Harboro UK – Rubber Moulding Engineers

Harboro Rubber supplies rubber mouldings to a wide range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, general engineering, electronics, defence, footwear - most sectors of manufacturing industry. Harboro are rubber moulding engineers with over 100 years of experience in meeting customers' needs. We offer a complete moulding service in all natural and synthetic rubbers including design support, material selection and specification, prototyping and full production. Rubbers / elastomers include natural, Neoprene, nitrile, EPDM, SBR, Hypalon, Acrylic, HNBR, Silicone, Vamac rubbers and fluoroelastomers like Viton and fluorosilicone rubber). We have a wide range of equipment and sourcing strategies to meet our customers' needs. Harboro has extensive UK laboratories and experienced, qualified rubber moulding engineers to develop solutions to customers' needs. As rubber moulding engineers Harboro are equipped to mould any number of parts economically - from one to one million Harboro is delighted to give advice on materials and processes, supply samples and mould prototypes. Harboro manufactures in the UK but also has partners in Asia and the Far East Our objective is to provide a flawless service in rubber components to our customers, supporting the design and planning processes and achieving the best possible prices using the most appropriate economic resources. To achieve this we build strong partnerships with customers, working for mutual benefit and knowing that it is our performance that will build future success. We manufacture to zero defect plans. We aim to meet your complete rubber moulding needs. Harboro is based in the UK but supplies parts worldwide. Rubber Moulding Engineers UK Live Website Introduction Case Studies Service Manufacturing Technical Design Quality & Communication Customer Comments Main Homepage About Harboro Rubber Engineering in Rubber Contact Information Processing Rubber Introduction Request A Copy Uses of Rubber Designing With Rubber Selecting / Specifying Rubber Quality In Rubber Rubber Directory Health & Safety Glossary of Terms Measuring Properties Contents Compounding Mixing Pre-Forming Moulding Finishing Compression Transfer Injection Direct Injection Value of Rubber Hostile Environments Weather Resistance Extremes of Temperature Hardness and Softness Elasticity Electrical Properties Resilience and Energy Control Wide Range of Properties Examples of components Designing For Minimum Costs Producing A Specification Prototyping Designing Components Tooling Design Cost Colour Surface Finish Materials Tolerances Quality Request Material Samples Where Do I Start? Material Selection Basic Mechanical Other Mechanical Properties Electrical Properties ASTM and BS Framework Data Chart Material Selection Chart Hardness Typical Tensile Strengths Tensile Strengths Table Compression Set Compression Set Values Quality Zero Defects Hardness Dimensions Forces (keypads) Natural Rubber EPDM Neoprene Hypalon Nitrile Acrylic Vamac Thermoplastic Rubbers (TPRs) Silicone Fluorosilicone Fluorocarbon SBR Specialist Elastomers Liquid Silicone Therban Epichlorohydrin Material Data Fire and Explosion Hazard Health Hazard Data Company Statement General Guidelines Storage Crystallisation Low Temperatures High Temperatures Burning Rubber Dust Servicability Resistance Bonded Rubber Parts Friction Electrical Properties Radiation A-B C-D E-G H-O P-S T-Z Jaguar Case Study Honda Case Study Case Studies Back To Homepage Contact Harboro The Problem Analysis Teamwork Reducing Costs The future Matchless Harboro service Our Objective Back To Homepage Award winning Highly Competitive Prices Zero Defect Production Our Design Teams Overview Back To Homepage Technical Overview Specifying Rubber Components Back To Homepage Technical Team Communication Overview Quality Summary Back To Homepage Overview Partnership Asking Harboro Back To Homepage Measuring Properties Measuring Hardness Tensile Strength Elongation Modulus Compression Set Permanent Set (Tensile Set) Density (Specific Gravity) Resilience Chemical Resistance Fluid Resistance Weather Resistance Ozone Resistance Electrical Properties Tear Strength Abrasion Resistance Electric Strength Flame Resistance Low Temperature Staining Accelerated Ageing Award Criteria MD's View Honda Award Feedback Award presentation An exclusive blend Global Network Tailor-made Broad Range of Products Cost Effective & Reliable Broad Range of Services Extensive UK Manufacturing State of the Art Global Network Accurate and rapid response QS9000 approved Award Winning Quality Excellent Statistics Excellent Feedback Black & Decker Honda Award Michelin Award Encams Award