Guides
Short, practical answers to choose the right rubber and order a part with confidence.
Rubber chemical resistance chart
Which rubber resists oil, fuel, water, steam, ozone, acids, bases or solvents? A comparison of natural rubber, SBR, NBR, EPDM, neoprene and FKM, with typical temperature ranges.
Read the guide →Shore A hardness explained
What Shore A hardness means for a rubber gasket, pad or strip, how 40, 60, 70 and 90 Shore A compare, and how to choose the right hardness for sealing, vibration or wear.
Read the guide →CNC cutting or die cutting?
CNC oscillating-blade cutting or a cutting die for rubber gaskets and parts: tooling cost, batch size, design changes and lead time compared, to choose the right process.
Read the guide →Rubber glossary
Shore A, EPDM, NBR, FKM, compression set, fabric reinforcement, nesting, DXF: the terms used for rubber sheets, gaskets and CNC cutting, explained simply.
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