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…
Tractor Parts: Rubber and Plastic
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Tractors help put food on our tables and bring innovations to industry. Wheat, corn, soybeans, and potatoes feed hungry humans. Oats, alfalfa, and other…
Rubber Gasket Taping Speeds Installation
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Taping keeps rubber profiles in place for temporary or permanent fastening. This joining technique isn’t right for every sealing application, but taping is especially…
Film Splicing for Rubber Seals and Gaskets
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Did you know that there are many different ways to splice rubber seals and gaskets? Examples include film splicing, cold bonding, C-press injection molding,…
Door Seal Material Selection
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy How safe are the sidewalks in your city? If you’re…
Military Vehicle Seals
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Sealing and insulation solutions for military applications must be able to withstand extreme conditions. Depending on the mission, service, and theater of operations, military…
Mass Transit Gaskets
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Sealing and insulation for mass transit applications must account for factors such as service conditions, vehicle weight, and passenger health and safety. Subways, trains,…
How Seal Simulation Strengthens Product Design
Philippe Grenier Production Coordinator at Elasto Proxy Seal simulation can save your product designers time and money. Instead of creating a rubber part, testing it in the field, and then…
