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…
FDA Approved Silicone Sponge for Custom-Fabricated Rubber Products
John Rye Branch Manager at Elasto Proxy Food grade silicones are used in food processing facilities and industrial kitchens to help keep food items from coming into contact with equipment…
Custom Gaskets Speed Production and Reduce Costs
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Ready-to-install rubber gasketing speeds production, cuts labor costs, and reduces material waste. As we learned in our recent Make It or Buy It? series,…
Make It or Buy It? Part 2: Opportunity Costs
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy In Part 1 of this blog series, we considered manufacturing overhead (MOH) costs – and how failing to account for them can cause companies…
Make It or Buy It? Part 1: Manufacturing Overhead Costs
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy What types of products does your company make? No matter what your industry, manufactured goods have two types of costs: direct and indirect. Direct…
