Rubber molding

Rubber Molding is a manufacturing process where rubber is shaped into usable products by applying heat and pressure within a Mold. 

This process involves filling a Mold cavity with raw rubber material, which then takes on the desired shape once it’s heated and cured.Industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical, and manufacturing heavily rely on rubber Molding to produce essential components like aerospace seals, gaskets, bushings, and hoses. These Molded parts help equipment function smoothly, protect against leaks and contamination, and even enhance safety and comfort.

Rubber Molding enhances the quality, safety, and functionality of everyday products across diverse industries.

Rubber or silicone Molding is a widely used manufacturing process for producing plastic soft parts. 

Here are some of its key advantages:

Rubber Molding refers to the process of shaping rubber materials into products of desired shapes and sizes through specific techniques. It has the following advantages:

Good Shape Adaptability

• Complex Shape Manufacturing and high dimensional accuracy: It can precisely fill the Mold cavity through Molding processes, enabling the production of products with complex shapes like the intricate structures of automotive seals and the irregular shapes of sports equipment, meeting diverse specific requirements.The dimensional deviation can generally be controlled within a small range, ensuring consistency  of product dimensions.

Excellent Material Performance Retention

• Stable Physical Properties: Molded rubber products retain the excellent elasticity, flexibility, and wear resistance of rubber itself. They can maintain stable physical properties for a long time under different environmental and usage conditions, and are not prone to deformation, cracking, or wear.

• Good Chemical Stability: Rubber has good chemical stability. The molded products are resistant to most chemicals, not easily corroded by acids, alkalis, organic solvents and other chemical substances. So they can be used in fields such as chemical industry, electronics and construction that require high chemical stability.

• Outstanding High and Low Temperature Resistance: Rubber can maintain stable performance in the temperature range of -40°C to 150°C. Molded rubber products can be used in extreme temperature environments, such as in high-temperature industrial furnaces or low-temperature refrigeration equipment.

High-Efficiency Production and Processing

• Fast Molding Speed: Rubber Molding processes usually have high production efficiency. Processes such as injection Molding and compression Molding can complete one production cycle in a relatively short time, enabling large-scale industrial production to meet the market's high demand for products.

• Easy to Automate: The rubber Molding process can be accurately controlled by automated equipment, such as automated injection Molding machines and vulcanizers. This reduces human error, improves production efficiency and product quality stability, and reduces production costs.

Good Surface Quality

• High Smoothness: The surface of molded rubber products is smooth and delicate, free from obvious defects, bubbles, or burrs. This meets the requirements of products with high aesthetic quality, such as rubber buttons and decorative strips, enhancing the product's appearance and user experience.

• Good Anti-adhesion: Rubber itself has low surface energy, and the surface of molded products has good anti-adhesion properties. It is not easy to adsorb dust, oil and other impurities, and is easy to clean and maintain, so it can be used in occasions with high hygiene requirements etc.