- Physical-Mechanical Testing
- Physical-Mechanical Testing of Products
- Physical-Mechanical Testing of Materials
- Custom Mixing, milling, & molding
- Unvulcanized Rubber
- Properties in Tension & Compression at Various Temperatures
- Flex & Fatigue
- Abrasion Resistance
- Cold Temperature Properties
- Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
- Environmental conditioning & exposure
- Adhesion
- Hardness & Density
- Coefficient of Friction
- Cut & Chip Resistance
- Additional Plastics Testing
- Reference Materials
- Chemical-Analytical
- Technology Consulting
- Processing & Development
- Information Services
Rubber Compound Development
Smithers offers model compounds to meet needs for evaluations of new rubber innovations, custom formulation to develop recipes to meet existing requirements or new applications, as well as provide recipes for applications previously filled only by custom mixers using unidentified formulations. Many customers have found that by owning their own recipe they are able to reduce cost and enhance security of supply by having multiple suppliers for the same compound.