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Silicone Rubber is Used in Critical to Function Applications in Aerospace, Medical, and More

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Silicone Rubber is Used in Critical to Function Applications in Aerospace, Medical, and More

February 27, 2025 – Santa Fe Springs, CA – RD Rubber is a leading custom rubber molder of high-performance thermoset elastomers including silicone rubber.  “Silicone rubber is used extensively in critical to function applications in aerospace, medical, biopharmaceutical, water, food and dairy processing, stated Maria Jose Monesterio, Vice President. The manufacturing process and composition of silicone rubber make it an ideal material selection for a wide range of applications that require heat and ozone resistance, electrical insulation, abrasion resistance, chemical stability and weatherability.”

RD Rubber Technology is a leading supplier of custom molded rubber products for Aerospace, Defense, Medical, and high technology industries that require precision molded elastomeric components. RD Rubber operates a state-of-the-art molding facility that includes ISO 14644 Class 8 cleanroom space and an extensive inspection and testing department. The company is ISO 9001:2015 and AS 9100:2016 certified, ITAR and DOD Registered and NIST 800-171 compliant.  RD Rubber’s development team assists customers with process and manufacturing engineering and identifies the most appropriate compound for a specific application. With its chemical and mechanical rubber metal & silicone to plastic bonding capabilities, RD Rubber can accommodate specialized design requirements and reduce the number of components in an assembly. RD Rubber also offers value-added machining, grinding, and finishing while molding any thermoset elastomer including organic rubber, synthetic rubber, fluorocarbon rubbers, fluorosilicone, and silicone types in the 10 to 90 durometer range. The RD Rubber team can make a recommendation and create custom formulations to meet application-specific performance criteria like compression set, permeation, and environmental resistances and offer a custom color match.