We’re The Leading Independent Rubber Compounder
Located in Manchester, the site has a history of rubber manufacturing going back to 1948, our extensive product range is backed by a dedicated team of technical experts and fully equipped laboratory facilities to customise products to your exact requirements.
About Our Rubber-Making Process
Learn about our comprehensive five-step rubber-making process. This process begins with the careful selection of raw materials, followed by advanced processing techniques that transform these natural ingredients into high-quality rubber.
Stock Holding
and Control
Our well-kept, organised, and clean warehouse holds around £500,000 worth of raw materials, due to our suppliers taking up to 6 weeks to deliver to us, this enables us to achieve the quick turnaround of orders that our customers require. The raw materials are segregated in a manor to enable good stock rotation and easy access for our production operatives.
Weighing and
Mixing
Each of our weigh areas are segregated to enable accurate preparing and weighing of all the raw materials, the areas are kept clean by means of modern extraction systems and our weigh scales are all regularly serviced and calibrated. All our production staff are familiar with the raw materials and each ingredient is weighed separately to enable checks to the rubber formation.
Sieving, Calendaring, Strip Manufacture
and Slit, Slit and Rewind
We have the facility to sieve all the mixed compounds by passing through sieves as low as 100’s mesh. Sieving the rubber is not always required but for certain final applications this can be a good safeguard against any small dispersion issues. We specialise in the calendering process which is a way of producing continuous lengths of wide, thin rubber without air inclusions and with excellent surface finish.
Quality Control
and Assurance
At all stages of production, we carry out appropriate quality control. We fully test every batch, on every machine, which has enabled us to strive towards our goal of zero concerns by our customers. We are ISO9001 registered and every 6 months we have an external independent audit which involves checks throughout the whole of the business.
Delivery and
Collection
Our qualified and experienced Administration staff all work within a shared office so that everyone is in touch with the various stages of our production. From the initial order coming into the business, the Admin team will prepare, plan, update when required, then finally organise dispatch or collection and all the relevant paperwork required.
We Offer a Complete Compound Development Service
Trafford Rubber offer a complete compound development service. Highlights of our service include colour matching service with full colour range production capability, trouble shooting and product development service, independent tank lining inspection service and much more.
Extensive Support to Find The Best Production Solutions
With several thousand formulations for all types of rubber compounds, we are confident that we can meet your needs. If we can’t our experienced technical staff supported by extensive laboratory and testing facilities will formulate the precise production solution for your needs.
Learn About Trafford Rubber
The UK’s leading independent rubber compounder supplying calendared & extruded compounds to the industrial roller covering, tank lining, flat roofing & hose industries. Learn more about our global worldwide exports here.