Year: 2019

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The process of manufacturing rubber

Natural Rubber and how it is made. The process begins with harvesting latex from rubber trees. A cut is made in the tree’s bark and a cup is attached below the cut on the tree. Latex flows into this cup, which is then poured in large tanks. This process of extracting rubber is called coagulation […]

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Rubber Products

How are rubber gloves made?

Hand washing and rubber gloves – their history. What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you see rubber gloves? Yes..Doctors and Nurses and hospitals. Rubber gloves play an important role in preventing the spread of illness and diseases. Modern medicine introduced rubber gloves. Infact it was not until the mid 1800s […]

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The oldest rubber association in India

AIRIA – All India Rubber Industries Association Established in 1945, it is one of the oldest industries associations in India. Its objective is to safeguard and promote the interests of the Indian Rubber industry including raw materials and machinery. It has over 1200 country-wide members and some Industries Associations as its members. Its head office […]

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3 Unexpected Ways Rubber is used by Architects

The Wonders Of Rubber Rubber is one of the most versatile materials we have. It is flexible. It is weather-resistant. It is so hard to ignite that it is classified as B1 in fire-resistant materials. It is UV resistant. If it is synthetic rubber, then it can be recycled easily by shredding it into granules […]

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Hyundai’s Study about Rubber Tyres

How Rubber Is Used In Tyre Manufacturing Process In most cases, tyres are manufactured using natural rubber, but there are a few times when synthetic rubber is also utilised. The manufacturing process requires wrapping many layers of rubber that have been formulated explicitly around a drum made of metal. A tire forming machine is employed […]

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The Indian Rubber Industry

India plays a significant role in the global economy India has been consistently producing rubber during the last few years at the rate of 6% per annum. India is the largest producer of natural rubber in the world and the 3rd largest consumer. The high growth of the automobile industry with many large and medium […]

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Rubber Products

Multiple uses of rubber

The auto industry’s ally Vulcanised rubber found immense use in the auto industry as it improved the resistance of rubber and made it worthy of multiple applications. With increase in elasticity of rubber, tyres could be produced which promised better performance with features like improved grip on wet surfaces too. Over the years multiple studies […]

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