Rubber Labs Equipment List

S. No	Instrument	Uses
1	Rheometer	Identifies the cure characteristics of the rubber compound.
2	Hardness	Determines the relative hardness of the rubber material.
3	Electronic Densimeter	Determines the specific gravity (relative density) of the rubber material.
4	UTM	Evaluates the tensile strength and ultimate elongation (Stress & Strain) properties of the vulcanized rubbers material.
5	FTIR	Identifies the polymeric materials.
6	Brookes Field Viscometer	Evaluates the viscosity of the test fluids/ phosphating chemical.
7	pH Meter	Measures the acidity/alkalinity of the solution in phosphating process.
8	Analytical Balance	Weighs the rubber samples for testing.
9	Hot Air Oven	Deteriorates the rubber samples to check the effect of heat and fluid resistance.
10	Muffle Furnace	Burns the rubber sample in high temperature to check the ash content of the sample.
11	Lab Mill	Mixes the rubber compound for Research and Development purpose. Prepares sheeting/ preform for the rubber test specimens.
12	Lab Press	Molds/cures test specimens -Tensile Slabs/Sheets, test buttons as per ASTM D3182.
13	Fuming Cupboard	A Muffle Furnace sits inside this Fuming Cupboard to capture and release all carbaneous substances via duct facility.

Rheometer

Rheometer helps to identify the cure characteristics of the rubber compound with reference to ASTM D5289.

In the rubber industries, the effects of the Compound variations on cure characteristics are important in compound development studies and production control.

Make: Alpha Technologies, USA
Model No: MDR-C
Hardness

Hardness tester is used to determine the relative hardness of the rubber material with reference to the ASTM D2240 and ASTM D1415.

Make: Bareiss, Germany
Range: 0 to 100 Shore A and 30 to 100 IRHD
Electronic Densimeter

Electronic Densimeter is used to determine the specific gravity(relative density) of the rubber material with reference to ASTM D297.

Make: Alfa Mirage, Japan
UTM

UTM(Universal Testing Machine) is used to evaluate the tensile strength and ultimate elongation(Stress & Strain) properties of the vulcanized rubbers material with reference to the ASTM D412.

Make: Zwick/Roell, Germany
FTIR

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy helps to find the identification of the polymeric materials like rubber, etc.… with reference to the ASTM D3677.

Make: Shimadzu, Japan
Brookes Field Viscometer

Brooke field viscometer helps to identify the viscosity of the testing fluids, phosphating chemicals, etc...

Make: Brooksfield (Smart Lab Tech), USA
pH Meter

It is used to measure the acidity/alkalinity of the solution in phosphating process.

Make: Eutech, Singapore
Analytical Balance

It helps to weigh the rubber samples for testing. And used to find the density of the rubber sample/component.

Make: Mettler Toledo, Switzerland
Hot Air Oven

Hot Air oven is helps to check the effect heat and fluid resistance properties of the vulcanized rubbers material with reference to the ASTM D573 and ASTM D471.

Make: Binder, Germany
Muffle Furnace

It helps to burn the rubber sample in high temperature to check the ash content of the rubber sample.

Make: Nabertherm, Germany
Lab Mill

It helps to mix the rubber compound for Research and Development purpose . And it helps for the preparation of sheeting/ preform for the rubber test specimens.

Make: Santhosh Rubber Machinery Pvt Ltd, India
Lab Press

It helps to molding/curing of the test specimens like Tensile Slabs/Sheets, test buttons as per ASTM D3182.

Make: Tungyu Hydraulic Machinery Pvt Ltd, Taiwan
Fuming Cupboard

We will keep the Muffle Furnace inside this Fuming Cupboard. Because of the release of the carbaneous substance during the burning of the rubber sample. The blower present in the fuming Cupboard sucks and blows out the all the substance via duct facility.

Make: Bio Clean Air Devices and Services, India