Is Outsourcing In Your Plans for 2015?
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Are you thinking about outsourcing some of your fabrication in 2015? Chris Coghlin, the CEO of Cogmedix has some good advice – and it’s…
Elasto Proxy Seals a Successful 2014
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy This year, Elasto Proxy celebrated its 25th year in business. In June, I shared some reflections about where our family-owned company has been, where…
Tolerance Tables for Rubber Parts
What’s the best way to organize a factory floor? Work centers are designated areas of a production facility where specific activities are performed. Each area is equipped with the tooling,…
Source Custom Rubber Parts from Elasto Proxy
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Did you know that there’s a difference between manufacturing and fabrication? Although these two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, they’re not exactly the same.…
Molded Rubber Tolerances and Extruded Rubber Tolerances
Paulo Arruda Purchasing and Logistics at Elasto Proxy Part tolerances are allowable variations in the dimensions of manufactured components. They are expressed as plus or minus values, or as a…
Will 3D Printing Reduce or Increase Plastic Waste?
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Does your office still use computer printers and copy machines? Thirty-nine years ago, Business Week magazine foresaw a paperless office. Although some predictions in…
Custom Rubber Seals for Water Filtration Systems
John Rye Branch Manager at Elasto Proxy Water filtration systems remove impurities from water through physical barriers, chlorine disinfection, or ultraviolet (UV) light. In wastewater treatment plants, metal gates are…
Custom Weatherstripping Closes the Door on Sealing Challenges
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Here in the northern hemisphere, the nights grow longer and the temperatures colder. In Canada, where Elasto Proxy is headquartered, the snow will arrive…
EMI Gasket Costs
Roger Ferreira Sealing Solutions Provider at Elasto Proxy Particle-filled, electrically-conductive silicones are a group of elastomers that provide EMI shielding and environmental sealing. The causes of electromagnetic interference (EMI) are…
Custom Dune Buggy Parts
Philippe Grenier Production Coordinator at Elasto Proxy École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), a public engineering school in Montreal, awards the most engineering diplomas in Quebec and is Canada’s third largest…
