Molded Rubber Parts Made to Your Specifications

Molded Rubber Parts

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Molded rubber parts have been an integral part of Protective Coatings continuing success.
We specialize in compression molding large parts. The largest is well over 1,000 pounds.
Proco manufactures a broad spectrum of molded rubber parts:
    • Parts Molded with Rubber Only
    • Parts Molded with Rubber & Fabric
    • Parts Molded with Rubber Molded to Metal (Rubber-to-Metal Bonding)
    • Parts Molded with Metal Completely Encapsulated in Rubber
    • Parts Molded with Rubber, Steel & Fabric
In many instances Proco is able to provide molded rubber parts manufactured in one piece replacing the same part previously made by molding two separate pieces glued together. This one piece molding process maintains the integrity of the part and extends the life of the part.

Compression Molding Presses

Platten Press Name	Width	Maximum Length	Opening	Rams		Clamping Force In Tons
Platten Press Name	Width	Maximum Length	Opening	Qty	Dia.	Clamping Force In Tons
30 Foot Press	52 in.	30 ft.	12 in.	20	12 in.	1630
20 Foot Press	63 in.	20 ft.	18 in.	20	8 in.	724
15 Foot Press	54 in.	15 ft.	25 in.	14	9 in.	642
6 by 8 Foot Press	77 in.	98 in.	20 in.	6	9 in.	412
7 Foot Walk-In	33 in.	84 in.	18 in.	2	24 in.	981
Baldwin	56 in.	78 in.	40 in.	1	42½ in.	1531
31 Inch Press	31 in.	32 in.	23 in.	1	26 in.	382
42 Inch Press	44 in.	42 in.	25 in.	1	20 in.	226

Molding rubber to metal involves the proper preparation of the metal by removing protective oils (SSPC-SP1) so the rubber will adhere to the metal during the molding process. The metal is then grit blasted (SSPC-SP5) or acid etched to create the proper surface for the adhesive layer to be added. The metal is coated with the proper adhesive system to insure the rubber compound (which meets the engineered needs of your part) will properly adhere to the metal when compression molded in one of our presses. Once the part is molded, the excess rubber is trimmed from the part, the metal is cleaned and packaged to your specifications and shipped to you on time.

Some of the products we produce...
• Flexible Couplings • Seals • Rubber Expansion Joints • Belts (Conveyor, Specialty, Tubewinder) • Bridge Bearing Pads • Cushion (Rail Car) • Shock Dampeners	• Tunnel Gaskets • Weather Strips (Rail Cars, Buses) • Chocks (Steel Coils) • Bumper/Rub Rails (Marine and Trucking) • Mats • Custom Molded & Fabricated Parts & Assemblies

Some of our customers and the products we manufacture for them:
Customer	Type of Parts Manufactured
Apco Valve & Primer Corp. Schamburg, IL	Check Valve Flappers for 18", 20", 24", 30" & 36" Diameter Pipe (Molded rubber parts with encapsulated steel & fabric)
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Lake Forest, IL	"Hot-Shot" Deck Pads & Pit Cushions (Molded rubber parts - rubber bonded to steel)
Deister Machine Corp. Fort Wayne, IN	Spray Boot for Aggregate Shaker (Molded rubber parts - rubber only)
Deister Concentrator Fort Wayne, IN	Tapered Sheets (Molded rubber parts - rubber only)
GE Transportation Systems Fort Myers, FL	Car Cushion Diaphragm for passenger cars (Molded rubber parts - rubber & fabric)
Longwood Elastomers Greensboro, NC	National Oilwell Seal (Molded rubber parts - rubber only)
Longwood Elastomers Greensboro, NC	Accumulator Bags (Molded rubber parts - rubber only)
R & T Meridian Stowe, OH	Door Gasket (Molded rubber parts - rubber only)
PPG Industries, Inc. Lake Charles, LA	Electrolyzer Main Frame Gasket (Molded rubber parts - rubber only 5' x 10')
Vail Rubber Company St Joseph, MI	Dishwasher Seal (Molded rubber parts - rubber only)
PPG Industries, Inc. New Martinsville, WV	N3 & N6 Cell Bottom Gaskets (Molded rubber parts - rubber only)
Watson-Bowman-Acme Amherst, NY	Transflex & Waboflex Bridge Expansion Joints (Molded rubber parts with encapsulated steel)

Proco is a specialist in manufacturing large, custom molded rubber parts

• Protective Coatings, Inc. • 1602 Birchwood Ave. • Fort Wayne, IN 46803 • PH (260) 424-2900 • FX (260) 422-7147 •