The Freudenberg-NOK Elastomers Materials Laboratory
The Elastomer Materials Laboratory was partially sponsored by Freudenberg-NOK, a supplier of automotive components. The capabilities were recently expanded by a generous equipment donation from the New England Plastics and Rubber Group and Draka Cableteq. The lab contains equipment for compounding, molding, and testing of thermoset and thermoplastic elastomers.
Equipment:- Banbury Mixer
- LWB Steinl Vertical 50 ton clamp Rubber Molding Machine
- Mooney Viscometer
- Wayne Multi-Layer Extrusion Line
- 2 Dake Compression Molding Presses
- Two Roll Mill
- United Tensile Testing Machine
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