Post Extrusion Manufacturing Options

CUTTING & NOTCHING
If you need to facilitate the forming of a gasket, you often need to make special cuts for relief points, notches and holes. This takes time and effort. Regional Rubber can make these cuts and drill these holes in-house, saving both time and money.

CUT TO SPECIFIC LENGTHS
Need the extruded rubber gasket cut to a specific length? Why hand measure out each piece? Regional Rubber can do it much more efficiently and save you time and money.

SPLICING
Several methods of splicing using a variety of adhesives give you the flexibility of fitting the gasket to your specific needs. Each has advantages and disadvantages.

1. Butt Splice – used for fabricating endless gaskets where there is limited or no strain on the splice.
2. Bevel Splice – used as an alternate to the butt splice if the cross sectional area does not allow for a suitable bond using the butt splice.
3. Step Splice – used where a maximum bond strength is required, yet permitting nominal deformation under compression or tension when used as a static seal.
4. Corner Splice – used to form gaskets of special configurations. They provide a satisfactory static seal where the splice is not under a strain.
5. Molded Splice – Many gaskets and seals can be produced economically by splicing extruded shapes to form complete gaskets. A radius corner or square corner can be spliced to fit a specified shape.

VULCANIZING/HOT SPLICING
A rubber extrusion around a window opening is often the best way to keep the rain and wind out. Regional Rubber uses the hot splicing/vulcanizing process to chemically bond two ends of a rubber extrusion together. By creating an endless seal, the gasket is more impermeable to the elements. This is especially important when a moving vehicle is involved due to flexing of the parts. The bond is longer lasting and maintains its elastic properties.

Regional Rubber can vulcanize extruded rubber into circles, squares, and a variety of other shapes. From a simple square window to a complex door opening, Regional Rubber can manufacture the endless gasket for your requirements.