Monmouth Rubber & Plastics: Ask John http://blog.rubberplastics.com Everything you always wanted to know about rubber & plastics and were afraid to ask. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:13:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Using a Durometer to measure the hardness of sponge rubber http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/08/03/using-a-durometer-to-measure-the-hardness-of-sponge-rubber/ http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/08/03/using-a-durometer-to-measure-the-hardness-of-sponge-rubber/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:13:58 +0000 John Bonforte Sr. http://blog.rubberplastics.com/?p=56 A fast way people use to check the hardness/softness of closed cell sponge is with a Shore Durometer device. Normally the “oo” scale.

Using a hand held Durometer is very subjective, hand pressure, ambient temperature, cell size of the sponge are just a few of the variables that make the procedure not technically reproducible.

ASTM and other recognized standards do not have durometer as part of the specification. What is used is compression deflection which we will discuss in a future blog.

]]> http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/08/03/using-a-durometer-to-measure-the-hardness-of-sponge-rubber/feed/ 0 Monmouth Plans major expansion to handle increased sales and new product introductions. http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/07/21/monmouth-plans-major-expansion-to-handle-increased-sales-and-new-product-introductions/ http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/07/21/monmouth-plans-major-expansion-to-handle-increased-sales-and-new-product-introductions/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:19:23 +0000 John Bonforte Sr. http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/07/21/monmouth-plans-major-expansion-to-handle-increased-sales-and-new-product-introductions/ Contrary to all the bad news about American manufacturers going off shore
Monmouth Rubber is here to stay.
Quality products, competitive pricing and Technical support that can’t be
matched.

]]> http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/07/21/monmouth-plans-major-expansion-to-handle-increased-sales-and-new-product-introductions/feed/ 0 Monmouth Rubber enters the Blogosphere with News you can Use http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/07/21/monmouth-rubber-enters-the-blogosphere-with-news-you-can-use/ http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/07/21/monmouth-rubber-enters-the-blogosphere-with-news-you-can-use/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:23:39 +0000 John Bonforte Sr. http://blog.rubberplastics.com/?p=47 That’s right, we will be sending information short and to the point that
will put you out in front of what is happening in the world of Rubber &
Plastic.

We will back up our news You Can Use blogs with our “Ask John” free
technical support.

“Ask John” is Monmouth’s global technical support service. It’s free &
brings real value to your company.

It allows Monmouth’s customers and visitors to have a 24/7 Technical Library
& Test Lab, absolutely free.

Have a technical question or problem, just call or e mail & “Ask John”

For over 40 years we have helped Companies deal with the ever complex world
of changing companies, suppliers, specifications and just plain advice from
our years of solving problems.

Remember our services are available free, whether or not you buy our
products, we are here to help.

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Just e mail me at johnsr@monmouthrubber.com

]]> http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/07/20/tech-support-on-ech-rubatex-conversions/feed/ 1 You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers! http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/07/20/youve-got-questions-weve-got-answers/ http://blog.rubberplastics.com/2010/07/20/youve-got-questions-weve-got-answers/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:11:39 +0000 John Bonforte Sr. http://blog.rubberplastics.com/?p=19 Rubber and plastics expert John Bonforte Sr. has always been available to answer your pressing rubber and plastics questions but now we’re also sharing your questions and answers online, with our new blog! Have you got a burning question that you’ve just been dying to ask but didn’t know where to turn? Look no further! We’re here to help. Just submit a question by commenting to this post and John will answer it in a new post.

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Monmouth Rubber Reaches out to Jilted Rubatex Customers

Press Release on PR Leap

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