Anti-vibration pads and buffers
Mounts and stops that take repeated impact.
Compression moulding · Industrial compression
Industrial compression moulding.
Pads, buffers, bellows, grommets and seals for machines that have to keep running. Industrial compression work is about the right compound and a part that lasts, not a showroom finish.
The detail
The right compound first
Industrial rubber parts fail through the wrong material far more often than through poor moulding. Oil swells the wrong rubber, ozone cracks another, heat hardens a third. So we start with what the part will be exposed to.
Once the compound is right, compression is usually the right process. The tooling is affordable, the materials range is wide, and flash sits on faces that nobody inspects in a machine guard.
Where it fits
Typical industrial parts
Bellows and boots
Protective covers for moving shafts and joints.
Grommets and seals
Cable entries, housing seals and pipe seals.
How we run it
How we approach it
Environment review
Fluids, temperature, weather, ozone and mechanical load.
Compound selection
EPDM, nitrile, silicone, fluorocarbon or natural rubber, matched to the environment.
Tooling
Straightforward compression tools, multi-cavity where volume supports it.
Batch supply
Regular batches against your schedule with a simple batch record.
To quote it
To quote it
A sample or drawing
Worn samples of a failed part are useful; they tell us how it failed.
What it's exposed to
Oils, chemicals, water, sunlight, heat.
Hardness
Or the job it does: cushioning, sealing, protecting.
Annual quantity
Industrial parts are often bought in steady batches; tell us the rhythm.
At a glance
The ideas in pictures.
Which route suits your quantity
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From drawing to delivered parts
- 01Drawing or sampleYour part and where it is used
- 02Material and routeCompound and process agreed
- 03PrototypeReal parts to test
- 04Sign-offYou approve the samples
- 05Production toolBuilt for your volumes
- 06Batches and checksInspected and delivered
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Questions
What people usually ask.
Can you replace a part from an obsolete supplier?
Often. We'll work from a sample, suggest a compound and make a new tool. See tool transfer if you still have the old tool.
Do you make rubber-to-metal bonded parts?
Yes, through metal insert moulding.
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Get in touch
Tell us the part, the volume, and the timeline.
Rough annual volume, target unit price, and any deadlines. That's enough to work out whether compression, LSR injection or something else is the right tool.
Real people, a real workshop
You deal with the people who make it.
No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Products, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.
- A real Warwickshire workshopUnit 15, Waterloo Park, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester B50 4JG.
- Real people on the phoneCall the team on 01789 224228, Monday to Friday.
- The same team on every jobDesign, production and aftercare come from the people you see here.
- Part of TCI GroupFive specialist brands, one engineering team. Visit TCI Group.
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