, experienced partner for all rubber glazing system needs, working with us will greatly streamline your project.

Applications of Elbex’s Rubber Glazing Systems

Elbex’s rubber glazing systems can be used in a wide variety of residential, commercial, and industrial settings. For example, our rubber gaskets and seals ensure airtight and watertight curtain wall construction. Our rubber profiles can be adapted for a wide range of residential and commercial door and window types to maximize energy efficiency and reduce noise. Our rubber glazing systems can even be used for skylights, atriums, and other unique architectural designs, creating the perfect blend of aesthetics and weather resistance.

Regardless of your specific glazing application needs, you can count on Elbex to provide high-quality, custom-engineered rubber glazing system solutions for construction and design work. Contact us today to learn more about our glazing system portfolio and how we help you achieve your specific project vision.

Elbex's Custom Oven Door Seals for Superior Performance

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT

Whether they’re being used in a home or restaurant, oven door seals are essential for maintaining consistent temperatures, preventing heat loss, and ensuring efficient cooking. Oven door seals must be able to stand up to extreme temperatures, food residue, and frequent use to ensure lasting quality and performance. With Elbex, you can have confidence that your custom rubber door seals and gaskets for oven doors will deliver the lasting performance you need.

Elbex’s Expertise in Oven Door Seal Manufacturing

Elbex’s expertise in oven door seal manufacturing ensures consistent, quality results. This starts with our knowledge of high-temperature resistant rubber compounds that are suitable for oven door seals. Materials that can withstand extreme heat, resist compression set, and are food-grade compliant are essential for oven doors.

We pair our material knowledge with precision manufacturing and custom design and engineering capabilities. Our extrusion, molding, and vulcanization processes ensure tight tolerances and consistent quality and performance for oven door seals – even when we need to create custom-shaped seals and gaskets that match specific oven door designs and sealing requirements. Performance, longevity, and reliability are the Elbex way.

Benefits of Elbex’s Oven Door Seals

With custom oven door seals from Elbex, you can ensure higher-quality outcomes for your ovens. Our door seals prevent heat leakage and ensure even cooking through consistent oven temperatures. This enables better cooking results by providing users more precise control.

Quality oven door seals also lower the energy consumption and operating costs associated with the oven. Finally, by protecting heat-sensitive components, oven seals and gaskets can extend the appliance’s lifespan.

Applications of Elbex’s Oven Door Seals

Regardless of the type of oven you manufacture, Elbex’s oven door seals can get the job done. We can produce custom oven door seals for standard residential kitchen ovens and ranges, high-temperature commercial ovens used in restaurants, bakeries, and other food service establishments, and even industrial ovens used in manufacturing. We adapt material blends and other attributes as needed to ensure consistent, dependable quality, regardless of the type of oven the seal will be used for.

Whatever your manufacturing needs, Elbex can provide high-quality custom-designed oven door seals that will enhance the performance, efficiency, and longevity of your ovens. Contact us today to discuss your specific oven door sealing needs or to learn more about our custom design capabilities.

Water Control - Securing the Flow with Elbex's Custom Rubber Solutions

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:00:05 GMT

Reliable water control systems are critical for public health, environmental protection, and industrial efficiency. These systems must be protected against leaks, contamination, and damage – and rubber water barriers and gaskets for drinking water systems play a vital role in achieving these outcomes. At Elbex, we produce the custom rubber extrusions that the water control industry needs to achieve these important outcomes, including specialized silicone seals and gaskets.

Elbex’s Expertise in Water Control Solutions

Our expertise in water solutions starts with our understanding of different rubber compounds, such as silicone and nitrile, as well as how these and other materials are suitable for potable water, wastewater, or irrigation. Materials must be safe for transporting drinking water, resistant to chemicals and microbial growth, and able to withstand varying water pressures and temperatures.

We combine this material knowledge with custom design and precision manufacturing capabilities. Our engineers can create custom rubber extrusions to fit specific water control systems and equipment, and then use state-of-the-art manufacturing to ensure consistent quality and performance that will improve the reliability and longevity of your water control solutions.

Benefits of Elbex’s Custom Rubber Parts for Water Control

Custom rubber parts for water control deliver a much higher level of performance than standard parts. Custom seals and gaskets create powerful water barriers that prevent leaks for more sustainable water management. These same solutions also maintain water quality by preventing contaminant exposure, which ensures the safety of drinking water systems.

Better yet, custom rubber parts offer more versatile and adaptable solutions. Rubber extrusions can be configured for pipes, valves, pumps, filtration systems, and irrigation equipment, aiding in a wide variety of water control needs. And with a custom fit, you can have confidence that the parts will offer greater durability and longevity, reducing the downtime and costs associated with repairs and replacements.

Applications in the Water Control Industry

Rubber gaskets and seals have several applications in the water control industry. Some of the most noteworthy include the use of gaskets for drinking water systems, which ensure safe and reliable delivery of potable water. Seals and gaskets also help prevent leaks and contamination in water treatment facilities, and enable efficient filtration, water use, and pollution control in industrial facilities.

With Elbex’s high-quality custom rubber solutions, you can have confidence that your water control systems will provide safe and reliable performance. Whether you are a water industry professional or part of a municipality looking to improve water control performance, you can count on our rubber solutions to help you achieve your water management goals. Contact us today to learn more.

Construction Solutions - Building Success with Rubber: Elbex's Extruded Solutions

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Construction is one of the most demanding industries on the planet – and this work frequently requires high-quality rubber components such as gaskets, pipe seals and ramps, and silicone sheeting. At Elbex, our expertise in producing essential components such as expansion joints, custom rubber extruded D-seals, and U-channels enables us to provide the reliable sealing, weatherproofing, and protection that are required for successful construction outcomes.

Elbex’s Expertise in Construction-Focused Rubber Extrusions

At Elbex, our decades of industry expertise make us well-suited for producing construction-focused rubber extrusions. This starts with a deep understanding of rubber compounds and their suitability for different construction applications, including our accounting for hazards like UV exposure, extreme temperatures, moisture, and harsh chemicals.

We combine this knowledge with expertise in custom engineering to create rubber extrusions that meet the unique needs of your construction application. We believe in a collaborative approach between our engineers and your team to ensure the perfect fit. Once the design has been finalized, we then utilize our state-of-the-art manufacturing processes to ensure tight tolerances, consistent quality, and superior performance for custom rubber extruded D-seals, U-channel profiles, and other rubber extrusions.

Benefits of Elbex’s Rubber Extrusions in Construction

Rubber seals and gaskets offer several important benefits in construction work. For example, custom seals and gaskets stop water and air infiltration, preventing damage and improving overall energy efficiency. Custom rubber solutions further enhance the comfort of an indoor environment thanks to their noise and vibration dampening capabilities.

Our expansion joints are especially beneficial in construction settings. Expansion joints accommodate temperature-related movement in structures, preventing cracks and structural damage. This protects the building from environmental degradation over time, increasing its safety and longevity.

Applications in Construction

Rubber gaskets and seals are used in a wide range of construction applications. For example, custom rubber extruded D-seals and U-channels prevent drafts, water leaks, and energy loss in doors and windows. Silicone sheeting in construction helps waterproof and seal roofs, while gaskets and seals can also help waterproof building facades. Finally, pipe seals and ramps offer much-needed protection for pipes and cables during and after construction work.

Performance, durability, and safety are all top priorities on construction projects. At Elbex, we are committed to providing high-quality, custom-designed rubber extrusions that help you achieve exactly that. Visit us online to learn more about our construction product portfolio, or contact us today to discuss your specific construction project needs.

Machinery Performance: Heavy Duty Solutions with Elbex's Custom Extruded Rubber Parts

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:00:03 GMT

Heavy machinery operates in some of the most intense working environments – and this makes durable, high-performance components an absolute must. This is especially true when it comes to the custom extruded rubber parts used in heavy machinery. The right fit, material, and functionality is key to optimizing performance and longevity of both rubber components and the machinery itself. As a manufacturer of custom rubber gaskets and custom extruded rubber parts, Elbex is positioned to help address your heavy machinery needs.

Elbex’s Expertise in Custom Rubber Parts

Elbex provides a high level of expertise to ensure quality outcomes when producing custom rubber parts for heavy machinery. This starts with our in-depth knowledge of different rubber compounds that can be used in various applications, such as EPDM, nitrile, and silicone. Choosing materials that meet needed requirements for extreme temperatures, harsh chemicals, abrasion, and heavy loads is a crucial first step.

Our material mastery is paired with custom design and engineering capabilities. We combine cutting-edge software, our own design expertise, and a collaborative approach between engineers and clients to produce custom rubber gaskets and custom extruded rubber parts that meet precise performance requirements. Once the design is finalized, our state-of-the-art manufacturing processes of extrusion, molding, and vulcanization ensure tight tolerances, consistent quality, and superior performance for every heavy machinery application.

Benefits of Elbex’s Custom Rubber Parts for Machinery

Custom-designed rubber parts offer several noteworthy benefits. First, custom-designed components enhance machine performance and efficiency thanks to precise sealing, cushioning, and vibration damping. With high-quality materials and a precise fit, you enjoy greater longevity and durability, reducing the need for rubber gasket replacements that would cause lengthy downtime.

These benefits don’t just apply to the rubber gaskets themselves. Custom-fit parts also reduce wear and tear on the machinery by providing a higher level of protection and cushioning. This also improves workplace safety by helping prevent leaks and other equipment malfunctions.

Applications in Heavy Machinery

Elbex’s custom rubber parts are used in several industries that rely on heavy machinery. Our custom parts fill a wide range of applications in construction equipment such as bulldozers and excavators, agricultural equipment like tractors and harvesters, and other heavy equipment in industries such as forestry, material handling, and transportation. Our wide-ranging experience enables us to deliver meaningful solutions for every need.

By providing high-quality custom rubber parts, Elbex can help enhance the performance, safety, and longevity of your heavy machinery. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you improve your equipment and operations with custom extruded rubber parts.

Beyond Standard: Industrial Rubber Profiles for Demanding Applications

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:00:01 GMT

Industrial manufacturing processes require precision and performance. However, it’s not always easy to find the materials that will withstand the harsh conditions and specific functional requirements present in an industrial environment. At Elbex, our specialized rubber profiles for industrial manufacturing ensure optimal performance, longevity, and cost-effectiveness for your application.

Understanding Industrial Rubber Profiles

Industrial rubber profiles play a key role in a wide range of industrial and manufacturing activities by providing sealing, insulation, protection, and vibration dampening. They include extruded profiles (including U-channels, L-shapes, and T-shapes), molded profiles (such as custom shapes and seals with complex geometries), and sheet rubber with die-cut profiles. At Elbex, we can customize these profiles to better match the specific needs of your application.

A wide range of industries rely on rubber profiles during the manufacturing process, including the automotive, construction, appliance, mass transit, and architectural fields. Rubber profiles serve a wide range of roles, including as gaskets and seals in machinery to absorb vibrations, or as door and window seals to prevent leaks.

Materials and Properties

Industrial rubber profiles can be made from several different rubber compounds, including EPDM, nitrile, silicone, and neoprene. Each of these materials offers varying levels of resistance to abrasion, chemical exposure, extreme temperatures, UV exposure, moisture, and other hazards.

At Elbex, we work with you to determine which material will be best based on your performance needs and environmental factors affecting your application.

Choosing the Right Rubber Profile

Choosing the right rubber profile requires examining the specific needs of your industrial application. For example, will the profile be involved in sealing, insulating, or offering protection against vibrations? What environmental conditions will be present? Do you want to prioritize flexibility, hardness, or durability with your profiles? And of course, what solution will be cost-effective while still delivering the desired performance?

By considering these questions together, we can determine the best solution for your application.

Durable industrial rubber profiles can enhance the performance and efficiency of various industrial and manufacturing processes – but only if they are made with quality materials and feature the right design specifications. Contact Elbex today to request a quote or schedule a design consultation to see how we can meet your industrial rubber profile needs.

Choosing the Right Dishwasher Gaskets: Watertight and Worry-Free

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:00:03 GMT

A leaking dishwasher can be incredibly frustrating and problematic for its owners, with the potential for damage to the machine itself and widespread water damage in the kitchen. For manufacturers, this makes utilizing high-quality dishwasher rubber seals and high-quality silicone gaskets for dishwashers essential for providing reliable performance without risking costly leaks for customers.

Types of Dishwasher Seals

Dishwashers actually utilize multiple types of seals to prevent leaks. The door seal and gasket is the most noticeable to users, as this creates a watertight seal between the dishwasher’s door and the tub. The tub gasket also plays a vital role in preventing leaks between the dishwasher tub and the surrounding countertop and cabinets. Finally, pump seals, hose seals, and spray arm seals help ensure the proper performance of these components by preventing vibrations and leaks.

Materials and Durability

Silicone and rubber are the most commonly used materials for dishwasher seals. These seals are exposed to heat, moisture, detergents, and food particles, which can accelerate wear and tear. Generally speaking, silicone offers better resistance to extreme temperatures, as well as oils, fats, and grease. However, rubber is more tear-resistant. As such, consider the dishwasher’s temperature settings and intended usage environment as part of your materials selection.

Signs of a Failing Dishwasher Seal

Even with the right materials and design, a dishwasher seal can fail over time. The most obvious sign of a failing seal is a leak – water pooling beneath the dishwasher. Mold growth, musty odors, or decreased cleaning performance could also indicate that a seal is deteriorating. Using high-quality materials and the right design will optimize the performance and longevity of dishwasher seals and gaskets.

High-quality water-resistant seals and gaskets are essential for preventing leaks and ensuring optimal performance in dishwashers. By emphasizing these elements during the design and manufacturing process, you can deliver quality outcomes to your customers. Contact Elbex today to learn more about how we can help produce dishwasher rubber seals and gaskets that meet your manufacturing needs.

Noise Reduction Rubber Seals for Buses and Railcars: The Unsung Hero of Passenger Comfort

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Smooth Rides, Happy Passengers: Elbex's Vibration Damping Solutions for Transit Vehicles

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:00:07 GMT

Transit vehicles play an important role in getting commuters from place to place, but all too often, vibration and noise can disrupt the experience. Vibration and noise don’t just create an uncomfortable ride for passengers, they can also result in equipment wear and tear and structural stress. Effective vibration damping for transit vehicles from Elbex can go a long way in enhancing the passenger experience, extending vehicle lifespans, and ensuring safety.

Understanding Vibration in Transit Vehicles
Transit vehicles experience many sources of vibration. For example, transit buses could experience vibrations from the engine and road surface, while trains often experience track irregularities. Strong vibrations put added stress on engine mounts and structural joints, while also creating discomfort for passengers.

Elbex’s Vibration Damping Solutions

Elbex manufactures a variety of vibration resistant gaskets for transit systems, combining material expertise and precision engineering to produce dependable results. Our team selects the ideal material for each application (such as EPDM, natural rubber, or neoprene) based on the application’s temperature, environmental conditions, and other factors.

We then use advanced engineering techniques such as finite element analysis and vibration testing to optimize performance as we design, manufacture, and customize gaskets and seals for vibration damping purposes.

Benefits of Elbex’s Vibration Damping Solutions
Elbex’ vibration damping solutions offer a host of benefits. Most notable is improved passenger comfort thanks to reduced noise and vibration. A smooth, pleasant ride ensures passengers will return in the future!
Even more importantly, vibration damping protects critical components from damage, reducing maintenance costs and increasing vehicle longevity. By minimizing structural stress and fatigue, these solutions also enhance the safety of mass transit vehicles.

Applications in Transit Systems

Transit vibration control solutions have many applications in both buses and trains and light rail vehicles. In buses and coaches, gaskets and seals are placed in engine mounts, suspension systems, and body panels to reduce vibration and noise. In trains and light rail systems, gaskets and seals help isolate vibration from the track to improve passenger comfort.

If you need help with transit vibration control for your vehicles, contact us today or visit us online to learn more about our mass transit solutions. Our material expertise and customization capabilities will help you get effective results for your vibration damping needs.

Elevate Your Driving Experience: Elbex's Premium EPDM Rubber Seals for Car Doors and Windows

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:00:08 GMT

Car door seals and window gaskets may seem small, but they play an outsized role in creating a comfortable and quiet driving experience. Window and door seals for cars directly impact noise levels, weatherproofing, and energy efficiency, which makes using high-quality materials an absolute must. When you work with Elbex, you can have confidence that you’ll get high-quality EPDM rubber gaskets for car doors and windows.

The Elbex Advantage: Superior Car Door Seals and Window Gaskets

Elbex has the capabilities to produce high-quality window gaskets and car door seals. This starts with our material expertise, in which we select and formulate EPDM compounds that meet the demanding requirements of car door and window seals. These compounds offer excellent weather resistance, UV stability, ozone resistance, flexibility, and durability to ensure they stand the test of time.

In addition, our advanced manufacturing techniques ensure precise dimensions, consistent quality, and superior sealing performance for all door seals and window gaskets. This also applies to our custom seals and gaskets, which can be designed to fit any vehicle make or model–including vintage and specialty vehicles. By providing the perfect fit, you get dependable performance.

Benefits of Elbex’s Automotive Seals and Gaskets

Automotive seals and gaskets provide several important vehicle performance benefits. Window and door seals for cars help reduce road and wind noise to ensure a more enjoyable and comfortable ride. These seals and gaskets also prevent water, dust, and debris from entering the vehicle to keep your interior clean and dry. They also improve the car’s energy efficiency by preventing air loss, making it easier to maintain comfortable temperatures inside the car.

All of these attributes are backed by the incredible longevity and durability of our seals and gaskets. The long lifespan of Elbex's EPDM rubber seals and gaskets helps prevent the need for frequent replacements, saving car owners time and money.

At Elbex, we are committed to providing high-quality EPDM rubber seals and gaskets for automotive applications. Whether you need standard or customized solutions, our experienced team and cutting-edge equipment will ensure that your window gaskets, car door seals, and other automotive components will stand the test of time. Contact us to learn more about our personalized solutions.

Quieting the Noise: Elbex's Rubber Gaskets for Appliance Noise Reduction

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:00:05 GMT

Noise pollution is an increasingly common concern today, especially in regards to household and commercial appliances. Noisy appliances can negatively impact quality of life by making it harder to hold everyday conversations or focus on tasks. With Elbex, you can ensure that your equipment operates quietly thanks to our noise control seals and rubber gaskets for noise reduction in appliances.

Noise Control and the Importance of Sealing

All appliances generate noise as part of their regular operation. Vibrations, friction, and air movement all contribute to noise — and without proper sealing, sound levels can become quite disruptive. Noise control seals and gaskets create effective barriers that limit vibrations and air movement to prevent excess noise.

Elbex’s Expertise in Noise Control Seals and Gaskets

Elbex is uniquely equipped to design and manufacture effective noise control seals and gaskets. Different rubber materials such as EPDM, silicone, and neoprene, offer varying levels of sound dampening and vibration absorption. We can help you choose the right material based on sound reduction needs and other application requirements.

In addition, our advanced engineering tools and techniques, combined with in-house expertise in designing gaskets and seals that perfectly fit your appliance components, ensure optimal noise isolation for any appliance.

Benefits of Elbex’s Noise Control Solutions

Seals and rubber gaskets for noise reduction in appliances ensure quieter performance from your appliances, which can greatly improve customer satisfaction. These noise control solutions also frequently help reduce vibrations, which can improve appliance performance and longevity through reduced wear and tear. For some appliance applications, these solutions can even help ensure that manufacturers meet noise emission standards.

Applications of Elbex’s Noise Control Gaskets and Seals

Our noise control gaskets and seals can be used in a wide range of applications, including household appliances, commercial equipment, and automotive applications. Whether used in a dishwasher, refrigerator, industrial machinery, or car doors and windows, improved sound control ultimately creates a better end user experience.

At Elbex, our team is dedicated to providing high-quality noise control solutions with rubber gaskets and seals. With our custom design capabilities, we are confident in our ability to address your noise reduction needs. To learn more about our noise control seals and rubber gaskets for noise reduction in appliances or to request a quote, visit us online .

Elbex: Elevating Architectural Design with Precision Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:00:41 GMT

Rubber extrusions play several significant roles in modern architecture. From promoting energy efficiency and improving aesthetics to functionality-focused needs like sealing and weatherproofing, rubber extrusions help address the specific challenges faced by architects and builders. At Elbex, our ability to provide custom rubber extrusions for your architectural application will help your projects enjoy long-term success.

Elbex’s Expertise in Architectural Rubber Extrusions

When you work with Elbex, you get true experts in architectural rubber extrusions. This expertise starts with materials selection, where we use our knowledge of various rubber compounds and their suitability for different environments to select the right option for your needs. Accounting for weather resistance, UV stability, longevity, and other factors ensures the best possible performance.

Our team also offers custom design and engineering, creating custom profiles, shapes, and sizes to match your specific architectural designs and requirements. We view this as a collaborative process between our team and yours to optimize the functionality and aesthetics of every extrusion. And thanks to our precision manufacturing, you can count on tight tolerances, consistent quality, and superior performance every time.

Architectural Applications of Elbex’s Rubber Extrusions

Our rubber extrusions can be used in a wide range of key architectural applications. Rubber extrusions help create airtight and watertight seals for windows and doors to improve energy efficiency and prevent drafts and weather damage. Rubber gaskets can also be used for sealing and weatherproofing curtain wall systems to maintain a building’s structural integrity and energy performance.

Rubber expansion joints are another key architectural application. By helping to accommodate movement caused by thermal expansion and contraction, these extrusions prevent cracks and leaks in buildings. Dependable rubber extrusions can significantly improve the stability and longevity of any structure.

At Elbex, we are firmly committed to providing high-quality custom rubber extrusions for the architectural industry. No matter what type of extrusion you need for your architectural application, our team can make it happen. Contact us today to learn more about what we can do for you.

Butyl Rubber Extrusions: Elbex's Choice for Unrivaled Gas and Moisture Sealing

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:25 GMT

Sealing gas and moisture with a rubber extrusion is essential in many work environments–but to do this effectively, the right type of rubber must be used. For these types of applications, butyl rubber is the go-to choice thanks to its exceptional gas and moisture impermeability, chemical resistance, and flexibility. At Elbex, our expert team can help you utilize butyl rubber to create high-quality extrusions that meet these important needs.

Butyl Rubber: The Unsung Hero of Sealing Technology

Butyl rubber’s unique properties make it a highly valuable and versatile option when sealing technology is needed. Its unique molecular structure makes it nearly impermeable to gasses and moisture. This makes it ideal for applications that require airtight and watertight seals.

In addition, butyl offers impressive chemical resistance, ensuring longevity and reliability thanks to its resistance to a wide range of chemicals, acids, and bases. This is rounded out by the ability to maintain elasticity over a temperature range and impressive weathering resistance. This ensures that seals remain effective even in tough conditions.

Elbex’s Expertise in Butyl Rubber Extrusions

When you turn to Elbex for butyl rubber extensions, you gain access to industry-leading expertise. We can custom-formulate butyl rubber compounds based on your unique needs, adjusting properties like hardness, color, and flame retardancy for your application. Our engineering team can also design complex butyl rubber profiles and shapes for specialized applications.

Our processes ensure precise, dependable results. Our extrusion process ensures consistent quality and dimensions to achieve optimal performance for every butyl rubber extrusion. Rigorous testing protocols are utilized throughout production to ensure each butyl rubber extrusion meets or exceeds industry standards for sealing performance and durability.

Applications of Elbex’s Butyl Rubber Extrusions

Butyl rubber extrusions can be used for a wide range of applications. For example, in the automotive industry, butyl’s exceptional sealing properties make it ideal for seals for car doors, windows, and sunroofs, and even in gaskets for engine components. In construction, butyl’s resistance to moisture, UV radiation, and ozone makes it perfect for weatherstripping, roofing membranes, and expansion joints.

With a wide range of standard and custom rubber extrusion capabilities, Elbex can help you use butyl rubber to manage your gas and moisture sealing needs. Contact us today for a free consultation to discuss your project’s specific needs.

SBR Rubber Extrusions: Elbex's Formula for Strength, Durability, and Versatility

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:00:11 GMT

Rubber extrusions play a valuable role in a wide range of industries. Of course, the right type of rubber for a particular application may vary based on its properties and the nature of the application. At Elbex, we’re proud to offer a variety of rubber materials, including SBR (Styrene Butadiene Rubber). With its abrasion resistance, flexibility, and impact resistance, SBR is well-suited for the creation of high-performance extrusions.

SBR: A Deep Dive Into its Advantages
SBR has several distinct traits that make it an excellent choice for many applications. SBR is exceptionally resistant to wear and tear, making it ideal for applications with friction or high contact. It can also maintain its elasticity over a wide temperature range, ensuring consistent performance even in variable conditions. SBR also has strong impact resistance. Its ability to absorb shocks and impacts makes it well suited for cushioning and vibration dampening applications.
Even with these advantageous performance characteristics, SBR is surprisingly affordable. Its cost effectiveness makes it a highly practical choice.

Elbex’s Expertise in SBR Extrusions
At Elbex, our team has ample experience developing and manufacturing SBR extrusions. Our custom formulation experience enables us to tailor SBR compounds to your needs, including the adjustment of properties like hardness, color, and UV resistance. We can also design complex profiles and custom shapes for specialized applications.
Regardless of whether you need standard or custom extrusions, our state-of-the-art extrusion process ensures precise dimensions, consistent quality, and optimal performance–every time. Rigorous quality assurance protocols throughout the process ensure that every SBR extrusion meets the highest possible quality standards.

Applications of Elbex’s SBR Extrusions
SBR extrusions are used in a wide range of applications. In the automotive industry, SBR extrusions are commonly found in seals, gaskets, weatherstripping, and other components that require durability and abrasion resistance.
SBR extrusions play a similar role in construction when used in window and door seals, while also commonly being used for expansion joints or vibration dampening elements. In manufacturing, the resilience and flexibility of SBR makes it an excellent choice for conveyor belts, hoses, gaskets, and other industrial applications.
When you choose Elbex for your SBR extrusions, you can have confidence in the quality and customization options that are made possible through our team’s expertise. Contact us today to discuss your specific extrusion needs.

Butyl Rubber Extrusions: Elbex's Choice for Unrivaled Gas and Moisture Sealing

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:00:14 GMT

Butyl Rubber: The Unsung Hero of Sealing Technology

Elbex’s Expertise in Butyl Rubber Extrusions

Applications of Elbex’s Butyl Rubber Extrusions
Butyl rubber extrusions can be used for a wide range of applications. For example, in the automotive industry, butyl’s exceptional sealing properties make it ideal for seals for car doors, windows, and sunroofs, and even in gaskets for engine components. In construction, butyl’s resistance to moisture, UV radiation, and ozone makes it perfect for weatherstripping, roofing membranes, and expansion joints.

Rubber Gaskets and Seals: The Elbex Difference in Sealing Success:

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:00:37 GMT

Gaskets and seals play a critical role in so many industries–from automotive and mass transit to construction and manufacturing. High-quality, reliable gaskets and seals prevent leaks, contamination, equipment failure, and other hazards. To get the quality gaskets and seals you need for your applications, working with the design and manufacturing experts at Elbex is an absolute must.

The Elbex Advantage: Superior Quality, Performance, and Customization

Working with Elbex provides several distinct advantages you won’t find anywhere else. Our in-depth knowledge and experience with different rubber materials enables us to select the ideal material for each application based on your specific requirements, such as the temperature resistance or compression set. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities offer extrusion, molding, vulcanization, and more, all while using rigorous quality control measures to ensure dimensional accuracy and quality performance with every part.

Perhaps most valuable, however, is our ability to design custom gaskets and seals for unique applications. We take a collaborative approach to develop solutions with our clients, using advanced design software and prototyping to develop the right gasket or seal for your needs.

The Elbex Difference: Beyond the Product

Our commitment to you goes beyond simply providing a finished product. Our technical expertise in sealing technology and industry best practices enables us to provide technical support, troubleshooting, and design assistance at any stage of your project.

Our team is also determined to provide quality results. As an ISO-certified facility, we adhere to strict quality standards while also striving for continuous improvement and innovation in rubber gasket and seal manufacturing. We pair this expertise with a customer-centric approach that aims to exceed expectations with responsive communication, on-time delivery, and personalized service.

Applications Across Industries

Our gaskets and seals are used in a variety of applications across many industries. For example, in the automotive industry, our gaskets and seals are used in engines, transmissions, doors, windows, and other critical automotive components. In construction, gaskets and seals enhance energy efficiency and weatherproofing in windows, doors, facades, and other building elements. Similar applications can be found in industrial, water control, mass transit, appliances, and other important industries.

No matter what industry you work in, our wide range of rubber gasket and seal products–including custom products–can help meet the needs of your application. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation to discuss your project.

SBR Rubber Extrusions: Elbex's Formula for Strength, Durability, and Versatility

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:15:06 GMT

SBR: A Deep Dive Into its Advantages

SBR has several distinct traits that make it an excellent choice for many applications. SBR is exceptionally resistant to wear and tear, making it ideal for applications with friction or high contact. It can also maintain its elasticity over a wide temperature range, ensuring consistent performance even in variable conditions. SBR also has strong impact resistance. Its ability to absorb shocks and impacts makes it well suited for cushioning and vibration dampening applications.

Even with these advantageous performance characteristics, SBR is surprisingly affordable. Its cost effectiveness makes it a highly practical choice.

Elbex’s Expertise in SBR Extrusions

At Elbex, our team has ample experience developing and manufacturing SBR extrusions. Our custom formulation experience enables us to tailor SBR compounds to your needs, including the adjustment of properties like hardness, color, and UV resistance. We can also design complex profiles and custom shapes for specialized applications.

Regardless of whether you need standard or custom extrusions, our state-of-the-art extrusion process ensures precise dimensions, consistent quality, and optimal performance–every time. Rigorous quality assurance protocols throughout the process ensure that every SBR extrusion meets the highest possible quality standards.

Applications of Elbex’s SBR Extrusions

SBR extrusions are used in a wide range of applications. In the automotive industry, SBR extrusions are commonly found in seals, gaskets, weatherstripping, and other components that require durability and abrasion resistance.

SBR extrusions play a similar role in construction when used in window and door seals, while also commonly being used for expansion joints or vibration dampening elements. In manufacturing, the resilience and flexibility of SBR makes it an excellent choice for conveyor belts, hoses, gaskets, and other industrial applications.

When you choose Elbex for your SBR extrusions, you can have confidence in the quality and customization options that are made possible through our team’s expertise. Contact us today to discuss your specific extrusion needs.

Neoprene Rubber: The Versatile Powerhouse of Sealing Solutions – Elbex Leads the Way

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:00:16 GMT

The right material can make all the difference for your rubber application–and one of the best options available today is neoprene. Neoprene’s flexibility, durability, and chemical resistance make it a go-to option for a wide range of industries, playing a critical role in sealing applications and protecting systems from leaks, contaminants, and environmental damage. At Elbex, our expert team is uniquely suited to produce high-quality, custom neoprene gaskets and seals to meet your needs.

Unlocking the Power of Neoprene: Advantages

Neoprene has several distinct advantages for rubber applications. It offers tremendous flexibility and durability, making it ideal for gaskets that need to withstand compression, stretching, and bending while maintaining a tight seal.

Neoprene also offers strong resistance against a wide variety of chemicals, oils, solvents, and weathering, allowing it to withstand even the toughest environments. As part of this, neoprene performs effectively at high and low temperatures, ensuring consistent performance at all times.

Elbex's Neoprene Expertise: Engineered for Excellence

Drawing on decades of industry experience, the Elbex team has the skills you need for all neoprene applications. We can formulate custom neoprene compounds to meet your specific requirements, including flame resistance, oil resistance, and low-temperature flexibility. Our precise, advanced manufacturing processes ensure consistent quality, performance, and dimensions for each finished gasket and seal.

In addition to offering innovative design and custom formulation to address the needs of challenging applications, our commitment to quality control puts each part through rigorous testing to ensure it meets and exceeds industry standards.

Beyond Gaskets: Elbex's Full Spectrum of Neoprene Solutions

While gaskets are one of our go-to solutions, we can manufacture a broad range of neoprene products for different applications. Other neoprene products we manufacture include seals (such as O-rings, U-cups, and V-seals), tubing and profiles for insulation, vibration dampening, and weatherstripping applications, and even custom solutions to address unique challenges.

Elbex is your trusted partner for neoprene rubber. By combining our deep knowledge of neoprene with a customer-centric approach, our track record for quality is second to none–especially when it comes to custom solutions. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation to discuss your neoprene rubber needs.

Rubber Glazing Systems for Optimal Sealing and Performance: Elbex's Precision Goes Beyond the Frame

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:00:15 GMT

Glazing systems are one of the most important elements of any structure. From windows and doors to curtain walls and skylights, glazing systems can play a major role in a structure’s weatherproofing, energy efficiency, noise reduction, and aesthetics. At Elbex, our team provides high-quality rubber glazing systems designed to meet these and other challenges.

Rubber Glazing Systems: More Than Just a Seal

The primary function of rubber glazing systems is to create a watertight and airtight seal. This provides essential protection from the elements–but glazing systems can do much more than that.

A well-designed glazing system will also enhance a structure’s energy efficiency by reducing heat transfer and air leakage, directly lowering energy costs. Rubber glazing systems also help dampen sound for a more comfortable indoor environment. And with a variety of colors and finishes available from Elbex, rubber glazing can even enhance your building’s curb appeal!

Elbex’s Expertise in Custom Glazing Solutions

At Elbex, our team draws on decades of experience in crafting custom glazing solutions to meet your specific needs. We believe in a collaborative approach that draws on our team’s technical expertise to work with you to find a solution that meets your glazing requirements.

With diverse materials such as EPDM and silicone, as well as the ability to produce custom gasket and seal profiles to match any glazing configuration, we’ll create the perfect solution.

Elbex’s Extensive Custom Services

We offer a broad range of custom services to deliver on your rubber glazing system needs. Our services include cutting and splicing rubber glazing systems to precise lengths for seamless installation, offering pressure-sensitive, heat-activated and other adhesive application options to secure the glazing in place, and custom printing or markings for branding, identification, or compliance. We also can package and kit glazing systems for easy installation and provide ongoing technical support throughout the project.

At Elbex, we are fully committed to providing top-quality rubber glazing systems that are customized to your specific needs. Contact us today to learn more about our range of glazing products and services and how we can elevate your next project.

Rubber Expansion Joints: How Elbex's Precision-Engineering is Mastering Movement

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:00:12 GMT

Rubber expansion joints play a critical role in managing movement, vibration, and thermal expansion in various structures and systems in applications such as piping systems, HVAC, and construction. As an industry leader in designing and manufacturing high-quality rubber expansion joints, Elbex helps ensure that your application’s expansion joints adhere to all material and regulatory requirements to deliver dependable performance.

The Elbex Advantage: Superior Rubber Expansion Joint Solutions

Why can you count on Elbex for rubber expansion joint solutions? It starts with our in-depth knowledge of rubber compounds, which allows us to select the optimal material (EPDM, Neoprene, Nitrile, etc.) for each application's specific requirements. Our extensive industry experience also enables us to design and manufacture custom rubber expansion joints to meet unique size, shape, pressure, and movement specifications.

Finally, there is our commitment to quality. We use rigorous testing and adhere to industry standards to ensure long-lasting, reliable performance for every project.

Applications Across Industries

Elbex’s expansion joints are used in many applications across a wide range of industries. For example, they are often used to protect piping systems from damage from thermal expansion, vibrations, and seismic activity. Expansion joints can also ensure flexibility and prevent stress in HVAC ductwork, piping, and equipment.

Expansion joints are especially vital in bridges, buildings, and other structures, where they help accommodate movement and prevent cracking. With additional applications in marine, power generation, and manufacturing, rubber expansion joints are truly versatile.

Types of Rubber Expansion Joints

Elbex produces several types of rubber expansion joints, including single arch joints that accommodate axial movement and multiple arch designs that provide greater flexibility for multi-directional movement. Both flanged and unflanged expansion joints are available.

Most importantly, our ability to create unique expansion joint designs enables us to meet specific project needs where standard designs won’t be sufficient. No matter what type of expansion joint you need, Elbex can help bring it to life.

With high-level engineering support, technical expertise, and dedication to customer satisfaction, you can count on Elbex to deliver top-quality rubber expansion joints for any application. Contact us today to learn more about our full range of rubber expansion joint products and services or to request a quote.

Powering Industry with Precision: Elbex's Custom Rubber Extrusions for Manufacturing & Industrial Needs

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:00:04 GMT

Manufacturing and industrial applications face a variety of unique challenges, including extreme environments and strict regulatory standards that result in very specific material requirements. Rubber extrusions play a vital role in addressing these needs by absorbing movement, preventing damage, sealing systems, and more. As a leader in providing custom rubber extrusions, you can count on Elbex to create solutions tailored to these manufacturing and industrial needs.

Custom Rubber Extrusions: Engineered for Industrial Performance

Thanks to Elbex’s ability to design and manufacture custom rubber extrusions, you can have confidence that the finished product will be specifically engineered for industrial-grade performance.

Our rubber extrusions act as buffers to minimize vibration, shock, and movement between surfaces, absorbing movement to prevent damage. This can be especially useful in creating airtight and watertight seals for windows, doors, and other building elements, as effective sealing fenestration systems can improve energy efficiency and prevent leaks.

As part of this process, Elbex helps select materials capable of withstanding the harsh conditions often found in industrial settings, including extreme temperature fluctuations, sunlight, and chemical exposure.

Elbex’s Expertise in Industrial Applications

The Elbex team has decades of experience creating custom rubber extrusions for industrial applications. This enables us to effectively determine the design specifications and materials that work best for the needs of your application. At the same time, our team is able to work alongside industrial engineers to develop solutions that meet specific project requirements and regulatory standards.

Featured Products: Elbex’s Industrial Rubber Extrusion Solutions

Elbex is capable of producing a wide range of industrial rubber extrusion solutions. For example, our pipe seals and ramps protect and seal pipes and cables from damage in industrial settings, while extruded rubber expansion joints accommodate movement, reduce vibration, and prevent damage.

Gaskets and seals provide water resistance, air barriers, and vibration elimination, while extruded rubber glazing systems create a tight seal for windows and doors that improves energy efficiency and sound insulation. These and other applications provide significant value in industrial settings.

With a wide range of customizable rubber products, as well as value-added engineering resources like custom on-site tooling, technical resources, design assistance, and several materials options, Elbex is the trusted source for industrial rubber extrusion needs. Contact us today to learn more.

EPDM Rubber Gaskets: The Ultimate Seal for Durability and Performance

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:38:59 GMT

Gaskets may be small, but they play an essential role in automotive, manufacturing, and other industries. By filling spaces between adjoining surfaces, gaskets help prevent leaks, minimize vibrations, and more. As an ISO-certified leader in rubber gasket production, Elbex believes in EPDM as the ultimate material for these gaskets thanks to its unique and versatile properties. Here’s what you should know.

The Advantages of EPDM Rubber Gaskets

EPDM has several distinct properties that make it well suited for rubber gaskets. EPDM is highly weather resistant, with the ability to withstand extreme temperatures, UV radiation, ozone, and moisture. This makes it especially useful for outdoor applications.

EPDM is also able to resist a wide range of chemicals, oils, and solvents. EPDM’s elastic properties enable it to create and maintain tight seals, even in areas with heavy pressure or vibration. All of these attributes combine to ensure that EPDM offers excellent reliability and longevity, reducing future maintenance needs and downtime.

Elbex: Your Trusted Partner for EPDM Gasket Solutions

While EPDM gaskets can be extremely reliable, it is equally important to have a trusted manufacturing partner to develop these solutions – a role you can entrust to Elbex. With ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification, our team adheres to international quality standards.

The Elbex team also draws on impressive customization experience across a wide range of industries. We can help you create custom EPDM gaskets to fit any size, shape, or specification for applications as diverse as automotive door and window seals and HVAC and plumbing systems.

At Elbex, we’re confident in our ability to produce top-quality EPDM rubber gaskets and other components tailored to the unique needs of your application. Request a quote online or contact us to set up a consultation. We’re happy to help.

Beyond Rubber Extrusions: Elbex Engineers Your Success from Design to Delivery

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:00:02 GMT

Rubber extrusion projects can be surprisingly complex. Material selection and design complexities for unique applications can become a major challenge if these tasks lie outside your area of expertise. With Elbex, you have a partner who goes beyond manufacturing to provide comprehensive engineering support, creating a collaborative relationship that strengthens the entire process.

Your Dedicated Project “Quarterback”

At Elbex, a key part of our process involves assigning a dedicated engineering team leader to each project. This team lead acts like a quarterback, who uses proactive communication, coordination, and problem-solving to guide everyone through this process. With dedicated support, you can have confidence in our ability to troubleshoot existing issues and optimize new designs.

Collaborative Design and Problem-Solving

We believe in a collaborative process that focuses on each client's unique application requirements. We go beyond traditional consultations, offering on-site visits, field support, and collaborative tooling/engineering setups to ensure we fully understand your needs. And with open communication channels (phone, email, RFQ form), we are ready to begin collaborating with you early on in the process to ensure a successful outcome.

Engineering Resources to Empower Your Success

To help you succeed with rubber extrusions, we provide a wide range of engineering resources. Our custom on-site tooling capabilities allow us to create dies and tools specifically tailored to your project needs. We can also help with materials selection to choose the optimal materials for cost-effectiveness and performance. In addition, our design assistance and technical resources enhance the design process, particularly in regards to troubleshooting challenges. Each of these facets comes together to ensure the finished rubber extrusions perfectly fill your application needs.

The Elbex Advantage: Partnership Beyond Manufacturing

When you work with Elbex, you get a partner who is truly committed to providing top-notch support throughout the design and manufacturing process. Our goal is your success. Contact us today to discuss your project needs and get started.

Precision in Rubber: Your Custom Extrusion Solution, Step-by-Step

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:00:04 GMT

Custom rubber extrusions play a vital role across various industries by creating watertight and airtight barriers, eliminating vibrations, and securing components. As a leader in custom rubber extrusion manufacturing, Elbex can ensure a precise fit for a wide range of unique applications. Here’s how our processes work.

Phase 1: Initial Consultation and Design

Our work begins when clients contact us to explain their needs or share their pre-existing sketches, drawings, or samples. These initial conversations are important in ensuring a collaborative effort that meets your use needs. Elbex’s design assistance and reverse engineering capabilities play a key role in this phase.

Phase 2: In-House Die Creation

Once a design has been finalized, we develop an appropriate extrusion die to create custom shapes for manufacturing. In-house die creation allows for a more cost-effective manufacturing process with a faster turnaround, while also enabling precise, high-quality outcomes. Each die is tailored to specific materials and durometers to achieve desired outcomes.

Phase 3: Extrusion Production

After dies have been created, rubber elastomers are extruded in continuous lengths and cut and cured according to project specifications using a salt bath cure system. Elbex works with a wide range of elastomers, including natural rubber, butyl, EPDM, silicone, neoprene, and more.

Phase 4: Delivery and Support

Elbex is committed to providing timely delivery and ongoing support for all orders. Clients are encouraged to reach out for troubleshooting or design assistance, especially if things don’t seem quite right after delivery. Our goal is to provide a rapid turnaround with top-quality products and service.

With a comprehensive process that can be tailored to your specific application, Elbex is the go-to solution for custom rubber extrusions. Fill out our RFQ form today to get started on your project.

Revolutionizing Water Control: How Rubber Extrusions Seal the Deal

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:34:12 GMT

Water control is a commonly overlooked, yet critical industry. Water treatment plants and other facilities are essential to maintaining a healthy and sustainable water supply, but often face challenges like leakage and aging infrastructure. Fortunately, rubber extrusion solutions from Elbex are perfectly positioned to address these and other issues.

Rubber Extrusions: A Fundamental Component of Water Control

Custom rubber extrusions are an essential part of water control, providing seals and gaskets that create watertight seals in pipes, valves, and other systems. Rubber elastomers have material properties that allow them to withstand high water pressure, temperature fluctuations, and chemical exposure, while offering the durability needed to deliver lasting performance.

Perhaps most importantly, Elbex has the capabilities to design and manufacture fully custom extrusions to specific shapes, sizes, and tolerances to fit the needs of various applications.

Applications in the Water Control Industry

Rubber extrusions have several noteworthy applications in the water control industry. In municipal water systems, rubber extrusions provide essential barriers to prevent contamination in water treatment plants, distribution networks, and wastewater management facilities.

In agriculture, rubber seals help ensure efficient delivery in irrigation systems, while applications in dams and levees help with flood control and prevention. Finally, industrial manufacturing sees rubber extrusions providing water resistance and securing components for manufacturing processes, cooling systems, and pollution control.

With standard and custom rubber extrusions, Elbex is uniquely positioned to help address the needs of today’s water control facilities. To learn more about our capabilities or to request a quote, contact us today.

Beyond the Mold: ELBEX's Journey from Concept to Creation in Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 27 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT

Rubber extrusions play a variety of important roles in areas ranging from appliances and automobiles to construction and industrial/manufacturing facilities. By fulfilling tasks like cushioning fragile components, dampening vibrations, and creating airtight seals, rubber extrusions improve longevity and performance. Here’s a closer look at how the team at ELBEX brings these products to life.

The Conceptualization Process

Our approach begins at the conceptualization process. We believe in collaborating with our clients to ensure we perfectly understand your needs as we conceptualize custom rubber solutions. This includes looking at your desired specifications, understanding environmental and chemical exposures, and other performance needs – all while sharing our own expertise and insights. This helps ensure successful design and materials selection from the start.

From Design to Prototype

After going over your manufacturing needs, we use advanced design software to develop a finalized version of the design that can be used to create a prototype. With our in-house tooling and continuous vulcanization lines, we are uniquely equipped to produce and test prototypes before beginning a large product run. This allows us to fine-tune and address any issues or needed changes before full-scale manufacturing.

Manufacturing Excellence

With high-quality in-house tooling equipment, our team is then able to manufacture your rubber extrusions with precision and efficiency. With continuous vulcanization lines, Davis-Standard extruders, and value-added capabilities like secondary vulcanization, high-speed auto cutting, splicing, printing, and more, we can achieve accurate and highly customizable results. With in-house processes, we are able to maintain strong quality control standards by testing throughout manufacturing.

No matter what kind of application you have in mind, you can count on ELBEX’s expertise, innovation, and collaborative approach to achieve manufacturing excellence. With our high-quality custom extrusions, you can have confidence in the performance of your applications. Contact us today to learn more.

Sealing the Deal: How ELBEX's Custom Seals are Revolutionizing Industry Standards

contact@crossbridgemarketing.com (Spencer Lynch ) — Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:03 GMT

Rubber extrusions and seals have long played a critical role in various industries, ranging from architecture and construction to appliances and water control systems. But standard, “one size fits all” extrusions often aren’t sufficient for getting the job done right. Enter ELBEX, with custom seals designed to revolutionize the industry like never before.

The Importance of Custom Seals

Custom seals are critical for ensuring the integrity, safety, and efficiency of machinery and structures across many industries. For projects where custom specifications play a role in the rest of the development process, it’s only natural that custom extrusions would also be necessary to effectively perform critical tasks like vibration dampening or creating a watertight seal. Custom seals are particularly crucial in the automotive, aerospace, and construction industries.

ELBEX’s Approach to Custom Seal Design

At ELBEX, we believe in a collaborative approach in ensuring you get the right fit for your application. We work with you to understand your design needs, including the temperature and environmental exposures for the application. This helps us select the right materials and fine-tune the design to perfectly fit your needs. With onsite tooling and continuous vulcanization lines, as well as capabilities like high-speed auto cutting and splicing, we can quickly produce quality products.

Innovation and Quality Assurance

Quality assurance and innovation are central to our work. By doing all work in-house, we can implement testing and quality control measures throughout production. We also carefully evaluate all materials to ensure they meet our quality standards. At the same time, our team is committed to continually innovating and finding more effective solutions so our custom extrusions can be even more effective. This is expertise you can count on.

Custom seals are critically important in a wide range of applications, and with ELBEX, you can have confidence that you’ll get products perfectly tailored to your needs that meet and exceed industry standards. To learn more about what we can do for you, contact us today.

ELBEX and the Future of Rail: Enhancing Mass Transit with Rubber Extrusion Technology

Mon, 13 May 2024 15:24:05 GMT

In today’s increasingly urbanized society, mass transit is more important than ever. Railways, metro systems, and bus lines play a vital role in taking passengers to and from work and other locations. At ELBEX, we are well aware of the importance of these systems, which is why our advanced rubber extrusion technology is designed to enhance mass transit systems.

The Role of Rubber Extrusions in Mass Transit

Rubber extrusions play a surprising number of crucial roles in rail systems, such as vibration dampening, securing fragile components, and ensuring passenger comfort and safety. At ELBEX, we produce gaskets, hinge covers, component cushioning, door and window seals and more, using high-quality materials and workmanship to meet these essential needs.

Meeting Global Standards for Rail Safety and Performance

Rail transit systems have strict safety standards to ensure the well-being of passengers and others. Even the smallest part plays a role in keeping everything working safely and properly. At ELBEX, our products are designed to meet and exceed these industry standards to ensure safe, reliable performance – even in rail systems that see heavy use.

Sustainability and Efficiency in Rail Transit

As the world becomes more eco-conscious, sustainability and efficiency have become increasingly important in rail transit. ELBEX seeks to be a contributor to these efforts by using eco-friendly materials and processes. In addition, by ensuring that our components are durable and long-lasting, we reduce maintenance and production needs for rail systems to help reduce your environmental footprint.

At ELBEX, we are committed to enhancing rail and mass transit systems with our customizable rubber extrusions. As the industry continues to evolve, our team will continue to innovate to provide solutions that meet the needs of urban transportation. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help with your mass transit project.

Mastering Customization: ELBEX's Expertise in Silicone Mixing and Color Matching for Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:17:42 GMT

When it comes to creating custom rubber extrusions, few capabilities can be more impactful than silicone mixing and custom color matching. As a leader in providing custom rubber extrusions, ELBEX is proud to specialize in these important services to manufacture a wide range of rubber extrusions.

The Art of Silicone Mixing at ELBEX

Silicone mixing is an important process that combines a silicone base with a curing agent to achieve a specific set of properties. Different formulas will achieve different levels of temperature resistance, flexibility, and durability, so the right formula is essential for your particular application.

Precise silicone mixing is a must to ensure uniform texture and distribution of the materials so the silicone will cure properly and with the desired attributes. Careful monitoring with technology and an experienced team is crucial.

Custom Color Matching: Beyond Aesthetics

At ELBEX, we also offer color matching services. Our team has the capability to precisely match your desired colors while ensuring consistency and quality in all rubber extrusions. This enables your rubber extrusions to go beyond aesthetic customizations, with color matching that fulfills your needs in key areas like product branding, safety features, and industry standards.

Meeting Industry-Specific Needs

With advanced technology and equipment, ELBEX is able to ensure high precision and accuracy in silicone mixing and color matching – and we’re continually refining our processes. This enables us to leverage our versatility and expertise to meet the diverse needs of various industries, such as automotive, construction, water control, and more. Precise silicone mixing ensures final products can fulfill a variety of application needs.

Innovation and Sustainability in Customization

As part of our processes, we’re also committed to finding ways to innovate and increase sustainability, such as by developing new silicone formulations and eco-friendly colorants. Integrating sustainability into our processes is a top priority at every step of our process. Our team’s ongoing research and development in these areas will enable us to continue to improve our silicone mixing and color matching services so we can further enhance our customization capabilities.

With quality silicone mixing and color matching, ELBEX is able to consistently deliver high-quality custom rubber extrusions. By matching superior experience, industry-leading equipment, and a commitment to excellence and innovation, we will use these techniques to deliver excellent results for every project.

Material Matters: How ELBEX's Superior Material Selection Elevates Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:16:21 GMT

Of the many factors that influence the performance of a rubber extrusion, few are more important than material selection. The right materials have a direct impact on a rubber extrusion’s performance and durability. That’s why at ELBEX, we’re committed to using superior materials to ensure excellent outcomes.

The Science of Material Selection in Rubber Extrusions

At ELBEX, we use several types of materials for our rubber extrusions, including silicone, EPDM, neoprene, natural rubber, SBR, and more. Each of these materials has unique properties, with varying levels of chemical, temperature, and environmental resistance.

The right material for the project depends on factors like the desired hardness, the part’s application or function, and even whether it will be used indoors or outdoors. We take all of these factors into consideration for materials selection.

ELBEX’s Approach to Material Excellence

In addition to ensuring that the right kind of materials are used for each project, the ELBEX team is committed to ensuring material excellence. We partner with leading materials suppliers who have a history of providing high-quality materials. Our products also undergo rigorous in-house testing to ensure they meet performance requirements for specific applications, ensuring their long-term performance.

The Impact of Superior Materials on Product Performance

Superior materials are an essential long-term investment when manufacturing rubber extrusions. Higher-quality materials will perform better and last longer, resulting in improved safety, increased product lifespan, and reduced maintenance expenses. Reliable materials offer much-needed peace of mind that you’ll get dependable performance for any application.

Staying Ahead: ELBEX’s Commitment to Material Innovation

At ELBEX, we know that new materials and technologies in the rubber extrusion industry can have a direct impact on the materials we use for our clients. Our ongoing efforts to explore and adopt new quality materials help us expand our offerings even further, while also staying ahead of industry trends and regulatory changes. A focus on innovation ensures we’ll always be able to provide quality materials you can depend on.

We believe our quality materials selection helps set us apart by ensuring successful outcomes for every rubber extrusion project. By choosing the right materials for your application, you can enjoy improved reliability, performance, and durability. Talk to us to learn more.

Driving Innovation: The Impact of Custom Rubber Extrusions in the Automotive Industry

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:13:49 GMT

Rubber extrusions have long played a vital role in the automotive industry – and that’s more true today than ever. As evolving automotive standards and customer demands require increasing customization, ELBEX is uniquely equipped to provide custom-tailored automotive solutions thanks to our extensive industry experience.

The Evolution of Automotive Rubber Extrusions

Rubber extrusions have played a role in the automotive industry since its infancy. Rubber seals helped prevent leaks and improve engine efficiency. As automobiles advanced, extrusions and seals also became more complex to offer better resistance to high pressure and temperatures.

Custom Rubber Extrusions: Meeting the Automotive Industry's Needs

While the automotive industry has undergone many changes, many of the core needs for rubber extrusions have remained the same: temperature resistance, durability, and flexibility. Sealing systems, vibration dampening components, fluid hoses, acoustic covers and more play a vital role in ensuring a safe and comfortable ride, while also extending the lifespan of each vehicle.

As car models and manufacturers have changed, so have design specifications for rubber extrusions. After all, there’s a big difference between a semi truck and a sports car. With our custom capabilities, ELBEX has helped many auto manufacturers develop innovative solutions to meet specific design and performance requirements.

The Benefits of Customization in Automotive Rubber Extrusions

At ELBEX, we’ve seen firsthand how customization can make a dramatic difference for vehicle manufacturers. When a rubber extrusion is precisely tailored to a vehicle, it can deliver superior performance and safety, while also improving the longevity of other vehicle components. Long-term, the cost-effectiveness and efficiency gains of custom extrusions are well worth the investment, and will deliver better results for customers.

Future Trends in Automotive Rubber Extrusions

The automotive industry has undergone many changes over the years, and that continues today. Trends like electric vehicles, autonomous driving technology, and an increased emphasis on eco-friendly materials influence how rubber extrusions are designed and implemented. The ELBEX team’s ongoing research and development efforts ensure we will be able to assist with however the industry changes.

With custom rubber extrusions, auto manufacturers and drivers can have confidence in the performance and efficiency of their vehicles. At ELBEX, we are committed to excellence as the automotive sector continues to evolve and innovate, providing the quality extrusions you need at every step of the process. Contact us today to learn more about what we can do for you.

2024 and Beyond: ELBEX’s Vision for the Future of Rubber Extrusion

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:00:01 GMT

We live in a time of rapid change — and this is just as true of the rubber extrusion industry as it is in other areas. At ELBEX, we believe a forward-thinking approach is vital to stay at the forefront of rubber extrusion.

Emerging Trends in Rubber Extrusion in 2024

As 2024 begins, several trends have stood out in the rubber extrusion industry. These include advancements in eco-friendly materials, improvements in manufacturing automation, and increased demand for rubber extrusions from emerging markets.

At ELBEX, ongoing investments in research and development have proven essential for helping us take advantage of these trends so we can better serve our clients.

Incorporating Advanced Technology

Manufacturing processes are constantly improving thanks to new technologies such as AI and the internet of things. These technologies enable us to automate certain processes to achieve greater efficiency, quality control, and customization capabilities.

Sustainability: A Core Focus for ELBEX in 2024

Energy efficiency and the use of eco-friendly materials have long been a focus at ELBEX, but they are even more important in 2024. Current sustainability initiatives include the use of recycled materials and a focus on implementing energy-efficient processes that minimize waste.

Expanding into New Markets and Applications

New industries and markets represent a major area of growth for rubber extrusion products. Areas such as renewable energy, electric vehicles, and smart infrastructure will all rely on rubber extrusions, and as such, we must continually research and develop new profiles that will work with these applications.

ELBEX’s Commitment to Quality and Customer Satisfaction

In the midst of these trends, ELBEX is committed to maintaining high quality standards, as demonstrated through our ISO certification. By taking advantage of the latest industry trends, we can further improve results for our clients and drive meaningful outcomes.

With a proactive approach to embracing current and future trends in the world of rubber extrusions, ELBEX is positioned to continue shaping the future of the industry in 2024 and beyond.

Maximizing Efficiency, Minimizing Waste: ELBEX’s Low Scrap Success in Rubber Extrusion

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:20:05 GMT

One of the most important indicators of a manufacturer’s efficiency is its scrap rate — or the percentage of defective products that need to be thrown away or recycled. At ELBEX, we are proud to consistently achieve low scrap percentages with each job we undertake.

The Importance of Low Scrap in Manufacturing

In manufacturing, scrap can have significant environmental and economic impacts. Unusable products must be recycled and replaced, which means more time, energy, and materials used in the manufacturing process. This can drive up costs for both the business and its clients, while also creating a larger carbon footprint.

ELBEX’s Approach to Minimizing Scrap

At ELBEX, we implement a wide variety of steps to minimize scrap, starting by using high-quality materials that are less likely to result in defects. We combine this with the latest in rubber extrusion technology and processes and a skilled team that draws on decades of industry experience. Strong quality control systems help us reduce waste at every step of the process.

Impact on Quality and Cost-Effectiveness

These practices, which help us achieve a low scrap percentage, ultimately result in higher quality products and less waste. This creates cost savings for everyone involved, as production runs can be completed faster and with less material. Reduced energy consumption also means less of an impact on the environment.

ELBEX’s Ongoing Commitment to Improvement

ELBEX is committed to continuous improvement, including finding new ways to further reduce scrap and enhance efficiency. By embracing new technology and sourcing the highest-quality materials, we can become even more sustainable and cost-efficient.

At ELBEX, we believe our low scrap percentage is an indicator of our efficiency, quality, and environmental responsibility. While there is always room for improvement, we’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far and how it can help you, too.

Achieving Excellence with ELBEX: The Significance of ISO Certification in Rubber Extrusion

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:17:05 GMT

At Elbex, we are committed to maintaining a high standard of quality with our rubber extrusions. As part of this, we are proud to have obtained ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification as a signifier of our team consistently meeting quality standards. Here’s what this means for you.

ELBEX’s Journey to ISO Certification

ELBEX obtained its ISO certification in 2010, and has held it continuously since then. To achieve this certification, ELBEX had to demonstrate to a certification body that our work complied with ISO standards. During the assessment process, we had to show that we had sufficient quality management systems in place, while also striving for continuous improvement.

Benefits of ISO Certification for ELBEX Clients

Thanks to our ISO certification, you can have confidence that you’ll get consistent quality, reliability, and safety from our rubber extrusions. Adhering to ISO standards ensures that our products will always live up to expectations, so you can have confidence when placing an order for a standard or custom extrusion.

ISO Standards and Rubber Extrusion Excellence

The ISO certification that ELBEX holds — ISO 9001 — is considered a global quality management standard. It means that we have effective quality management processes in place to ensure great results with our products. This standard also covers process improvements and ongoing optimization, meaning we must continually look for ways to become more efficient, reduce waste, and find other ways to improve quality.

ELBEX’s Commitment to Ongoing Excellence

ISO certification isn’t held permanently — it must be periodically renewed. At ELBEX, we are dedicated to maintaining and exceeding ISO standards so we can deliver great results for our customers, while also finding new innovations that help us become even more effective in our work.

With ISO certification, you can have confidence in ELBEX’s capabilities to ensure quality in the rubber extrusion industry. We are committed to upholding the highest standards for every project — including yours.

Custom Rubber Solutions for the Appliance Industry: ELBEX’s Tailored Approach

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT

The appliance industry has some of the greatest need for custom rubber solutions. Appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, and washing machines all need reliable gaskets and seals to keep heat, water, or cold air inside. And quite often, a custom rubber solution is required to achieve these important functions.

Understanding Appliance Industry Needs

The appliance sector is unique in that it requires a diverse set of rubber solutions that can vary based on the type of appliance. For example, washing machines make use of formed hoses to drain water, but they also need need rubber seals that provide strong water resistance. Washers and dryers need rubber extrusions to eliminate vibrations, while refrigerators and ovens need an air barrier to maintain interior temperatures. Exposure to extreme temperatures, vibrations, and water all require careful consideration to achieve efficient performance.

ELBEX’s Customization Process

At Elbex, our in-house team offers extensive customization to perfectly meet the unique dimensions and performance requirements of any appliance. From sealing blender lids to creating trim seals around refrigerator doors, we take into account the unique dimensions of your appliance to ensure we develop a rubber seal or gasket that fits and performs perfectly.

Innovative Applications

Our vast selection of rubber extrusions allows for a wide range of appliance applications. For example, bulb seals can provide sealing and insulation around doors and hatches, while rubber D-sections provide noise and vibration control. Ribbed profiles are also commonly used for appliances. No matter what type of extrusion you are interested in, our team can help produce a solution that fulfills your application’s needs.

No matter what type of gasket or seal profile you need for your appliance, ELBEX’s tailored approach can turn it into reality. With our capabilities to produce custom rubber solutions, we can help you advance the appliance industry even further with new, innovative products.

Revolutionizing Rubber Extrusion: ELBEX’s In-House Tooling and Design Innovations

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMT

To outsiders, rubber extrusions may not seem like an area that changes a lot — but this is far from the case. Innovation is constantly needed as industries develop new applications that require different types of extrusions. With Elbex’s in-house tooling and design, we can be at the forefront of these changes and achieve excellent results for our customers.

The Edge of In-House Tooling

In-house tooling is a distinct advantage that fuels our team’s innovative capabilities. We can work from custom profile sketches, reverse engineer physical samples, and use other methods to provide cost-effective solutions that meet your specific requirements. In-house work allows for a faster turnaround and better collaboration with you to determine the best solution for your unique design needs.

Design Innovations at ELBEX

At ELBEX, we offer a wide range of standard dies that can be customized to meet the needs of different applications. We also make use of several different types of elastomers to ensure a finished extrusion can function properly while accounting for any hazard exposures. An experienced team that understands the nuances of different designs and materials ensures a collaborative process that can custom tailor extrusions to unique projects.

Enhancing Efficiency and Precision

In-house tooling and design also vastly improve our production time and overall product quality. Letting our engineers take a hands-on approach results in streamlined communication with quality assurance at every stage of the manufacturing process. The end result is a drastically shortened lead time with higher quality standards and lower overall costs — a true win-win for our clients.

At Elbex, we are committed to continuous innovation in the rubber extrusion industry. In-house tooling and design give us a distinct edge in being able to quickly apply and develop new innovations that reshape the industry and enable new, exciting applications.

Sustainable Practices in Rubber Manufacturing: ELBEX’s Eco-Friendly Approach

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:00:02 GMT

Sustainability has become more important than ever in today’s environment — and this includes the rubber manufacturing industry as well. Sustainable choices can have a very real impact on the planet, and are well worth pursuing.

Challenges in Rubber Manufacturing

Rubber manufacturing has a complicated history with sustainability. Early efforts to harvest natural rubber from rubber trees caused widespread destruction in the Amazon rainforests. In Asia, natural forests were often cleared to plant new non-native rubber trees. Over the years, however, many companies have begun to commit to sourcing rubber responsibly to alleviate these challenges.

ELBEX’s Sustainable Solutions

At Elbex, we have committed to improving our own sustainability practices by using eco-friendly synthetic materials and getting our raw materials from responsible sources. We also limit waste and emissions from manufacturing by doing on-site tooling and working with local vendors as much as possible.

Benefits of Sustainability

Sustainable practices limit potential harm to the environment, particularly forests that are often used for sourcing natural rubber. Reducing waste and emissions lowers our carbon footprint, while also lowering costs by ensuring that materials are used wisely. Sustainable rubber manufacturing practices can help lower long-term costs while also protecting the environment.

As the rubber manufacturing industry continues to make strides toward greater sustainability, Elbex will continue to make it an important part of our operations. Because ultimately, using sustainable practices in rubber manufacturing creates wins for everyone.

Beyond Extrusion: ELBEX’s Comprehensive Approach to Client Success

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:45:00 GMT

At ELBEX, we believe in taking a holistic approach to our client projects. This is a truly collaborative process, with a focus on achieving outcomes that will provide durable, dependable performance for your applications. Here’s a closer look at our process.

From Concept to Completion

When you need rubber extrusions from ELBEX, we’ll be with you every step of the way. We can start work based off of your own sketches or designs, troubleshoot issues with an existing solution, and more. After you request a quote, our engineering team leader works with you individually to help develop your project to get the job done right. We’re with you every step of the way, offering plan visits, field support, tooling, and engineering setups at our location to understand and meet your needs.

Value-Added Services

ELBEX provides more than rubber extruding. We offer several additional services such as high-speed auto cutting, punching, printing, and splicing, secondary vulcanization, and taping with pressure-sensitive adhesives. Offering tooling and post-production services in-house enables us to achieve a high level of quality as well as a fast turnaround time.

Client Collaboration

At the end of the day, this is your project, and our extrusions will affect the performance of your application. That’s why we’re committed to strong collaboration throughout the design and manufacturing process. We aim to provide you with a high level of service and work closely together as needed to ensure your needs are understood and met. This collaborative process allows us to consistently meet and exceed expectations.

At ELBEX, we strive to be a true partner in your success, offering more than “just” rubber extrusions. If you’d like to learn more about working with us, contact us today.

ELBEX’s Custom Solutions: Tailoring Excellence in Rubber Extrusion

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:45:00 GMT

Standard rubber extrusions won’t always be enough to get the job done. Whether because of unique performance requirements or hazards like chemical exposure, customization is often needed to ensure an extrusion performs properly. Fortunately, ELBEX has the capabilities to get the job done.

Bespoke Design Process

Our talented design team works to tailor solutions that meet the unique needs of each client. We can evaluate the unique needs of your application and offer design assistance based on your performance requirements. We can also help troubleshoot issues with previous rubber extrusions to improve upon existing designs using our team’s technical knowledge and resources.

Material Innovation

Materials selection is an important part of our customization process, as each material has different performance levels and works better in different environments and applications. Our elastomers include silicone rubber, EPDM, neoprene, nitrile, natural rubber, SBR, and polyisoprene. Diverse material options ensures we’ll find the solution that performs best for your application.

Client-Centric Approach

At ELBEX, we are committed to your satisfaction — and this starts by emphasizing a truly collaborative process. When you contact us to discuss your application and its needs, we can better understand your project requirements and find the best solution. We’re happy to facilitate plan visits, field support, tooling, and engineering setups at our location to make your project a success.

With over 30 years in the rubber extrusion industry, ELBEX has constantly innovated to improve our abilities to provide high-quality custom results. If you’d like to learn more about what we can do for you, contact us today.

ELBEX’s Mastery in Rubber Extrusion: Shaping the Future of Industrial Applications

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:45:00 GMT

With over 30 years of experience in the rubber extrusion industry, the ELBEX team has developed extensive expertise in producing quality parts for a wide range of industrial applications. Our team understands that no two projects are exactly alike, and we constantly strive to meet and exceed expectations for every project.

The Art of Rubber Extrusion

ELBEX takes a hands-on approach at every step of creating rubber extrusions. We can assist with design work, including troubleshooting current design problems to create custom profiles. We can even reverse engineer based on physical samples you provide. We then use our in-house extrusion dies to provide a quick production turnaround while maintaining high quality and low costs.

Diverse Applications

ELBEX has produced a wide range of extrusions for industrial and manufacturing facilities. Gaskets and seals, pipe ramps, glazing system profiles, extruded rubber expansion joints, and silicone sheeting are just a few of our industrial capabilities. With each rubber extrusion, we account for conditions like chemical exposure, dramatic temperature changes, and other hazards to ensure lasting performance.

Commitment to Quality

ELBEX has held ISO 9001:2008 without Design certification since 2010 — an indicator of our commitment to processes that ensure consistent quality work. We hold ourselves to a high standard of quality with rigorous QA checks throughout the design and manufacturing process. We always aim to exceed expectations with durable, high-performing extrusions.

We’re proud of the work we’ve been able to provide for industrial applications — but we’re not content with the past. We are committed to continually improving our processes and making use of the latest technology. No matter what the future brings, ELBEX will continue to be at the forefront of providing rubber extrusion solutions for industrial applications.

On Track with ELBEX: Revolutionizing Mass Transit with Premium Rubber Extrusions

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:00:02 GMT

Mass transit systems such as bus and railway systems have become more important (and widely used) than ever before in today’s urban landscapes. Many of the most successful cities continue to look for ways to expand and improve their mass transit systems — and a big part of this includes the vehicles that are used for mass transit. Rubber extrusions play a crucial role in these areas, and ELBEX’s premium products are leading the way.

The Critical Role of Rubber Extrusions in Mass Transit

Rubber extrusions play an essential role in mass transit and railway systems by helping ensure the safety, comfort, and efficiency of mass transit vehicles. ELBEX offers specialized solutions tailored for these sectors to enhance the performance of trains, trams, buses, and more.

For example, our door and window seals help create a barrier against water, outside air, and other hazards, while being manufactured to withstand the extreme environments often experienced by mass transit vehicles. Other rubber extrusions include extruded rubber bumpers to reduce impact and vibration, hinge covers, and cushioning for components. Other products aid in noise control to further improve the passenger experience.

Why Use ISO-Certified Rubber Products?

Not all rubber extrusions are created equal. Direct sunlight and dramatic temperature changes are common challenges in the mass transit industry, and not all rubber extrusions are up to the task. Fortunately, you can trust ELBEX. Our facility holds ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification thanks to our rigorous quality management systems.

By focusing on product quality at every step of the manufacturing process, we ensure that our rubber products are reliable, durable, and designed to meet the specific needs of your application. With ISO-certified products, you can have confidence that you’ll get the desired level of performance.

At ELBEX, we are committed to continuing to provide innovative rubber solutions that help advance the future of mass transit. Regardless of the type of application you need a rubber extrusion for, you can count on our team to deliver high-quality custom work that perfectly fits its needs. To learn more about our capabilities or to request a quote, contact us today.

Building Tomorrow: ELBEX’s Role in Modern Architectural and Construction Advancements

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:00:00 GMT

The modern architectural landscape continues to see advances and changes as new building techniques and practices are introduced. One thing that will always remain consistent, however, is the need for quality materials. Rubber extrusions play a pivotal role in construction and architectural design, and ELBEX is committed to leading the way with the quality materials these applications need.

How ELBEX Contributes to Building Essentials

At ELBEX, our custom rubber extrusions play a vital role in helping ensure buildings’ structural integrity, energy efficiency, safety, and even aesthetic appeal. For example, extruded rubber expansion joints protect industrial piping systems and other areas where movement and vibrations need to be reduced to prevent structural damage.

Weatherstripping, glazing, edge trim, and door and window seals provide essential barriers against air and water, helping maintain consistent temperatures inside a structure while also protecting it from environmental damage. And custom extruded silicone sheeting allows us to meet even more unique building needs!

The Benefits of Working With an ISO-Certified Manufacturer

Of course, not all rubber extrusion manufacturers are created equal. ELBEX is proud to hold ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification for our quality management system standards and requirements. We have obtained this certification because our processes ensure the ability to consistently produce safe, reliable, and high-quality extrusions for architecture, construction, and other industries. You can have confidence in our capabilities for both custom and standard extrusions.

At ELBEX, we’ve seen a lot of changes affect architectural design and construction over the years. With our vast experience, particularly in producing custom extrusions, we’re confident in our ability to continue producing top-quality extrusions that meet the unique needs of your building application. To learn more about our capabilities or to request a quote, contact us today.

The Future of Automotive Rubber Solutions: ELBEX’s Cutting-Edge Extrusions

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:00:16 GMT

This From electric vehicles to the ever-increasing importance of semiconductor chips, the automotive industry continues to evolve — and so does the role of rubber solutions. Rubber extrusions play a vital role in modern vehicle design and functionality, and ELBEX is committed to providing high-quality results with capabilities that specifically cater to the automotive sector.

ELBEX’s Automotive Products Enhance Performance and Safety

ELBEX produces a wide variety of rubber extrusions that help improve the performance and safety of vehicles. Gaskets and seals provide much-needed protection against water, air, and vibrations while securing vehicle components in place. Extruded rubber bumpers form a powerful cushion with superior impact resistance. Bulb seals can provide sealing and insulation around car doors, windows, and hatches.

Our automotive manufacturing capabilities are as diverse as no-rattle pads for spare tires and cushioning for cooling components.

Why ISO Certification Matters

It’s not enough to have rubber solutions that match your desired specifications. ELBEX holds ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification, an indicator of our rigorous dedication to quality throughout the extrusion manufacturing process. ISO certification ensures that automotive rubber solutions are safe, reliable, and consistently meet quality standards. With this certification, you can have confidence that finished rubber solutions will deliver the durable and reliable performance you need.

At ELBEX, we are committed to driving innovation in automotive rubber solutions. With extensive experience designing and manufacturing standard and custom extrusions, our team is equipped to provide top-notch engineering resources for your project. To learn more about our capabilities, contact us today.

Customization is King: The Rise of Tailored Rubber Solutions and ELBEX’s Role

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 13:00:02 GMT

In today’s environment, we increasingly see a demand for tailored solutions. This is true of everyday consumers who want products or services customized to their unique needs or desires. And it is also true of businesses that depend on rubber extrusions for their applications.

The Benefits of Custom Rubber Extrusions

Rubber extrusions fulfill a variety of important roles, from dampening vibrations to creating waterproof barriers. However, a “one size fits all” approach to developing rubber extrusions rarely delivers the best outcomes. Custom extrusions that are specifically designed to meet the unique needs of their specific use case can deliver vastly improved performance and durability.

This could entail altering the dimensions of an extrusion to ensure it better fits the space between two surfaces. Or it could mean using a different elastomer blend to provide better chemical resistance. The key is adapting the extrusion to the needs of the application.

ELBEX’s Approach to Customization

At Elbex, the increased preference for custom rubber products in automotive, construction, and other industries is no surprise. After all, we’ve been producing custom rubber extrusions for years! With in-house tooling and design, our team is well equipped to adapt a wide range of profile designs to specific project needs. Working with a wide variety of rubber elastomers, including silicone, EPDM, neoprene, nitrile, SBR, and natural rubber also offers more adaptability for different use cases.

For example, in mass transit, we can deliver custom solutions for gaskets, hinge covers, door and window seals, and cushioning for components, while the water control industry can benefit from diffuser membranes, rubber gate seals for water filtration systems, gaskets for drinking water treatment systems, and more. Customizing based on different dimensions and performance requirements for each project ensures dependable results for these important applications.

The rise of customization is truly helping to redefine the rubber industry, leading to more efficient and useful extrusions than ever before. At ELBEX, our commitment to providing bespoke solutions is backed by decades of industry experience, ensuring that you’ll get a high-quality extrusion for whatever your application requires.

Sustainability in Rubber Manufacturing: ELBEX’s Green Initiatives and Market Trends

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:48:34 GMT

Sustainability has become a major talking point across practically every industry in recent years. From shifting market trends to government initiatives to promote sustainability, the drive to be eco-friendly is everywhere — including the rubber industry.

Understanding the Environmental Cha llenges in Rubber Production

What many people don’t realize is that rubber is a natural product. Natural rubber is produced from the rubber tree. However, this has historically led to deforestation and loss of biodiversity, especially when natural forests are cleared to plant rubber trees. Synthetic rubber, on the other hand, is largely derived from crude oil, which can also contribute to climate change. Rubber production processes also have the potential to be wasteful due to inefficient mixing and manufacturing.

ELBEX’s Commitment to Meeting the Green Challenge

At ELBEX, we understand the challenges inherent in rubber production, as well as the growing demand for more eco-friendly rubber products. There are several things we can do to achieve this, starting with more efficient on-site manufacturing and waste reduction. On-site manufacturing reduces emissions from transporting rubber extrusions, and improved quality control standards minimize waste while also ensuring that finished products meet durability and sustainability standards. This has helped us achieve ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification. Striving to source rubber from more sustainable sources can also go a long way in reducing the environmental impact of rubber manufacturing.

At ELBEX, we believe that industry leaders must play a role in shaping a sustainable future. As such, we are committed to improving our practices and materials to achieve more environmentally friendly operations.

Harnessing the Power of Rubber: Trends and Innovations in Rubber Extrusion

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:53:32 GMT

The use of rubber extrusions has been on the rise in many industries in recent years. With flexible manufacturing and dependable performance, rubber extrusions serve a variety of useful roles, from dampening vibrations to creating airtight seals.

The Evolution of Rubber Extrusions

The idea of extruding materials to achieve a specific shape goes back to the late 1790s, when extruders were used to make lead pipes. As rubber began to be used, extrusion machines were adapted to force synthetic or natural rubber through a shaped die to achieve a desired shape. The pliable rubber would then be vulcanized or hardened. The introduction of new die options and the development of new elastomers has allowed for extrusions to be used in an ever-widening range of applications.

How ELBEX Pioneers Innovations in Current Market Trends

In modern times, the rubber extrusion industry has seen a shift toward more demand for custom extrusions and in-house tooling — key areas where ELBEX has proven itself as an established leader. Experience in 2-D modeling and AutoCAD design enables custom tool and die design services for any application. And with custom on-site tooling, production becomes more efficient, with shorter lead times and improved delivery. This commitment to quality has enabled ELBEX to achieve ISO certification.

Custom capabilities allow ELBEX to produce extrusions for a wide range of industries. For example, we produce automotive applications such as hinge covers, no-rattle pads for spare tires, door and window seals, gaskets, and acoustic covers. In construction, common applications include weatherstripping, glazing, expansion joints, and edge trim.

As custom rubber extrusions become more advanced, their potential applications will continue to increase exponentially. With in-house tooling and custom capabilities, ELBEX is poised to lead in this important market.

Beyond Extrusion: ELBEX’s Comprehensive Post-Production Services

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:41:10 GMT

There’s more to the rubber extrusion process than extrusion itself! Post-production services are an essential part of ensuring the quality of the final product. At ELBEX, we offer several value-added services during post-production to ensure that the final product perfectly meets your performance requirements. Here’s how these services make a difference.

Our Post-Production Offerings

At ELBEX, we offer several post-production services for rubber extrusions, including:

• Secondary vulcanization: Secondary vulcanization is used to ensure that rubber molecules are sufficiently cross-linked and more uniform, which helps make the rubber more durable, while also improving its mechanical properties.

• High-speed auto cutting: Automated cutting machinery can help cut rubber extrusions to short lengths for the rapid production of multiple smaller parts.

• Printing, splicing, and taping: We can also print part numbers directly onto the part, splice the ends of a finished extrusion to create molded features for an application, and apply pressure-sensitive or heat-activated tapes to rubber extrusions.

ISO Certification

We are proud to hold ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification. This certification is an indication of our commitment to guaranteeing quality for every project. Our quality control systems and manufacturing processings are designed to deliver consistent high-quality outcomes that you can count on, regardless of which post-production services you need.

At ELBEX, we believe in taking a holistic approach in delivering end-to-end rubber extrusion solutions. No two applications are exactly alike, and by accounting for the unique post-production needs of your project, we ensure the finished extrusions will meet and exceed expectations. To learn more about our capabilities or request a quote, contact us today.

Choosing the Perfect Material: A Deep Dive into ELBEX’s Rubber and Plastic Options

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:29:27 GMT

The right material can make all the difference with a rubber extrusion. Different materials can have vastly different properties. What is suitable for one application might not work for another. By selecting the right material for rubber extrusions, you can have confidence that it will perform as intended.

The Materials Offered By ELBEX

At ELBEX, we work with a wide range of materials, including:

• Silicone Rubber: Has excellent high and low temperature properties. It is also excellent at damping vibrations and maintaining dielectric strength, while also offering good fatigue and flex resistance. However, it has poor tensile and abrasion resistance and is attacked by many solvents and oils.

• EPDM: EPDM offers excellent resistance to ozone, chemical, weather, and UV exposure. However, it has poor resistance to petroleum-based oils and fluids. It is often used for sealants, weather stripping, and electrical insulation.

• Neoprene: Neoprene offers good weathering and abrasion resistance. It is also flame retardant and moderately resistant to petroleum-based fluids. It is often used for gaskets, tubing, and even tire sidewalls.

• Nitrile: Nitrile is extremely resistant to petroleum-based fluids, and has good heat, tear, and abrasion resistance. However, it is attacked by ozone. It is often used for automotive parts such as belts, hoses, and oil seals.

• SBR: SBR provides good electrical insulation and is resistant to mild acids and oxygenated solvents. It has better water, heat, and abrasion resistance than natural rubber.

• Natural Rubber: Natural rubber has strong resistance to abrasion and low temperatures, and is resistant to most moderate chemicals. However, it has poor resistance to petroleum-based fluids and ozone.

ELBEX’s In-House Batch Mixing Caters to Your Needs

At ELBEX, we provide in-house batch mixing to ensure you get the right material for your project. Our team seeks to understand the application’s environment and performance requirements (including regulatory requirements) to ensure you have the right material mix for the job. This way, you can properly balance cost and performance.

When you work with ELBEX, you can have confidence that you’re getting the right material for your application — and that you’re getting quality materials. Our team’s expertise in material selection and commitment to quality ensure that your rubber extrusions will stand the test of time. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you!

The Evolution of Rubber Extrusion: How ELBEX is Leading the Way

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:24:44 GMT

Rubber extrusions are used in a variety of industries, offering durable and long-lasting components that are resistant to hazards such as extreme temperatures, chemical exposure, impacts, and more. Rubber extrusion has come a long way over the years, and at ELBEX, we are committed to leading the way as the industry continues to move forward.

A Brief History of Rubber Extrusions

Extrusion processes were first developed in the 1930s with the goal of producing rubber products that had a continuous profile (such as pipes and tubes). Because rubber is elastic, it is easily shaped and molded with the help of profile dies. At the same time, the addition of various compounding ingredients can give it different properties for different applications. Developments in compounding ingredients, die design, and even the vulcanization process have helped rubber extrusions become more durable and versatile over the years.

ELBEX’s Industry Contributions

At ELBEX, we’ve emphasized the adoption of industry best practices that streamline the rubber extrusion process. Custom in-house tooling and design enable us to quickly develop profiles that meet the unique specifications and requirements of any project. Our dedication to quality has enabled us to achieve ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification.

The Industries We Serve

Thanks to the distinct qualities of the different materials we can use at ELBEX, we are able to produce extrusions that serve a wide range of industries. The industries we serve include appliance, architectural, automotive, construction, water control, and mass transit. With such a diverse range of experience, we’re able to help you find the solution that will work best for your specific application.

The rubber extrusion industry will undoubtedly continue to evolve as new techniques and materials are developed. At ELBEX, we believe in constantly improving ourselves. Whatever the future brings, we will be among the first to assess and apply it so we can continue to deliver top-quality results for our customers.

Custom Solutions with ELBEX: Meeting Unique Industry Needs

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:47:56 GMT

Companies in many industries often struggle to find the right elastomeric solutions for their applications.

A standard-design rubber extrusion isn’t always going to fit right or provide the necessary performance capabilities. When faced with this situation, the solution is clear: rely on ELBEX’s custom manufacturing.

Customization: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All

With over 30 years in business, ELBEX has seen first-hand just how often businesses have a need for custom rubber extrusions. We leverage our experience producing standard and custom extrusions for a variety of industries to help you design a product that addresses your specific performance needs. From materials selection to design, each aspect of the extrusion is customized according to your application’s performance requirements.

The Process: How ELBEX Achieves Customization

Our engineers are committed to taking a hands-on approach and providing top-notch support at every step of design and manufacturing. We start with a consultation where we evaluate your application needs and offer design assistance and troubleshooting as needed. Materials selection and design considerations are based on these essential conversations. We then perform on-site tooling with our own custom die set and vulcanization line. Performing this work on-site improves efficiency and lead times, while also keeping our engineers closely involved to ensure the final result meets your custom requirements.

The ability to provide adaptable, custom solutions in today’s dynamic industrial landscape can make a big difference for the performance of your applications. Trying to force a standard piece to work isn’t going to deliver the performance or dependability you need. By working with ELBEX to design custom solutions perfectly tailored to your application, you will achieve lasting, reliable results.

Qualify First: How ELBEX Ensures Premium Rubber and Silicone Products

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:43:14 GMT

Rubber and silicone products are used for a variety of crucial applications.

For example, creating airtight and watertight seals helps ensure the proper function of many appliances, and can even protect vulnerable components from critical damage. Ensuring that rubber and silicone products are of the highest quality and meet all performance requirements is an essential part of the ELBEX process.

The ELBEX Standard: What Sets It Apart

ELBEX is an ISO certified custom rubber extrusion manufacturer. Our quality certification ISO 9001:2008 without Design, which we first achieved in 2010, serves as validation of our adherence to globally agreed upon standards of manufacturing and quality assurance. By adhering to strict quality control guidelines, we are able to consistently deliver high-quality results for our clients.

From Material Selection to Final Product

Our commitment to quality assurance is present at all stages of our work, beginning when we source and select materials. Incoming inspections of raw materials enable complete traceability throughout the manufacturing process. SPC inspections take place during production, and we conduct a 24-hour check on the final product. Quality checks at every stage prevent defects and ensure that we meet and exceed customer expectations.

Impact of Quality on Performance

Our emphasis on quality isn’t just a talking point. It has a real impact on your own outcomes. By only using the highest-quality materials and enforcing strict quality checks throughout the manufacturing process, the end result is a rubber extrusion that offers better performance and longevity in real-world applications. You can count on your extrusion to perform properly and meet its expected lifespan so you can have confidence in your own application’s performance.

Maintaining top-tier quality with rubber and silicone extrusions is essential in today’s market. Even when these parts seem relatively minor, they can have a direct impact on your application’s performance. Don’t leave quality to chance. Trust ELBEX.

The Future of Extruded Rubber: Innovations at ELBEX

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:30:43 GMT

Extruded rubber plays a vital role in a wide range of industries, from automotive to construction.

Extruded rubber helps create airtight seals, stop vibrations, and more — and ELBEX is proud to stand at the forefront of the industry. Here’s a closer look at how ELBEX focuses on innovation and efficiency.

ELBEX’s Place in Rubber Extrusion

ELBEX was incorporated in 1991, and over the last few decades, we’ve developed standard and custom rubber extrusions for a wide range of uses. We’ve produced rubber extrusions for appliances, mass transit, water control, the automotive industry, construction and architectural uses, and industrial/manufacturing needs. This wide range of experience has helped us better understand which materials and designs work best for different applications.

Cutting-Edge Technologies in Extrusion

Our extrusion process makes use of a variety of cutting-edge technologies to create custom pieces with a quick turnaround. Using AutoCAD as a design platform helps us design extrusions according to our customers’ specific needs. Davis-Standard extruders, continuous vulcanization lines, and finished gaskets enable us to complete tooling in-house. And with equipment for high-speed auto cutting, splicing, printing, taping, compression, injection, and more, we can offer many value-added services to produce finished components that perfectly meet your design and performance needs.

At ELBEX, we know that it’s not enough to have years of experience in the industry. We are committed to continually improving by identifying and implementing the technologies and techniques that will have the biggest impact on our work. By staying at the forefront of the rubber extrusion industry, we will continue to deliver dependable, high-quality results for our clients.

Redefining Rubber Extrusions: An Overview of Elbex’s Advanced Capabilities and Services

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, we understand that rubber extrusions are needed in a wide variety of applications across several different industries. Each project is unique, and that requires a team with the capabilities and experience to get the job done right. By working with Elbex, you gain access to cutting-edge capabilities backed by a meticulous, experienced approach to producing both standard and custom extrusions.

Production Techniques

Elbex is equipped to help you no matter where you are in the production process. Whether you send us a sketch of a custom profile, send us a physical sample to reverse engineer, or request an in-house extrusion die, we can get it done. Thanks to our extensive experience, our team can offer design assistance and troubleshooting to help you achieve the right design. Once a die design is finalized, uncured rubber compounds are forced through the die and then cured in a continuous salt bath cure line for high-quality, high volume runs.

Material Variety

Another key aspect of Elbex’s capabilities are the range of materials that we offer. Available elastomers include silicone rubber, EPDM, Polyisoprene, neoprene, nitrile, SBR, and natural rubber. Based on the needs of your application, we can help you determine the right material based on its attributes.

Post-Production Services

Aside from rubber extrusion, Elbex offers several valuable post-production services. Our value-added services include secondary vulcanization, high-speed auto cutting, and more. Our team is dedicated to complete quality control at every step of the way, so you get on-spec and on-time deliveries. Our end goal is to always exceed your expectations.

As an ISO Certified Facility, you can have confidence that you’ll get quality results every time you work with Elbex. We’re ready to help you, too! Contact us today to request a quote for your next project.

Choosing the Right Material: Insights into Elbex’s Diverse Rubber and Plastic Options for Extrusions

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, we’re pleased to offer several types of rubber compounds to help our customers control costs and achieve proper performance for their applications. Here’s a closer look at the elastomers we offer for our extrusions.

Silicone Rubber

Silicone rubber is highly resistant to extreme temperatures, while also offering good chemical stability and fire resistance. Its weathering and UV resistance mean it is often used for outdoor applications like window seals.

EPDM

EPDM is a very flexible elastomer that adheres well to metals while also offering low electrical conductivity and excellent waterproofing capabilities. EPDM is often used for flat roofing, as well as for HVAC applications. However, it has poor resistance to oils and petroleum-based fuels.

Polyisoprene

Polyisoprene is noted for having excellent elasticity, as well as strong tear and abrasion resistance thanks to its consistent and homogenous structure. It is soft and non-allergenic, and is often used for items ranging from tires to baby products.

Neoprene

Neoprene offers strong resistance to water, chemicals, heat, flames, solvent, sunlight, and weather. It is used in a wide variety of products, including gaskets, O-rings, seals, tubing, and more.

Nitrile

Common nitrile applications include automotive components such as gaskets, oil seals, O-rings, and transmission belts. Nitrile has excellent abrasion and tear resistance, and good resistance to water and oil. However, it has poor resistance to UV, ozone, and extreme temperatures.

SBR

SBR also offers good impact strength, abrasion resistance, and high tensile strength. However, it has poor resistance to chemicals and oils. It is a widely used “general purpose” elastomer that offers lower costs and is used for a variety of rubber products (including shoe soles and tires).

Natural Rubber

Natural rubber is noted for being durable and resilient, resistant to abrasions, and excellent for dampening vibrations. However, it performs poorly when exposed to chemicals and petroleum products, and does not do well in outdoor applications.

With custom in-house batch mixing, our team is able to cater to specific client requirements. We can also use our knowledge and experience to answer your questions and help you make the right selection for your project needs. To learn more, contact us today.

Engineered to Perfection: The Role of In-House Tooling Design and Custom Rubber Compound Design at Elbex

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, we always strive to deliver superior results that surpass our clients’ expectations. Much of our ability to achieve this comes down to two key parts of our process: in-house tooling and custom rubber compound design. Here’s a closer look at how these make a difference.

In-House Tooling Design

In-house tooling design means that our engineers take a hands-on approach to every project. All tooling and die work is performed in-house, allowing internal processing to be completed in just a day or less. This dramatically improves production efficiency compared to outsourcing tooling, which often takes weeks.

This shortens lead times, improves delivery, and ensures that our final products meet all applicable quality certification standards. Best of all, this reduces project costs — and we pass those savings along to you!

Custom Rubber Compound Design

Our professional team is well equipped to provide design and materials assistance that caters to your specific project needs. Using our knowledge of each material’s durometer, chemical resistance, and other properties, we can help you determine which elastomers will deliver the best performance for your application. Our experts will mix the right rubber formulation to achieve the best possible results for your custom-designed profile and its specific use case.

No matter what kind of rubber extrusion project you have in mind, you can trust the team at Elbex to get it done right thanks to our in-house expertise! Reach out today to request a quote and get started on your next project.

The Future of Rubber and Silicone Technology: How ELBEX is Pioneering New Solutions for Tomorrow’s Challenges

Wed, 24 May 2023 14:00:00 GMT

At first glance, you might think that rubber and silicone technology remains more or less the same over the years — but that couldn’t be farther from the truth! During our decades in business, we’ve seen many noteworthy changes affect the industry, influencing both manufacturing processes and the quality of the materials themselves. As the industry continues to advance, Elbex is committed to remaining at the forefront.

Examples of Emerging Trends

There are several ways that rubber and silicone technology are continuing to evolve. For example, chemical modification on polymers is being used to enhance the strength of engineering plastics and rubbers, while also improving surface properties of these materials. New additives are constantly being tested to achieve improved results like enhanced thermal stability of silicone. These and other developments aim to improve performance and potential uses for rubber and silicone products.

Elbex at the Front

At Elbex, we are mindful of ongoing developments within the industry and regularly conduct our own research and development to determine how these and other trends can improve what we can offer our customers. Collaborations with industry partners, such as our local materials suppliers, allow us to create innovative solutions that address the ever-evolving needs of different sectors. Finding new ways to approach existing problems enables us to produce extrusions that offer greater durability and performance than ever before.

We prioritize a culture of innovation and continual improvement. We know that as we continue to innovate and improve our offerings, we will be better able to meet the diverse needs of our customers as we deliver products that exceed expectations.

Quality Assurance and Sustainability: ELBEX’s Commitment to Responsible Manufacturing

Wed, 17 May 2023 14:00:02 GMT

Being able to produce custom rubber extrusions is one thing. Ensuring that our products meet high quality standards while also being manufactured sustainably is another. At Elbex, we are committed to responsible manufacturing to ensure excellent outcomes for every project.

Quality Assurance

At Elbex, we strive to exceed the needs and expectations of our customers by monitoring and continually improving our business and its products. Because of this, a focus on quality is present throughout our manufacturing process. It starts by inspecting incoming raw materials to ensure complete traceability and that the materials themselves match the needs of our projects.

This is further supported by SPC inspections during production and a 24-hour check on all finished products. As an ISO certified quality system, we also offer a Certificate of Compliance on our work.

Sustainability

In today’s world, environmental stewardship has become increasingly important in all lines of work. This is something we take seriously at Elbex by ensuring that we use eco-friendly materials and source raw materials from responsible suppliers. With on-site tooling and die cut services, we are also able to control and limit waste from our manufacturing processes. Using local vendors makes it easy for us to obtain material certifications and even minimize emissions from material shipments to reduce our environmental impact.

To learn more about how Elbex makes quality assurance and sustainability a core part of our manufacturing process, contact us today. Our team is ready to work with you from start to finish to produce top-quality rubber extrusions for whatever project you have in mind.

Innovation at the Core: Exploring ELBEX’s Custom Engineered Rubber & Silicone Solutions

Tue, 09 May 2023 14:06:46 GMT

At Elbex, we are proud of our abilities to develop custom engineered rubber and silicone solutions for a wide range of industries. By leveraging our expertise and custom manufacturing capabilities, we have been able to continually innovate and provide top-quality results for many different projects — and we can do that for you, too!

Products For Many Industries

Thanks to our decades of experience in producing custom and standard rubber extrusions, we offer a vast range of products for use in several different industries. Our product line includes bulb seals, bumpers, expansion joints, gaskets, pipe ramps, glazing systems, tubing, U-channels, and more.

Even more valuable, our team has produced these and other rubber and silicone products for industries ranging from appliances and water control to mass transit and industrial/manufacturing. With different operating environments, understanding what works — and what doesn’t — for each type of application is key for delivering custom solutions that work.

Versatility For Your Specific Needs

Thanks to our extensive experience, our team understands which materials work best for specific applications. We can also work with you during the design phase to ensure that your custom rubber or silicone product meets your project’s performance and design requirements. This is facilitated by our custom tool and die services, which are all processed on-site to increase efficiency, shorten lead times, and reduce your project costs.

No matter what you need, our team is committed to helping produce extrusions and other rubber products that meet your exact needs — including meeting ASTM, SAE, AMS, military or RMA specifications. Contact us today to get started on your next project.

Sustainability in Manufacturing: How Elbex is Leading the Way

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:00:38 GMT

In today’s world, sustainability has become more important than ever before. Every company has a responsibility to limit its impact on the environment. This isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s what today’s customers are expecting! Here’s a closer look at how Elbex is leading the way in environmentally responsible manufacturing processes.

The Importance of Sustainability in Manufacturing

As mankind’s impact on the environment has become more apparent, more and more people are preferring to do business with companies that value sustainability. Quite often, this even comes down to the products you use for your own manufacturing projects.

By using materials that were sustainably manufactured (such as rubber extrusions), you send a message to your consumers regarding your commitment to lower your environmental impact. Environmentally friendly business practices can actually encourage people to do more business with you. You help the planet, and your bottom line.

What Elbex Is Doing

At Elbex, our company is actively striving to approach our processes in a more sustainable and cost-efficient way. For example, by managing all tooling and die work on-site, we are able to conserve energy that would otherwise be used to transport materials and finished products.

Our focus on custom rubber products, with the ability to manufacture both small and large product runs, also helps us reduce waste and ensure that all of our materials are used effectively. These practices don’t just help us minimize our environmental impact — they also lower manufacturing costs, which allows us to pass savings on to you.

For both standard and custom rubber extrusions, you can count on Elbex to deliver high-quality work that also accounts for our impact on the environment. Our team will work closely with you from start to finish to ensure that you get the results you need for your unique project. Contact us today to learn more.

The Importance of High-Quality Rubber Products in Industrial Applications

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:00:19 GMT

When it comes to industrial manufacturing projects, few things are more important than the quality of the products used in the application. From glass and ductwork to rubber extrusions, quality materials make all the difference in achieving the desired durability and performance. Here’s a closer look at why high-quality rubber extrusions should be a priority.

The Essential Role of Rubber Extrusions

Rubber extrusions are used in a wide variety of industrial and manufacturing applications. They are used to reduce movement and vibrations between surfaces that could cause structural damage, create airtight and watertight seals, or to protect vulnerable components from impacts. They are used in individual products and even whole building systems! Common applications include expansion joints, pipe ramps, glazing system profiles, and silicone sheeting.

Why Quality Matters

Industrial and manufacturing facilities are often subject to more intense working conditions than you would find elsewhere. Because of this, high-quality materials are an absolute must. The right materials are able to withstand common hazards like chemical exposures and dramatic changes in temperature without deteriorating or negatively affecting their performance. Aside from materials, precise measurements are critical for delivering desired performance — making custom design and manufacturing an important part of the equation as well.

When quality is your priority, it pays to work with Elbex. Our extensive experience in manufacturing custom rubber products covers a wide range of industries, including industrial manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and medical. As an ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification facility, you can have confidence in our team’s ability to produce high-quality products that deliver the performance you need.

The Basics and Capabilities of Our Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 18:25:51 GMT

At Elbex, our rubber extrusions are created by forcing uncured rubber compounds through a die to achieve the desired shape, and then curing it in a high-temperature salt bath. This process is ideally suited for high-volume runs, allowing us to produce more material in a shorter time period. Of course, there is more to our rubber extrusions than this. Here is a closer look at what we can do for you.

Key Capabilities

Elbex can produce extrusions, cords, tubing, sheeting, and gaskets to a wide range of specifications. This includes manufacturing products that meet ASTM, AMS, SAE, RMA, and military specifications. We work with a wide range of materials with custom in-house batch material mixing. EPDM, nitrile, PVC, silicone, neoprene, and urethane are just a few of the materials we can use based on the needs of your project. Better yet, most of our elastomers are available in both sponge and dense profiles.

In-house tooling, design, and production enables our team to produce custom products and even assist with rubber compound design. High-speed cutting, punching, printing, splicing, taping, and secondary vulcanization adds even more value to our services. Of course, all work has complete quality control from design to the finished product.

Batch Sizes

Because of our strong focus on custom design, there are minimum order requirements for each project. These requirements vary based on material and profile size and are designed to utilize at least one full batch of rubber material. For example, a material batch of silicone will be 100 pounds, while it may be 500 to 600 pounds for materials like EPDM.

Do you need rubber extrusions for your next project? Whether you need custom or standard extrusions, the experienced team at Elbex has the capabilities to make it happen. Contact us today to get started on your project.

Product Highlight: Expansion Joints and Their Applications

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:00:00 GMT

Expansion joints are some of the most commonly used rubber extrusions, particularly in the construction and manufacturing industries. At Elbex, our team can produce both standard and custom expansion joints to ensure quality outcomes for your project. Here is a closer look at expansion joints and how they can be used. What Are Expansion Joints? Expansion joints are a type of rubber extrusion that are primarily used to absorb and reduce movement between separate surfaces and subsequently prevent structural damage. The materials and design specifications can vary based on regulatory standards and codes for the industry that the expansion joint is being used for. Common Applications For Expansion Joints One of the most common uses for expansion joints is in industrial piping systems, where these rubber extrusions help transition between separate surfaces and prevent excess movement that could lead to damage. Expansion joints fulfill a similar role for ductwork. In construction, expansion joints help relieve stress on building materials that naturally occurs from the expansion and contraction of those materials, as well as from seismic activity (such as settling). Thanks to their versatility, expansion joints can be used in many industries and applications — especially when you have Elbex on your side. Our design and engineering team can provide a variety of value-added services, including custom design, in-house die tooling, silicone color matching, and more to meet the exact requirements of your project. To learn more, contact us today. Tags: Expansion JointsCustom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber ExtrusionCustom Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Products

The Importance of Quality Control & Testing With Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:00:00 GMT

The Different Types and Shapes of Rubber Extrusions Available

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, our team is proud of our capabilities to produce a wide range of rubber extrusions for applications in many different industries. With so many different types and shapes of rubber extrusions available, we seek to become a true go-to resource for all of your needs. Here is a brief overview of what we can manufacture. Available Rubber Extrusions Elbex manufactures rubber extrusions that can be used in many industries and applications. Many of these products, such as bulb seals, D-sections, gaskets/seals, and ribbed profiles are designed to fill voids and gaps in a variety of usage applications. Other extrusions include bumpers, which reduce movement and vibration; expansion joints, which absorb movement between different surfaces; glazing systems for seating and sealing fenestration systems, pipe ramps for protecting exposed pipes, and setting blocks to seat and position separate materials. Our manufacturing capabilities also include silicone sheeting, tubing, and U-channels. The Value of the Rubber Extrusion Process The rubber extrusion process is well suited for high-volume production runs. This is because of how the extrusion process differs from standard molding. To produce our extrusions, uncured rubber is forced through a die to achieve the desired shape. After the rubber has been extruded, it is immediately placed in a continuous salt bath cure line. This allows for higher volumes and shorter turnaround times for all types and shapes of extrusions. If you’d like to learn more about our manufacturing capabilities, contact us today or fill out an online requisition form. Our team is happy to assist with your project and produce extrusions that meet your specific requirements. Tags: ELBEXCustom Rubber ExtrusionCustom Rubber ProductsOhio Rubber ManufacturerMidwest Rubber Extrusions

Our Rubber Setting Blocks and Their Applications

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, our team is proud to be able to produce a wide range of high-quality rubber extrusions — including setting blocks. Here is a closer look at what setting blocks do, and the role they play in a variety of industries. Setting Block Basics Setting blocks are used to position different materials in an application. As part of this, they help minimize uneven surfaces and reduce vibration between the different surfaces. Setting blocks are produced in a variety of shapes — ranging from simple rectangular profiles to more detailed options that track into channels. Setting blocks are most frequently used for glazing applications. Key Industries That Use Setting Blocks Setting blocks are most used in industrial manufacturing, construction, and architecture. For example, setting blocks may be used to help set glass within aluminum channels to seal fenestration systems or architectural facades. Materials must be selected based on expected environmental exposure and other potential hazards. The right materials and dimensions will ensure that the finished setting block stands the test of time and delivers reliable performance. Whether you need setting blocks or another rubber extrusion for your work, you can count on Elbex to deliver high-quality products that will deliver the performance you need. Our capabilities include both standard and custom rubber extrusions, with custom tooling, design assistance, and a wide range of materials to ensure you get a finished product that will provide lasting performance. Contact us today to learn more. Tags: rubberblocksCustom ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Extrusion

Elbex’s Rubber Extrusions in the Construction Industry

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 13:00:00 GMT

Rubber extrusions are used in a wide variety of settings — but there are few places where they can be more valuable than in the construction industry. Rubber extrusions can provide environmental barriers, help maintain the structural integrity of a building, and more. Here’s a closer look at what our rubber extrusions have to offer. Common Examples of Rubber Extrusions in Construction Rubber extrusions are used for a variety of construction needs, such as weatherstripping, glazing, door and window seals, edge trim, and expansion joints. For example, expansion joints help relieve pressure from natural expansion and contraction on building materials. Rubber d-sections are used to fill voids and gaps, as well as control noise and vibrations in window and door seals. These and other extrusions must be designed to meet the unique performance requirements of finished buildings, such as exposure to extreme temperatures, direct sunlight, rain, and other hazards. On-the-Job Applications Rubber extrusions can also play a helpful role during construction work. For example, rubber pipe seals and ramps can protect exposed cables, pipes, and electrical conduits from damage during construction work. Having these protective extrusions in place can prevent leaks and other damage that would cause delays and affect the profitability of work. Regardless of whether you need rubber extrusions for a finished construction application or the building process itself, you can count on Elbex to deliver high-quality products custom-tailored to the needs of your project. To learn more about what we can do for you or to complete a requisition form, contact us today. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber Extrusion

On-Site Tooling Capabilities for You

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 13:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, one key factor that sets our rubber extrusion manufacturing apart is our on-site tooling. By completing all tooling on-site, we can deliver better outcomes for your project, no matter what type of rubber extrusion you need for your application. Here’s a closer look at how our on-site tooling capabilities can make a difference. Faster Turnaround On-site tooling allows for both custom and standard rubber extrusions to be produced much quicker than if the work was outsourced. At Elbex, our internal processing for on-site tooling is often complete in less than a day. In contrast, outsourcing the tooling process could result in a delay of several weeks. In-house work allows us to deliver shorter lead times so you can get the parts you need in a timely fashion. Reduced Costs On-site tooling can also lead to significant cost savings. First, there is the fact that shorter lead times facilitate cost savings by allowing you to complete your projects that much quicker. This can lead to faster manufacturing that allows you to take on more work. In addition, by performing tooling in-house, Elbex can ensure that all items meet our certification standards. There are no delays or extra costs incurred from needing to send items from an outsourced provider “back to the drawing board.” This helps keep manufacturing costs lower, while also making work more efficient. Whether you need rubber extrusions on a tight deadline or are looking for ways to lower your project expenses, working with a company that provides on-site tooling can make a significant difference. At Elbex, we’re proud to pair industry expertise with on-site tooling so that you can get reliable, high-quality results with excellent customer service every step of the way. Tags: Extrusion ToolingCustom ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Extrusion

An Overview of Our Rubber Extrusion Capabilities

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, we’re proud of our ability to produce high-quality standard and custom rubber extrusions for our customers. With the following overview of our capabilities, we hope you’ll be able to move forward with confidence when deciding to use us for your rubber extrusion needs. High-Quality Production At Elbex, we are able to produce profile extrusions, finished gaskets, Davis-Standard extruders, cords, tubing, and sheeting. Our products are manufactured to meet ASTM, AMS, SAE, RMA, and military specifications. We also use a wide range of materials, including EPDM, nitrile, neoprene, silicone, butyl, PVC, urethane, and more. Most of these elastomers are available in both sponge and dense profiles. All tooling design and production is performed in-house. Value-Added Services Elbex can provide several value-added services based on the needs of your project. These include silicone color matching, secondary vulcanization, taping with pressure-sensitive adhesives, and high-speed auto cutting, printing, and splicing. These services enable us to fully customize your extrusions based on the specific needs of your project. Quality From Start to Finish As an ISO certified facility, our team is committed to complete quality control from the design phase to the delivery of the finished product. Strong statistical process control ensures accurate and timely work, and we always deliver on-spec and on-time orders. Meeting and exceeding your expectations is our goal on every order. Our commitment to quality and our ability to produce rubber extrusions for a wide range of applications makes us a trustworthy choice for your next project. To learn more or to get started on your own project, contact us today. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionCustom Engineered Rubber Products

Products From Elbex You Can Use in the Appliance Industry

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:00:00 GMT

Appliances like refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, and dryers are all comprised of several different components. But one thing they all have in common is that they need to hold something in, like water or cold air. Rubber extrusions play an essential role in these and other appliance functions to ensure proper operation. Here’s a closer look at Elbex’s appliance-focused products. Elbex’s Appliance Industry Products Rubber extrusions can be used in a wide variety of appliance-related functions. For example, they can be used to create an air barrier for ovens and refrigerators. Rubber extrusions may also provide a water-resistant seal for dishwashers and washing machines. We can also provide formed hoses for washing machines. Other extrusions can be used to help eliminate vibrations and secure other components in washing machines and dryers. Ensuring Quality Results The right materials and design specifications are key to ensuring that a rubber extrusion will support the proper functioning of an appliance. Our team’s extensive experience in producing both standard and custom extrusions ensures that we’ll be able to determine what will work best for your appliance needs. We can also offer a variety of value-added services, such as silicone color matching and in-house die tooling, to better meet the specific needs for your appliance products. With custom or standard rubber extrusions from Elbex, you can have confidence that your appliance products will operate like they should, delivering reliable results for your customers. To learn more about out products or to request a quote, contact us today. Tags: applianceindustryCustom ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Extrusion

Extruded Rubber Glazing Systems in the Architectural Industry

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:00:00 GMT

High-quality rubber extrusions can have a major impact in many industries, including the architectural industry. At Elbex, we produce extruded rubber glazing systems that will fill essential architectural functions and help ensure lasting structural integrity. Here’s what you should know. Key Rubber Extrusion Applications in Architecture In the architectural industry, rubber extrusions are primarily used to provide environmental barriers and reduce vibration. This includes air and water barriers around doors and windows, as well as profiles for glazing systems that help seal facades and penetration systems. In addition, setting blocks may be used to provide additional support to other areas of the structure. Achieving Lasting Results Rubber extrusions must meet all applicable building codes and other regulatory standards to ensure safe, long-lasting support. Much of this depends on choosing the right materials for an architectural project based on environmental factors like exposure to extreme temperature, chemical or water exposure, and so on. The right materials are key to ensuring that a rubber extrusion will meet performance requirements. When you work with Elbex, you can have confidence that your extruded rubber glazing systems are produced in a way that will allow them to stand the test of time. With vast experience in both custom and standard manufacturing and a variety of materials to adapt to different environmental conditions, our rubber extrusions will get the job done. Contact us today to learn more. Tags: rubberglazingsystemsArchitecturalExtruded Rubber Products

U-Channels and How They Are Applied for Use

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:45:00 GMT

U-channels are rubber extrusions with U-shaped profiles. This allows them to fit inside a channel, where they can serve as an edge guard. With the ability to be manufactured from a variety of materials and in different profile types, U-channels can be quite versatile. Basic U-Channel Applications The primary purpose of a U-channel is to create a secure fit that helps keep two separate surfaces firmly in place. U-channels eliminate vibrations and movement, preventing undue wear and possible damage to surrounding components. The right materials for the U-channel will be dependent upon the application’s performance requirements and operating conditions (such as exposure to extreme temperatures or corrosive liquids). Top Industries For U-Channels Among the top industries for U-channels are mass transit and construction. For example, in the mass transit industry, U-channels can provide edge protection and sealing for doors and windows, helping to create a weather and waterproof barrier, while also minimizing the risk of damage to these components. U-channels often fill a similar role in construction, where they are frequently used for weatherstripping, glazing, door and window seals, edge trim, and so on. The ability to withstand ongoing environmental exposure is key to protecting building interiors from dust, water, and other hazards. Whether you need U-channels or another type of rubber extrusion for your application, you can count on Elbex to produce high-quality components that will stand the test of time. Our skilled engineers will work with you to design extrusions that meet your specific requirements, based on usage type, exposure to hazards, and so on. To learn more or to submit a requisition form, contact us today. Tags: U-channelRubber ExtrusionELBEXMass TransitConstruction

Industrial Highlight: The Mass Transit Industry

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:42:00 GMT

Rubber extrusions play a vital role in many industries — and chief among these is the mass transit industry. Whether traveling by train or bus, high-quality rubber extrusions play several important roles. Here is a closer look at some of the applications for rubber extrusions in the mass transit industry. Improve Passenger Comfort The first primary use of rubber extrusions in mass transit is to improve passenger comfort. Door and window seals fill voids between two surfaces, helping to keep out weather and water. Gaskets and cushioning for other components can also help reduce vibrations for a smoother, more comfortable ride. Such extrusions must use the proper materials to withstand the environmental hazards that mass transit vehicles often experience. Safety Rubber extrusions can also enhance the safety and performance of mass transit vehicles. By reducing vibration and securing components, rubber extrusions reduce wear and tear on crucial parts. This can help prevent maintenance and repair problems, including issues that could compromise the safety of a mass transit vehicle. Rubber bumpers are another example of a safety-focused extrusion, helping protect trucks and trailers from impact damage when backing into a loading dock. No matter what kind of rubber extrusions you need for your mass transit application, you can count on Elbex to deliver high-quality work. With over 30 years in business, our team’s extensive knowledge in producing both custom and standard extrusions ensures lasting quality for your project needs. Tags: ELBEXIndustrialMass TransitRubber Extrusioncomfortsafety

Elbex Pledges to Continue a High-Quality Manufacturing Process

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:27:00 GMT

No matter what the project application, even the smallest part matters. High-quality manufacturing at every step of the way is key to producing an application that will meet performance requirements and stand the test of time. When you work with Elbex, you can have confidence in our pledge to continue to offer the highest quality standards now and in the future. Exceeding Expectations Is Our Goal At Elbex, exceeding the needs and expectations of our customers is built into our corporate culture from the ground up. We aim to proactively support you in achieving your goals by delivering high-quality extrusions that meet the specific needs of your project. We’re not content to maintain the status quo, either. We are always looking for ways to improve our products, performance, and even our entire organization to deliver the level of quality you deserve. How it Happens A commitment to quality is present in the extrusion manufacturing process from start to finish. Incoming raw materials are inspected for complete traceability and quality assurance. Our extrusions undergo a SPC inspection during production, as well as a 24-hour check after completion. A Certificate of Compliance is also offered from our ISO certified quality system. Every member of our team is entrusted with proactively working to improve how we serve our customers at every step of the process, and receives the training needed to make it happen. Our commitment to quality has made us a leading rubber extrusion manufacturer, able to provide superior outcomes from standard and custom products alike. To learn more about what we can do for you or to submit a requisition form, contact us today. Tags: ELBEXqualitymanufacturingproductioncommitmentCertification of Compliance

The Basics and Capabilities of Our Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:12:00 GMT

Industry Spotlight: The Everlasting Construction Industry

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:12:00 GMT

It seems like no matter what else is going on in the world, there is always the need for construction. From residential neighborhoods to big box stores, there are countless projects underway in practically every community across the nation. And each of these projects can benefit from the use of rubber extrusions. What Do Rubber Extrusions Do? Rubber extrusions fill a wide range of purposes in construction. This includes creating environmental barriers to keep out air and water, filling voids between surfaces to prevent unwanted movement, or simply to ensure a proper fit for other construction components. The right materials and design specifications are crucial for the lasting quality of the rubber extrusion — and even the structural integrity of the construction project. Examples of Rubber Extrusions in Construction There are several different types of rubber extrusions used in the construction industry. Expansion joints (also known as movement joints) help reduce stress on buildings from naturally occurring expansion and contraction. These extrusions can greatly improve structural integrity. Weatherstripping, glazing, and door and window seals also play an important role in protecting a building’s interior from environmental hazards. Pipe ramps and seals are used to protect pipes, hoses, and more from damage. And these are just a few potential applications! If you need custom or standard rubber extrusions for your next construction project, Elbex can help. Our team’s knowledge and experience ensures that you’ll get the right materials and specifications for your application needs, helping to deliver lasting quality for your project. Tags: Custom ExtrusionsCustom Rubber ExtrusionCustom Rubber ExtrusionsConstruction

Product Highlight: Pipe Ramps & Seals

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:12:00 GMT

The Ever-Expanding Architectural Industry

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:00:00 GMT

Custom Tooling: Saving You Time and Money

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:00:00 GMT

One aspect that sets Elbex apart from other rubber extrusion manufacturers is our ability to offer onsite custom tooling. No two applications are exactly alike, and quite often, this means that standard extrusions simply aren’t going to be enough to get the job done. Here’s how our custom tooling process can help your business save time and money. Greater Efficiency Means a Faster Turnaround Processing all of our extrusion, custom tooling, and die design services onsite can dramatically speed up project turnarounds. While it may take weeks to outsource tooling, internal processing means such projects can often be completed in a day or less. With shorter lead times, delivery of the final products can be completed that much sooner, allowing you to put your application to work and achieve your productivity goals. Cost Savings Passed Along to You By managing everything in-house and reducing project lead times, our team is able to save a lot of money on tooling and extrusion. We are more than happy to pass these cost savings along to our customers. Onsite production also gives our engineers more direct oversight over every project. This ensures that the finished product meets all applicable quality certification standards. You don’t have to worry about a rubber extrusion not living up to expectations thanks to the high standards of our in-house team. Extrusions that stand the test of time will help you save on maintenance and other costs in the long run. If you’d like to take advantage of Elbex’s custom tooling services, contact us today. Our skilled engineers are ready to work with you to develop solutions that will fully meet the unique needs of your application. Tags: Custom ExtrusionsCustom Rubber ExtrusionCustom Rubber Extrusions

Product Highlight: Bulb Seal

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, our team produces a wide range of custom and standard rubber extrusions to fill needs in many different industries. Among these are bulb seals, which help provide maximum sealing power in an application. Here’s what you should know. What is a Bulb Seal? A bulb seal is actually comprised of two parts: a mounting mechanism and the bulb section, which tracks into a channel to fill voids or gaps. Bulb seals are also sometimes called trim seals because they are frequently used around doors and windows. A variety of materials can be used to manufacture bulb seals based on their operating environment and intended application to ensure they meet performance requirements. Common Bulb Seal Applications As previously noted, bulb seals are most often used to seal and insulate doors, hatches, and windows. This is especially common in residential construction, where bulb seals are used for weatherstripping. They are also used to seal off interior components in automobiles to protect them from water, dust, and other contaminants. Bulb seals are also used for doors and hatches for industrial mixing and drying equipment in pharmaceutical and food processing facilities. Their ability to effectively block water, contaminants, and extreme temperatures is vital in these processes. At Elbex, our team can provide custom bulb seal designs as needed to meet the specific needs of your application. Our team’s extensive capabilities and experience can effectively meet nearly any design requirements to ensure that you get the lasting results you need. Contact us today to learn more and get started on your own project. Tags: bulbbulb sealCustom ExtrusionsCustom Rubber ExtrusionCustom Rubber Extrusions

Our Secret Weapon: An Expert Design Service

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:00:00 GMT

When it comes to your rubber extrusion needs, it may be tempting to think that all providers are essentially the same. However, Elbex has one key area that puts us above the rest: expert design service. Here’s how our team of engineers makes the difference. A True Understanding of Your Needs Our engineers draw on years of design and manufacturing experience to assist you right from the start. Whether you need design assistance for a brand-new application or help troubleshooting an ongoing issue with your current application, our team can find a quality custom solution. Our knowledge of the different materials that can be used for rubber extrusions (and their strengths and weaknesses) will ensure you get the right fit for your use case. Hands On Support We take a very hands-on approach to each project. An engineering team leader is assigned to each client to oversee product development and provide the level of communication you need to ensure a successful project. This could even include visits to go over design plans, field support, or tooling. Our engineers are committed to providing work and service they can be proud of. Exceeding your expectations is what matters most to them. Are you ready to experience the Elbex difference? Fill out a requisition form to submit information about your project and its unique requirements. We’re confident that our expertise with both standard and custom products will enable us to produce a rubber extrusion that perfectly fits your needs.

Product Highlight: Silicone Sheeting

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, we are proud to offer a wide range of custom and standard rubber extrusions, including silicone sheeting. This versatile product is used in many places, and as a result, is often available in stock for next-day shipment. Here’s what you should know about silicone sheeting. Silicone Sheeting Applications Silicone sheeting is most often used within architectural glazing systems to provide a barrier against air and water vapor. Silicone’s durability against UV rays, ozone, and other environmental and chemical hazards makes it well-suited for a wide range of usage environments. Silicone is also a good insulator of electricity. Customization Options Silicone sheeting can be adapted to fit a variety of performance needs. Varying widths and thicknesses can be used to fit different areas, while offering varying levels of hardness or softness. The sheets can also be modified to be electrically conductive, become more resistant to extreme high or low temperatures, or even have extreme flame retardant properties. Sheets can be manufactured in many different colors, including translucent sheeting. As noted previously, standard silicone sheeting is often in stock at Elbex for next-day shipment. You can check our current availability by calling us at (330) 673-3223. If you are interested in a custom product — be it silicone sheeting or another rubber extrusion — feel free to contact us either online or over the phone! Our experienced team can help you find the right solution for your application.

Industry Spotlight: Industrial Manufacturing

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:35:00 GMT

Rubber extrusions play a vital role in industrial manufacturing. By absorbing movement and reducing friction, they can prevent significant structural damage. They can also provide protective seals against environmental hazards. Here’s what you should know. Common Applications in Industrial Manufacturing In industrial and manufacturing systems, rubber extrusions are most commonly used for pipe ramps, glazing system profiles, expansion joints, and silicone sheeting. For example, expansion joints are often used for industrial piping systems to provide a barrier between two surfaces. They reduce movement and vibration that could lead to structural damage as these surfaces expand and contract. Accounting For Specific Needs Each industrial and manufacturing application is unique. Rubber extrusions are often subjected to extreme conditions, such as direct sunlight, chemical exposure, or significant variations in temperature. Fortunately, by selecting the right materials based on a project’s performance requirements, you can have confidence that the finished product will live up to your needs. By addressing environmental concerns in the design materials selection process, the rubber extrusion will stand the test of time. You can’t leave the quality of your rubber extrusions up to chance. When you partner with Elbex, you can have confidence that our experienced engineers will use the right materials and specifications to achieve the lasting stability your application needs. Contact us today to request a quote and get started on your project.

Gaskets & Seals: Why Quality Matters

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:00:00 GMT

While a rubber gasket or seal may seem like a small thing, it can have a significant impact on the lasting integrity and quality of an application. Because of this, the quality of the gasket or seal itself should be a top priority, regardless of whether you need a custom or standard part. Gaskets & Seals Fulfill Vital Roles Rubber gaskets and seals are used in a wide range of industries, including mass transit, industrial manufacturing, construction, automotive, water control, appliances, and more. In each of these industries, gaskets and seals help secure components and reduce harmful vibrations, while also creating airtight and watertight barriers to prevent environmental damage and contamination. Quality gaskets and seals ensure the lasting durability and functional integrity of each of these applications. Without them, parts would break down swiftly and contamination would be all too common. Ensuring Quality Quality gaskets and seals depend on two things: the materials and the design. A design that is custom-fitted to your application’s unique specifications will be able to deliver the desired performance. Materials that are suited for the application’s environmental, chemical, and other exposures will be less vulnerable to corrosion and deterioration. Working with a manufacturer that understands the nuances of different elastomers will ensure you get a gasket or seal with the right specifications for your unique application needs. When you partner with Elbex to produce a custom or standard gasket or seal for your application, you can have confidence in the quality of the final product. Our designers and engineers have over 20 years of industry experience, and our facility holds ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification. Contact us today to learn more about how we can produce quality gaskets and seals for your needs.

Industry Highlight: The Ever-Growing Construction Industry

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:00:00 GMT

Ohio Manufacturer of Butyl, Silicone Rubber, and More!

Tue, 31 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, our Ohio-based team understands how the right material selection can make all the difference for your project. That’s why we offer several different elastomers for extrusion manufacturing! By asking the right questions about the application and its environment, we can help you determine the right compound for your need. What Compounds Does Elbex Work With? Elbex offers a wide range of elastomers, including butyl, silicone rubber, nitrile, EPDM, neoprene, natural rubber, and SBR. Each of these compounds has its own unique properties that makes it well suited for different jobs. For example, nitrile offers high resistance to gasoline, hydraulic fluids, and vegetable oils, making it a great fit for automotive applications. How to Determine the Right Fit Understanding the specifications of the application and the environment that the rubber extrusion will be operating in will determine the right material for the job. Temperature requirements, chemical exposure, regulatory requirements, the part’s function, and even whether it will be inside or outside can all affect which material is the best fit. By working with a wide range of elastomers, Elbex has the options you need to fulfill your project requirements. No matter what kind of project you have in mind, Elbex can help you determine the right materials for the job. Our design and engineering team has the experience to produce both custom and standard components that will stand the test of time for any application.

Elbex Has the Right Material for Your Next Project!

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:00:00 GMT

When it comes to manufacturing a successful rubber extrusion — whether for mass transit, construction, or appliance application — materials matter. All rubber compounds are unique, and understanding their properties can help you determine which one will be best suited to your project. Here at Elbex, our wide range of materials and expert knowledge will ensure you use the right materials for your needs. Our Available Elastomers At Elbex, we work with a wide variety of elastomers, including silicone rubber, EPDM, polyisoprene, neoprene, nitrile, butyl, SBR, and natural rubber. Additional materials such as urethane, polyethylene, and PVC are also available upon request. This broad range of elastomers enables us to produce quality extrusions for many unique applications. Understanding Which Material Is Best One of the most important considerations when choosing a rubber compound is its durometer number, which measures its hardness. Softer elastomers are more flexible and create a strong seal on rough surfaces, while harder rubber offers better abrasion resistance. Other considerations when choosing a material include its temperature requirements, potential chemical exposure, and whether it will be used indoors or outdoors. Our technical information guide provides detailed information for these and other key metrics. No two projects are exactly alike — the material that is best for one application could be poorly suited for another. By evaluating the operating conditions of your application and the properties of different materials, you can make an appropriate selection. Of course, our expert team is also available to help in the manufacture of custom extrusions. Contact us today to get started.

An Overview of Our Custom and Standard Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:00:00 GMT

Here at Elbex, our experienced team is able to produce a wide range of both custom and standard rubber extrusions. By understanding our capabilities, you will be better able to determine if we can assist with the needs of your application. Our Production Process Our facility is capable of producing rubber profile extrusions, cord, tubing, and sheeting ranging from 1/16 of an inch to 18 inches in width. We use continuous vulcanization (salt-bath curing) to achieve quality results using a wide range of materials, including EPDM, nitrile, silicone, butyl, TPR, and urethane. These elastomers are available in a variety of rubber profiles, and custom batch mixing and color matching are also available. Tooling design and production are completed in-house. All manufacturing is designed to meet ASTM, AMS, SAE, and military specifications. Value-Added Services To further enhance our offerings for our clients, our facility can also provide auto-cutting, punching, splicing, and pinching, secondary vulcanization, taping with pressure-sensitive adhesives, and more. These additional services, paired with complete quality control from the design phase to the finished product, ensure you get the results you need with a timely turnaround. If you’re not sure whether we’d be a good fit for your project, feel free to reach out using our online requisition form. Our team of engineers will be happy to assist you and help you determine the best options for your application’s needs.

Rubber Extrusions for the Mass Transit Industry

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 13:00:00 GMT

From buses to passenger trains, millions of people in the United States rely on mass transit every day to get to work, school, and other destinations. While rubber extrusions may not be the most noticeable component of mass transit, they play a vital role in reducing vibrations and improving passenger comfort. How Rubber Extrusions Are Used in Mass Transit Rubber extrusions are typically used to fill voids between two surfaces, primarily to keep out adverse weather (including rain and snow) to improve customer comfort. These extrusions are also used in other areas within mass transit vehicles to help secure other components and reduce internal vibrations. As such, they are used for gaskets, hinge covers, door and window seals, and more. Accounting For Mass Transit Needs Mass transit vehicles are often subjected to extreme environments. For example, direct sunlight in the summer can result in high temperatures, while winter conditions expose the vehicles to snow, ice, and freezing temperatures. Rubber extrusions must be able to withstand temperature-related expansion and contraction, while also resisting the potentially corrosive effect of moisture to maintain a tight and effective seal. At Elbex, our experienced team uses their advanced knowledge and skill set to help you design and produce custom rubber extrusions that are the perfect fit for your mass transit application. By accounting for the dimensions and usage environment of each project, you can have confidence that your custom extrusions will stand the test of time and deliver the results you need.

Our Pledge to Quality Extrusions & Why It Matters to You

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, having the ability to produce a wide range of custom and standard rubber extrusions is an important part of what we do. But even more important is our team’s pledge to producing quality products, no matter what your application might entail. A commitment to quality every step of the way ensures that the final result will deliver exactly what you need. A Pledge to Quality Quality is so central to what we do, that our business has a quality extrusions pledge that is central to our mission. As part of this, our team performs multiple quality checks throughout the manufacturing process. Raw materials are inspected to ensure complete traceability and to prevent the use of subpar goods. SPC inspections are performed during production, and a 24-hour check is also a key part of our processes. Trial runs and testing ensure that custom products meet the desired specifications. Certifications You Can Trust As part of our commitment to quality, our facility maintains ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification. These international standards are used to ensure that finished products are safe and reliable. As a company that meets these global standards, you can have confidence that Elbex extrusions will provide a high level of quality for any project. With an experienced team that is fully dedicated to quality every step of the way, you can have confidence that Elbex extrusions will meet and even exceed your performance expectations. As part of a crucial interconnected system of components, reliable extrusions will help applications in any industry perform like they should.

Industry Spotlight: Automotive

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:00:00 GMT

Rubber extrusions play a vital role in many industries — in fact, most people interact with extrusions every day, simply by driving to work! The automotive industry makes significant use of rubber extrusions to ensure safety and proper function. Here’s a closer look at the role extrusions play in the automotive industry. How Rubber Gaskets and Seals Help Rubber gaskets and seals are primarily used to fill gaps and create barriers to enhance automotive performance. These rubber extrusions may provide water resistance or air barriers, or they could be used to secure components and eliminate vibrations. Various materials may be used based on environmental and chemical exposure to ensure maximum performance and longevity. Specific Automotive Components Some of the most common automotive applications produced by Elbex include cushions for automotive cooling components, hinge covers, door and window seals, acoustic covers, molded caps, and even no-rattle pads for spare tires. Though these parts may seem small, they ultimately go a long way in creating a comfortable and safe driving experience by helping to prevent potential repair or maintenance problems. No matter what kind of rubber extrusions you need for your automotive application, you can count on Elbex to get the job done. With years of experience producing both standard and custom extruded products, our team can design and manufacture parts that serve as a viable sealing solution.

Elbex Can Handle the Volume of Production You Need

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, we understand that no two projects are alike — not just in terms of the type of extrusions that work best for a particular application, but also in the number of products that may be needed. With on-site design and tooling, our team is uniquely equipped to handle the production volume required by your project. Superior Capabilities Our rubber extruded products are typically created by forcing uncured compounds through a die to achieve the desired shape, after which the material is cured using a salt bath cure system. This process means we aren’t limited in term of product lengths, allowing us to produce high volume runs. This allows us to produce high lineal foot runs in a much shorter amount of time than other production methods would allow. Equipped For Production Runs Big and Small Our experience in custom design and tooling means that we often undertake small scale trial runs before ramping up to full production of a rubber extrusion. This also means that our team has the ability to produce smaller-volume orders, in addition to the large-volume orders that are often needed for major products. We’re ready to help you meet the specific needs of your project, big or small. Whether you need a high-volume run or a relatively small order, you can count on Elbex to provide top-quality extrusions that will be the perfect fit for your application. To get started with your project, fill out our online RFQ form!

Your Partner for the Custom Extrusions You Need

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 13:00:00 GMT

If you need a custom rubber extrusion for your application, you can’t rely on just anyone. You need to work with an expert team that has the knowledge and capabilities to produce reliable, custom-fit extrusions. Here’s how Elbex can meet these important requirements and serve as a true partner for all your rubber extrusion needs. Extensive Experience With Custom Profiles Elbex’s team has years of experience manufacturing both standard and custom extrusion profiles. Over the years, we have produced a wide range of extruded products for industries such as architectural, automotive, water control, industrial/manufacturing, and more. An understanding of the varied application tolerances, dimensions, and materials that may be required in different circumstances ensures a quality outcome, every time. A Commitment to Quality Our facility is ISO certified, and our team is dedicated to guaranteeing client satisfaction on every project. With in-house tool and die design services, as well as in-house fabrication, our team is able to maintain a high level of quality throughout your project. Statistical process controls and quality assurance systems also ensure that the final product perfectly matches your performance requirements. Consistent communication throughout the project keeps everyone on the same page. If you need custom extrusions for your application, you can trust Elbex to deliver quality work and timely delivery. Our experienced engineers will work with you, fostering a collaborative process that guarantees a successful outcome while respecting your time and budget.

Take Advantage of Our Custom Tooling

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:00:00 GMT

While many architectural and industrial applications can get by with standard rubber extrusions, this isn’t always the case. If you have unique dimension or performance requirements, obtaining custom tooling assistance is an absolute must. At Elbex, our custom and on-site tooling services ensure successful outcomes for every project, no matter what the unique requirements might be. How Custom Tooling Works Custom tooling is powered by our team’s experience with 2-D modeling and AutoCAD, helping to turn desired specifications into actionable designs. This process involves extensive communication and collaboration with your team to ensure that the finished product matches the necessary design specifications. All design and processing is performed on-site to ensure that quality certification standards are met. The Advantages of On-Site Custom Tooling The hands-on approach of on-site custom tooling makes work far more efficient, allowing projects to be finished weeks faster than if they were outsourced. This process also helps prevent miscommunications that might otherwise result in faulty or non-compliant extrusions. This shortens leads times and provides savings that our team passes on to you. Ultimately, you get results that are a sure fit for your application, while also saving time and money. If you’d like to take advantage of our custom tooling services, contact us today. Our experienced engineers are ready to work alongside your team to deliver high-quality results for your unique application.

Everything You Need to Know About Expansion Joints

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 05:00:00 GMT

Expansion joints play a vital role in a wide range of construction projects, helping to hold separate components together while also lessening the impact of vibrations and temperature-related expansion and contraction. Quality materials and design are an absolute must for this important rubber extrusion. Protecting Structural Applications Expansion joints protect building materials from structural stress, which is primarily caused by temperature-related activity. Concrete, building faces, glass, and even pipelines expand and contract as a result of seasonal warming and cooling, as well as exposure to other nearby sources of heat. Without an expansion joint in place, the added pressure can cause materials to crack. Expansion joints help make the application more “flexible” by absorbing this stress and keeping materials from rubbing against each other. Expansion joints can also minimize damage from natural ground settling. The Use of High-Quality Materials Unsurprisingly, the quality of a rubber expansion joint is directly tied to the quality of the materials used in manufacturing. At Elbex, we use natural rubber products from high-quality sources to ensure that they will meet the desired performance requirements of a particular application. Accounting for unique environmental hazards (such as extreme temperatures or chemical exposure) helps enhance the longevity of a custom expansion joint. For reliable expansion joints for your next project, contact Elbex. Our experienced team uses a wealth of industry knowledge to ensure that your custom-designed extrusions are the right match for your application.

The Expert Design Assistance You Need

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:00:00 GMT

Over the years, Elbex has served many clients from industries ranging from automotive and mass transit to architectural and water control. While many have come to trust us for producing custom and standard rubber extrusions using their design specifications, this is only a portion of what we offer. With expert design assistance, we can provide an even more hands-on approach. A Full-Fledged Design Team Our design team has developed a wide variety of rubber extrusions over the years to meet the needs of clients in many different industries. With this experience, they are able to leverage their knowledge to assist your team during the design phase. Whether you need to troubleshoot a problem with an existing application or design a brand-new extrusion, our team will develop a design that works. Help Every Step of the Way The Elbex design team takes a true “hands on” approach to custom design projects. From consulting with your own company’s engineers and taking planned site visits to providing field support and tooling setups, our designers can help at each step of the project. No matter what kind of design assistance you need, they will work diligently to understand the application requirements to create a solution that you can depend on. If you know you need a rubber extrusion for your application but aren’t sure where to start, that’s not a problem. Our team draws on decades of experience to determine the right design and materials for your needs. Attention to detail ensures that the final product will fully meet your expectations. Contact us today to get started.

All About Nitrile Rubber

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 05:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, we use a wide variety of rubber polymers to meet the needs of various customer applications. Nitrile rubber is a popular synthetic rubber polymer with several distinctive properties. Here is a closer look at what this material has to offer. Nitrile Rubber Attributes Nitrile’s most distinctive attribute is its resistance to oils. Its ability to withstand exposure to gasoline, vegetable oils, hydraulic fluid, and other similar materials makes it especially useful in the automotive industry. Nitrile is also extremely resistant to punctures, cuts, and tears. It can also function in a wide range of temperatures — from negative 40 to 226 degrees Fahrenheit. However, nitrile is vulnerable to flames, ozone, and ultraviolet light, making it a poor choice for outdoor applications. When to Use Nitrile Rubber Nitrile rubber’s oil resistance means it is commonly used for gaskets, O-rings, engine hoses, and other automotive components that frequently come in contact with vehicle fluids. It is also used in self-sealing fuel tanks in the aerospace industry. Because nitrile is hypoallergenic and tear-resistant, it is used for protective gloves in medical, lab, and even nuclear applications. If you are interested in using nitrile rubber for your next extrusion project, contact Elbex today. Our team can help you determine if nitrile or another material will be the best fit for your needs based on the unique specifications of your project.

Our Commitment to Excellence in Quality

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 04:00:00 GMT

While rubber extrusions may seem like a small part in industrial projects, they can have a big impact on the longevity and efficiency of your application. At Elbex, we know how important it is that these and other investments deliver the results you need. As such, we are fully committed to excellence in everything we do for our clients. Ensuring Quality at Each Step We strive to continually improve our processes and products to ensure that every rubber extrusion we produce lives up to our high standards. This starts before manufacturing even begins with careful inspection and documentation of the raw materials that enter our facility. Total traceability and transparency allows us to trace the roof of the problem if there is ever an issue with a materials batch. This dedication to excellence continues throughout the manufacturing process with ongoing inspections and testing. Finished rubber extrusions undergo 24-hour testing to ensure they meet the application’s requirements before earning our certificate of compliance. ISO Certified As part of our commitment to excellence, our facility is accredited with the ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification. This certification is an indicator that our products are safe and reliable, meeting industry accepted quality standards while also minimizing waste during manufacturing. When you order custom or standard rubber extrusions from Elbex, you can have confidence that you will get quality results for your applications. Your success is our success. To learn more about what we do to ensure excellent outcomes, or to request a quote for your next project, contact us today.

Finding the Perfect Material for Your Extrusion Project

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 04:00:00 GMT

No two extrusion projects are exactly alike — and the small details that set your project apart from others’ can make all the difference. Different applications call for different rubber elastomers. The right selection will provide the performance and durability you need — while an improper selection could compromise the application’s integrity. At Elbex, we make sure you get the right fit for your project. Available Elastomers There are several different elastomers that can be used for rubber extrusions, each offering varying degrees of flexibility, hardness, and resistance to chemicals, heat, and other hazards. Silicone, EPDM, butyl, natural rubber, neoprene, nitrile, and SBR are just some of the elastomers that we can use for your extrusions. Determining the Best Option The nature of the application and its usage environment play a big role in determining which elastomer will be best suited to your needs. Our team asks a series of in-depth questions that cover everything from strength requirements and chemical and temperature exposure to your target cost. Even something as simple as whether an extrusion will be used indoors or outdoors can influence which material works best. By asking the right questions now, we ensure that your project uses an elastomer that delivers the performance you need in the future. At Elbex, our team uses our years of experience producing both standard and custom extrusions to help you determine the best material for your project. By understanding your application’s specifications, we will help you find a solution that delivers superior performance while still staying on budget.

Understanding Butyl Rubber

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 04:00:00 GMT

While all rubber may seem to be the same to the average person, those in the know understand that using the right elastomer for the right application can make all the difference in terms of performance and durability. Butyl rubber is one of the most commonly used elastomers, and for good reason. Here’s what you should know about this option. Butyl Properties and Limitations Butyl has been used since the 1940s thanks to its flexibility and ability to retain air. Butyl is practically impervious to gases, while also offering great resistance to common hazards such as heat, ozone, and weathering. It can be used at temperatures ranging from -50 to 250 degrees Fahrenheit, and resists many acidic and alkaline chemicals that would damage other elastomers. However, butyl has poor flame resistance and should not be used in applications where it will be exposed to petroleum and other solvents. Common Applications For Butyl Thanks to its impermeable nature, butyl is commonly used for tubeless tires, bladders for balls used in sports, inner tubes, and even gas masks. Its vibration dampening qualities make it a common choice for shock mounts and other vehicular body mounts. Butyl can even be used in hydraulic applications that use synthetic fluids. For dependable applications that will rely on butyl rubber, you can count on Elbex to provide top-quality materials and workmanship. Our design team will help you determine if butyl or another elastomer is the best fit for your project. Contact us today to learn more.

Our Rubber Vulcanizing Capabilities

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 04:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, we use several different curing methods to prepare rubber to meet the needs of your unique applications. In its natural, uncured state, rubber is far from being the valuable and flexible material that can be used for extrusions and seals. Vulcanizing is an important process to ensure that rubber has the strength and flexibility you need. Why Does Rubber Need to Be Cured? Uncured rubber is composed of long polymer chains that move independently. Because of this, rubber that has not been cured is highly susceptible to temperature changes. When it is cold, the rubber becomes brittle. When it gets warm, the rubber easily becomes deformed. Curing is a process that helps the rubber’s polymer chains crosslink so that the rubber can stretch and return to its original shape when put under stress. Salt Bath Curing — or Continuous Vulcanization Salt bath curing, also known as continuous vulcanization, is one of the most efficient methods for hardening and curing rubber. After rubber pieces have been cut into the desired shape, they are given a salt bath. This method has a short cure period, as its heat exchange properties allow curing to take place at high temperatures. Continuous vulcanization also does not cause surface oxidation. Because of these attributes, continuous vulcanization is often used for weatherstripping, tubing, hoses, and electrically conductive rubber compounds. In addition to salt bath curing, Elbex provides a wide range of value-added services to ensure great results for custom and standard rubber extrusions. From auto cutting to secondary vulcanization, our products will meet your required standards, including ASTM and military specifications. To learn more, contact us today.

Market Spotlight: Serving the Architectural Industry

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Elbex has served the architectural industry for over 20 years, providing rubber and silicone products to clients around the world. Our vast experience and custom capabilities ensure that we’re the right fit for your project, too! Common Architectural Needs In the architectural industry, rubber extrusions are most often used to provide an environmental barrier, to fill voids between two surfaces, to reduce vibrations, or to provide additional support and ensure proper fit. Weatherstripping insulation is a common glazing application designed to create a barrier against water, air, and sound. Our Rubber Profiles For the Architectural Industry With our extensive architectural experience, our team can produce a wide range of architectural profiles, including glazing systems, silicone sheeting, bulb seals, setting blocks, d-sections, and gaskets. In addition to standard rubber products, we can also manufacture custom profiles that meet ASTM specifications and your project’s material requirements. No matter what type of architectural application you need, you can count on Elbex to deliver high-quality rubber profiles that will get the job done. As an ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification facility, you can have confidence that our team will deliver reliable, durable products that meet the unique needs of your project. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help.

You Can Count on Elbex Because You Matter to Us!

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Here at Elbex, we know that our ability to produce quality rubber extrusions is only part of what makes us successful. In reality, the most important thing for our business is ensuring that our customers are satisfied with each and every job we complete. By making you our number-one priority, we can become a partner you can truly count on. Your Timeline Matters Whether you’re in architectural, automotive, or mass transit, you work with tight deadlines. The ability to get custom rubber products in a timely manner is often crucial to finishing work within your desired timeframe. Because of this, we provide flexible scheduling and expedited delivery to ensure that your project is finished on time — even for large orders. The Ability to Fulfill Custom Requests While we offer a wide range of standard rubber extrusion, we also take great pride in our ability to produce top-quality custom products. From D-Sections and ribbed profiles to setting blocks and bulb seals, we can help you determine the materials and design requirements that will best fit the demands of your application. No matter what your specific project application may require, you can trust Elbex to get the job done. Our client-focused team strives to ensure that each project lives up to your expectations in all ways — from the quality of the finished extrusions to the way we communicate throughout the project. Being a dependable partner is what ultimately creates a win-win for everyone.

We Take Rubber Extrusions Seriously

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Rubber extrusions are used in a wide range of applications, from bumpers and windows to door seals and expansion joints. While these parts may seem small, they can make all the difference in ensuring successful performance. That’s why at Elbex, we take rubber extrusions seriously. High-Quality Rubber At Elbex, we understand that each project has its own unique specifications and requirements. To ensure that your rubber extrusions meet the needs of your application, we offer a wide range of standard and custom profile shapes, as well as diverse rubber compounds. Silicone, natural rubber, nitrile, EPDM, polyurethane, and neoprene are just a few of the material options we provide to match your application requirements. A Pledge to Quality Our dedication to quality is second to none. In addition to obtaining ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification for our facility, our quality extrusions pledge commits our team to proactively supporting customer goals and continuously improving all aspects of our work. From the inspection of raw materials to post-production checks, we are committed to quality at every step of the way. Because rubber extrusions are important for your applications, they’re important to us. When you entrust your project to Elbex, you can have confidence that you won’t just get a timely turnaround and fair pricing. You’ll also enjoy the dependability that comes from working with a team that makes rubber extrusions their specialty.

Elbex is Your Source for Quality Expansion Joint Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:00:00 GMT

While rubber extrusions serve a wide variety of purposes, expansion joints are undoubtedly one of the most common applications. Elbex’s team is dedicated to providing superior quality in each stage of the manufacturing process, ensuring that our expansion joints provide the stability and protection your project needs. How Are Expansion Joints Used? Expansion joints are most commonly used in manufacturing and construction, particularly for industrial piping systems. In piping systems, these rubber extrusions help provide a buffer between surfaces to prevent excess movement and vibration. Expansion joints can also relieve stress on architectural materials by holding structures in place, even as different surfaces expand or contract. This greatly reduces the risk for structural damage. How Elbex Provides Additional Value At Elbex, our team has the capability to design and engineer custom expansion joint extrusions based on the specification requirements of your project. This includes making sure that material selections account for environmental or chemical factors. Our engineers’ in-depth knowledge even allows them to provide design assistance or help you troubleshoot issues with your current extrusions. Our team also provides services such as die tooling, cutting, splicing, and silicone mixing — all on-site — to deliver timely and cost-effective results. If you need expansion joint rubber extrusions for your next project, contact Elbex today. Our versatile team has the capabilities to deliver custom-manufactured products based on your unique specifications, while providing a vast range of resources to support your project every step of the way.

How Elbex Serves the Appliance Industry

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:00:00 GMT

At Elbex, our diverse experience and manufacturing capabilities allow us to produce custom rubber extrusions for a wide range of industries — among which is the appliance industry. Refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, and other appliances all need to contain cold, water, or heat. Rubber extrusions get the job done. The Role of Rubber Extrusions Rubber extrusions — particularly in the form of seals and gaskets — are designed to create a reliable barrier within appliances and other products. They create a powerful sealing force that can provide water resistance or an air barrier, eliminate vibrations, and secure components. Materials and specifications will vary based on the needs and environment of the application. Examples of Appliance Applications With these uses in mind, it should come as no surprise that rubber extrusions are in high demand in the appliance industry. Rubber extrusions help create air barriers for refrigerators and ovens. They can eliminate vibrations in dryers, and provide much-needed water resistance for dishwashers and washing machines. They can even be used for washing machine hoses and blender lids. If you need custom rubber extrusions for your appliance manufacturing needs, contact Elbex today. Our team offers design and engineering for custom and standard extrusions, as well as additional services like in-house tooling, silicone color matching, and more. Our team’s expertise will ensure quality results for your appliances.

Take Advantage of Elbex’s On-Site Tooling Capabilities

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:00:00 GMT

When working with a manufacturer of custom extrusions, there is a big difference between companies that handle tooling on-site, and those that outsource the work. At Elbex, we offer on-site tooling to improve outcomes for your project. Here’s why this matters. Faster Delivery Perhaps the most immediately obvious advantage of on-site tooling is that it makes production far more efficient. Internal processing for tooling can often be completed in less than a day. Outsourcing, on the other hand, could take several weeks. An in-house, hands-on approach will dramatically shorten lead times, ensuring that you get the finished product that much sooner. Lowered Costs On-site tooling also reduces the total cost of your project. As the saying goes, “time is money.” By handling tooling in-house, our team saves time and money, in part because it is easier to ensure that finished products are meeting quality certification standards. We are able to pass these cost savings along to our customers, creating a win-win for everyone! No matter what kind of custom extrusion product you need for your applications, Elbex’s on-site tooling will help you get the results you want. By handling design and tooling on-site, you get a better experience from start to finish, ensuring high-quality outcomes to meet your unique needs.

Custom Extrusions, Countless Applications, Dozens of Industries

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Custom rubber extrusions have countless applications — and the sheer scope of the clients that Elbex works with is the perfect demonstration of this. By creating buffers between surfaces, forming tight seals, and performing other vital functions, custom extrusions can make any project a success. Industries Served The need for rubber extrusions is readily apparent simply from the variety of industries that rely on these products. Elbex has created rubber extrusion profiles for industries as diverse as appliance, automotive, water control, manufacturing, and construction. In each of these industries, rubber extrusions are manufactured in a manner that accounts for the application’s performance requirements and environmental conditions. Countless Applications Elbex produces a wide range of standard rubber extrusion profiles, while also maintaining the capability to manufacture fully custom products. Examples of these applications include gaskets and seals for automotive and plumbing, extruded rubber expansion joints that provide stability in architecture and construction, and water-resistant, airtight seals for appliances and windows. No two projects are exactly alike, even within the same industry, making design and engineering knowledge an absolute must for producing quality extrusions. No matter what type of extrusion you need, Elbex can provide a dependable product that will stand the test of time. With our extensive experience working with dozens of industries, our design and engineering experts have the know-how to produce quality extrusions that perfectly fulfill your unique specifications. Contact us today to get started.

Custom Rubber Extrusions for the Appliance Industry

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 04:00:00 GMT

One of the industries with the greatest demand for custom rubber extrusions is the appliance industry. Because gaskets and seals fill voids and barriers between metal parts, they play a vital role in helping many appliances function properly. Common Appliance Applications for Rubber Extrusions In the appliance industry, rubber gaskets and seals are used to improve water resistance, create air barriers, and eliminate vibration during operation (including by helping secure components in place). For example, they can create an air barrier for refrigerators or ovens to keep cold or hot air trapped inside the unit. By creating a water resistant barrier for dishwashers and washing machines, these extrusions protect fragile components that could be damaged by moisture. The Value of Custom Design No two appliance manufacturers follow the exact same design specifications — so it stands to reason that a “one size fits all” solution isn’t going to get the job done. With a custom-designed extrusion, you can have confidence that the entire appliance will perform as intended for your customers. A quality custom extrusion can extend the appliance’s lifespan and minimize maintenance issues, improving your brand’s reputation and potential for future sales. If you need dependable custom extrusions for your appliances, contact Elbex today. With a strong design and engineering background, our extrusions provide superior protection and durability to ensure that your products live up to customer expectations.

Unique Applications Call for Unique Customizations

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Rubber and silicone extrusions are necessary for a wide variety of applications across many industries. While some applications can get by with a standard extrusion, many companies find themselves in need of custom products for their unique applications. Ensuring that you get a quality custom rubber product can make all the difference for the long-term quality of the application. What Type of Applications Need Customizations? There are a wide variety of situations in which you might need a customization for your rubber extrusion. In some cases, companies simply wish to color-match other equipment at their facility, or they may need a custom measurement. At other times, different materials or may be required (such as EPDM or urethane) to ensure the extrusion holds up to the environmental exposure it will receive once installed. All applications should be carefully evaluated for performance requirements, as well as potential chemical and environmental exposure to determine manufacturing needs. How Elbex Provides Quality Customizations Elbex has a vast array of capabilities to ensure quality outcomes when developing engineered rubber extrusions. In-house tooling, design, and production, as well as value-added services like punching, splicing, and secondary vulcanization ensure that the finished product will meet all performance requirements. The ability to work with several different materials, such as EPDM, silicone, butyl, PVC, neoprene, and more, ensures the durability of the finished extrusion. No matter what type of customization you need for your project, you can count on Elbex to deliver quality results that stand the test of time. With tried and tested processes and an experienced design and manufacturing team, you can trust our team to deliver refined results that fulfill your requirements. To learn more, contact us today.

Trusted Products For the Mass Transit Industry

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT

Mass transit systems are used by millions of people each day around the globe. Whether passengers are riding a train or a bus, they are trusting their lives to the reliability and performance of these vehicles. This means that every component used in mass transit must be of the highest quality — and when it comes to rubber extrusions for this industry, ELBEX pulls it off! Common Applications For Rubber Extrusions ELBEX rubber extrusions are most often used to seal voids between surfaces, such as in door and window seals. This helps reduce vibrations while also keeping out the elements, greatly improving passenger comfort. Custom extrusions are also used to secure and cushion components within mass transit vehicles, protecting them from excess wear and tear. This reduces the risk of mechanical breakdowns and other issues. We also produce rubber bumpers to minimize damage from potential impacts and vibration, as well as tubing, U-channels, and D-sections. How ELBEX Delivers Quality Every Time At ELBEX, our team draws on extensive knowledge and experience in mass transit to determine the materials and design specifications that best fit the needs of a particular application. Our engineers understand how chemical and environmental exposures can affect the performance of different materials. This enables them to help clients select the right materials that will stand the test of time. Design assistance service can also provide improved performance and help you fix longstanding issues with old extrusions. If you need a quality, custom rubber extrusion for your mass transit project, you can trust ELBEX to provide applications that perfectly fit your needs. Our experienced engineers will help you find the right solutions (including materials and specifications) to meet all regulatory codes and standards. Contact us today to learn more.

When It Has to Stay Sealed, Trust ELBEX Bulb Seals!

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT

There are some applications where voids simply must be sealed. In this case, the best solution is a bulb seal that can fill this gap. A properly developed bulb seal combines a mounting mechanism and rubber bulb to provide a durable, lasting seal that will stand the test of time. If that’s what you need, ELBEX bulb seals are the perfect solution. What Are Bulb Seals Most Commonly Used For? Bulb seals help fill the gap between two surfaces to keep out water, dust, and other contaminants. For example, bulb seals are frequently used as a form of weatherstripping for residential homes. These seals can also be used to protect the interior of an automobile from the elements. Because properly designed bulb seals are extremely reliable and airtight, they are also often used in pharmaceutics and food processing to seal doors leading to mixing and drying equipment. The ELBEX Difference Bulb seals aren’t created equal. The right materials and manufacturing specifications will vary based on the intended use of the seal, as well as the environmental conditions where it will be installed. ELBEX has extensive design and manufacturing capabilities that allow us to custom-produce bulb seals based on the unique needs of your project. With additional value-added services like die tooling and silicone color matching, you can have confidence that our team will produce seals that perfectly meet your specifications. No matter what type of application needs you have for a bulb seal, our team can make them into a reality. Give us a call today to learn more about how we can provide a seal you can trust.

The Broad Capabilities of ELBEX

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT

If you need a rubber extrusion for your application, there’s one name you can count on to get the job done: ELBEX. Our team draws on years of specialized experience to create custom and standard rubber extrusions that can be used in a wide range of industries. No matter what you’re looking for, our expertise can help make it happen. A Wide Range of Materials At ELBEX, we work with a wide range of materials, including EPDM, nitrile, silicone, neoprene, butyl, and even polyethylene and urethane — and that’s not even a complete list! Most elastomers that we work with are available in dense and sponge profiles, and our in-house material mixing ensures that the right profile is created for your project. Broad Capabilities In addition to producing engineered rubber, we offer a wide range of value-added services such as secondary vulcanization, splicing, printing, and taping with pressure-sensitive adhesives. Our team has the experience and know-how to design custom extrusions that will meet the unique requirements of your project. This includes producing items that meet ASTM, military, and other specifications. From start to finish, all work is backed by strong quality control processes. Thanks to our team’s wealth of experience and broad capabilities, we can help with practically any project that will require the help of rubber extrusions. Contact us today to tell us about your needs, and we’ll be happy to help you get started.

Our Pledge to Quality from Start to Finish

Thu, 27 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT

As an ISO Certified quality custom rubber extrusions manufacturer, ELBEX is committed to delivering the best products we can to our customers. We know that you need a company you can count on to supply the optimum product on time, every time. Our road to quality has been intentional. Here is our pledge to you, our customers. Mission Statement ELBEX Corporation is dedicated to the support of customer success and growth in the marketplace as demonstrated through our employee dedication, our corporate investment in training and equipment, our responsive and proactive customer care and service, and our premium quality assurance performance. ELBEX is also committed to maintaining leading-edge technology to augment value and performance for customers while operating as a responsible corporate citizen in civic and environmental practices. Quality Policy Pledge To instill and maintain a total quality practice in our corporate culture that commands a proactive support of our customers’ goals, as well as exceeding their needs and expectations in a timely manner. To monitor and continuously improve business, products, our organization, employee performance and safety. See what makes ELBEX one of the top rubber extrusion manufacturers by viewing our gallery of rubber and silicone products. You can fill out a RFQ form or contact us with any questions you may have about your next product. We are here to help you, from start to finish.

The Experience You Need for Custom Rubber Extrusion Manufacturing

Wed, 19 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT

For almost 30 years, ELBEX has been producing quality custom rubber and silicone extrusions for a variety of industries. These industries include automotive, architectural, appliance, construction, industrial, mass transit, manufacturing, and water control among others. Our capabilities have expanded over the years and we have the ability to produce a wide range of profile designs in a variety of materials including, Silicone, EPDM, Neoprene, Nitrile and Natural Rubber. A Little History Edward L. Bittle worked in the booming rubber industry of Akron, Ohio during the 40’s and 50’s and saw the opportunity to capitalize on a niche market – custom rubber seals. In 1974 he founded Seal Master to do just that. In order to fulfill increasing demand, the company eventually brought all of their rubber and silicone extrusion operations in house. With these production capabilities, ELBEX (Edward L Bittle Extrusions) was born as a sister company to Seal Master Corporation, and was incorporated in 1991. In 1999, ELBEX moved from the Seal Master facility to its own manufacturing plant in Kent, Ohio. It is here that ELBEX began to offer its manufacturing capabilities to the variety of markets that we serve today. Today, ELBEX is one of the leading rubber extrusions manufacturers. We are an ISO Certified facility for the extrusion and vulcanization of rubber and silicone products, including custom color matching and compounding of silicone materials. Our capabilities include in-house tooling, cutting, taping and packaging to meet customer requirements. Contact us today and see the value that our years of experience in the rubber extrusions industry can add to your project.

Your ISO Certified Rubber Extrusions Manufacturer

Thu, 06 May 2021 12:00:00 GMT

At ELBEX, we strive to deliver quality extrusions that meet our customers’ exact criteria. We are proud to offer reassurance to our customers with our accreditation of the ISO 9001:2015 without Design certification. What is the ISO? The ISO, short for International Organization for Standardization, is an independent, non-governmental international organization that brings together experts from all over the world to develop international standards. In a nutshell, these standards are generally agreed upon as the best way of doing something. These standards ensure that products and services are safe, reliable and of good quality. For business, they are strategic tools that reduce costs by minimizing waste and errors and increasing productivity. They help companies to access new markets, level the playing field for developing countries and facilitate free and fair global trade. What This Means to Our Customers Our team is dedicated to quality throughout the entire extrusion manufacturing process. When our Quality Management System is up to ISO standards, this helps ensure that the performance of the finished product meets or exceeds your expectations. Our pledge to our customers is to instill and maintain a total quality practice in our corporate culture that commands a proactive support of our customers’ goals, as well as exceeding their needs and expectations in a timely manner. Whether you need a standard rubber profile extrusion or a custom-engineered solution, you can count on the ELBEX team to deliver high-quality results that perfectly fit the needs of your application. Reach out today to see what we can do for you.

The Benefits of EPDM

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:00:00 GMT

EPDM, short for ethylene propylene diene monomer, is a highly versatile synthetic rubber that is suitable for use in a variety of applications. There are two basic types of EP rubber available in today's market—EP and EPDM. EP is a copolymer of ethylene and propylene, while EPDM is a terpolymer combining ethylene, propylene and a diene monomer. EP uses a peroxide cure system. EPDM uses a sulfur cure system. Advantages & Applications EPDM is an electrical insulator, has excellent deflation recovery and exhibits exceptionally good resistance to weather aging, ozone, UV exposure, water, and heat. EPDM has good to very good resistance to steam, oxygenated solvents such as acetone, animal and vegetable oils, alkalis, and brake fluids. EPDM’s dynamic and mechanical properties are, in general, between natural rubber and SBR. EPDM has a wide high and low temperature resistance, with a typical service temperature range between –65° F and +300° F. EPDM is often used as a sealer, gasket, or membrane, able to prevent the flow of fluid while still maintaining flexibility. It provides excellent cushioning. It is often used to make seals on refrigerator and freezer doors. It is used often in the automotive industry for a variety of components such as seals, hoses, bumpers and rub strips. It can also be found regularly in industrial, construction and HVAC industries. Limitations EPDM is not recommended for use with mineral oil, petroleum oils, fluids, or solvents. It is not flame resistant. For more detailed information on material selection, please see our engineering technical information page. Several PDF data sheets are available for download.

Custom Rubber Bumpers by ELBEX

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Rubber bumpers come in many shapes and sizes and are used in a wide variety of applications. Despite this diversity, the general purpose is the same. Bumpers profile extrusions are used in applications where there may be risk of damaging equipment or property. Their main purpose is to form a cushion and reduce movement, impact, and vibration. ELBEX uses a variety of materials in our rubber extrusions, but we often use EPDM for bumper profiles because of its high abrasion resistance. Our bumper profiles are used in a range of sectors, from automotive to water controls. We have several standard bumper profiles ready for manufacture, but can also work with you to develop a customized profile for your needs. We are able to recommend materials based on impact requirements, temperature, certification and other factors. If you feel a bumper profile may be a viable solution for your next project, please reach out to the ELBEX sales team or complete an RFQ form. Based in Kent, Ohio near the rubber capital of the world, we at ELBEX can make just about anything you need out of rubber! As one of the leading rubber extrusions manufacturers, and an ISO Certified leader in custom rubber extrusions and silicone extrusions, we possess the expertise to deliver the right extrusions for your project. If you aren’t sure where to begin, complete our contact us form so that team can better understand your needs. If you have an idea of your application please fill out our request for quote so that our expert engineers can better serve you.

3 Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:00:00 GMT

The Benefits of EPDM

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Custom Rubber Bumpers by ELBEX

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Choosing the Right Rubber Extrusions Supplier

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:19:00 GMT

Rubber extrusions fulfill a wide variety of important functions in a wide variety of industries. A high level of detail and planning is necessary for every project to ensure that, whatever the application may be, the extrusion will function reliably. Here are some tips to help you determine which rubber extrusion supplier is right for you. Experience Because every industry’s needs are diverse as well as specific, you will want to choose a company that has experience in the many facets of rubber extrusions, especially customized extrusions. Equipment Technology changes and improves rapidly. You will want to be sure that your supplier uses state-of-the-art techniques and machinery to ensure that your extrusions will be of the highest quality and latest standards. Expertise You will want to choose a supplier that has a dedicated team of highly-trained experts in their field, that can help take your vision and turn it into a reality. You will want a supplier that knows the ins and outs of the various materials available and that can help you to choose the material that will work best in your specific application. ELBEX Edge The ELBEX Corporation has more than 25 years in the business of designing and manufacturing custom rubber extrusions for clients around the globe. Our extrusions have served companies in numerous fields, including the automotive sector, appliance makers, water control projects, mass transit, and several others. Our team is dedicated to quality throughout the entire extrusion manufacturing process. We consistently follow the following quality assurance practices: Incoming inspection of raw materials - allows for complete traceability SPC inspection during production 24 hour check Certificate of Compliance For more information on how ELBEX can work for you, contact us today. Tags: Custom Rubber Extrusion

How We Serve the Water Control Industry

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:00:00 GMT

Learning About the D-Section Profile

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:00:00 GMT

Is Silicone Right For You?

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:14:00 GMT

Industry Feature: Mass Transit

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 18:34:00 GMT

Extrusions and other rubber products fulfill a wide range of uses across many industries — including mass transit. Subways, trains, buses, and automobiles all require closed seals and extrusions to provide safe and reliable transportation for passengers. Unique Requirements Mass transit vehicles have unique performance requirements. Closed seals are necessary to maintain climate control and keep passengers dry. Rubber extrusions secure internal components and reduce vibrations to prevent excess wear and tear of important parts. As a result, these components are used throughout every variety of mass transit vehicle. Product Durability Mass transit vehicles receive heavy use, day in and day out. Because of this high-strain environment, all of our mass transit items undergo rigorous testing. Durability and maintenance considerations are factored into every rubber product engineered for use in this industry. Your passengers are depending on you to reach their destination, and even the smallest part can make the difference in helping them get there without any complications. Specific Applications The mass transit industry depends on everything from rubber gaskets and tubing profiles to D-sections and bumper profiles to better serve their customers. Expansion joints, glazing system profiles, silicone sheeting, and pipe ramps are all used to ensure passenger safety and comfort. If you need seals or extrusions for a mass transit application, contact the experienced engineering team at ELBEX today. Our team’s expertise and industry knowledge will help you develop rubber products that allow you to better serve the needs of your passengers. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsOhio Rubber Extrusions

The Importance of Expansion Joints

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 18:34:00 GMT

As winter weather settles in, plummeting temperatures can put significant stress on rigid construction elements like bridges and roadways. During this time of year, expansion joints are more important than ever in preventing damage and extending the life of these structures. More Than Bridges Expansion joints serve as a type of “transition” between two solid surfaces. They absorb any movement that occurs between the two surfaces during the expansion and contraction that take place as temperatures change. This minimizes the risk of damage to either surface. Because of this, expansion joints are used in a wide variety of construction applications, as well as in the industrial/manufacturing sector. Absorbs Vibrations Expansion joints don’t just respond to changes in temperature. These extrusions can also absorb movement and vibration that occur during regular use, such as cars driving across a bridge. Any time there is a risk for structural damage from expansion, vibration, or other movements, expansion joints should be used. Custom Designs For Unique Challenges As with other rubber extrusions, expansion joints can take on a wide range of shapes and sizes to better meet the needs of the specific application. In fact, these extrusions are generally custom designed to provide appropriate spacing between the two surfaces. Do you need an expansion joint extrusion profile for your next project? Contact our design and engineering team today to start working on an expansion joint that will deliver the performance you need to protect your application. Tags: Expansion JointsCustom Engineered Rubber Products

Ohio Manufacturer of Nitrile-based Products

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:35:00 GMT

With high resistance to gasoline and other fuels, mineral and vegetable oils, solvents, and hydraulic fluids, nitrile is an extremely valuable and versatile copolymer. If your application requires moderate oil or grease resistance, nitrile could be the perfect fit. Here’s what you should know about this extrusion material. Durable Properties Because of its ability to function well in a wide temperature range and its strong resistance to petroleum products, nitrile is actually the most commonly used elastomer in sealing applications. Nitrile also offers superior abrasion and tear resistance, ensuring lasting durability. Frequent Applications Thanks to the unique qualities of nitrile, this copolymer is used quite often in the automotive industry and a variety of industrial settings. O-rings, seals, and oil and gas handling hoses are just a few of the applications that typically utilize nitrile. Strengths and Weaknesses While nitrile has a lot of great qualities, it does have some weaknesses (just like any other polymer). Nitrile has inferior low temperature resistance to natural rubber, as well as poor ozone resistance — though special additives and compounding can address both of these problems. Nitrile is also not suited for applications requiring ketone resistance, or resistance to chlorinated or nitro hydrocarbons. Still not certain whether nitrile is a good fit for your application? Contact the expert team at ELBEX today! We can walk through your project needs and help you find a solution that will meet your unique requirements. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsOhio Rubber Manufacturer

Product Feature: Expansion Joints

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 15:37:00 GMT

Expansion joints are used in a wide range of projects — most frequently in construction projects where an outdoor structure will experience fluctuations in temperature. Bridges, exterior glass, and more can all benefit from an expansion joint’s unique capabilities. Flexibility and Longevity Expansion joints are primarily used to prevent damage resulting from structural stress. This could be caused by temperature-related expansion and contraction, or other vibrations that put stress on a building. Expansion joints help reduce stress on the structure by absorbing movement between surfaces, essentially helping the building become more flexible and less rigid. This can greatly extend its operational life. Natural Rubber Products ELBEX uses natural rubber products for our extrusions to meet even the most stringent of application requirements. Sourcing our rubber products from high-quality sources ensures that expansion joints meet or exceed performance requirements to deliver lasting results. Our customers appreciate the extra value that comes from using top-quality natural rubber. Custom Engineering Our team has decades of experience in designing and manufacturing expansion joints, giving us the ability to tackle any complex challenge. Combine this with custom tooling and the ability (and willingness) to collaborate with customers to ensure application specifications are met, and we’ll have no trouble coming up with the custom solution you need. If you need expansion joints for your next project, contact ELBEX today. Our team’s vast experience producing rubber extrusions for a wide variety of applications will ensure great results for your custom-designed extrusions. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsExtruded Rubber ProductsQuality Rubber Extrusions

The Benefits of Custom Tooling

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:37:00 GMT

Not every project requires custom tooling or on-site tooling — but some do! If your project requires custom tooling, we’re ready to help. Those who need these services can rely on our on-site tooling to help their project be a success. Here’s how this service will benefit your business. Reduced Project Cost One of the biggest advantages of custom on-site tooling is that it reduces production costs. Custom tooling reduces the time to delivery, which naturally lowers the overall cost of the project. We are happy to pass these cost savings along to our customers. Improves Efficiency of Production Custom tooling allows us to work directly with your team and take a more hands-on approach. This makes communication and collaboration far more efficient, reducing the time and labor needed to create your extrusions. In fact, while outsourcing can take weeks, internal processing can often be done in less than a day. This way, you can get the extrusions you need that much sooner. Other Benefits On-site tooling makes it easier to solve complex challenges in real time. Prototyping and testing can be performed quickly to ensure that quality standards are met. This process also helps make our customer a true collaborator in the process. With everyone on the same page, everything goes smoothly from start to finish. If your project could benefit from custom tooling, contact us today. Our experienced engineers are ready to provide the support you need to produce rubber extrusions that fit your application and budget. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber ExtrusionOhio Rubber Manufacturer

Rubber Extrusions for Industrial Applications

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:37:00 GMT

While we work with a wide variety of industries at ELBEX, we have always been especially focused on industrial manufacturing applications. We’ve been doing this for decades, and our experienced team is dedicated to producing quality results every time. Here’s how we get the job done. Safety is Paramount Industrial settings utilize a wide array of heavy machinery, and operations often involve exposure to extreme temperatures and conditions. Because of this, it is essential that all of our extrusions meet or exceed safety standards and minimum performance requirements. Our engineering experience helps us choose the right materials and specifications to achieve safe, dependable outcomes. Scalability is Prioritized Rubber extrusions need to withstand the rigors of production — including when you start to scale your operations. We design our extrusions with scaling in mind. A focus on durability ensures that our extrusions will be able to handle the extra use that would result if you need to scale up production. Thorough Testing We don’t just assume that our team will do a good job and call it a day. We test every product to ensure our rubber extrusions work as expected. Our thorough testing even includes an effort to replicate the environment in which the finished products will be installed to ensure that they meet our high performance standards. If an extrusion doesn’t pass our testing, it doesn’t go out to our customers. The right processes and an experienced team make all the difference in producing rubber extrusions that hold up under the heavy demands of industrial and manufacturing facilities. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help with your application needs. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsExpedited Rubber ExtrusionsQuality Rubber Extrusions

Our Passion for Excellence

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:05:00 GMT

At ELBEX, we have a true passion for excellence. However, we find that this is something that most customers don’t fully understand until after they work with us. We are truly dedicated to what we do, and our passion ensures both great products and amazing customer service. Our Founder Our dedication to excellence draws from the legacy of our founder, Edward Bittle. A true visionary, his dedication to his craft and recognition of a genuine need in the market is what led to the creation of ELBEX. This same mindset still guides us today as we make decisions regarding our products and the direction of our company. Our Expertise We bring unparalleled expertise in rubber extrusion manufacturing. Our facility is ISO Certified, and our team has the capability to produce a vast variety of profile designs with materials such as silicone, natural rubber, EPDM, nitrile, butyl, and more. This has allowed us to service many different industries, including automotive, architectural/construction, water control, and mass transit/railway. Our Pledge As a company, we have pledged to maintain total quality in our practices. This has led to a culture that proactively supports customer goals, aiming to exceed needs and expectations and always fulfill projects in a timely fashion. We are continuously looking for ways to improve our products and performance. From inspection of raw materials to design work, this pledge drives everything we do. A passion for excellence is not just mere lip service. It defines everything about ELBEX. If you need rubber extrusions for your application, we invite you to contact our team and find out for yourself how we can make a difference. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Products

Download Silicone and Rubber Extrusion Tolerances

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 18:05:00 GMT

At ELBEX, ensuring that our products work well in their intended application is a top priority. Because of this, each of our products undergoes extensive testing. Knowing the tolerances of our rubber extrusions gives us confidence in what we tell our clients. Best of all, you can learn the tolerances of our products for yourself! Available For Download We are proud of the incredible work our team achieves. We also believe that transparency is important in ensuring optimal results for any application requiring a rubber extrusion. Because of these commitments, we publish our tolerance results as a testament to our manufacturing and testing capabilities. You can see our results firsthand. All of our tolerance testing results are readily available in PDF form, making them easy to view or download on practically any device. Comparable Results By making our testing results so readily available, you can easily see how we stack up to the competition. Ask our competitors for their reports, and learn for yourself how well they report their data. We are confident that our production stacks up to the competition. Of course, beyond our standard configurations, our team specializes in custom-engineered solutions. No matter what type of configuration you need, we should be able to match it. Rubber extrusions may seem small, but they can have a big impact on a wide range of industrial and manufacturing applications. By making our tolerance testing results readily available, you can be better informed when making a decision and have confidence that our extrusions will live up to your expectations. Tags: Silicone SheetingCustom Rubber Extrusions

Setting Blocks for Industrial Applications

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:03:00 GMT

At ELBEX, one of the many ways our team helps our clients is by producing setting block extrusions that absorb movement and prevent structural damage. Our engineers collaborate with our clients to determine which rubber extrusion solution will work best for a particular project, ensuring that material selections are designed to meet regulatory standards and codes. Reduce Movement The goal of our setting blocks is to reduce movement between two separate objects or surfaces. This is often done to protect components in machinery, as well as surfaces in a building. By reducing vibrations, these extrusions minimize structural stress, protecting buildings and machinery from damage. The Manufacturing Industry In manufacturing facilities, using setting blocks to reduce vibrations limits structural stress that operations could place on the building itself. This also reduces noise while machinery is in use. Setting blocks must be able to stand up to extreme environmental conditions, such as major temperature shifts that cause materials to contract and expand. The Construction Industry In construction, setting blocks help to fill voids between surfaces. This creates a snug, secure fit between surfaces, while also improving the overall structural integrity of a building project. Weatherstripping and edge trim are common applications that reduce structural stress between different surface materials. From expansion joints and pipe ramps to door and window seals, our setting block extrusions can provide quality results in a wide variety of applications. To learn more about manufacturing your own custom extrusions with ELBEX, contact us today. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionExtrusion Tooling

Exploring the General Properties of Elastomers

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 17:20:00 GMT

Our History – The Story of ELBEX

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 17:21:00 GMT

ELBEX was incorporated in 1991 to design and manufacture custom rubber profiles and extrusions. Since then, we have built a strong reputation as a leading extrusion manufacturer. Staying true to our past is key for ensuring a successful future. Our Beginnings ELBEX was founded by Edward L. Bittle, who used his experiences working in the “rubber capital” of Akron, Ohio in the 1940s and 50s to found our sister company Seal Master in 1974. As Seal Master grew, Bittle initially brought in rubber and silicone extrusion operations to expedite his company’s manufacturing process. However, this soon grew into an opportunity to provide custom rubber profiles and extrusions to others, and ELBEX was born. Industries Served Drawing from this rich background, our team has serviced a wide range of industries over the years. Our products have been used in automotive, water control, mass transit, construction, architectural applications, and more. Today and Beyond ELBEX first achieved ISO Certification in 2010, and has continued to grow as a leader in rubber extrusion manufacturing since then. By combining our experience with strong vendor and supplier relationships, we have been able to exceed customer expectations and grow our operations as we look forward to our 30th anniversary. While our past has laid a strong foundation for our business, we are even more excited for what the future has in store. By continuing to innovate and expand our capabilities, we know that even better days are ahead.

Product Feature: Glazing Systems, Pipe Ramps & Seals

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 17:20:00 GMT

The extrusion configurations we offer at ELBEX include glazing systems, pipe ramps, and seals. With various designs and materials available, each configuration can provide different qualities to meet the needs of a vast range of projects. Glazing Systems Glazing systems are primarily used in architectural applications to seat and seal facades and fenestration systems. Glazing systems create an environmental barrier, fill voids between two surfaces, and help materials achieve a proper fit to ensure lasting structural integrity. These extrusions can range from simple rectangular setting blocks to complex multipurpose gaskets. Pipe Ramps & Seals Pipe ramps and seals are primarily used to protect exposed pipes from heavy machinery during the construction process. Pipe seals can also be used in new and pre-existing pipe systems to minimize leaks. Custom Modifications At ELBEX, extrusions are customized based on their intended use. For example, our ramps and pipe seals can be adapted to work with different pipe materials, such as PVC or precast concrete. No matter what type of extrusion configuration you have in mind, our team will create design profiles to fit your unique project specifications. With our team’s ability to manufacture designs and materials based on your project needs, you can expect excellent results from ELBEX glazing systems, pipe ramps, and seals. Contact our team today to learn how we can help with your next project. Tags: Architectural Glazing

Why Custom Tooling May Be Your Best Option

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:23:00 GMT

ELBEX has created cost-effective, high-quality customized extrusions for decades. This hasn’t happened by accident. Our on-site custom tooling has played a big role in ensuring we get great results. Here’s how our in-house custom tool and die services benefit your extrusion project. Money Savings One of the most immediately obvious benefits of on-site tooling is that it will help you save money. Companies that don’t provide in-house tooling rely on third parties for this service. Outsourcing adds to total manufacturing costs and can lengthen lead times by several weeks. Instead, ELBEX engineers are closely involved with the project from the start to help you save time and money. In-house tooling also improves production efficiency to ensure that each product meets quality standards. 3D Modeling and EDM Technology Our wire EDM and sinker EDM capabilities are further strengthened by our experience using AutoCAD for 3D modeling and design. This ensures we deliver efficient results that meet your project specifications. Keeping everything in-house simplifies the entire process, streamlines communication, and ensures more reliable outcomes. Thanks to our on-site tooling capabilities, we can help you get better results faster. Better yet, you’ll also save a lot of money in the process! If you’re interested in how we can help with your next rubber extrusion project, contact us today. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsOhio Rubber Extrusions

What Makes ELBEX Different

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:23:00 GMT

Featured Market: Appliances

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:24:00 GMT

Over the years, ELBEX has served a variety of markets with custom rubber extrusions and profiles. One of the primary market segments we serve is the appliance sector. Here’s a closer look at what we do. Complex Extrusion Solutions The nature of our extrusion solutions makes them ideal for the appliance sector. Our gaskets and seal profiles fit several purposes, such as providing water resistance. This helps keep water in or out — an important task for appliances such as washing machines and dishwashers. Providing a reliable barrier is a key part of any extrusion solution. Preventing Vibration and Blocking Moisture Our gaskets and seals can also serve as an air barrier, eliminate vibration, help secure components, or fulfill other uses. Generally, our gaskets and seals are designed to fill gaps and voids and create barriers. The environment the application will be used in will dictate the materials that should be used. Other Applications for Appliances Additional ELBEX profiles that are used for appliances include bulb seals and D-sections. Bulb seals track into a channel to fill voids and create a seal. D-section profiles are primarily used to create a seal between two different surfaces — such as in window and door seals. In these applications, a pressure sensitive adhesive keeps one side stationary. The other side can still move, but will create a seal when closed. From fridge and oven air barriers to washing machine hoses, we can design rubber extrusions to fit a wide variety of needs for appliances. Contact us today so we can help you find the right solution for your product. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionCustom Rubber Products

What Makes Us Different

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 16:11:00 GMT

While we pride ourselves on providing great customer service, this is far from the only thing that helps us stand out from the competition. Our unique background and expertise—both as a company and as individuals—makes us the right team to tackle even the toughest rubber extrusion problems. Custom Solutions We love to talk about our ability to provide custom solutions because it is such an integral part of who we are and what we do! We don’t just provide off-the-shelf products. Our engineers work with you to create custom solutions, and thoroughly test each of our products to ensure they are truly great. Location — Made in the U.S.A. We’re not one of those companies that outsources production to another country, then has the finished products shipped back to the United States to sell. We manufacture everything in Northeast Ohio! Our convenient location in the Midwest makes it easy for us to ship our 100% made in the U.S.A. products to the contiguous 48 states and beyond. Experience Our team has been around for quite a while. Though ELBEX began operations in 1991, our legacy extends back even farther thanks to our founder Edward L. Bittle’s early work in the rubber industry. We’ve been fortunate to work on a lot of projects over the years, giving us experience that helps us do our work well. We continue to develop our capabilities and expand our industry knowledge so we can serve our customers even better in the future. With custom solutions, decades of industry experience, and quality that comes when products are made in the U.S.A., you can count on us for any rubber extrusion needs you might have. Give us a call today to see how we can help with your next project. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber ProductsExtruded Rubber Products

Our Expertise: Tube Profiles

Sun, 19 Jul 2020 16:11:00 GMT

Hollow tubes are used in a wide range of applications, and in many different industries. At ELBEX, our tried and true extruding capabilities allow us to manufacture custom tubing to fulfill many different capacities. No matter what you need, we can make it happen. Custom Designed We take great pride in our ability to customize rubber extrusions, including hollow tubes. We work with you to develop the tubing you need, whether that be a gasket, protective sleeve, or a tube used for drainage purposes. Tube sizes, wall thickness, and materials can all be adapted based on the specific requirements of your application. This way, you get tubing that is perfectly suited for the job at hand. Automotive Industry The automotive industry is a major point of emphasis with our tubing and other rubber extrusions. Our extrusions meet all regulatory standards, and play a vital role in the safety and function of the vehicle. From door and window seals to gaskets and cooling component cushioning, our team can create just about any rubber part needed in an automobile. Customer Support It may sound cheesy, but customer service is our middle name! We go to great lengths to keep your needs at the forefront of everything we do—starting from the moment you contact our sales reps to go over what you’re looking for. We’ll continue prototyping solutions until we find a win-win solution that meets your application needs. If you need a tube profile for your application, don’t hesitate to contact our experienced team. With friendly service and years of manufacturing custom tube profiles, we’ll help you get the results you need. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsExtruded Rubber ProductsRubber Extrusion Manufacturer

We Create Bulb Seals, Bumpers, & D-Sections

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:11:00 GMT

At ELBEX, we work tirelessly to exceed customer expectations and manufacture high-quality rubber extrusions. A big part of our ability to meet these goals comes from the wide variety of profiles we can manufacture — including bulb seals, bumpers, and D-Section profiles. Bulb Seals Bulb seals create a seal by taking on the shape of the channel or void they need to fill. To that end, we offer several standard bulb seal extrusions, while also using our in-house team to develop custom bulb seals when necessary. We use different materials based on the needs of the application or environment to ensure reliable performance. Bumpers Bumper extrusions form a cushion that reduces movement and vibrations, especially from impacts. These extrusions are helpful in applications where the movement of the equipment has the potential to damage other property or the equipment itself. We typically use EPDM for bumper profiles because of its high abrasion resistance. D-Section Profiles D-Section profiles are similar to bulb seals in that they are often used to fill voids or create a seal between two different surfaces. Their name comes from their distinctive shape, which looks like the letter “D.” They typically use a pressure-sensitive adhesive that is applied to the flat end to remain stationary. Though used in a wide range of industries and applications, they are most often used to create a weather seal around windows and doors. No matter what type of extrusion you need for your application, you can trust our team to perfectly meet your project requirements. Contact us today to learn more about how we can turn your application into a reality. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber Products

Industries We Serve: Automotive

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:02:00 GMT

Rubber gaskets and seals play a vital role in the automotive industry, so it should be no surprise that we do a lot of work in this area. Here is a closer look at how our bumpers, bulb seals, and other custom products make a difference in the automotive world. The Assembly Line Many of our products are actually used for the machines that make the vehicles. For example, rubber seals can be used to create barriers that propel the motions of the machines and robots involved in the manufacturing process. Many of our rubber products help reduce vibration and noise to improve the efficiency and longevity of the machines. The Vehicle Rubber seals can be found in many parts of the vehicle — around the door, windows, and many other areas. While we don’t make seals for engines, we produce a wide variety of seals that can be used in other parts of the car to keep out moisture/rain or air. This protects passengers and sensitive auto components alike. Innovations From the Industry The automotive industry is always innovating and inventing to improve performance, efficiency, and looks. At ELBEX, we work closely with automotive engineers to ensure that our products will meet the needs of the latest vehicles. An innovative mindset permeates all we do to ensure continuing quality. The automotive industry’s constant changes make it an exciting area to work with. We bring this same mindset to the products we make, whether it be for vehicles or manufacturing equipment. We know that our custom rubber extrusions will ensure better outcomes for your application. Contact us today to get started with your next project. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsExtruded Rubber ProductsRubber Extrusion Manufacturer

Industries We Serve: Utilities and Public Works

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 14:02:00 GMT

Among the many industries we serve, utilities and public works applications are one area where we shine. For these industries, gaskets and seals are vital for moving and containing fluid — and our products deliver. Engineered Products Each project is different, which is why our team prioritizes the ability to manufacture custom extrusions based on your needs. We start with high-quality source materials to ensure that our products will be built to last. Silicone sheeting and tubing profiles are just some of the applications we can design to ensure that seals and gaskets are watertight and work properly. Expert Installation For more complex build outs, the installation can be just as important as the products themselves. That’s why we send specialists to ensure that installation is completed properly. Receiving this important support from day one will help the delivered products stand the test of time. Customer Support We pride ourselves on creating products that work. But maintenance crews and supervisors love working with us because when they need us, we are there to provide answers. As strong as our manufacturing is, we believe our follow-up is even stronger. This allows us to build long-term relationships that will help your application for years to come. When you work with ELBEX for your utilities and public works applications, you’ll get quality assistance from start to finish. From designing and installing the rubber extrusions to providing ongoing support, we’ll help you get the results you need. Contact us today to learn how we can help with your next project! Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsExpedited Rubber ExtrusionsRubber Extrusion Manufacturer

Driven by Our Customers’ Needs

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 14:02:00 GMT

At ELBEX, we offer a wide range of high-quality, customizable rubber extrusions using a variety of engineered silicone and rubber compounds. Since founding our business, our capabilities have been driven by the needs of our customers. This mentality has given us the ability to handle difficult geometric and material requirements to create the right product for your application. Experience In this industry, you have to be able to walk the walk. Our experience gives us the ability to create long-lasting products. While Elbex was incorporated in 1991, our history goes back decades farther with the experience of our founder Edward L. Bittle. This legacy of experience is an essential foundation for our team in delivering top-quality products. Defining Success Success isn’t defined by our team alone. We work closely with our clients to better understand their goals and what they need out of a project. This helps us identify the required specifications and create measurable metrics to verify that the product will live up to the customer’s needs. Quality Control Our products are shipped across the globe for use in many different environments. No matter where they go, they have to perform. Because of this, we test our items thoroughly to ensure they will stand up to the real-world wear and tear they will soon experience. By holding ourselves to high manufacturing standards and focusing on the needs of our customers, our team has been able to consistently innovate in meaningful ways. This has helped us continually improve and deliver the results our clients need. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help with your project. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber Extrusions

Rubber Extrusions: Why Quality Matters

Thu, 28 May 2020 14:39:00 GMT

Creating Products that Meet Your Needs

Mon, 18 May 2020 14:39:00 GMT

At ELBEX, we offer a wide variety of standard and custom rubber and silicone extrusions. Our diverse product selection is based on one key goal: ensuring that we will be able to meet any of your application needs. Standard and Custom Profiles While we offer several standard extrusion profiles, they represent only a fraction of what we are capable of. Our team is able to custom-engineer a wide range of rubber and silicone extruded products for several different industries, including appliance, automotive, and construction. Difficult Geometry Requirements At the center of our custom capabilities is our ability to handle even the toughest of geometric and material requirements. Our experience with multi-market applications, in-house tool and die design services, and in-house fabrication gives us a strong advantage over other manufacturers. Profile engineering expertise ensures that our products meet required application tolerances and dimensions. Customer Satisfaction Our end goal is that you will be beyond satisfied with the quality of your custom extrusion. To ensure this, we have strong statistical process controls and quality assurance systems in place so that each product meets the required specifications. With our mix of standard and custom offerings, we are confident that you will find a solution that perfectly meets your needs. Regardless of the type of extruded product you need for your application, our dedication to offering high-quality products and timely delivery remains the same. No matter what your project requirements entail, we will provide dependable products on time and on budget. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionCustom Rubber ProductsExtruded Rubber Products

We Create Custom and Standard Rubber Extensions

Fri, 08 May 2020 14:39:00 GMT

While ELBEX was incorporated in 1991, our industry history extends even farther back, to when Seal Master founder Edward L. Bittle gained his skills and knowledge working for B.F. Goodrich in the 1940s and 50s. Drawing from this background and a innovation-driven mindset, we provide a wide range of capabilities within the rubber extrusions niche. What We Produce At ELBEX, we produce several different products, including rubber profile extensions, cord, tubing and sheeting, as well as continuous vulcanization lines, Davis-Standard extruders, and finished gaskets. Our products are manufactured to meet the highest quality standards, including ASTM, SAE, AMS, RMA, and military specifications. Expertise With a Variety of Materials To meet varied application demands, it should come as no surprise that our team is able to work with a variety of materials. The materials we work with include EPDM, silicone, butyl, PVC, neoprene, and more. We work with most elastomers, and can even provide silicone color matching and in-house batch material mixes. Custom Engineered Solutions Sometimes, a standard design won’t meet the needs of your application. We provide in-house tooling design and production, as well as compound design assistance to create custom rubber products. Value added services like high-speed auto cutting and splicing, secondary vulcanization, and taping with pressure-sensitive adhesives further enhance our engineering capabilities. Whether you need a standard rubber profile extrusion or a custom-engineered solution, you can count on the ELBEX team to deliver high-quality results that perfectly fit the needs of your application. Reach out today to see what we can do for you. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber Extrusions

3 Questions We May Ask

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:29:00 GMT

When we start a new project for a customer, we sit down and have in-depth discussions about goals, challenges, and requirements for their project. During that time there are several questions we may ask you in order to design the best possible extrusions for your needs. What is Your Application? This is a fairly straight forward question which any extrusion manufacturer should ask you. We need to know what your objectives are and how the extrusions fit into the bigger picture. In order to properly develop a prototype, we need to know how our products will be utilized in your project. Are There Any Temperature or Environmental Concerns? When we ask this question it helps us better understand your application. But by checking on temperature and environmental exposures, we can create the best extrusion for you. Rubber compounds are each different and each has different strengths and weaknesses. Some compounds are better suited in lower temperatures. Others may be able to withstand fats, greases, oils, and other contaminants. Depending on which chemicals, materials, and temperatures an extrusion will face can greatly impact the elastomer used. Simply stated, this is a big question we need answered. What are Your Financial Targets? Finally, we want to know your financial targets or budget constraints before developing a rubber or silicone extrusion for you. Your budget, project timeframe, and environmental concerns can impact our recommendations and designs for source materials. In order to begin the process of creating a custom rubber extrusion, complete an online RFQ or contact us today. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber Products

Custom Rubber Extrusions

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 14:29:00 GMT

The ELBEX Corporation is a leader in manufacturing rubber and silicone extrusions for a wide range of uses. But where we stand head and shoulders above the competition is with our capabilities to create customized extrusions. Standard vs. Custom We can manufacture a variety of standard extrusion profiles, which are available throughout our website. Standard profiles are a great way to save time and money on your project. Plus, we are more likely to have standard profiles on hand for quicker deliveries. But where we have earned our reputation as an industry leader is with our custom profiles. The ELBEX team excels at handling difficult geometries and material requirements. Creating customized extrusions for a variety of fields is the heart of our business. We Create Quality Products In order to meet the challenging requirements of a custom project, we offer in-house tool and design services and fabrication. Our profile engineering is designed for the manufacturing process in order to meet critical tolerances. The ultimate goal is to meet our customers’ application fitness parameters. We have strong SPC and quality extrusion assurance systems in place, and we are ISO certified. All of these systems are in place to ensure the best possible performance and customer satisfaction for all of our extruded products. Our capabilities and experience matters. In our 30 years, we have created quality, custom extrusions for products around the globe. Plus, with our strong relationship with Seal Master we have high quality resources at our fingertips. There isn’t much we haven’t seen, so call us today to help bring your project to life. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber ExtrusionsOhio Rubber Extrusions

Our Wide Range of Industries Served

Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:29:00 GMT

Our experience designing and producing high quality rubber extrusions is not an accident. ELBEX Corporation is well-suited to serve a wide range of industries due to our experience and knowledge gained through the years. Our History Today, ELBEX is an ISO certified manufacturer of silicone and rubber extrusions. Our capabilities include the ability to produce a large selection of profile designs in a dense or sponge material. We frequently utilize materials such as silicone, EPDM, polyisoprene, neoprene, natural rubber and several others. But it took us time to build the reputation and experience we have today as an industry leader. Our founder, Edward L. Bittle, incorporated ELBEX in 1991 after he started Seal Master 17 years earlier. Mr. Bittle first started Seal Master — a custom rubber seal manufacturer — after decades in the Akron rubber industry. It was during that time when he saw the opportunity to leap into another rubber market — the manufacturing of rubber extrusions and custom rubber profile extrusions. From there, ELBEX was born. Industries Served Since the birth of ELBEX, we have created customized rubber extrusion solutions for multiple industries. Our extruded products have been used in countless appliances, automobiles, across the construction industry, and for industrial use. Additionally, we have designed rubber extrusions for public transit systems, water control applications, and are commonly used in architectural glazing. Contact our team of experienced, knowledgeable engineers to see how our rubber and silicone extrusions can create a customized solution for you. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber Products

Rubber Extrusions 101

Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:11:00 GMT

Rubber extrusions can assist companies in several different industries, so here are a few quick facts about these versatile products. Size Ranges of Extrusions Rubber extrusions and similar products can be made at various sizes and lengths, depending on their application. At ELBEX, we can produce extrusions at profiles as small as 0.0625 inches. We can also manufacture extruded products as wide as 18 inches, up to 8 inches thick (or as small as 0.03 inch thickness), and with diameters as large as 8 inches. Our capabilities to produce extrusions at these parameters is what sets us apart from other companies. We also manufacture to RMA standards, and if a special tolerance is required, we will work with each customer to achieve their desired products. Materials Used Besides manufacturing extrusions to various sizes, we can also use several different materials in order to help our customers meet their project goals. Commonly used materials in our extruded products include EPDM, nitrile, neoprene, polyisoprene, butyl, and silicone. Depending on the exact use, we can even help develop materials that meet specific project requirements. ELBEX can even offer a variety of secondary services — such as vulcanized splicing, cutting, printing, taping, punching, and slitting — plus we can provide custom colored extrusions. Contact us today to learn firsthand all of the services we provide to our clients. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Products

Rubber Extractions that Meet the Highest Standards

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:11:00 GMT

Here at the ELBEX Corporation, we work with clients in several different industries. In order to meet the needs of our customers, our team is able to meet a variety of manufacturing standards to ensure the highest quality rubber extrusions on the market. ISO Certified Facilities We strive to be proactive about meeting our customers’ project specifications and goals in a timely manner. ELBEX provides assurances to customers with our ISO accreditation without Design certification. Our accreditation is for the extrusion and vulcanization of rubber and silicone products, including custom color matching and compounding of silicon materials. The ISO international standards ensure products and services are safe, reliable, and of the highest quality. These strategic tools helps reduce costs by minimizing waste, errors, and increase productivity. Additionally, they help companies access new markets Proof of Quality ELBEX is able to manufacture products to meet several other standards including ASTM, SAE, AMS, military, and other criteria. Our team works to ensure all of these standards are met. We inspect incoming materials, allow for complete traceability, inspect products during the manufacturing process, and offer a certificate of compliance upon completion. We also ensure that our raw materials — nitrile, neoprene, butyl, silicone, just to name a few —are sourced from the best providers. For more information about our ISO certified quality manufacturing system, reference our quality policy manual or contact us directly. We stand by each and every one of our products and encourage you to see what makes us one of the top rubber extrusions manufacturers. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Extrusion

Design Assistance for Rubber Extractions

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:11:00 GMT

ELBEX Corporation has decades of experience in the highly-specialized industry of rubber extrusions. We are ready to help our clients with design consultation and services so they can get the most out of our products. Our Engineers are Ready to Help For every new application, ELBEX engineers are always available to help troubleshoot or solve challenges along the way. Upon a customer request for quote, we will assign a team leader to quarterback and assist you through the development phase. This type of assistance includes site visits, field support, tooling, and engineering setups at the ELBEX facility. We will do everything within our power to help bring your project to life in a timely manner. Our team is ready to help you troubleshoot any problems that come your way and we understand that each project is unique. Since we utilize a variety of materials such as silicone, EPDM, and natural rubber to manufacture our products, we have a vast array of experience serving different industries. We Can Help Existing Applications Too! Besides assisting on projects from the early stages, our engineering team can also help customers who experience persistent, old problems. Our expertise and resources can assist clients with ongoing issues regarding their rubber products. Together we can help bring a satisfactory outcome to your existing applications. Contact us today or submit an online request to begin crafting a rubber extrusion suited for your next project. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsRubber Extrusion Profiles

Rubber Extrusions: Custom Tooling

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:53:00 GMT

Rubber extrusions require dies and molds to be created for standard and custom projects alike. But instead of outsourcing our die molds, we offer custom onsite tooling to bring customers a better extruded product. Benefits of Custom Tooling Onsite custom tooling lowers costs and reduces lead times for clients, which can add time and flexibility to your project. Our custom tool and die design services are all done at our facility, as our engineers pride themselves on taking a hands-on approach. Our wire EDM and sinker EDM capabilities are supported by our experience in 2-D modeling and design using AutoCAD as a platform. The alternative is outsourcing tooling, which may take weeks in some cases. But our internal processing can be accomplished in less than a day. With custom in-house tooling, customers can see reduced project costs, improved efficiency of production, shortened lead times, and improved delivery. Plus, custom tooling can aid in meeting quality certification standards. Design Consultation The ELBEX engineering team relishes solving problems for our customers. We enjoy working with clients throughout the entire process — from design, to production, testing, and implementation. ELBEX strives to meet customer needs and exceed their expectations. For more information how custom tooling can benefit your next project, contact us today.

Vulcanized Rubber: Salt-bath Cure

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:53:00 GMT

ELBEX has experience in a variety of rubber extrusion capabilities, including continuous vulcanization lines, also known as a salt bath cure. Benefits of Salt Bath Curing Salt bath vulcanization is a widely used liquid curing method to harden rubber. Once lengths of rubber are forced through a die into a desired shape, the product needs to be hardened and cured. Methods like a salt bath are a desirable way for manufacturing items like tubing, hoses, and weather stripping. Salt is a great choice for curing due to its relatively short-length curing units. It also has good heat exchange properties and can be used at extremely high temperatures. Plus salt does not cause surface oxidation and is easy to clean off with water. Capabilities of ELBEX We can manufacture several custom and standard rubber extensions using a wide range of products. Our products are manufactured to meet ASTM, SAE, AMS, military, and RMA specifications and undergo rigorous testing before leaving our facility. Our team can also perform value-added services such as high-speed auto cutting, punching, slicing, and secondary vulcanization. Besides salt bath curing, ELBEX can also produce Davis-Standard extruders, finished gaskets, and extrusion profiles, cord, tubing, and sheeting to various lengths. But salt bath curing is great for high volume linear rubber curing. For more information on ELBEX’s manufacturing capabilities, including salt bath curing, contact us today. Tags: Vulcanized RubberCustom Engineered Rubber Products

High Volume Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:56:00 GMT

Rubber extrusions are a versatile method used to solve a variety of problems in several different industries. At ELBEX, we are dedicated to quality and innovative products to help our customers achieve their goals. High Volume Runs Rubber extruded products are made through a complex process, where uncured rubber compounds are forced through a die and into a desired shape. Once the material is extruded, it’s then cured via a continuous salt bath cure line. This process lends itself well to high volume lineal foot extrusion runs. With the salt bath cure system we use at ELBEX, we are not restricted to limited product lengths, like one may find with the autoclave curing system. The extrusion process allows for a higher volume of material to therefore be processed in a shorter time. Performance Customized At ELBEX, we focus on custom design manufacturing of rubber extrusions. Our minimum order requirements vary based on profile size and materials and are based on at least a full batch of material. We strive for quality extrusions that are designed to each customer’s needs and project requirements. With our rubber extrusion process, we can manufacture cost-efficient extruded rubber products to suit each unique customer. Contact ELBEX today if you are searching for quality-made rubber extruded products and would like to hear more about our die design services. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsOhio Rubber ManufacturerExtrusion Tooling

Understanding Silicone & Rubber Extrusion Tolerances

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:17:00 GMT

ELBEX has the ability to utilize several different materials in order to create custom extrusions for our customers. Rubber and silicone are two commonly used materials in the industry. But both materials have unique qualities which make them better in certain circumstances. Tolerances of Rubber and Silicone Understanding potential issues in your materials before production will save time, money, and frustration. Factors such as molding techniques and the geometry of a compound can greatly affect the tolerances of rubber and silicone. This is why it is critical to vet your manufacturer because their process can alter the tolerances of an extrusion. A full list of documents detailing the tolerances of rubber and silicone extrusions is available on our website. Please feel free to contact us with questions regarding tolerances and in order for us to provide a custom extrusion that’s right for you. Select the Right Mix ELBEX offers extrusions made from rubber, silicone, EPDM, polyisoprene, neoprene, nitrile, butyl, and SBR. Each one of these elastomers offer different qualities that makes them effective in certain environments or applications. Silicone for example is highly durable and more environmentally friendly than plastic. Plus it can withstand wide temperature fluctuations without cracking, melting, or becoming compromised. Once we have helped develop a custom extrusion for you, using the best materials for your application, our team can help monitor the performance of our products and make improvements. At ELBEX, you can trust our knowledge and experience manufacturing quality extrusions will give you the best products on the market. Contact us today. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber Products

Custom Solutions for Manufacturers

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:12:00 GMT

ELBEX is an ISO certified leader in rubber extrusions manufacturing. We have experience creating custom extrusions for a wide range of industries across the globe. We Give You a Personal Touch Every time we receive a request from a client for our products, our engineering and design team will carefully review the project requirements and specifications. From there we can decide which materials, sizes, shapes, and other elements need to be incorporated into our extrusion design. Our team of problem solvers will also keep in contact with you throughout this process in order to identify issues and challenges as early as possible. The Benefits of Custom Solutions Rubber extrusions offer the benefit of having the freedom to design products in any shape or size. Manufacturers like ELBEX are able to use any material in order to meet project requirements. Extrusions also offer parts that are strong, soft, and flexible for any application. With extrusions, customers have options and with ELBEX we can help you understand all of the benefits a custom extrusion can give you. We have the ability to manufacture rubber and silicone extrusions. But we can also perform continuous vulcanization lines, Davis-Standard extruders, and produce finished gaskets. Our manufacturing capabilities meet a variety of standards like ASTM, SAE, AMS, military, and RMA. Finally, our team will work with you after a production run and installation to ensure our products meet your needs. ELBEX has the ability and experience to create unique extrusion solutions for our customers. Contact us today so we can begin our work with you. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber Products

Rubber Extrusion Manufacturing

Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:09:00 GMT

Benefits of Having Design Assistance

Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:26:00 GMT

The ELBEX team realizes that each project requires careful planning, adjustments, and reconfiguration to make them work properly. We have a history of solving highly detailed problems for our clients and creating a unique solution just for them. What is Design Assistance? During any project, our design assistance can assist your engineers or design team with our extensive knowledge creating and manufacturing extruded products. We have worked in a variety of industries from appliances to mass transit. Our team can put that knowledge to work for you as we calculate your needs, consider the best options available, develop cost effective solutions, and take into account a myriad of other factors. Environmental concerns, for example, are one way our design assistance team can help you arrive at an outcome that performs best for you. Avoid Mistakes and Consider All Elements Once a customer reaches out for help with a project or an RFQ, our engineering team can provide site visits, field support, tooling and engineering presentations, and more in order to evaluate the project scope. From there we can develop a plan with your design department in order to reach the best possible solution to your problem. We can recommend solutions that would work for your needs, as well as ones that will not accomplish your goals. Our team can even provide you with customized solutions that take into account future inspections, how other systems may be affected, and ongoing maintenance items. Unlike other suppliers who employ a “trial and error” strategy, our design assistance is aimed at making sure an efficient, working product is delivered to you on time and on budget. Contact ELBEX today to see how our design assistance can create the best rubber extrusions for you.

Product Feature: Silicone Sheeting

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:26:00 GMT

Besides operating as an industry leader in manufacturing customized rubber extrusions, ELBEX Corporation also designs and manufactures silicone sheeting. What is Silicone Sheeting? Silicone sheeting differs from common extrusions in that the silicone is formed into a sheet form. This product actually has multiple uses throughout the construction and glazing sectors. Commonly silicone sheeting is used as an air and vapor barrier within architectural glazing systems. Due to the nature of expansive glass facades, silicone sheeting is designed to not obstruct views in or outside the glass enclosures, which help bring in more natural light to structures. Next Day Shipping Since sheeting projects require much less customization than our extruded products, silicone sheeting is one of the few products we may have in stock and can can ship the next day to customers. We have silicone sheeting available in several different colors and lengths, depending on your project requirements, including a translucent color. A detailed pricing sheet is available on our website, along with examples of some of the silicone sheeting we have on hand. Contact ELBEX for more information on how silicone sheeting may benefit your next project and which sizes or colors may be available for immediate shipping. Tags: Silicone SheetingCustom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber Extrusions

Products for the Construction Industry

Sat, 14 Dec 2019 16:26:00 GMT

ELBEX Corporation is an ISO certified leader in the rubber extrusions industry. We manufacture high quality extrusions for a wide range of markets, including the construction industry. Experience Matters In the construction industry, companies enjoy the expertise, precision, and knowledge we can bring to a job site. The construction sector also appreciates the value-added services we can provide to any product in order to reign in costs while not sacrificing on quality. Our abilities to provide in-house die tooling, on-site silicone mixing, printing, cutting, splicing all contribute to the knowledge we have in creating customized solutions for any job. Profiles Used in Construction There are several standard profiles we have used in the past for construction projects. Rubber and silicone profiles in the industry help accomplish several different goals. Expansion joints, for example, help absorb movement and provide a transition between two different surfaces. If there is a concern of structural damage due to expansion or contraction between those surfaces, an expansion joint can ease that burden. D-section profiles by contract fill a gap or void and create a seal between two surfaces. Commonly D-section profiles are used as a weather seal in door or windows. Our website has more examples of the profiles we have created for the construction industry. If you are searching for a custom extruder for a construction project, contact ELBEX today. Tags: Custom Rubber Extrusions

ELBEX’s Architectural Glazing Applications

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 17:11:00 GMT

Of the countless rubber extrusion products manufactured by ELBEX, several are used in the architectural glazing field. Glazing is the process of seating and sealing fenestration systems on a variety of buildings and structures. Types of Profiles Used in Glazing Glazing system profiles can range from simple setting blocks to complicated, multi-purpose profiles. ELBEX has manufactured a variety of profiles used in this field, many of which are featured on our website. Common uses of profiles in glazing are to help set window systems in place. But these profiles must also serve as an environmental barrier, fill voids, set glass into an aluminum tracking channel, and help to ensure a proper fit. A variety of materials can be used to create a glazing profile to best fit the project specifications. Rubber gaskets, bulb seals, D-section profiles, setting blocks, and silicone sheeting can also be used in glazing. Customize Your Profile We take pride in manufacturing the highest quality profiles. But if you do not see a profile you can use, ELBEX can design a profile that fits your project’s specifications. Based on our extensive capabilities, we are equipped to tackle unique or persisting challenges. For more information on glazing profiles, or to start designing a customized glazing profile, contact us today and complete an online RFQ. Tags: Architectural GlazingCustom Engineered Rubber Products

ELBEX’s Quality Pledge

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 17:11:00 GMT

At ELBEX, we understand how important quality products are to your operations. We you invest in a process or equipment, you expect consistent results to ensure a return on the investment. We take this approach every day when we manufacture our products. Our Quality Pledge Across our corporation, we know that generating quality rubber extrusions takes time and care. It’s one of the reasons we go through great lengths to improve our processes and products for customers. Our team is dedicated to quality at every step throughout the manufacturing process of rubber extrusions. We inspect raw materials once they enter our facility and document where each material originates in order to allow for traceability and complete transparency. Then we inspect materials and products throughout the manufacturing process before our 24 hour testing of products. Lastly, each product is offered a certificate of compliance showing it meets your requirements. There is an entire team of trained professionals dedicated to ensuring your products meet production standards before they leave our facility. ISO Compliance We know that in order to guarantee quality products and process, we have to meet a variety of checkpoints and standards. Our facilities are ISO certified compliant, which means we have put ourselves to the test and passed. We strive at every level to exceed customer expectations and ensure our products help your operations successfully. For more information on our quality process or ISO certification, contact us today. Tags: Custom Rubber Extrusions

Our Natural Rubber Products

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:04:00 GMT

ELBEX is a leading manufacturer and ISO certified leader in silicone and rubber extrusions. Our capabilities include a wide range of profile designs in both dense and sponge materials. Why Natural Rubber? Rubber is just one of several materials we use in order to manufacture extrusions and other products for customers. Natural rubber has many built-in advantages over other materials and compounds. Crude natural rubber is found in the juices of many plants, shrubs, vines, and trees. Most commonly natural rubber is a product of the Hevea Brasilienis tree, a native tree in Brazil. After processing, rubber becomes an elastomer with excellent mechanical properties. Natural rubber has excellent tensile, tear resistance, resilience, and electrical insulation. These qualities have only recently been outperformed by a few manmade elastomers (polyisoprenes and polybutadienes). Rubber shows excellent resistance to water and cold flow, plus it can be bonded to several different materials. It also has flexing qualities at low temperatures which exceed those of many synthetics. Limits of Rubber Natural rubber is often used where many types of acids and bases (except those which are highly oxidizing) are present. It deteriorates when exposed to oils, fuels, solvents, and hydraulic fluids. Typically rubber is used in tires, gaskets, belts, hoses, and other products. Contact ELBEX today so we can evaluate whether natural rubber products can help your next project. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsExtruded Rubber Products

Serving a Variety of Markets

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:00:00 GMT

ELBEX develops and manufactures quality rubber extrusions for numerous markets stretched across the world. Our custom extrusions have a variety of applications which can be observed in many markets around the globe. Markets Served Our extrusions and other products have been used in the automotive industry, common household appliances, mass transit, the construction field, and for water control. We serve large domestic companies and smaller entities looking for cost-effective solutions to their problems. Capabilities Our ability to design and manufacture customized and standard rubber extrusions stems directly from our range of capabilities. Besides making quality extrusions, we can produce cord, tubing, and sheeting (from 1/16” to 18”). We run continuous salt bath cures, operate Davis-Standard extruders, and are able to manufacture to ASTM, SAE, AMS, military, and RMA specifications. We offer in-house tooling design and production, can offer value-added services (like punching and splicing), and provide post production services. We can produce extrusions in a variety of different elastomers as well. At ELBEX we strive to manufacture rubber extrusions that exceed our customers’ demands and match their project criteria. We are proud to reassure our customers that we are ISO 9001:2015 accredited without Design certification. These international standards ensure our products and services are reliable, safe, and of good quality. Contact us today, or send an online RFQ, so we can begin designing high quality products made for you. Tags: ELBEXQuality Rubber ExtrusionsRubber Extrusion

Advantages and Limitations of SBR

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:00:00 GMT

At ELBEX we use several different elastomers, polymers, and materials to serve our clients’ needs. We understand that each project has different goals and limitations. In order to achieve those markers, we need to use our knowledge of these materials to best suit the goals of our customers. What is SBR? One of the common materials we use is called SBR, also known as BunaS. SBR is a snythetic copolymer which was originally developed to replace the natural rubber in tires. SBR is made of styrene and butadiene. Today, coupled with natural rubber, it accounts for 90 percent of the world’s rubber consumption. SBR is commonly used in applications where water, brake fluid, or alcohols are present. This means SBR is found in tires, tubes, gaskets, and conveyor belt covers as a few examples. Advantages and Limitations of SBR SBR is still commonly used in the manufacturing of tires to this day. Similar to natural rubber, SBR displays superior water resistance. But SBR is also resistant to heat, abrasion, and has low temperature flexibility. SBR can be bonded to several different materials. It also has unique qualities such as good electrical insulation and resistance to alcohol, oxygenated solvents, and mild acids. Unfortunately, SBR is poor when in contact with oils, fuels, strong acids, fat, and greases. Without additives, SBR is also vulnerable to ozone, oxygen, and sunlight. If you have an application where SBR may help in quality rubber extrusions, contact us today. Tags: ELBEXQuality Rubber ExtrusionsRubber Extrusion

Market Served: Automotive

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:00:00 GMT

ELBEX has designed and manufactured quality rubber extrusions for a variety of markets. Each market utilizes our products uniquely and requires different profiles. A major market we serve is the automotive sector. Automotive Needs Profiles for automotive clients are needed to reduce vibrations and create tight seals that offer water resistance. For example, our rubber gaskets and seal profiles are designed with those requirements in mind. These profiles can also provide an air barrier, secure components, and offer tight seals. Each profile can be designed using a different material, based on the application, environmental, and chemical exposure which is a major concern in the automotive industry. Other Profiles Besides rubber gaskets, automotive customers often require bumper profiles, bulb seals, D-Section profiles, and tubing profiles. Bumper profiles are designed for applications where there is a risk of damaging property or equipment. These profiles mainly form a cushion to reduce impact, movement, and vibrations. With bumper profiles, EPDM is a common material of choice due to its abrasion resistance. Bulb seals are used to fit into a channel in order to fill a gap, void, or create a seal. D-Section profiles are used for similar purposes and are commonly used as weather seals in windows and doors. Each profile can be designed to unique project characteristics and customized for your exact needs. Contact us today if you are in the automotive industry to see how we can help. Tags: Quality Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber ProductsELBEX

Have Questions? We Are Here to Help!

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:00:00 GMT

Before you decide to work with us, you may have a few questions. This is a natural step when choosing another company to partner with for a project or when developing a new product. Our Capabilities Our expertise in creating quality rubber extrusions is what sets us apart from the competition. We can extrude profiles as small as 0.0625 inches and as wide as 18 inches. Thickness can range from 0.030 inches to 8 inches with a maximum diameter of 8 inches. Besides our rubber profile extrusions, our production capabilities extend to cord, tubing, and sheeting. We utilize continuous vulcanization lines and can also offer Davis-Standard extruders, finished gaskets, and manufacture to meet ASTM, SAE, AMS, and military standards. Whether you need a rubber extrusions manufacturer or guidance determining the specifications with the design team, ELBEX is ready to assist you in any way we can. Common Materials We utilize a wide range of materials for our customers. We commonly manufacture extrusions using EPDM, Nitrile, Neoprene, Butyl, and Silicone. The right material for your product will depend on multiple variables, including environmental concerns. If your project requires it, we can perform custom in-house batch material mixing. Additional Services We have an in-house tooling department that allows us to minimize lead times and cost. But we also offer a range of secondary services such as vulcanized splicing, cutting, printing, and taping. The ELBEX team is eager to bring your project to fruition, using cost effective solutions along the way that do not jeopardize quality. Contact us today to see if we’re the right fit for you. Tags: ELBEXRubber ExtrusionQuality Rubber Extrusionssilicone extrusion

Quality & Value

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:00:00 GMT

At ELBEX, we understand the difficulty in finding a qualified supplier. Each company offers something different and there are a number of variables to consider. But when you select us, you will immediately notice the top-notch customer service and quality rubber extrusion products we provide to our clients. Value Added Services Every project has unique factors during our development process— from the design phase to product packaging. We can offer design assistance on new projects or help you troubleshoot old ones. Whether you require custom cutting, splicing, or taping, we are ready to help you. Quality, Custom Solutions No job is too big or too small for us. We specialize in manufacturing and delivering high quantities of products to clients in several different market sectors. Our design assistance and tooling capabilities are readily available to help create ideal, customized solutions for our customers. We are able to combine our wide array of services together to provide you with an end product that’s perfect for your needs. The ELBEX team works to make projects convenient, cost-effective, and timely for every client. Contact us today so we can help bring an added level of quality and value to your next project. Tags: ELBEXQuality Rubber ExtrusionsExtrusion Tooling

Advantages of Using Butyl

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:00:00 GMT

There are several types of elastomers which can be used to manufacture rubber extrusions. One of those elastomers is butyl rubber, commonly referred to as butyl. Butyl Properties Butyl is a common elastomer that has been in commercial use since the 1940s. The ability for butyl to retain air and its flex properties made it ideal for tire inner tubes as its first major application. Butyl rubber is heavily resistant to gas and moisture permeation. It is also resistant to oxygenated solvents, alkalis, flexing, and abrasion, making it favorable for certain applications. Butyl rubbers can provide high energy absorption and electrical isolation performance as well. Butyl is also highly resistant to sunlight, ozone, heat aging, animal and vegetable oils, ammonia, and countless other chemicals. The molecular structure of butyl can even be oriented to resist stress. Limitations Elastomers utilizing butyl have their limits, however. Butyl rubber is difficult to handle during manufacturing because it has a tendency to trap air, blister, and creep. The flame resistance is poor and it is not recommended for use with petroleum oils, fluids, or other solvents. Applications using Butyl The most common uses for butyl rubber include vacuum seals, inner liners on tires, and inner tubes. Butyl can also be used in hydraulic applications where synthetic fluids are used. If you feel that butyl may be a viable elastomer for your next project, contact ELBEX today. Our design team can help you decide if this elastomer is right for the job. Tags: ELBEXOhio Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Products

Common Application of Nitrile

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:00:00 GMT

What is Nitrile? Nitrile is a copolymer that is generally used for its oil resistance properties. It is also extremely resistant to gasoline, solvents, mineral and vegetable oils, hydraulic fluid, and fuels. Typically, nitrile is used in applications that require good resistance to oil, grease, and moderate ozone resistance. Nitrile is also a better option over other elastomers when it comes to compression set or cold flow, tear, and abrasion resistance. It is the most commonly used elastomer for sealing products due to its resistance to petroleum products and its wide temperate range. Due to these properties, nitrile is often used in industrial settings and in the automotive industry. Typical products utilizing nitrile are oil and gas handling hoses, O-rings, and seals. When to Not Use Nitrile On the other hand, nitrile has poor resistance to ketones, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and nitro hydrocarbons. It has poor ozone resistance without special additives. Nitrile’s low temperature resistance is inferior to natural rubber. But it can be compounded to increase resistance in this area. Contact ELBEX today if you want to learn more about the ways nitrile can help your next project. Tags: materialExtrusion Material SelectionValue Added Services

3 Uses of U-Channeling Profiles

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:00:00 GMT

What is a U-Channel Used For? The purpose of U-Channel profiles is to fit within a channel and serve as an edge guard or bumper. U-Channels usually fit with a mating piece. These types of extrusions take on many different forms and derivations, based on the project requirements. The main reason U-Channels are used in a variety of industries is to secure a fit, eliminate vibration, and to eliminate movement. U-Channel Customization We do not carry U-Channel extrusions in our inventory since each profile is made based on a client’s specific needs. These profiles can be made using a variety of materials too, depending on the environmental concerns or applications. Pictures of a few of the U-Channel profiles we have made in the past are on our website. U-Channel extrusions are just one example of our ability to customize extruded products for the manufacturing, automotive, construction sector, and many other fields. If your next project requires a U-Channel profile contact us today! We can even work with your development team to determine how a U-Channel extrusion may help you! Tags: Architectural GlazingExtruded Rubber ProductsExtrusion Material Selection

Mass Transit & Manufacturing Markets

Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:00:00 GMT

Mass Transit There are many purposes for rubber extrusions and rubber products in mass transit. Subways, buses, trains, and automobiles all require closed seals for climate control and to keep passengers dry. Extrusions can also help with reducing vibration and securing components inside mass transit vehicles. Due to those requirements of mass transit rubber gaskets, bumper profiles, D-sections, and tubing profiles are just a few of the extrusion profiles that the mass transit industry requires. Manufacturing Manufacturing and industrial needs vary from mass transit. Commonly extrusions used in this sector need to be able to absorb movement between two surfaces, are used when structural damage is a concern, and to seat and seal fenestration systems and facades. Glazing system profiles, expansion joints, pipe ramps, and silicone sheeting are a few of the rubber and silicone products used in this field. Similar to mass transit, manufacturing needs do require rubber gaskets for various applications. We do a lot of work for companies in both fields, plus several other sectors. Contact us today if you believe a rubber extrusion or like products can benefit you. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionQuality Rubber ExtrusionsOhio Rubber Manufacturer

What Is EPDM?

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 13:00:00 GMT

There are two basic types of rubber available for use in rubber extrusions. There is EP rubber or EPDM rubber. EPDM is one of the most widely utilized synthetic rubbers on the market. Advantages of EPDM EPDM is a terpolymer that combines ethylene, propylene, and a diene monomer and uses a sulfur cure system. As a rubber it has excellent resistance to weather aging, ozone, UV exposure, water, heat, diluted acids, and electrical insulation. It’s even resistant to steam, oxygenated solvents, animal and vegetable oils, and other chemicals. Limits of EPDM Unfortunately, EPDM is not recommended for use with petroleum oils, fluids, or solvents. Each of these items can cause significant swelling in the products using EPDM. It also exhibits poor resistance to hydrocarbons such as Benzol, kerosene, and turpentine. When to Use EPDM This synthetic rubber is widely used in several applications. EPDM is most commonly used in outdoor applications or products that require resistance to weather and water. For instance, EPDM is used throughout the automotive industry and with HVAC. EPDM is also used on conveyor belts. EPDM is just one of several materials used at ELBEX to manufacture rubber extrusions and other products seen in a broad range of applications. Contact our team today to see if EPDM is right for your project requirements. Tags: Custom Rubber ProductsExtrusion Material SelectionRubber Extrusion Manufacturer

Advantages and Limitations of Neoprene

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:00:00 GMT

Neoprene is becoming more common in daily life. Even though you may have heard about neoprene, you may not know exactly what it is or can do for you. What is Neoprene? Neoprene was first created in 1930 by DuPont as an oil and air resistant substitute for natural rubber. It is a synthetic rubber product that is known for its versatility. Neoprene can be used in temperatures that range from -50 degrees to 275 degrees Fahrenheit. Primarily neoprene is used when a seal is exposed to weathering refrigerants, lubricants, and petroleum oils. It is seen in many different applications such as appliances, in mass transit applications, automotive gaskets and seals, and weather stripping. Advantages of Neoprene Neoprene provides great resistance to exposure to the ozone, sunlight, oxidation, weather, oils, solvents, and several other materials. Certain neoprene compounds are even fire-resistant. Similar to rubber, neoprene is also tear resistant, is durable, and easily adheres to metals and fabrics. Limits of Neoprene The greatest limit to neoprene is its cost. Several other materials can offer resistance to the same elements and hazards at a lesser price. Neoprene is not resistant to oxidizing acids and other chemicals. The ELBEX engineering team can assist you when deciding when neoprene is right for your applications. We have experience utilizing neoprene in our rubber extrusions and other products. Contact us today! Tags: ELBEXengineeringCustom Engineered Rubber Products

Learn More About Ribbed Profiles & Setting Blocks

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:53:00 GMT

Ribbed profiles and setting blocks are two of the many rubber extrusion profiles manufactured at ELBEX. Both of these profiles serve a variety of purposes in several markets. Ribbed Profiles Ribbed Profiles are a type of extrusion aimed at filling a gap or void between two surfaces. Once the void is filled, these profiles then compress like a seal to secure the opening. While we can create customized ribbed profiles, they typically have one flat side in order to securely attach to a material. The other side features the ribbed design. Setting Blocks Setting blocks are primarily used to position and seat separate materials. Setting blocks assist in dampening vibration and minimize the distinction between uneven surfaces. These profiles can range from simple rectangular designs to extremely complicated profiles. Typically setting blocks are designed to track into a channel. They are commonly used to set glass within an aluminum channel. Both profiles are used across several industries. Ribbed profiles are perfect for creating an air or water-tight seal, a feature that is required in many appliances. Setting blocks commonly used in glazing applications in architectural or construction environments. Our team at ELBEX can help you understand which rubber extrusion is right for your project requirements. We also excel at creating custom rubber extrusions. Contact us today to get started! Tags: ELBEXCustom Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Products

Learn More About Expansion Joints

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:00:00 GMT

These extrusion profiles have many uses across multiple industries. Expansion Joints Expansion joints are commonly used as a transition between two surfaces. These profile types are one of many which can be used as a transition. But expansion joints are also able to absorb movement and are often used any time there is a concern of structural damage due to the expansion or contraction of those surfaces. Uses Across Multiple Industries Due to their uses, expansion joints are most commonly used in the industrial/manufacturing sector along with the construction field. Since they are meant to absorb movement and allow for two surfaces to expand and contract, they are not capable of filling voids or creating a barrier. Custom Design Expansion joints take on a variety of shapes and sizes. Typically, they are custom designed due to the specific application and purpose in a given project. If your latest project requires an expansion joint extrusion profile, contact us today in order to get started. Our engineering team can assist in designing your expansion joint extrusions. Visit our Products page to see a few of the varying expansion joints we have created in the past. Tags: Expansion JointsExpedited Rubber ExtrusionsELBEX

Let Us Help You With Your Next Project

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 13:00:00 GMT

Do you have a specific issue that needs addressed or help troubleshooting? Let us help! Design Assistance Our engineers and design team understand that every project is unique. Instead of simply manufacturing rubber extrusions for you and moving onto the next customer, we take the time to understand what our clients need to succeed. Our team is able to offer design assistance to work through new projects as well as help develop solutions to existing problems. Finding a Solution When you work with us, we will work closely with you in order to gain complete understanding of your project specifications and recommend the best possible solution. Hands on Approach Upon requests from our customers, we take a “hands on” approach to your projects and treat them as our own. We will assign one of our engineering leaders to assist or take the lead on your project. Our team will help do whatever it takes to bring your project to life, to make sure it is complete in a timely manner, and that it is to your satisfaction. Let us help you get started. Our team has the answers to all of your questions and we are ready to help. Contact us today. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsExtrusion Material SelectionQuality Rubber Extrusions

Getting Back To The Basics: Rubber Extrusion

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:00:00 GMT

The creation of a rubber extrusion forces uncured rubber compounds through a die and into a desired shape. By utilizing the extrusion process, we are able to produce countless shapes and to form products to a desired project specification. Extruding Rubber Compounds Once the rubber compounds are extruded, they are immediately cured. At ELBEX, we use a continuous salt bath cure lines which send the extrusions through the line at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. The extrusion emerges from the salt bath fully cured and the various compounds cross-linked. Our Process The process of rubber extrusion, especially when coupled with the salt bath cure system, lends itself towards high volume production runs. A higher volume of material can be produced in a shorter time when compared to other methods. Extrusion Tool and Design Dies Along with the rubber extrusion process, we can also produce extrusion tool and design dies. An extrusion die is a blank piece of steel precisely cut to your project specifications. This die is cut to the cross-sectional profile of your part and then used to force material compounds through during extrusion. Rubber extrusions have several applications in a variety of markets. If you are searching for quality rubber extrusions, complete our online RFQ form or contact us today. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsQuality Rubber ExtrusionsExtrusion Material Selection

Industrial & Manufacturing Markets

Mon, 27 May 2019 13:00:00 GMT

Industrial and Manufacturing Markets Extrusion profiles in these markets have a wide range of uses such as creating a seal, filling voids, holding systems in place, and can even absorb movement. Expansion Joints are a Common Profile Used in These Markets These can be customized in several shapes. They are typically used to create a transition between two different surfaces. Expansion joints are used to absorb movement and any time there is a concern of structural damage due to the expansion or contraction of those surfaces. Glazing System Profiles are Another Profile Used in These Sectors These profiles help seat and seal architectural facades and fenestration systems. They help create an environmental barrier, fill voids between two surfaces, and ensure a proper fit. If you are searching for a profile that can track into a channel to fill a void or create a seal, ELBEX can manufacture customized bulb seals. These profiles can be made to fit virtually any type of channel. Other common profiles include D-Sections, ribbed profiles, setting blocks, bumper profiles, and sili-cone sheeting. We can help create a customized profile for any use in the industrial and manufacturing markets. Send us an online RFQ to get started. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber ProductsELBEX

Check Out Our Material Selection

Thu, 23 May 2019 13:00:00 GMT

Depending on specific needs for your extrusions, you may need a different elastomer than other customers. The ELBEX Corporation uses a variety of elastomers in order to develop a customized solution for each of our clients. The Material Selection Process Involves Asking the Right Questions Questions we will ask will concern the application and environments the specific extrusion will be exposed to during use. The hardness of an extrusion is also another consideration. Determining the hardness of a rubber compound is measured by a Shore A durometer. Why are Materials so Important? This is an important factor for your project as harder compounds generally offer greater resistance, whereas softer compounds provide more flexibility and seal better on hard surfaces. We can manufacture extrusions that use silicone rubber, EPDM, Polyisoprene, Neoprene, Nitrile, Butyl, SBR, and natural rubber. Each elastomer has varying properties from the others and are suited for specific uses. Identifying the Right Elastomer for You We will ask you a series of questions for your project to help identify what elastomer is right for you. Questions involve the target cost, strength requirements, temperature, and exposure to chemicals. We also need to know whether your extrusion will be used indoors or outside. When you select ELBEX you can trust that our team will help identify the proper elastomer, based on the factors involved for your project. Contact us today to begin customizing the right rubber extru-sions for you. Tags: materialExtrusion Material SelectionELBEX

General Properties of Elastomers

Fri, 17 May 2019 13:00:00 GMT

ELBEX is a leading manufacturer of rubber and silicone extrusions. Our products are used in a wide range of industries and have countless applications. We use a few different elastomers in order to create the optimal products for these applications. Physical Properties of Elastomers Elastomers are mixed with several different chemicals and compounds in order to obtain the desired physical properties required in an extruded product. The field of rubber compounding is quite broad, but there are basic polymers that can create compounds with unique physical properties. Silicone Rubber, EPDM, and Neoprene Materials such as silicone rubber, EPDM, and Neoprene are common elastomers we use. Silicone rub-ber, for example, is a semi-organic synthetic made from sand and alkyl or aryl halides. Despite the fact that silicone rubber looks and feels like natural rubber, it has a different type of structure. Its makeup gives silicone rubber a very flexible, but weak chain. It has a broad temperature range and is generally odorless and non-toxic. But the trade off with silicone rubber is that it has poor tensile, tear, and abrasion resistance. Other elastomers like Neoprene have good resilience, weather resistance, and abrasion strength. Wide Range of Elastomers There is a wide range of elastomers that can be made that are resistant to things such as animal and vegetable fats, chemicals, and acids while other elastomers are attacked by those same things. Silicone rubber as an example is generally resistant to many oxidizing chemicals, the ozone, and UV light. But it does not hold up well to many solvents, oils, acids, or even steam. Depending on the environment or specific uses of an elastomer, ELBEX can find the right product for you. Contact us today or complete an RFQ in order to identify the right elastomer for you. Tags: ELBEXCustomer RelationshipCustom Rubber Extrusion

Learn More About the History of ELBEX

Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:00:00 GMT

ELBEX was incorporated in 1991 to design and manufacture custom rubber profiles and rubber ex-trusions. Over that time, we have cultivated a reputation as an industry leading extrusion manufacturer. We were created by Edward L. Bittle, who spent his career working in Akron, Ohio during the 1940s and 1950s. Akron is the “rubber capital” and Bittle used his experience from working at B.F. Goodrich to start Seal Master in 1974, which is a sister company of ELBEX today. Seal Master was started as a custom seal manufacturer. Initially, Bittle brought in rubber and silicone extrusion operations in order to fully integrate and expedite the manufacturing process. But eventu-ally he saw the opportunity to jump into the custom rubber profile and extrusion industry when he started ELBEX. Today, ELBEX is an ISO certified leader in manufacturing rubber extrusions. Our experience, coupled with the partnerships we have developed with vendors and suppliers has helped us exceed customer expectations. Our products have been used in several industries from automotive to water control, mass transit, architectural, construction, and many more. We can customize any profile design for your project, provide in-house tooling, and manufacture it for you. Contact ELBEX today, or complete an online RFQ to get started developing a solution for your extru-sion needs. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsELBEXCustomer Relationship

Feature: Glazing Systems, Pipe Ramps, & Seals

Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:00:00 GMT

The ELBEX Corporation is an industry leader in manufacturing rubber and silicone extrusions. Our products serve a variety of customers across markets. But we specialize in making customized extrusions to meet the requirements of our clients. A few of the extrusion configurations we offer include glazing systems, pipe ramps, and seals. Each configuration takes on various shapes and provides different qualities for projects. Glazing systems are commonly used to seat and seal architectural facades and fenestration systems. These types of extrusions ensure an environmental barrier is created, voids between two surfaces are filled, and that there is a proper fit. Glazing systems range in size and shape from simple rectangular setting blocks to complicated, multi-purpose gaskets. Pipe ramps and seals are used primarily when working with pipes in the construction or water control industries. Pipe ramps are typically used to protect exposed pipes from damage during construction. Pipe seals are used to prevent leakage in existing or new pipe systems. Our pipe ramps and seals can be made from several different materials, depending on the use of the extrusion. We can manufacture ramps and seals using precast concrete, PVC, steel, and many other materials. In all types of extrusion configurations, we can design profiles that fit your project specifications. Illustrations of just a few of the types of glazing systems, pipe ramps, and seals we have manufactured are available on our website. If you are searching for the right glazing system, pipe ramp, or seal, contact ELBEX today. Our engi-neering team can design the right profile for you. Tags: Architectural GlazingsealsCustom Rubber Extrusion

Benefits of Custom Tooling

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:00:00 GMT

For decades the ELBEX Corporation has focused on creating customized extrusions for our clients. One way we are able to provide cost-effective, quality rubber extrusions is through our capabilities to provide on-site custom tooling. Our custom tool and die design services provide customers several benefits when they work with us for their extrusions. We can save money for our customers by providing on-site tooling. This is reflected in the reduced project costs and shorter lead times. Several companies that do not provide custom tooling in-house instead rely on third parties for this service, which in turn adds to the overall costs. Product lead times are also lengthened by several weeks while waiting for third-party tooling services. Instead, ELBEX engineers get involved with projects from the start. ELBEX can also improve the efficiency of the overall production of extrusions with our ability to pro-vide tooling in-house. This can also improve delivery and aid in meeting certain quality certification standards. Our wire EDM and sinker EDM capabilities are supported by our experience and 2-D modeling and design using AutoCAD as a platform. When you select ELBEX to design and manufacture rubber extrusions for you, the process will be simplified from the beginning. With our capabilities to provide services like custom tooling on-site we can save you money and time. Contact us today to start designing quality rubber extrusions for your next project. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber Extrusion

How We Are Different

Sun, 31 Mar 2019 13:00:00 GMT

ELBEX was founded in 1974 by Edward L. Bittle, who spent decades in the rubber industry at B.F. Goodrich in Akron, Ohio the rubber capital of the world. The vision for ELBEX was different than a company like B.F. Goodrich though. ELBEX was created as a custom rubber seal manufacturer. As the company grew over time, it expanded to include rubber and silicone extrusions. Eventually, the company added custom rubber profile extrusions and custom rubber extrusion manufacturing. Today, the ELBEX Corporation is an ISO certified leader in rubber and silicone extrusions manufac-turing. Our capabilities are vast and allow us to produce a variety of profile designs in both dense and sponge materials. Our products serve multiple industries and can be applied in a variety of ways. ELBEX products are included in the water control sector, mass transit, appliance, architectural, construction, and other segments of the economy. Throughout the years, we have cultivated strong relationships with our vendors and suppliers. This allows us to meet and exceed customer expectations by passing those benefits onto our clients. We have a variety of manufacturing capabilities such as in-house die tooling, on-site silicone mixing, silicone color matching, printing, cutting, slicing, and more. We even have a 100,000 pound capacity cold room to inventory compounds. This gives us the flexibility to deliver quality products with shorter lead times. With 45 years of experience in the industry, we are aware of the expertise, detail, and planning that goes into each project. Our staff is here to assist you. Contact us today to see how we can help your next project by completing an online RFQ! Tags: Extrusion Material SelectionELBEXExpedited Rubber Extrusions

Learn More About Tubing Profiles

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:00:00 GMT

ELBEX has designed and manufactured custom rubber extrusions for years and served countless mar-kets. We can make a variety of profiles depending on your project requirements. One of our popular profiles is the tubing profile extrusions, which can be applied in several market sectors and take on multiple uses. The tubing profile looks just like it sounds — it is shaped like a tube. This profile is commonly used as a protective sleeve, gasket, or in a drainage capacity throughout several different industries. Due to our extensive manufacturing capabilities, we are able to make tubing profiles in a variety of thickness, sizes, and materials (depending on the environment). Tubing profiles are common in the water control industry, mass transit, and industri-al/manufacturing. For example, tubing profiles in rubber extrusions can aid moving water to desired locations or can help run electrical wires. Depending on the environment or chemicals used in your operation, tubing profiles can provide a protective cover or barrier. They can also be used as a gasket in certain appliances. For more information on how a tubing profile may be able to assist your next project, contact us or complete an online RFQ. We look forward to creating an extrusion solution for your problem! Tags: Rubber Extrusion ProfilesExtrusion ToolingQuality Rubber Extrusions

Markets Served: Appliance

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:14:00 GMT

ELBEX has served a variety of markets with our custom rubber extrusions and profiles. One of those market segments is the appliance sector. Our extrusion solutions are ideal for several purposes which makes the appliance sector a natural fit for our knowledge base. Most notably our gaskets and seal profiles are perfect for appliances where water resistance is required. Gaskets and seals can also be a solution as an air barrier, to eliminate vibration, secure components, and other uses. Generally, our gaskets and seals are designed to fit any gap or void and create a barrier. The specific environment will dictate the material used to manufacture the gasket or seal. Other profiles that can be used in the appliance industry include bulb seals, D-sections, and ribbed profiles. Bulb seals are specifically designed to track into a channel and fill a void or gap and create a seal. D-section profiles have numerous applications but are used to create a seal between two different surfaces. Window and door seals are common uses of D-section profiles since one side typically fea-tures a pressure sensitive adhesive in order to keep it stationary. The other side is then available to move (as with a window or door) but can continue creating a seal when closed. Ribbed profiles create a seal between two surfaces by compressing in order to create that seal. If you are in the appliance sector and are searching for a rubber extrusion solution for your product line, contact us today or send us an RFQ online to get started. Our team relishes any opportunity to design a unique solution that’s right for you! Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionRubber Extrusion ProfilesSeal Master

Learn More About Bulb Seals, Bumpers, & D-Sections

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:00:00 GMT

Since the start of ELBEX Corporation, we have worked tirelessly to meet and exceed our customers’ expectations and manufacture quality rubber extrusions. We have a wide variety of profiles we can manufacture at ELBEX, including our bulb seals, bumpers, and D-Section profiles. Bulb seals are designed to track into a channel, fill a void, or create a seal. Bulb seals can take on the shape of the void or channel they seek to fill. To that end, we have several standard bulb seal extru-sions available, but we can also develop a bulb seal that fits your needs. Several different materials can be used depending on the specific application or environment. Bumpers are another profile we can develop at ELBEX. Bumper extrusions are used to form a cushion in order to reduce movement, impact, or vibrations. Typically they are required and employed in ap-plications where there may be a risk of damage to equipment or property. Due to its abrasion re-sistance, EPDM is a common material choice for bumper profiles. Finally, D-Section profiles are seen across multiple industries and applications. Similar to bulb seals, D-Sections are used to fill a void or gap, or they can be used to create a seal between two different sur-faces. D-Section profiles are named for their shape (in the form of the letter “D”) and often have a pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to the flat (or bottom) end of the extrusion. This helps them stay stationary. Typically, D-Sections are used as weather seals in doors and windows. Contact us today in order to see whether a bulb seal, bumper, or D-Section profile can benefit your project. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsOhio Rubber ExtrusionsELBEX

Water Control Markets

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 14:00:00 GMT

The ELBEX Corporation has created quality rubber extrusions in order to create solutions in a wide range of markets. But you may not have known that ELBEX extrusions have helped solve problems in the water control industry. When it comes to water control, we actually have several products which can assist customers in their goals. ELBEX has a range of gaskets, seal profiles, silicone sheeting, or tubing profiles to help our clients who are concerned with water control. Gaskets and seals, for instance, are used to fill a gap or void and create a barrier. Common uses of gas-kets and seals include creating an air barrier, eliminating vibrations, or to create a water-tight seal. Silicone sheeting is most commonly used in architectural glazing procedures. But silicone sheeting is required in glazing in order to serve as a water and air barrier. Lastly, tubing profiles are exactly how they sound — they come in several different tubing shapes. Tubing profiles can serve as protective sleeves. But they are also commonly used as a drainage solu-tion. Our experience in the rubber extrusions industry allows us to manufacture gaskets, seals, tubing profiles, and even silicone sheeting to meet your project requirements. We can manufacture numerous standard extrusions or sheeting for you. Contact us today with your project requirements and we can help solve your water control issues or develop a custom solution for you. Tags: Quality Rubber ExtrusionsQuality ControlArchitectural Glazing

Creating Custom Products to Meet Your Needs

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:32:00 GMT

The ELBEX Corporation is an ISO Certified leader in silicone and rubber extrusions manufacturing. We specialize in the ability to produce a wide variety of profile designs utilizing several materials. But did you know that we also specialize in custom extruded products specifically for you? ELBEX offers a range of customized, quality rubber extrusions using a variety of engineered silicone and rubber compounds. This has been a key facet of our business since our founding. We are able to handle difficult geometry and material requirements in order to create a product just for you. Our experience across multiple markets has helped us to meet a range of project requirements. Plus, our in-house tool and die design services and fabrication allows us the ability to ensure maintenance of critical tolerances and dimensions. We also have a strong SPC and Quality Extrusions Assurance system in place in order to guarantee performance and customer satisfaction. Our goal is to support customer success with a proactive attitude in order to fully understand what our customers need for their market. We strive for continuous improvement, to be reliable, and to provide outcomes for customers in a cost-efficient manner. We look forward to the next challenge where our custom extruded profiles can help you. Contact us today and send us your custom profile requirements. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionCustom Rubber ProductsELBEX

We Are Flexible With Your Project Needs!

Wed, 09 Jan 2019 14:00:00 GMT

ELBEX Corporation is a quality rubber extrusions manufacturer dedicated to innovation and a focus on our customers. Our dedication to meeting and exceeding customer needs comes from our ability as a company to be flexible when working on your project. We offer a wide range of custom extruded products in a variety of engineered rubber and silicone compounds. Our products are able to adapt to your project requirements, as is our team. Our custom capabilities allow us to work with difficult geometries and material compounds in order to meet any project specifications. We have experience working across markets, have in-house tool and die design, and fabrication services that can handle the difficult issues. While our team is able to be flexible with designing and manufacturing a solution for your project, we also have strong SPC and Quality Extrusion Assurance systems in place in order to ensure our prod-uct will perform up to your parameters and satisfy your needs. We understand that your project is different from any other customer’s project. It’s why we take the time to learn your parameters and design an extrusion that’s right for you. Our top goal is to support our customers’ success across all markets with our reliable products. Contact ELBEX today to see how we can meet your next challenge, or complete an online RFQ to get started solving your project requirements. We are the leaders in designing and manufacturing quality extrusions for a reason! Tags: Quality Rubber Extrusionssilicone extrusionELBEX

Learn More Details About Rubber Elastomer Properties

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 14:00:00 GMT

There are several common elastomeric compounds that we use at ELBEX in order to make our rub-ber extrusions and other products. But not all elastomers are created equally and each material has different properties that make them ideal for certain uses, and not others. Rubber compounding is a broad field. Yet basic elastomers are mixed with multiple chemicals and compounds in order to create the desired physical properties and traits. Some basic elastomers used include butyl, EPDM, natural rubber, neoprene, silicone, and others. Each elastomer’s properties vary greatly. For instance, butyl has a poor resistance to petroleum-based fluids. It is resistant to countless other items, such as animal and vegetable fats, greases, am-monia, oxygenated solvents, and has very good weathering resistance. Nitrile, likewise, is excellent at resisting petroleum-based fluids and has good, strong physical prop-erties. Nitrile is resistant to tearing, heat aging, abrasion, fats, oils, greases, and more. These different elastomers are ultimately selected based on their desired use and during the die process. Due to the unique characteristics of each material, dies are material and durometer specific. Once an uncured compound is selected, it is forced through a die and into its desired shape. After the com-pound is extruded, it is immediately cured. The ELBEX curing process involved a continuous salt bath cure line. The extrusion process overall allows for high volume lineal foot production runs. Due to our custom abilities, minimum orders are required and are based on the material used for the extrusion. For more information on the various elastomers and how they may be used, contact an ELBEX repre-sentative or complete an online RFQ today! Tags: ELBEXExtrusion ToolingCustom Rubber Extrusions

The Uses of Silicone Sheeting

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 14:00:00 GMT

ELBEX does more than merely rubber extrusions. We also design and manufacture silicone products, including silicone sheeting for the architectural sector. Silicone sheeting has a variety of uses. Commonly, silicone sheeting is used to create an air or vapor barrier when used in architectural glazing systems. As the silicone sheeting interacts with glass fa-cades and similar structures, our silicone is translucent and compatible with Dow and GE sealants. When it comes to our standard silicone sheeting, most items are even available for shipping the next day! At ELBEX, our standard silicone sheets come in a variety of widths and our products are tested for multiple parameters including heat, tearing, compression, water and vapor resistance, and much more. Our silicone sheeting products contain cured silicone rubber and do not pose any health hazards when handling or after installation. But what sets us apart from the competition is our ability to custom design silicone sheeting prod-ucts that are made just for you! Our expertise can help design nearly any manufactured silicone sheet-ing for your project specifications! We can even do silicone color matching to fit your requirements. Contact our team today to see how we can help deliver the right silicone sheeting product for you, or complete an online RFQ to get started. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionSilicone SheetingArchitectural Glazing

Not Sure What Materials You Need for Your Project? Contact Us!

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 14:00:00 GMT

The entire ELBEX team has decades of experience helping a wide range of customers find the right rubber extrusions for their project. If you have any questions about the type of materials you need, or the exact profile shape, our team can help you. We have experience in the appliance industry, automotive, industrial, manufacturing, mass transit and other industry throughout the economy. Our products help clean your clothes, move large amounts of people safely, and move billions of gallons of water around the globe. Our process of manufacturing rubber extrusions involves a continuous salt bath cure line, once the rubber product has gone through the die into its desired shape. This process lends itself well to high volume lineal foot productions runs and with our salt bath cure system we are not restricted to limited product lengths. Our main focus at the ELBEX Corporation is custom design manufacturing of rubber and silicone extrusions. We have an experienced design team capable of helping create the best extrusion for your project needs. The team can help select the best materials and de-sign to make your project a success. We strive to design and manufacture custom extruded products that meet or exceed your expectations. And we are dedicated to quality, which is why we are ISO accredited. If you have questions, or are not sure what you may need for your next project, contact us today or complete an online RFQ! Tags: Architectural ProfilesExtrusion Material SelectionExtruded Rubber Products

Knowing the Tolerances of Silicone & Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:00:00 GMT

In order to assist in the creation of an effective, efficient rubber extrusion it’s important to know the tolerances of our rubber and silicone products. Extrusion tolerances for standard and custom cross-sections, plus material tolerances, are all important to us at ELBEX Corporation. We have detailed PDFs which outline our extru-sion tolerances for technical reference. Our tolerances include outside diameters, inside diameters, walls, width, height and general dimensions of our extrusions. Quality extrusion control is also highlighted in these documents. We have documents detailing standard cross-section tolerances, cut length tolerances for unsliced extrusions, irregular and cored cross-section tolerances. The PDFs available on our website provide additional details. At ELBEX, we strive to provide our customers with quality custom extruded products that meet their exact criteria. That’s why we are proud to offer our commitment to quality and reassure our customers with our ISO 9001:2015 without design certification. This ISO cer-tification ensures the quality, safety, and reliability of our products, as well as highlights our capabilities such as in-house tooling, cutting, taping, and packaging to our customers’ requirements. The entire team at ELBEX is dedicated to meeting and exceeding our clients’ expectations. We take pride in our accreditations, expertise, and ability to deliver for our customers. Contact us today if you have questions regarding our tolerances, or complete an online RFQ! Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionQuality Rubber ExtrusionsOhio Rubber Extrusions

What is the Purpose of Setting Blocks?

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 13:00:00 GMT

The ELBEX Corporation offers several rubber and silicone extrusion options, depending on your requirements. But did you know we can design and manufacture setting blocks? A setting block profile is used to position and seat separate materials. Commonly they are used to assist in dampening vibrations and to minimize uneven surfaces. They can also be used in glazing applications in order to set glass within an aluminum channel. Setting block profiles can be designed in a multitude of forms too. They range from simple rectangular designs to complicated ones. Often times a setting block profile is designed to track into a channel or can take on unique shapes in order to properly function. Since setting blocks often need to track into a channel, ELBEX has the expertise and capa-bilities to create any design for your needs and applications. We take pride in our ability to deliver custom extruded products to our customers, and setting blocks are no different. The ELBEX Corporation is an industry leading rubber extrusions manufacturer. We can design and manufacture any type of setting block profile to suit your project requirements in a range of materials. Contact us today to see how a setting block extrusion profile can help you! Tags: Architectural GlazingRubber Extrusion Profiles

When is U-Channeling Used?

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMT

There is an abundance of options to choose from when you need a rubber extrusion profile to complete a project. One type of extrusion profiles we manufacture at ELBEX Corporation is the U-channel profile. But when is a U-channel an acceptable extrusion to utilize? The U-channel profile, named for its “U-shape,” is most commonly used to fit within a channel and serve as an edge to a mating piece. Mainly, U-channels are used to reduce vibrations, eliminate movement, or secure a fit between two different items. For instance, U-channel extrusions are used to secure the space around a piece of glass or as a protective edge on sheet metal or other parts. They can also be used as cosmetic trim, or as an economical seal. Depending on their exact use, application, or exposure to conditions the U-channel extrusions can be made from a variety of materials to maximize performance and durability. At the ELBEX Corporation, we have manufactured numerous U-channel profiles for customers in several industries. Our experts will work with you to design the exact U-channel profile for your next project. We can assist you by providing quality and customized extrusions. Contact us directly or complete an online RFQ form with your project specifications to see how the ELBEX Corporation can help bring your unique U-channel profile to life! Tags: Custom Rubber ProductsELBEXCustom Rubber Extrusion

Quality and Customization

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMT

For nearly 30 years, we have been committed to providing our customers with quality extrusions and other rubber products which are customized for their specific requirements. It starts with our quality team, which inspects all raw materials that come into our facility. This allows for complete traceability should something not meet the project requirements later in the process. In addition, the team also inspects the products during the manufacturing process. They also complete a 24-hour check, and we offer a Certificate of Compliance upon completion. All of us at the ELBEX Corporation strive to be proactive towards our customers’ needs, exceed their expectations, and meet their goals on time. Our success as a quality rubber extrusion manufacturer also comes from satisfying our customers’ unique needs through the processes we have in place to deliver quality products. Our engineers are ready to work with your team to offer design assistance in order to meet your project requirements. The ELBEX team is ready to offer our assistance to troubleshoot old problems or designing solutions for new ones. We are committed to bringing you a fully customized product through continuous investment in our quality procedures. These investments include corporate training and equipment, along with our responsive and proactive customer service.We seek to continuously monitor and improve our business and products to give our customers the highest quality in extruded products. Contact us directly or complete an online RFQ form to see how we can help you today! Tags: ELBEXExtrusion Material SelectionCustom Rubber Products

Product Profile: Glazing Profiles

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 18:27:00 GMT

Glazing profiles are one type of extrusion which can go unnoticed, but plays an important role when sealing buildings from the outside elements. Within the architectural and industrial sectors, glazing profiles are a key component towards constructing buildings. The ELBEX Corporation has decades of experience manufacturing glazing profiles which help our clients accomplish their goals. Glazing profiles are used in the industrial and architectural fields to seat or seal any type of facade or fenestration system in a building. Simply stated, these profiles are utilized to secure any space throughout the building where there are openings — windows, doors, wall panels, skylights, etc. Some of the more common uses for glazing profiles are as an environmental barrier, to fill a void between two different surfaces, or to ensure a proper fit between components. Glazing profiles come in a range of styles, from simple setting blocks to complex multi-purpose gaskets. Visit our glazing profile page to see a selection of our glazing profile shapes. We take great pride in our ability to customize a product for your project needs and specifications. Due to our extensive experience in the custom extrusions sector, we can manufacture any design our customers bring to us. For more information on how we can help you design and manufacture the glazing profiles you need for your next project contact us today or complete an online RFQ form. We are excited to work with you and bring your solutions to life! Tags: Architectural GlazingCustom Rubber Products

Featured Industry: Industrial and Manufacturing

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 13:00:00 GMT

The ELBEX Corporation has more than 25 years in the business of designing and manufacturing custom rubber extrusions for clients around the globe. Our extrusions have served companies in numerous fields, including the automotive sector, appliance makers, water control projects, mass transit, and several others. But a top sector for us at ELBEX is serving the industrial and manufacturing sectors for their ongoing projects to move the economy along. For those fields, we produce an assortment of extrusion profiles to meet the needs of our industrial and manufacturing clients. Starting with our expansion joints, we can develop a customized joint which has the purpose of absorbing movement between two surfaces. Expansion joints are often used when there is a concern of structural damage when those two surfaces expand or contract. Our glazing system profiles are also popular in both sectors. Glazing system profiles are used to seat and seal architectural facades and fenestration systems. They are commonly used for filling voids between two surfaces, as environmental barriers, and ensuring a proper fit. And pipe ramps are another common profile used in the industrial and manufacturing sectors. Pipe ramps are used to help prevent damage at a worksite and to prevent leakage in new systems. All of these extrusions — plus many others in our catalog of extrusion profiles — can be customized based on your specific project needs, especially when determining the proper materials needed. If you are in the industrial or manufacturing sector, we can help solve problems on your next project. Contact us today and complete an online RFQ to get started! Tags: ELBEXcontact usRubber Extrusion Manufacturer

Product Profile: Gaskets & Seals

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:00:00 GMT

Backed by our decades of experience at ELBEX, we can specialize in manufacturing multiple custom and standard rubber extrusions. One of the types of extrusions we manufacture out of our facility in Kent, Ohio are gaskets and seals. These types of profile extrusions serve a variety of purposes for our clients and may be able to assist you on your next project. Gaskets and seals are actually very general terms used for any profile that fills a gap or a void, or that can create a barrier. Gaskets and seals can be designed to fill any type of gap or create a barrier from liquid, solids, or air. Most commonly gaskets and seals are used for water resistance, as an air barrier, for tight seals, to eliminate vibration, secure components, or many other uses. A gasket or seal can be found sealing the air in your refrigerator and freezer, as an example. The specific application for a gasket or seal will dictate what type of material will be required in the extrusion and the environmental or chemical exposure to the gasket or seal. If you think a gasket or seal extrusion can help you complete your upcoming project, we encourage you to contact us or fill out an online RFQ. And if you see a specific gasket or seal on our website, please call a sales representative for availability since we do not carry an inventory, as many of our orders are customized. We look forward to working with you! Tags: Rubber ExtrusionsmaterialELBEX

Did You Know ELBEX Provides Expert Design Assistance?

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 13:00:00 GMT

ELBEX Corporation has been designing and manufacturing custom rubber extrusions for more than 25 years. And our company’s history can be traced back to the B.F. Goodrich Company, where ELBEX’s founder — Edward L. Bittle — worked before forming his own company. But did you know that besides manufacturing quality rubber extrusions ELBEX provides clients with design assistance? At ELBEX, we understand that each project is unique and comes with its own requirements. Our design team is ready, willing, and able to assist during the design phase in order to troubleshoot or develop new applications. Any customer can request an ELBEX engineer to assist with a project, or “quarterback” it. This could take a variety of shapes from planned site visits to field support or even tooling and engineering setups at ELBEX’s location in Kent, Ohio. Quite frankly our team will do whatever the project requires to complete it to your satisfaction and in a timely manner. At ELBEX, we take a “hands on” approach to each and every project and want to provide our customers with the best possible product available. We want to learn as much about your project as we can in order to give you the best possible solution. Give us a call today or complete an online RFQ so we can begin assisting you on your next project that requires rubber or silicone extrusion. We promise you won’t be disappointed with our products or the attention to detail our design team can bring to your next project! Tags: Custom Rubber Extrusionsengineeringsilicone extrusion

Featured Industry: Construction

Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:00:00 GMT

When it comes to applications for rubber or silicone extrusions, the ELBEX Corporation has prided itself on the work we do for the construction industry. There is no shortage of projects we design, customize, and manufacture for the construction field. And construction managers and companies alike have come to rely on us due to our years of experience manufacturing quality rubber extrusions. Specifically for the construction industry, we develop expansion joints, rubber gaskets, pipe ramps, silicone sheeting, D-section profiles, setting block profiles, U-channels, and more for use in the field. Expansion joints, for instance, are used as a transition between two surfaces and help to absorb movement. They are also often used when there is a concern for structural damage due to the expansion or contraction of those surfaces. Our D-section profiles are used to fill voids and gaps, plus create a seal between two different surfaces. Setting block profiles are used mainly to position and seat separate materials, while dampening vibrations and help to minimize uneven surfaces. Pipe ramps are used to protect exposed pipes from damage during construction. And our silicone sheeting is used as an air and vapor barrier within architectural glazing systems. Those are just a few of the silicone and rubber extrusions we design and customize for the construction industry, which values our capabilities to design to a project’s specifications. For more information on our capabilities, click here. And we recommend you complete an online RFQ so we can best determine your project specifications and develop a solution just for you! Tags: Quality ControlELBEXExpansion Joints

The Various Uses of Tubing

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:00:00 GMT

At the ELBEX Corporation, we pride ourselves on our capabilities designing customized, quality rubber extrusions for whatever your project specifications may be. One of the many types of extrusions we have experience with are various types of hollow tubing. Tubing style extrusions are exactly what you think they are — circular shaped tubes. But they actually can serve a variety of purposes in a multitude of industries. But whereas other types of extrusions are meant at creating a seal, hollow tubing is meant generally to protect another material or control its route, like when used in a drainage application. Hollow tubes are commonly used as protective sleeves, as gaskets, or in drainage capacities. The specific application you have will dictate the type of material used, the range of size, and the wall thickness of the tubing. For instance, tubing used for water control or drainage will require different materials compared to hollow tubing used in electrical or automotive applications. Certain types of hollow tubing doesn’t even need to be designed in a standard circular shape, as we have designed tubing to take on an oval shape, for example. We pride ourselves on our ability to customize a solution for whatever your project requires. Based on our extensive capabilities and experience, nearly any design can be met. For more information on previous types of hollow tubing extrusions we have designed at ELBEX click here. And we recommend completing an online RFQ to best determine the material, size, and thickness of tubing required for your next project. Tags: ELBEXCustom Rubber ExtrusionsExtrusion Material Selection

Three Reasons Why Expansion Joints Are Important

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:00:00 GMT

There are multiple reasons to choose ELBEX Corporation for your custom extruded products. But are you aware that we can produce customized expansion joints, as one of our many rubber and silicone extrusions, for your next project? What are expansion joints and what are three reasons to use them? Expansion joints are used as a transition between two surfaces and they help to absorb movement. Since they are a rubber extrusion, they are made of rubber and silicone in order to fill a gap or complete a seal. But expansion joints also take on interesting shapes since they are required to absorb movement. Another reason expansion joints are important is because they can be used when there is a concern of structural damage due to the expansion or contraction of those surfaces. For instance, when there is movement between the two surfaces an expansion joint is between the joint can adequately maintain its seal and position. And finally, expansion joints are important because they are custom designed and extruded based specifically on their application and purpose. You can feel secure that an expansion joint is designed for only your application when you select ELBEX for your project. We take pride at the ELBEX Corporation in our ability to design and manufacture customized rubber extrusion solutions to fill your specific project requirements. For more information on our capabilities when it comes to expansion joints, click here for a full list. Also in order to best accommodate your needs, complete an online RFQ. Tags: Expansion JointsELBEXCustomer Relationship

Featured Industry: Automotive

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:00:00 GMT

Since 1991, ELBEX Corporation has used its expertise gained from the heart of the rubber industry to specialize in custom rubber profile extrusions and rubber extrusion manufacturing. Our products serve a variety of applications stretched across numerous markets, including the automotive market. An assortment of our extrusions, gaskets, seals, and other profiles appear throughout the automotive industry to serve a range of purposes. Our seals and gaskets, for example, are commonly used due to their applications. Seals and gaskets are used for water resistance, as an air barrier, eliminate vibrations, and other uses. Bumper profiles can also be used to eliminate vibrations since their main function is to serve as a cushion. We also produce a multitude of D-Section and tubing profiles for the automotive industry. D-Section profiles are most commonly used in order to create a weather seal in doors or windows. Tubing profiles are hollow tubes (manufactured in a wide range of sizes and thickness) commonly used as protective sleeves, gaskets, or in draining capacities. Each of the profiles we manufacture for the automotive industry can be customized to suit your individual product needs. In order to most efficiently determine your needs, please complete an online RFQ. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsealsRubber Extrusion Manufacturers

What Are the Uses of D-Section?

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 13:00:00 GMT

ELBEX Corporation is an ISO Certified leader in rubber and silicone extrusions manufacturing. Our unique capabilities include the ability to produce a wide range of profile designs in both dense and sponge materials. With more than 25 years in the industry, our level of detailed planning coupled with the strong relationships cultivated with suppliers and vendors sets us apart from other extrusions manufacturers. We provide multiple extrusion types for a variety of markets, such as automotive, construction, mass transit, and water control. One of our multiple profile sections is the D-Section profile, which gets it’s name due to resembling the letter “D” in a cross-sectional view of the profile. The D-Section is a profile used to fill voids and gaps across multiple applications and markets. Common applications of D-Section profiles are as weather seals on doors and windows. D-Section profiles can also create a seal between two different surfaces. In order to keep them in place, D-Section profiles typically have a pressure-sensitive adhesive on the bottom of the profile. At ELBEX, we can manufacture standard D-Section profiles or create customized D-Section products based on your specific needs. In order to best respond to your custom requirements, please submit an online RFQ. Tags: Extrusion Material SelectionCustom Rubber ExtrusionOhio Rubber Extrusions

The Basics of Rubber Extrusions

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:00:00 GMT

Rubber extrusion is a process where uncured rubber components are forced through a die and into a standard or customized shape. Once a piece of rubber is extruded, it is immediately cured. This process of rubber extrusion uses an extrusion die, or a steel blank, that is a precision cut to the shape of the cross-sectional profile of the desired part. Once the extrusion die is in place raw material is forced through the die and cured to create the profile. Dies are material and durometer specific due to the unique characteristics of different materials used in the extrusion process. Extrusion allows for a higher volume of material that can be processed in less time. At ELBEX Corporation, our rubber extrusion process utilizes a a continuous salt bath cure line. Uncured extrusions run through a salt line at approximately 400 degrees Fahrenheit and will emerge fully cured. Different materials in the extrusion will also be cross-linked. The extrusion process lends itself perfectly to high volume production runs. But with our salt bath cure process, we are not restricted to limited production lengths seen in other systems. With our main focus on custom design manufacturing, we do not have minimum order requirements at ELBEX. Instead, minimum orders rely on profile size and material. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionOhio Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Products

Featured Industry: Architectural

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:00:00 GMT

Our rubber extrusions are used in a range of industries throughout the economy, especially in the architectural realm. At ELBEX Corporation, a leader with more than 25 years of experience in the silicone and rubber extrusions market, we manufacture a variety of quality extrusions for the architectural sector. We manufacture a variety of different styles of glazing system profiles, rubber gaskets, seal profiles, silicone sheeting, bulb seal profiles, D-section and setting block profiles to name a few, as well as offer custom designs for each type of profile. These profiles are used for numerous purposes in the architectural setting such as sealing architectural facades, filling gaps, creating barriers, and dampening vibrations. Our silicone sheetings are used primarily as an air and water vapor barrier within glazing systems. Our experience manufacturing and engineering solutions in the architectural field is one of the ways we stand out above the competition, along with our commitment to quality and to our customers. If you need additional information regarding ways the ELBEX Corporation can assist your needs in your next architectural project, please contact us or complete an RFQ form. There are numerous ways we can assist with your next project in the architectural field. Tags: Architectural ProfilesCustom Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Products

Product Profile: Bumpers

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 13:00:00 GMT

Within the wide catalog of products we can manufacture at the ELBEX Corporation, bumper profiles are just one of many quality extrusions we can customize to fit your needs. Bumpers are used in applications where there may be a risk of damaging equipment or property. The main purpose of a bumper profile extrusion is to form a cushion and reduce movement, impact and vibration. ELBEX uses a variety of materials in our rubber extrusions, but a common one for use in bumper profiles is EPDM. And our bumper profiles are ideal for a range of sectors, including automotive, water control, manufacturing, and several others. And despite the fact that we have several standard bumper profiles ready for manufacture, we are able to develop a customized solution that is perfect for your project needs. If you feel a bumper profile may be a viable solution for your next project, please reach out to the ELBEX sales team or complete an RFQ form. Based in Kent, Ohio near the rubber capital of the world, we at ELBEX are excited for the opportunity to work with you on your next project. Our team is dedicated to quality throughout the process and meeting our customers’ needs. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsArchitectural ProfilesCustom Rubber Extrusion

Learn More About the Markets We Serve!

Thu, 24 May 2018 13:00:00 GMT

The ELBEX Corporation is an ISO Certified leader in the silicone and rubber extrusions industry with more than 25 years of experience in the field. And we were founded by Edward L. Bittle, who spent years working for B.F. Goodrich in Akron, Ohio, the rubber capital of the world. But did you know that with our knowledge, customized capabilities, and partnerships with numerous vendors and suppliers we serve clients in countless markets? Our rubber extrusions are featured in numerous appliances, including washing machines in order to create seals thereby controlling water and air. Our extrusions also appear in the architectural glazing industry and construction. ELBEX also works with clients in the automotive industry, mass transit, industrial, manufacturing, and the water control sectors. Simply put, our products — which are used to fill gaps or voids and create barriers — have countless applications. With our experience in the extrusions market and our engineering team’s abilities to work with any client to find a customized solution to their rubber extrusion problem, customers know they can trust our final product. To learn more about our capabilities at the ELBEX Corporation, please contact us or complete an RFQ for your next project. We are excited for the opportunity to work with you on your next extrusions solution! Tags: Custom Rubber ProductsExtrusion Material SelectionCustom Rubber Extrusions

We Can Customize Any Product to Fit Your Needs!

Thu, 03 May 2018 13:00:00 GMT

ELBEX Corporation is an ISO Certified leader in custom rubber extrusions and silicone extrusions. We have a range of capabilities aimed at manufacturing countless profile designs from numerous materials commonly used in rubber extrusions, such as silicone, EPDM, Neoprene, Butyl and more. Today, we serve a broad range of industries including automotive, mass transit, construction, water control, appliance gaskets, and more. But what sets us apart from other companies is our proven ability to create strong working relationships with our vendors and suppliers in order to minimize reduce cost for you, the customer. The ELBEX team is able to reduce lead times and provide value-added services due to our capabilities like in-house die tooling, on-site silicone mixing, and silicone color matching. We can offer a wide selection of custom extrusion products through our abilities managing difficult geometry and material requirements, as well manufacture standard extrusions, due to our 100,000 pound capacity cold room of stored compounds. And we have a strong SPC and quality extrusion assurance systems in place to ensure performance and customer satisfaction. We have more than 20 years in the rubber extrusion industry. So at ELBEX we understand the detail and planning that goes into every project. Contact our team and return an RFQ to begin the process of engineering a solution for your specific needs. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionCustom Rubber ProductsCustomer Relationship

Learn More About Bulb Seals

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:00:00 GMT

ELBEX Corporation, an ISO 9001:2015 accredited rubber extrusions manufacturer, produces many different types of extrusions used across a wide range of industries. Just one of those extrusion types is the bulb seal. Bulb seals get their name due to the shape they often take mimicking a light bulb. But as other types of extrusions do, bulb seals also have the ability to create a seal in a slightly different fashion. Bulb seals are designed to create a seal by tracking into a channel and to fill a gap or void. Bulb seals are commonly installed between doors and door frames, particularly for doors on automobiles and buildings. These type of seals can also be used in other automotive and construction applications as an alternative to mechanical fastening. And bulb seals can help create a watertight seal. The material used in a bulb seal depends and varies based on the surrounding conditions and intended use, including custom rubber extrusion profiles. Please contact our team to learn more about our bulb seals and rubber extrusions or complete an RFQ form to assist us in developing a customized solution for your industry. And due to our customized work, please contact our sales team for inquiries on specific products. Tags: sealsCustomer RelationshipELBEX

Featured Industry: Appliance

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:00:00 GMT

At ELBEX Corporation, a maker of Custom & Standard Rubber Extrusions, our rubber extrusions have been used in a wide range of markets in manufacturing, industrial, mass transit, water control and more. In the appliance industry, many types of custom rubber extrusions are used in multiple ways to create a barrier or fill a void to solve issues such as water resistance, as an air barrier, and many other uses. Common household appliances like refrigerators, washing machines, and dryers use these sorts of rubber extrusions for many everyday tasks. ELBEX offers multiple custom made gaskets and seals, bulb seals, D-Section profiles, and ribbed profiles to solve the issue at hand with your appliance needs. The material components vary based on the application, plus the chemical and environmental exposure. As an ISO 9001:2015 rated custom rubber extrusions manufacturer, ELBEX engineers are ready to assist you in developing a solution for your appliances in any way you desire and to do whatever is necessary to complete your project in a timely manner. Contact ELBEX today for a quote, to fill out an RFQ and to reach out for possible solutions in your appliances. And since we do not carry an inventory due to the customized nature of our work, contact our sales representatives for further inquiry on a specific item. Tags: Extrusion Material SelectionMidwest Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Extrusion

Reasons Why Quality Products Are Important

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:00:00 GMT

Quality products quite simply matter in whatever field you are in. At ELBEX Corporation, quality matters to us as much as it matters to you. Not only is quality a core value of our’s so is continuous improvement. We wish to understand your specific needs and be proactive in finding solutions that do just that. With more than 20 years in the rubber extrusion industry, we understand the high level of detail required and planning that is needed for every product. As a leader in silicone and rubber extrusions manufacturing, we understand the applications our products have. Whether in the automotive, construction, mass transit, or water control sectors, our products simply can’t afford to not work when our customers need them to. We have strong SPC and Quality Extrusion Assurance programs in place to ensure our products work and meet your needs. The ELBEX Corporation is also an ISO certified manufacturer and accredited through the Better Business Bureau. To get a full understanding of our capabilities, we encourage you to check out the Capabilities tab on our website, complete with a pdf version of our expertise. So contact us today and challenge us to meet your project requirements. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionSeal MasterCustom Rubber Products

Products That Will Meet Your Needs!

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:00:00 GMT

The ELBEX Corporation, a diverse and progressive silicone and rubber extrusions manufacturer. We are dedicated to innovation and quality. We offer a wide variety of standard and custom rubber extrusions and other extruded products. And our wide selection will meet any of your needs. ELBEX offers a variety of custom products engineered in rubber and silicone compounds, or we have numerous standard profiles. The heart of our custom capabilities is our ability to handle difficult geometry and material requirements, due to our experience with multi-market applications and an in-house tool and die design services and fabrication. We also use profile engineering, which is designed to ensure maintenance of critical tolerances and dimensions with the goal of meeting all application fitness parameters. We also have strong SPC and Quality Extrusion Assurances systems in place in order to ensure customer satisfaction and performance. For a full listing of our products, visit our Products and Capabilities section of our website. And if you still have questions or concerns, we encourage you to contact us for our expert advice. We will gladly help you to provide a solution for your needs. Our goal is to support the success of our customers in a variety of markets with a proactive mentality and understanding of your needs. So challenge us today. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionCustom Rubber ProductsSeal Master

Capabilities for Custom and Standard Rubber Extrusions

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:00:00 GMT

ELBEX Corporation was founded by Edward L. Bittle in 1991 after decades in the rubber industry during its heyday in Akron, Ohio. Bittle originally worked for B.F. Goodrich in Akron before he left to form his own company — Seal Master. But Bittle saw an opportunity to leap into the custom rubber profile extrusions and rubber extrusion manufacturing markets. Based in Kent, Ohio, ELBEX has multiple capabilities within rubber extrusion. ELBEX produces rubber profile extrusions, cord, tubing, and sheeting; continuous vulcanization lines; Davis-Standard extrusions; and finished gaskets. All of these products are manufactured to meet a variety of standards such as ASTM, SAE, AMS, RMA, and military. We also work with a variety of materials including PVC, ABS, neoprene, Polyisoprene, Silicone, and can do custom in-house batch material mixing. ELBEX also provides in-house engineered rubber solutions (in-house tooling design and production) and custom rubber products and compound design assistance; offer value added services such as taping with pressure-sensitive adhesives, and post production services like on-spec and on-time deliveries. Contact the ELBEX team or download a pdf document from our website to see a full listing of our standard and custom rubber extrusion capabilities. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionSeal MasterCustom Rubber Products

Developing in the Upper Midwest

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:08:00 GMT

While we ship our products to customers around the world, we at Elbex are proud to play a key role in developing business in our home region: Upper Midwest. After all, there are a wide range of industries that rely on rubber extensions. Here are just a few ways that we help. Architectural Development When it comes to architectural development, there are many areas where rubber products play a vital role in achieving top-notch results. These products can be used to protect piping, fill gaps or serve other important purposes. Whether you need gaskets, seals, expansion joints or other types of rubber extrusions, we can manufacture products to meet your specifications. Silicone Extrusions/Sheeting Rubber extrusions aren’t our only area of expertise, however. We also specialize in the manufacture of translucent silicone sheeting and silicone extrusions. These products have application in a wide range of industries, and have been thoroughly tested to guarantee they will meet your project’s needs. Custom Rubber Extrusions Our most distinguishing feature, however, is our ability to provide custom rubber extrusions to match the unique needs of your company. Our team is up for the challenge of delivering products that match your exact material and geometric requirements. No matter what type of project you have, our skilled team will produce high-quality work that perfectly fits your needs. By providing these services, we have helped in the development of many businesses in the Upper Midwest. Let us help you on your next project and show you what we can do! Tags: Rubber ExtrusionsOhio Rubber ExtrusionsOhio Rubber ManufacturerCustom Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber Products

Elbex Capabilities Bring Better Rubber and Silicone Extrusion Production

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:31:00 GMT

CAPABILITIES SPOTLIGHT: CUSTOM ON SITE TOOLING

Wed, 24 May 2017 15:26:00 GMT

Onsite Tooling: Lowers Cost, Reduces Lead Times This week we would like to spotlight one of our extensive capabilities, custom on site tooling. Meeting our customers’ needs for unique custom extrusions is a key element in the ELBEX customer experience. As one of the best rubber extrusion manufacturers ELBEX offers extrusion and custom tool and die design services, all processed internally. By allowing our engineers to take a hands on approach with your project, lead times will be cut down dramatically. Outsourcing in some cases may take weeks, whereas with internal processing taking a day or less. In addition to reducing lead times, a great deal of cost savings is passed along to our customers by using this extrusion tooling service. Benefits Include: Reduced Project CostImproves Efficiency of ProductionShortens Lead TimesAids in meeting quality certification standards As you can see there are many benefits to on site tooling manufacturing. For more information, please see our Custom Tooling page or contact us today to discuss your project! Tags: Rubber ExtrusionRubber Extrusion ManufacturerCustom Rubber ExtrusionRubber GasketsExtrusion Tooling

How Elbex Serves the Shoe Market

Mon, 23 May 2016 13:13:00 GMT

These days, there are many industries that rely on rubber extrusions. And while you may think that a rubber extrusion manufacturer is only called on for projects in the construction or automotive industry, many shoe manufacturers now use extruded rubber to wrap the soles of their shoes for a unique and trendy look. At Elbex, we can provide custom rubber extrusions that help shoe manufacturers achieve a top-notch product. Just because rubber extrusions for shoes are typically custom-manufactured doesn’t mean that we can’t complete a big order. At Elbex, we provide the scale that is needed by large shoe companies that need extruded wraps for their projects. As a leading rubber extrusion manufacturer, we have the capability to mass produce a wide variety of custom products to your exact specifications. At Elbex, we can also provide a wide variety of colors and finishes to better meet the specifications of the project. For shoe manufacturers, these additional services can be especially valuable, as they allow for the creation of additional product options to better meet the demands of shoe buyers. Our value-added services make our rubber extrusions stand out from the rest. At Elbex, our team has the experience and know-how to provide you with superior rubber extrusions that will help you get a step ahead of the competition. Tags: Rubber ExtrusionsCustom Rubber ExtrusionsRubber Extrusion ManufacturerOhio Rubber Extrusions

Elbex Provides Flexibility

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:08:00 GMT

When it comes to meeting the needs of your business, sometimes your work requires a bit of flexibility. This is especially true in such volatile markets as the automotive and railway industries. At Elbex, we understand that sometimes this need for flexibility can also extend to your need for custom engineered rubber products. No matter what you need, however, we have positioned ourselves to be competitive on all levels so we can deliver the best results possible. It can already be quite stressful when you’re given a new last-minute project to complete, and we don’t want rubber products to become another potential source of anxiety. It doesn’t matter if you have an extremely large order or need one of our custom engineered rubber products manufactured with a short turnaround. No order is too large, and when expedited delivery and manufacturing are needed, we make sure that we can still provide a quality product that will arrive as soon as you need it. Whether you need to adjust an order due to changing circumstances at work or find yourself placing a last-minute rush order, our professional team will ensure that you get high-quality results on the exact timeframe that you need. We will go above and beyond to guarantee that your custom engineered rubber products perfectly fit your needs. Tags: Custom Engineered Rubber ProductsCustom Rubber ExtrusionsCustomer RelationshipExpedited Rubber Extrusions

Customer Relationships: Valuing Your Timeframe and Requests

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:15:00 GMT

At Elbex, the satisfaction of our customers is one of the most important parts of our business. We want to ensure that our custom rubber products exceed your expectations so you can get the best results possible and successfully accomplish the goals of your projects. A large part of our ability to do this stems from valuing your timeframe and requests. After all, your timeframe is one of the most important parts of your project. You set your deadlines for good reason, and you probably can’t afford to have your custom rubber products delivered late. At Elbex, we understand this important need, which is why we do everything we can to ensure that your custom rubber products won’t only be of extremely high quality, but will also be delivered on time. We will deliver what you need, when you need it. To accomplish this, we provide flexibility in scheduling and expedited delivery when needed in order to get your project completed on time, no matter how quickly you need a finished product. Large quantities are not an issue, even for requests that come with a tight deadline. With our strong partnerships and value-added services, we can ensure that you will get a high-quality product delivered on time. By valuing your timeframe and requests, we know that you will be satisfied with our work. Tags: Custom Rubber ProductsRubber ExtrusionsOhio Rubber Extrusions

Customer Relationships: Valuing Your Timeframe and Requests

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:15:00 GMT

Capabilities: What Sets Us Apart in Rubber Extrusions

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:44:00 GMT

We know there are many sources you can go to for custom rubber extrusions, which is why at Elbex, we strive to deliver a top-notch experience that sets us apart from the rest. Here are three ways that we distinguish ourselves from other rubber manufacturers. Valuing the Relationship With Our Customers The customer comes first in every aspect of our business. We want to produce products that will meet your needs and help you exceed your desired results. And we are willing to go the extra mile to do this. We will always honor your timeframe and requests. We provide flexible production, as well as expedited delivery and manufacturing when needed so you can get your custom rubber extrusions on time. Custom Material Formulation Another distinguishing factor of our services is our ability to provide custom material formulation. We work with a variety of silicone and rubber compounds, and our skilled team can handle difficult geometric and material formulations in order to meet the custom needs of your project. We don’t shy away from a challenge. We will deliver superior custom rubber extrusions, no matter what your unique material needs may be. Value-Added Services Value-added services are another key part of our custom rubber extrusions. In-house die tooling, silicone color matching and on-site silicone mixing are just a few of the additional services we provide. We take care of these services ourselves (rather than outsourcing to others) to achieve the best results and lower the cost of your project. These three pillars have allowed us to produce optimal products time and time again, and we will incorporate each of them into your project to give you a superior result. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsValue Added ServicesRubber ExtrusionsCustomer RelationshipOhio Rubber ExtrusionsMidwest Rubber Extrusions

Serving the National Architecture Market

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:28:00 GMT

Quality: The ELBEX Hallmark and More

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:47:00 GMT

Local and National Reach: The Growth of ELBEX and Custom Rubber Extrusions in Ohio

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 15:14:00 GMT

Value Added Services

Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:46:00 GMT

Custom Rubber Extrusion Design and Manufacturing

Sat, 20 Feb 2016 16:25:00 GMT

Rubber Product Design Assistance

Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:11:00 GMT

Serving Large Domestic Corporations

Sun, 31 Jan 2016 13:00:00 GMT

Elbex custom rubber extrusions can be used in all sorts of ways. that’s why we are proud to serve a diverse range of industries. Our ability to prototype materials for multiple, specific applications allows clients to create new solutions to problems or engineer methods for making machinery more efficient. Then, with our in-house team we can produce large-scale fabrications of custom rubber tools and silicone sheeting. A process that has worked well for clients in just some of the following sectors: Construction Household appliance manufacturing Automotives Heavy machinery Mass transportation Water storage Transportation With piping, sheeting, and extrusion tools, engineers in these industries have created new ways to improve efficiency and solve the unique problems their designs face. Our commitment to bringing as many processes in-house as possible allows us to manage the design of prototypes and their large=scale production, meaning that your tool will be customized to fit your project and its fabrication will be overseen by Elbex teams as much as possible. For large domestic corporations seeking new innovations and techniques for producing their rubber or silicone tools, the Elbex team is ready to walk you through our special process. We stand by the quality of every rubber extrusion we make, and we are ready to make every piece fit the needs of even the largest of companies. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsSilicone SheetingRubber Extrusion Manufacturers

Our Ability To Respond

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:22:00 GMT

As we discussed in our previous post about the Elbex Way, our team prides itself on taking client needs on from the first stage to the last. We work with your engineers to develop innovative solutions to your problems using our rubber or silicone materials and then make them in house even packaging them for you. By working with you at every step in the process, Elbex can respond better to your needs. The Services We offer Elbex has a lot of Elbex offers a variety of services such as: Production of rubber profile extrusions, cords, tubing, and sheeting Material supply with custom in house batch material mixing and color matching Engineered rubber complete with an in-house tooling design and production Value added services like high-speed auto cutting, punching, and printing Post-production offerings like a complete QC from design to finished product By managing all of these offerings ourselves, bringing as much in-house as possible, and working to completely customize our solutions to customers’ specific applications, we can offer faster and better service. Not Relying on Exterior Partners Often with industrial materials and supplies, reliance on exterior services and subcontractors can result in delays, difficulties, and errors. For that reason, Elbex brings as much as possible in-house. Because of these we can offer more complete services that match your original vision. From the time you speak with one of team members about your project to the moment we put labels on the finished custom rubber tools, you can be sure that the team handling it has been consistent. If you have been looking for faster, more reliable service to get the right rubber or silicone tools fabricated for your equipment, you can trust Elbex to respond to your needs. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionsSilicone SheetingRubber Extrusion Manufacturers

The Elbex Way

Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:45:00 GMT

What Are Rubber Extrusions?

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:00:00 GMT

The Birth of ELBEX

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:11:00 GMT

ELBEX, like most inventions, was created to fill a void. In 1991, ELBEX was launched in response to our sister company Seal Master’s need for a separate extrusions facility to accommodate the overwhelming demand for our custom seal products. While both facilities are rubber extrusion manufacturers, custom silicone and rubber extrusions are ELBEX’s main focus. With our experienced leader and namesake Edward L. Bittle at the helm, ELBEX quickly grew to create quality extrusions for an assortment of industries including automotive, construction and mass transit. Housed in a 34,000 square foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility ELBEX provides custom compound and custom tooling in house. Having all of these features in house, allows us to provide our customers with a quality product and the fastest lead times possible. What sets ELBEX apart from other rubber extrusion companies is our passion and competency to fulfill the most unique applications. In addition, our experts guide our customers through the entire process from material selection to post-production of the custom rubber extrusion. Learn more about our rubber and silicone extrusion profile capabilities. Read more about our history as leading rubber extrusion manufacturers to see our timeline. Contact us or complete our RFQ form to begin creating your standard or custom extrusion profile with us today!

Value Added Services

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 19:37:00 GMT

DID YOU KNOW? ELBEX Corporation not only excels in producing quality silicone and rubber extrusions, but also a variety of secondary operations, including; cutting, taping and splicing rubber and silicone applications. We at ELBEX understand that when cut-length is critical, precision cuts come first. Our skilled workforce is trained to deliver accuracy, every time. Taping requirements can be complicated, that’s why ELBEX offers different Pressure Sensitive Adhesives, Heat Activated Tapes, and Silicone Primer when necessary for your application. Whether your application calls for simple, small diameter cord, to larger, more complicated profiles, ELBEX is available for your splicing needs. Please contact us today or fill out a request for quote form to find out how we can accommodate your specific needs. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionValue Added ServicesRubber ExtrusionRubber Extrusion Manufacturer

Product Spotlight: Expansion Joints

Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:07:00 GMT

Transitioning between two surfaces to prevent damage can be a daunting task, but ELBEX Corporation is here to help. Two surfaces expanding or contracting can cause monumental problems and damage to your specific application wasting time and money. Expansion Joints are designed to transition between two surfaces to prevent damage from expansion or contraction. Whether your application involves vertical or horizontal joints, ELBEX Corporation is available to deliver a custom rubber products to meet your specification requirement. Click here for more information regarding expansion joints. Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionExpansion JointsRubber ExtrusionRubber Extrusion Manufacturer

Website Spotlight: Material Selection

Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:25:00 GMT

Selecting the right materials for custom extruded products involves asking the right questions. All rubber compounds are unique and have their own properties. Some of the typical questions we will ask during the material selection process are: What is the required Durometer (hardness) of the material? What is the proposed application or function of the part? Will the part be exposed to any environmental conditions, UV, ozone, etc…? Are there any temperature requirements? Is there exposure to specific chemicals such as petroleum-based fluids, alcohol, hydraulic fluids, etc…? Does the part need to meet any ASTM specifications? By asking these questions, we are better able to understand the application of the finished product. For more detailed information on material selection, please see our engineering technical information page. Several PDF data sheets are available for download. Also, our sales staff is highly experienced and would be happy to answer your questions at any time before you fill out our request for quote form! Tags: Rubber ExtrusionSilicone Sheetinggasketsseals

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:25:00 GMT

From all of us at ELBEX we would like to wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Tags: Rubber ExtrusiongasketsSilicone SheetingThanksgiving

Website Spotlight: Architectural Products

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 19:37:00 GMT

ELBEX is aware of the level of detail and planning that needs to be an integral part of every project. We have extensive experience manufacturing custom architectural profiles and gaskets, bulb seal profiles, de-section profiles, setting block profiles and silicone sheeting for use in new building projects, as well as restorations. With our value added services such as in-house tooling, silicone color matching and splicing, we can help your project run smoothly. For more information, or to find out how ELBEX can serve your Architectural product needs, please visit our contact page. Our Sales Representatives would be happy to assist you with all of your inquiries! Tags: Custom Rubber ExtrusionRubber GasketsELBEXSet-In Gaskets

Application FAQ: Material Selection

Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:42:00 GMT

The material selection process involves asking the right questions concerning the application and environment the part will be exposed to. Rubber compounds are all unique in their own way, and asking the right questions during the selection process enables us to match the right compound to the part. By understanding some of these considerations, you are better able to control the cost of your product while achieving the proper performance levels. Elastomers Offered Silicone EPDM Polyisoprene Neoprene Nitrile Butyl SBR Natural Rubber Durometer The hardness of rubber compounds is measured by the Shore A durometer; the higher the durometer number, the harder the compound. Softer compounds stretch easier and seal better on rough surfaces. Harder compounds offer greater abrasion resistance and resistance to extrusion. Typical Questions Asked What is the application or function of the part? Is there a target cost per part that should be considered? Will the part be located inside or outside? What, if any, are the temperature requirements? Is there exposure to specific chemicals? Does the part need to meet any regulatory requirements? For more detailed information on material selection, please see our engineering technical information page where several PDF data sheets are available for download. Tags: Rubber ExtrusionRubber Extrusion ManufacturerCustom Rubber ExtrusionRubber GasketsExtrusion Material SelectionELBEX

ELBEX Quality Standards

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:20:00 GMT

To instill and maintain a total quality practice in our corporate culture that commands a proactive support of our customers’ goals, as well as exceeding their needs and expectations in a timely manner. To monitor and continuously improve business, products, our organization, employee performance and safety. A team dedicated to quality throughout the entire manufacturing process. Incoming inspection of raw materials - allows for complete traceability SPC inspection during production 24 hour check Certificate of Compliance offered For more in depth information on our ISO certified quality system please reference our quality policy manual. Tags: Rubber ExtrusionRubber Extrusion ManufacturerCustom Rubber ExtrusionRubber GasketsQuality ControlISO 9001:2008

Market Spotlight: Architectural Glazing

Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:23:00 GMT

This week we would like to spotlight one of our most popular industries served, Architectural Glazing. For 20+ years ELBEX has been providing quality rubber and silicone products to architectural suppliers all over the world. Typical Profiles Offered Glazing Systems Gaskets Silicone Sheeting Bulb Seals D-Sections Setting Blocks Custom profiles can be manufactured to meet ASTM specifications and material requirements. We pride ourselves on delivery of a product that can perform as intended. For more information view our architectural profiles page or contact us today to discuss your project! Tags: Rubber ExtrusionRubber Extrusion ManufacturerCustom Rubber ExtrusionRubber GasketsArchitectural Glazing

Capabilities Spotlight: Custom On Site Tooling

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:19:00 GMT

Onsite Tooling: Lowers Cost, Reduces Lead Times This week we would like to spotlight one of our extensive capabilities, custom on site tooling. Meeting our customers’ needs for unique custom extrusions is a key element in the ELBEX customer experience. As one of the best rubber extrusion manufacturers ELBEX offers extrusion and custom tool and die design services, all processed internally. By allowing our engineers to take a hands on approach with your project, lead times will be cut down dramatically. Outsourcing in some cases may take weeks, whereas with internal processing taking a day or less. In addition to reducing lead times, a great deal of cost savings is passed along to our customers by using this extrusion tooling service. Benefits Include: Reduced Project Cost Improves Efficiency of Production Shortens Lead Times Aids in meeting quality certification standards As you can see there are many benefits to on site tooling manufacturing. For more information, please see our Custom Tooling page or contact us today to discuss your project! Tags: Rubber ExtrusionRubber Extrusion ManufacturerCustom Rubber ExtrusionRubber GasketsExtrusion Tooling

Material Spotlight: EPDM Rubber

Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:48:00 GMT

This week we would like to spotlight one of our most popular materials offered: EPDM rubber. EPDM is a copolymer consisting of ethylene and propylene units as it is part of the main polymer chain. In terms of physical properties, EPDM material is rated as an excellent choice for its temperature resistance, abrasion/tear resistance and weather/ozone resistance. EPDM also exhibits strong performance characteristics in terms of elongation, compression set, impact resistance and rebound resilience. Another major benefit of EPDM, for outdoor use, is its resistance to water absorption or “swell”. Lastly, EPDM exhibits excellent resistance to oxidation and sunlight aging. As you can see there are many benefits to selecting EPDM as your desired material for your next project. For more on EPDM rubber gasket, EPDM extrusion and other EPDM material information, please see our Material Selection page or contact us today to discuss your project! Tags: Rubber ExtrusionRubber Extrusion ManufacturerCustom Rubber ExtrusionRubber Gaskets

Product Spotlight: Silicone Sheeting

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:26:00 GMT

Custom, cost effective, color matched solution. This quarter we are spotlighting one of our most versatile products, silicone sheeting. High temperature silicone sheeting ideally is used simply as a barrier or insulator between objects. This product is used in many different industries from automotive to construction, A thin silicone sheet has proven to be a cost effective solution for many different companies. ELBEX offers custom color matching for this product, adding another level of versatility. Standard translucent sheeting in various widths is typically available for immediate shipment and we also have black and white silicone sheet options. For pricing information please see our Silicone Sheeting Pricing List or contact us via our online form or direct at 877-302-0423. Tags: Silicone SheetingRubber ExtrusionRubber Gaskets

ELBEX - ISO Certified Leader in Rubber & Silicone Extrusions Including EPDM, Polyisoprene, Neoprene, Nitrile, Butyl, SBR

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The Function and Superiority of Ribbed Sealing Profiles

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Building for the Future: The Advantage of Elbex's Architectural Rubber Extrusions

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The Power of the Bulb: Elbex's Custom Rubber Seals for Watertight and Airtight Solutions

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The Seal of Trust: Why Elbex's ISO Certification Guarantees Expertise and Quality

D-Section Rubber Seals: A Versatile Solution for Sealing and Protection

Unlocking the Power of Rubber: Understanding Elastomer Properties for Optimal Performance

Shaping Structures: Elbex's Custom Extruded Rubber for Architectural Applications

Custom Tooling Expertise: Elbex’s Precision from Start to Finish

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Elbex's Custom Oven Door Seals for Superior Performance

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Beyond Standard: Industrial Rubber Profiles for Demanding Applications

Choosing the Right Dishwasher Gaskets: Watertight and Worry-Free

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Smooth Rides, Happy Passengers: Elbex's Vibration Damping Solutions for Transit Vehicles

Elevate Your Driving Experience: Elbex's Premium EPDM Rubber Seals for Car Doors and Windows

Quieting the Noise: Elbex's Rubber Gaskets for Appliance Noise Reduction

Elbex: Elevating Architectural Design with Precision Rubber Extrusions

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Beyond Extrusion: ELBEX’s Comprehensive Approach to Client Success

At ELBEX, we believe in taking a holistic approach to our client projects. This is a truly collaborative process, with a focus on achieving outcomes that will provide durable, dependable performance for your applications. Here’s a closer look at our process.

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ELBEX’s Custom Solutions: Tailoring Excellence in Rubber Extrusion

Standard rubber extrusions won’t always be enough to get the job done. Whether because of unique performance requirements or hazards like chemical exposure, customization is often needed to ensure an extrusion performs properly. Fortunately, ELBEX has the capabilities to get the job done.

ELBEX’s Mastery in Rubber Extrusion: Shaping the Future of Industrial Applications