Tagged with 'Rubber'

When it comes to custom molded masking solutions for powder coating and e-coating, not all silicone is created equal. Depending on your application’s temperature, flexibility needs, or even conductivity requirements, choosing the right type of silicone can make or break your process efficiency.

At Echo Engineering, we work with several types of silicone materials to engineer parts that meet specific performance demands. Here’s a breakdown of the 6 most common types of silicone we use in molded masking, along with their strengths, weaknesses, and where they work best.

Facing rising tariffs on imported EPDM components? Learn how switching to domestically molded TPE alternatives can reduce costs, improve lead times, and enhance part performance. Discover Echo Engineering’s EPDM-to-TPE conversion solutions.

Learn effective strategies to offset the impact of expanded China tariffs on plastic and rubber components. Discover options like shifting production to Malaysia or Michigan, planning ahead for on-demand parts, and consolidating shipments to keep costs low and your supply chain reliable.

Rubber bloom is a phenomenon that many in the rubber industry encounter. Learn what causes it and how manufacuters can help prevent it.

Synthetic rubber, invented in 1909, is any man-made/artificial elastomer created by linking polymer molecules. In this post, we're going to take you through how their made, the history of the material, types of syntethic rubbers, and a few other facts you may not have known

In this post, we take you through what natural rubber is, where it comes from, how it's made, and some interesting facts you may or may not know!

"We've always done it this way" doesn't fly within this highly competitive landscape we're seeing in the elctric vehicle push. This doesn't just go for the technology used and body design. It's something that is tranforming every element of the automotive manufacturing process. In this post, we're going to take you through one of the many areas of a vehicle that needed to evolve with the shift towards an all-electric future.

Compression molding is an excellent, cost-effective manufacturing method for making a variety of rubber products. But, as of right now, to get professional rubber products that meet specific requirements, visually, dimensionally, and performance-wise, then you need to understand the backbone of the molding operations... tooling.

In this post, we go over the basics of a compression molding tool for rubber components, how they're made, and what makes a tool more efficient

In this post, we're going to explore how tier-1 automotive manufacturers that use rubber door seals are making the shift towards more complex parts as way of exceeding OEM's strict criteria