Materials Development

Manufacturing of precision molded components like cable seals and insulators, starts with superior materials development. QSR’s comprehensive in-house capabilities and extensive experience guarantees this critical step is handled by experts charged with creating material meeting required performance characteristics and specifications such as:

Compression set
Tear strength
Tensile strength
Hardness
Elongation
Modulus
Aging properties

Swelling
Chemical Analysis
Density
Effect of liquids
Deterioration
Retraction
Brittleness

QSR formulates all thermoset elastomers including:

Polychloroprene (CR)
Polyisoprene (IR)
EPDM
Nitrile (NBR)
HNBR, Butyl (IIR)
Halobutyl (CIIR & BIIR)
Natural rubber (NR)

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Why do business with QSR:

Comprehensive materials development
Extensive library of proprietary formulas
Silicone purchasing power
Compression relaxation testing
Custom formulations
- UL Listed compounds
- Low extractable and leachable compounds
ISO 17025 accreditation (A2LA certification)
State-of-the-art analytical laboratory
- Rheometers
- Mooney viscometer
- Rubber process analyzer (RPA 2000)
Comprehensive milling and mixing capabilities
- Lab-scale mixing for quick prototyping
- Mills 72” hydraulic blending
- Four mixing lines
- Dedicated medical mixer
- Material mixers 90 to 110 liters
Supports development and testing worldwide including Asia and Europe
Provides data sets for SigmaSoft and FEA analysis
Thermal chamber for mechanical tester for stress strain data over a wide temp range (-70 to 300C)

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Materials Development

QSR formulates all thermoset elastomers including:

Why do business with QSR: