Rubber manufacturing is the process of producing rubber products from raw materials through several techniques on specialized machine for various industries .
This process converts natural or synthetic rubber into finished products, including shaping, curing, and finishing, so that create durable rubber products ,such as eals, gaskets, tires, and hoses, O right etc ,applicable in the automotive, construction, healthcare, and electronics industries.
Here ,let us talk about the rubber manufacturing process as follows:
1. Raw Material Preparation
The natural rubber come from rubber trees as latex. Latex processing involves using liquid rubber materials like latex to create lightweight, flexible rubber products.
While synthetic rubber is made from petrochemical feedstocks (e.g., styrene-butadiene, nitrile, EPDM).
2. Mixing/Compounding
The rubber raw material can’t be directly used ,they need to be process through some advanced technology on some specialized machine ,like dispersion kneader or banbury internal mixer . is The first stage is compounding , by which raw rubber is blended and mixed with additives and fillers (carbon black, silica) ,so that achieve desired properties. By way of advanced techniques and methods on mixers and mixing mills,which are used to ensure uniform dispersion of fillers, plasticizers, and curing agents.
vulcanizing agents (usually sulfur),
3. Shaping/Forming by Extrusion
Then the next step is the compound material need to be shaped into the desired form using extrusion.
The extrusion process turn the compounded rubber into continuous profiles using an extrusion die. The feeding system and screw mechanism within the extruder ensure a consistent flow of material under precise pressure application.
4. Vulcanization (Curing)
Vulcanisation is a curing process in which raw rubber undergoes chemical transformation into a more robust material.
The rubber is heated with sulfur,accelerators, antioxidants, and softeners or other curing agents ,so that create cross-links between polymer chains and achieve desired properties. Through this vulcanization technique ,it make the rubber material become more elastic, strength, and durable.
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