Rubber Consultants

Rubber Consultants is the consultancy Unit of the Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC)

Rubber Consultants can supply your rubber testing and polymer testing services and now has the expertise and equipment to expand its pharmaceutical testing. One of the many services Rubber Consultants can offer is a broad selection of analytical testing – rubber testing, including synthetic polymer testing - all carried out in-house. Elastomer testing is our main area of expertise, but chemical analysis has been expanded to encompass many materials in contact with natural rubber and synthetic polymers. Our Quality Management System supports a range of pharmaceutical testing for leachables and extractables in medical devices for pharmaceutical clients and their rubber component and plastic component suppliers.

Rubber Consultants has some of the most comprehensive tyre testing facilities in the world including three testing rigs for truck and passenger tyres and staff experienced in tyre retreading and tyre analysis. Rubber Consultants has an extensive Engineering Design section aimed at solving your rubber engineering component problems within engineering structures. All this experience is available for specific design problems. As well as a comprehensive set of mechanical test equipment for engineering components Rubber Consultants can provide Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for fatigue life prediction, stress analysis, load-deformation behaviour and dynamic applications in vibration control.

Other services provided by Rubber Consultants include physical testing; such as elastomeric testing for materials and components. Other physical testing includes condom testing and glove testing. Rubber Consultants can also provide Prototype design and manufacturing and Contract research for clients from a wide range of industries.

All these services and more are listed below and are available at Rubber Consultants.

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Aromatic Oils - Testing for Aromaticity, PNAs and PAHs Rubber Consultants is currently seeking ISO17025 accreditation via UKAS. High aromatic oils are due to be banned in tyres next year in accordance with EU Directive 2005/69/EC. From 1st January 2010 rubber products are not allowed to contain .... More >>
Natural Rubber Symposium at Centennial Meeting of ACS Rubber Division in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society celebrates 100 years in 2009. The 176th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division will be held in Pittsburgh, USA, from the 13th–15th October 2009. The symposium will be co-chaired by RC’s Dr Andy Chapman .... More >>
Downloadable RC Information Sheets now available Rubber Consultants have put together some information sheets outlining the services, equipment and testing capabilities the consultancy can provide .... More >>
Schenck Machine Testing at RC The POZ Schenck with its Instron controller is the largest servo hydraulic machine in regular use in the Engineering Department at RC. It was originally acquired for a successful .... More >>
RC @ Tire Technology Expo 2009, Hamburg, Germany After last year's success RC will be exhibiting again at this year's Tire Tech Expo held in Hamburg, Germany from 17th-19th February 2009. RC scientists will be giving presentations .... More >>
Atomic Force Microscopy at RC Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is a method of visualising surfaces by using the forces between atoms. It is a relatively new technique, being reported for the first time in 1986. It has been employed on rubber compounds for a wide range of purposes .... More >>
RC gives paper at 24th International H.F. Mark Symposium RC's Head of the Advanced Materials and Product Development Unit, Dr. Andy Chapman gave the opening presentation at the 24th International H.F. Mark Symposium .... More >>
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