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Compounds For All Your Critical Applications
Extreme operating temperatures
Exposure to UV & moisture
Exposure to chemicals & oils
Abrasion resistance
Extreme performance requirement
Lite weight
Fire retardant
Rubber & Compounding Capabilities
Catering to diverse industry segments provides us extensive exposure to elastomers. We continuously enhance our formulations and manufacturing capabilities not only to meet the customers’ current requirements but also to meet the evolving technology trends.
- Over 500 rubber recipes in library
- Reverse engineering capabilities
- NABL accredited testing lab for compound development
- Dedicated small-scale kneader with open mill for development
- On-line data integration with mixing unit for end-to-end traceability
Compound Mixing Infrastructure
- Four kneader lines of 55L each
- Banbury 200L
- Intermix 55L
- One kneader line of 20L
- Thirteen two roll open mills
- Fully computerized chemical weighing system with POKA-YOKE to eliminate chemical miss out and excess or low weighment
- Fully air-conditioned vertical storage facility for rubber compound
- FIFO control through barcoding
- Lab scale mixing setup for new compound trials
Quality Management System & Certifications
Note: NABL Accreditation covers incoming RM, development testing & final compound testing.
Special Quality Recognitions
- Green Supplier from MSIL
- Q1 from Ford
- VDA 6.3
- SQ Mark from Hyundai
- ASES from Renault Nissan
- TPM from JIPM, Japan
Material Testing Infrastructure
- Micro Hardness Tester (IRHD)
- Specific Gravity Meter
- Dispersion analyzer
- Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA)
- Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
- Universal Testing Machines (UTM)
- Environment chambers
- FTIR Spectroscopy
- Ozone chamber
- Low temperature cabinet
- Oscillating rheometer
- Moving die rheometer
- Demattia flex tester
- DIN Abrasion tester
Our Lab Houses State Of The Art Testing Facilities:
- Melting point apparatus: Determination of melting point of solid substances
- Bulk/Tap Density apparatus: Determination of bulk/tap density of black / white fillers
- Individual Pellet Hardness Tester (IPHT): To measure the hardness of carbon black granules
- Rapid moisture analyzer for raw material
- Muffle furnace (850°C): Determination of ash, loss on ignition
- Brabender absorptometer: Oil absorption number (OAN) of carbon blacks
- Plastimeter: Testing of initial plasticity & PRI of NR
- Vibratory sieve shaker: For particle size distribution
NABL Accredited Compound Testing Scope
| # | Characteristics Tested | Test Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ozone resistance test | ASTM D 1171 (Method A) |
| 2 | Abrasion resistance – abrasion loss | ASTM D 5963 (Method B - Clause 12.1) |
| 3 | Compression set | ASTM D 395 (Test method B), JIS K 6262 |
| 4 | Density | ASTM D 297 |
| 5 | Elongation | ASTM D 412 (Method A) |
| 6 | Elongation at break | JIS K 6251 |
| 7 | Micro IRHD (M) | ASTM D 1415, JIS K 6253-2 |
| 8 | Oil ageing - volume change | ASTM D 471 |
| 9 | Resistance to air ageing – elongation | ASTM D 573 |
| 10 | Resistance to air ageing – elongation at break | JIS K 6257 |
| # | Characteristics Tested | Test Method |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Resistance to air ageing – tensile strength | JIS K 6257 |
| 12 | Resistance to ageing (air ageing) tensile strength | ASTM D 573 |
| 13 | Resistance to ageing (oil ageing) elongation | ASTM D 471 |
| 14 | Resistance to oil ageing – tensile strength | ASTM D 471 |
| 15 | Rubber hardness test | ASTM D 2240 |
| 16 | Shore hardness | JIS K 6253-3 |
| 17 | Tear strength type - C | ASTM D 624 |
| 18 | Tensile strength | JIS K 6251 |
| 19 | Tensile test: tensile strength | ASTM D 412 (Method A) |
| 20 | Stress at 100% elongation | ASTM D412 (Method A) |
| 21 | Ash content | ASTM D 297 |
Why should you prefer us?
One stop end-to-end solution - right from design & development to finishing – every operation is performed in-house.
We understand the importance of supply chain – shorter delivery timeline and on time supplies.
Well networked supply chain to deliver products to any of your global facility.
We will be your partner in growth assisting your product enhancement & development plans.