INDUSTRY HOTLINKS.@www.rubberworld.comACS, Rubber Division Acrolab Aeroglide Corporation Aeroquip Akron Rubber Development Lab Akron Dispersions Akzo Nobel AlliedSignal Fibers Alpheus Cleaning Technologies Ameripol Synpol Associated Rubber Co. Ausimont AXEL/MoldWiz Bayer Corp. BASF Corp. Blair Rubber Company Bridgestone/Firestone Calumet Lubricants Co. Carolina Knife Continental General Tire DuPont Lubricants Dyneon Eagle Elastomers Eastman Chemical Elastochem, Inc. Epoxies, Etc. Farrel Corporation Firestone Polymers Franklynn Industries French Oil Mill Machinery Genca G.F. Goodman & Son, Inc. GLS Corporation Gomaplast Machinery Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Hydratecs Injection Equipment The C.P. Hall Company M.A. Hanna High Tech Elastomers Inc. J. M. Huber Corp. J. L. Tool Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Co. Lord Corp. LWB Steinl McLube Mesabi Control Engineering M. F. Cachat Co. Minnesota Rubber / QMR Plastics Molding & Coating Technologies Monsanto North American Oxide PPG Industries Pelmor Labs Polymeric Protective Linings Pomini Quality Linings RMA RMS Rohm & Haas Salem Republic Seal Master Corporation Shell Lubricants Sovereign Chemical Company Standards Testing Labs Starlinger North America Struktol Corporation Thermovation Engineering Troester Machinery Tung Yu Hydraulic Industries Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc. Wabash MPI West American Rubber Company Minnesota Rubber A Quadion Company Minnesota Rubber's web site explains how this company specializes in rubber-to-metal, rubber-to-thermoplastic, rubber-to-Teflon and high performance elastomeric components in customized compounds. Updated technical resource library bulletins containing information on Minnesota Rubber's products and capabilities can be viewed. An on-line Fact Book & Design Guide from Minnesota Rubber is an interactive book that guides users through the company's products and the design process. Distributors for Minnesota Rubber's standard products, including Quad brand products, o-rings, Equi-flex rod wiper/scrapers and ground balls, are listed on the web site. Visitors to the web site can discover why all ANSI/NSF Standard 61 compounds are not created equal. Only Minnesota Rubber is said to offer the most comprehensive selection of certified compounds available today. Minnesota Rubber's recently opened Australian sales office, QMR QMR Quasi-Minimal Residual QMR Quick Medical Reference (journal) QMR Quality Management Representative QMR Quarterly Maintenance Release QMR Quarterly Management Review QMR Quality Media Resources, Inc. Plastics Australia, can be contacted for sales and support in Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . The Ideas Newsletter can be accessed on the web site to provide readers with the latest news concerning Minnesota Rubber, A Quadion Company. A technical update on custom molded rubber and thermoplastic A polymer material that turns to liquid when heated and becomes solid when cooled. There are more than 40 types of thermoplastics, including acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate and polyethylene. applications highlights the ways in which Minnesota Rubber and QMR Plastics extend a staff of designers who are ready to help customers through the unique issues associated with their projects. NAO NAO National Audit Office (UK government) NAO North Atlantic Oscillation NAO National Astronomical Observatory (Japan) NAO North American Operations NAO non-asbestos organic North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Oxide, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control North American Oxide, said to be America's newest manufacturer of zinc oxide zinc oxide, chemical compound, ZnO, that is nearly insoluble in water but soluble in acids or alkalies. It occurs as white hexagonal crystals or a white powder commonly known as zinc white. and zinc dust, offers an informative web site describing the company's environmentally-designed state-of-the-art facilities. Both zinc oxide and zinc dust are produced in Clarksville, TN. NAO is said to be a major consumer of special high grade zinc and secondary sources of zinc. Purity Zinc Metals, NAO's sister company in Stoney Creek, Ontario
Products and services, industry news and purchasing information are highlighted on North American Oxide's web site. Zinc oxide is a fluffy white powder with an exceptional variety of properties, some of which are unique, according to the web site. Zinc oxide is a white pigment with high opacity Refers to being "opaque," which means to prevent light from shining through. For example, in an image editing program, the opacity level for some function might range from completely transparent (0) to completely opaque (100). and is insoluble in water, solvents and neutral oils. Its fine particle size possesses high brightness and relatively high refractive index A property of a material that changes the speed of light, computed as the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light through the material. When light travels at an angle between two different materials, their refractive indices determine the angle of transmission . It imparts whiteness, hiding power and tinting strength. Production processes, surface modification, markets for zinc oxide, details on supply/demand and pricing information are provided on the web site. All NAO zinc dust grades are produced from 99.99% pure zinc metal. Zinc dust for coatings applications and for plating and galvanizing galvanizing, process of coating a metal, usually iron or steel, with a protective covering of zinc. Galvanized iron is prepared either by dipping iron, from which rust has been removed by the action of sulfuric acid, into molten zinc so that a thin layer of the zinc applications is featured. Applications are described and product specifications are provided. NAO is said to be a major consumer of primary special high grade zinc and secondary sources of zinc metal. Calumet Lubricants Calumet Lubricants, a producer of high quality naphthenic specialty oils, is described in detail on the company's web site. Background information is provided on the company, along with locations, manufacturing facilities, products offered, applications and safety information. Products offered by Calumet Calumet, region, United States Calumet (kăl`y  mĕt'), industrialized region of NW Ind. and NE Ill., along the south shore of Lake Michigan. include Hyrocal II naphthenic base
oils, Caltech white oils, Calsol process oils, and solvents and
specialty products. Specifications and applications are provided for
each product.Specialty naphthenic oils produced by the company include rubber process oils, base oils, printing ink oils, electrical transformer oils, refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. oils, specialty blends, hydraulic fluids, compressor oils, automatic transmission fluids, two-cycle engine oils, diesel engine oils for railroad and marine service, gear oils, bar and chain, oils, arctic lubricating oils, turbine flushing oils, tackifiers and specification asphalts. Calumet's exacting standards that define the highest quality naphthenic oils are featured on the web site, including crude selection, process controls for purity, the state-of-the-art Hydrotreater and ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 quality control. Designed and developed specifically for specialty naphthenic lube oil production, the Hydrocal II high-pressure hydrotreating process features a computerized, distributed control system A distributed control system (DCS) refers to a control system usually of a manufacturing system, process or any kind of dynamic system, in which the controller elements are not central in location (like the brain) but are distributed throughout the system with each component for precision control of the multi-stage catalytic reaction zones. The catalyst system selectively converts aromatics, sulfur and nitrogen compounds with minimum viscosity reduction. |
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