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Design Guide (All chapters)

 

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4.3MB

 

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Design_Guide_7-09.pdf

 

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Our entire Elastomers and Thermoplastics Engineering Design Guide. This comprehensive design tool details rubber and plastic design issues including a materials overview and prototype mold design considerations. (Note: Due to the large file size of this file, your system may take several moments to download the guide. For your convenience, we've also attached the individual sections/chapters of the book below, for you to access individually.)


 

Design Guide: Chapter 1 (The Company Behind the Parts)

 

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660 KB

 

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Sec_1_Company_07.pdf

 

Description:

Information about Minnesota Rubber and QMR Plastics. This section includes information on our capabilities, facilities and worldwide resources.


 

Design Guide: Chapter 2 (Designing Rubber Components)

 

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292 KB

 

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Sec_2_Designing_Rubber_07.pdf

 

Description:

The purpose of this section is to provide a better understanding of the process, materials and technical considerations involved in the design and manufacture of custom-molded rubber components.


 

Design Guide: Chapter 3 (Elastomers/Materials)

 

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220 KB

 

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Sec_3_Elastomer_Material_Guide_7-09.pdf

 

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Chemical terms, abbreviations, and trade names for elastomers/materials that MR/QMR works with. This section also contains chemical and phyiscal tables of properties and special componds and certification information.


 

Design Guide: Chapter 4 (Designing Plastic Compounds)

 

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272 KB

 

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Sec_4_Designing_Plastic_07.pdf

 

Description:

QMR Plastics offers a wide range of technical services and production capabilities for producing close tolerance components. This section reviews some of the details associated with these services/materials.


 

Design Guide: Chapter 5 (Plastic & Thermoplastic Elastomer Materials)

 

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208 KB

 

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Sec_5_Plastic_Material_Guide.pdf

 

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We specialize in the design and molding of close tolerance, high performance thermoplastics and thermoplastic elastomers such as those outlined in this section.


 

Design Guide: Chapter 6 (Rubber/Standard Products)

 

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Adobe Acrobat Reader

 

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2.0 MB

 

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Sec_6_Rubber_Standard_08.pdf

 

Description:

This section reviews information about Minnesota Rubber's complete family of Standard O-Ring, Quad-Ring brand and custom seals to provide the optimum seal for a wide rangeg of applications.


 

Design Guide: Chapter 7 (Glossary)

 

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136 KB

 

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Sec_7_Glossary_07.pdf

 

Description:

Glossary of terms and concepts used throughout this guide.


 

Ideas Newsletter - Fall 2009

 

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576KB

 

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Ideas_Fall_2009.pdf

 

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  • Minnesota Rubber and Plastics Mason City Expands Compound Mixing and Material Testing Facilities
  • Seal-Coupler Is Key Component In Next Generation Automated Pill Dispensing System – Seal Solution By Minnesota Rubber and Plastics Decreases Costs While Increasing Pill Dispensing Effi ciency
  • A Switch To High Performance Materials And New Design Improves Component Function, Extends Life While Reducing Costs
  • Minnesota Rubber and Plastics Is Recognized In The Medical Design Excellence Award As Supplier For The Award Winning VTI InterFuse® Interbody Fusion Device