Reverse engineering
Determination of the composition of your products with Reverse Engineering
Reverse engineering is a combination of various chemical analysis techniques. Do you have a product that needs to be replaced, but you do not know (anymore) what the composition of the material used is? Do you want to gain better insight into your competitor’s product? Or switch to another supplier, but you do not know what your product is made of? Then we can use Reverse Engineering to determine the composition of the rubber product. Using various chemical analysis techniques such as TGA, FTIR, GCMS and SEM-EDX, the original material composition can be determined to such an extent.
We can determine the type of rubber and filler used. Whether a high-quality carbon black or a lower-quality mineral filler was used. What type of oil was used: aromatic, paraffinic or naphthenic. Whether the product was vulcanised with sulphur or peroxide or possibly something else. This is important because the type of vulcanisation has a major effect on certain material properties and ageing resistance. Whether anti-degradants or other specific processing aids were also used.
We can further substantiate this with the physical-mechanical properties of the product, determined in our own quality laboratory. This includes the hardness, density, stress-strain properties (tensile strength, elongation at break and stiffness), tear resistance and compression set (permanent deformation).
The outcome of this gives us enough information to be able to offer you an equivalent compound. If we do not have this as standard in our compound portfolio, we will be happy to develop a specific compound that meets your wishes, requirements and application.
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So, are you looking for analysis and expertise in the rubber field? At Artech Rubber, we are ready to serve you. Contact us today for expert advice and a customized quote!