Qualiform Rubber Molding

In 1946, during a time of acute rubber shortages, the Johnson Brothers Rubber Company pioneered the art of producing sponge rubber from new synthetic polymers. Since its inception, the company has grown into one of the most efficient manufacturers of molded sponge and dense rubber products in the United States. Johnson offers the latest technology and consistently updates its engineering and manufacturing capabilities. The company is well equipped to develop and test rubber compounds. It provides standard SBR, neoprene, EPDM, nitrile, polyisoprene, natural and epichlorohydrin compounds and will custom formulate products to customer and ASTM specifications. Johnson also offers extruded closed cell sponge from different compounds and is able to vulcanize all extrusions into endless gaskets. The Johnson Brothers Rubber Company maintains its corporate offices in West Salem, Ohio.

Founded in 1986, Excel Polymers is a global merchant supplier of elastomeric solutions that include rubber chemicals and compounds. It has operations throughout the United States and Mexico, as well as the United Kingdom and China. The company serves the transportation, rubber roller and industrial markets, as well as the aerospace, all-terrain vehicle, automotive and heavy truck sectors. Excel Polymers operates more than five manufacturing sites in North America. Its performance additives group offers a range of products, such as accelerators, fillers, vulcanizers and tackifiers under the Accu-Way, DesiCal, Polybound, Lubrex, Mastermix and Redimix brands. The company leverages global bulk purchasing power during raw material negotiations to secure competitive supply and pricing.

Clark Rubber and Plastics is one of the leading rubber and plastics manufacturers in northeastern Ohio. Its molded rubber facility boasts some of the most advanced equipment available in the industry. In March 2001 Clark Rubber and Plastics purchased injection presses to increase its capacities to exceed demand. The company s rubber extrusion operation includes in-house tooling, splicing, notching, punching and taping services. In 1997, Clark Rubber and Plastics built a facility dedicated to its plastic operations. It includes numerous extrusion lines with room for additional lines, if necessary. With capabilities to produce its own tooling, Clark Rubber and Plastics can effectively reduce lead-time. Clark Rubber and Plastics maintains headquarters in Mentor, Ohio.