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| Subject | Date Asked |
| REST IMPACT RUBBER | 9/4/2006 |
| Q: First, I want to intoduce my self. My name is Jhonathan from PT. Panarub ... A: Hey Johnathan And thanks for stopping by I'm really not good on specific formulations, but my first ... | |
| earth mover tyres | 9/4/2006 |
| Q: I just wanted to know what earth mover tyres are made of? (ie what type of runbber) also, are there ... A: Hey Pamela, and thanks for stopping by! What are earthmover tyres made from? Lots of things! In ... | |
| recycling | 8/31/2006 |
| Q: J have another question. I'm thinking about utilization of fkm rubber vulcanizates( black and color) ... A: Michal Hello again. Once more, I'm not really going to be able to answer this one. Usually some ... | |
| EPDM Sponge | 8/28/2006 |
| Q: Since long I have worked on and off to make closed cell EPDM sponge but results have not been ... A: Hey Arvind and thanks for stopping by. I have to say, first-off, that this is not my area of ... | |
| about the tyre factory waste | 8/3/2006 |
| Q: David, Thank you for your time first. May i know where you are from please? our company is a ... A: Hey, Alice, and thanks for stopping by. First, I must apologise for taking so long to respond to ... | |
| epdm rubber process | 7/26/2006 |
| Q: Can EPDM rubber for Outdoor Playground Carpet be made from recycle tire? how is it made and how to ... A: Hey Tanan, and thanks for stopping by. Hmmm, that's an interesting question. The short answer is, ... | |
| tyres | 5/10/2006 |
| Q: just doing some research on tyres, i was wondering what percentage of tyres is syntheric rubber and ... A: Hey Joe! And thanks for stopping by! It all depends on what you mean by a tyre. In Car tyres, for ... | |
| Suitablility Of Synthetic Rubber | 4/30/2006 |
| Q: I would like to know how the suitability of rubber for car tyres has been improved by the use of ... A: Hey Louis And thanks for stopping by. This looks to me like a homework question. I've had around 10 ... | |
| Italian Rubber (Diver's) Watch Band | 4/29/2006 |
| Q: General practical and technical information requested about "Italian" rubber watch bands. ... A: Hey Dean! I get it now. OK, I've never heard of the phrase "Italian rubber" as meaning anything ... | |
| chemistry of forming rubber | 4/29/2006 |
| Q: i'm doing a project on tyres and i was wondering if you could help with the chemistry of the ... A: Hey Katy And thanks for stopping by. Sorry, but I don't usually do homework questions. However, if ... | |
| Italian Rubber (Diver's) Watch Band | 4/28/2006 |
| Q: General practical and technical information requested about "Italian" rubber watch bands. ... A: Hey Dean And thanks for stopping by. What a great question! But I'm not sure I'm going to be able ... | |
| Effects of natural rubber on tyre properties | 4/28/2006 |
| Q: I would like to know why, after the development of various synthetic rubbers, is natural rubber ... A: Hey Usama And thanks for stopping by. Great question, but I'm slightly concerned that you are on a ... | |
| Butyl Inner Tube | 4/25/2006 |
| Q: I'm a purchaser for a specialty construction company, mainly for the medical industry. We make make ... A: Hey, Randy And thanks for stopping by. You don't say where you are in the world. I'm guessing you ... | |
| Vulcanisation | 4/21/2006 |
| Q: does synthetic rubber have to be vulcanised in the same way as natural rubber or is there a ... A: Hey, Izaak And thanks for stopping by. There's no real differnce between the two. NR uses sulphur ... | |
| Rubber Bottom for Luggage Line | 4/13/2006 |
| Q: I need to find a rubber material that evokes a Wellington Rubber boot for the bottom portion of a ... A: Hey Daphne And thanks for stopping by. Great question, though I'm not sure I'm going to be that ... | |
| door seal for a boat | 4/5/2006 |
| Q: im looking for a good quality rubber that can be used for a door seal on a boat, but it has to be ... A: Hey Glenn, and thanks for stopping by! Sorry about the earlier response: There has been a huge ... | |
| Polyurethane or Natural Rubber? | 4/4/2006 |
| Q: My husband and I purchased a mattress with memory foam - and it is pretty smelly because of the ... A: This is a really good question, but unfortunately, I can't answer it in full. I'll do what I can, ... | |
| differences between synthetic and natural rubber | 3/26/2006 |
| Q: I was just wondering whether you knew what the main differences were between synthetic and natural ... A: Hey Penelope, and thanks for stopping by! That's a great question, but kind of difficult to answer ... | |
| rubbers and keel botls | 3/3/2006 |
| Q: i read your answer to a question posted in january by a lad asking for information on rubbers ... A: jonny Heh, I try not to get involved in homework questions, and don't especially want to get onto ... | |
| keel bolt washer | 1/27/2006 |
| Q: Iam doing an assignment on a keel bolt washer and a i have been asked to get an expert opinion on ... A: Mark, Hi, and thanks for dropping by I answered this question previously, and responded to the ... | |
| HNBR Market segmentation | 12/12/2005 |
| Q: I am working on a research report for the HNBR market. I believe that I have uncovered the two ... A: Mike -- sorry for the delay Things have been busy here. Eeeep! give you a quick market analysis ... | |
| EPDM Rubber Recipe | 9/27/2005 |
| Q: Could you please provide an "average" recipe for EPDM rubber to be used in molding gaskets? The ... A: and thanks for stopping by First, the easy bit: phr = parts per hundred rubber. So you use the ... | |
| suitable rubber to withstand harsh sea conditions. | 9/18/2005 |
| Q: i am doing a national award at collage, and on the assignment i have been given it asks for a ... A: Hey Mark, and thanks for stopping by I have to say, I don't normally do homework questions, but ... | |
| silicone rubber | 9/13/2005 |
| Q: What kind of silicone rubber plates are used for printing in the offset industry? A: san Hey, good of you to drop by. I don't know the answer to this one off the top of my head, but a ... | |
| processability | 7/11/2005 |
| Q: Shaw, could you provide me with a ranking (eg. from best to worst) for the following materials when ... A: To Jelmer I'm terribly sorry. I hadn't realised this was waiting for me. I was just logging in to ... | |
| Italian Rubber Moulders | 6/24/2005 |
| Q: Is there an association of for the Italian rubber moulders in the Bergamo area? I don't mean the ... A: Peter.. Hi! and thanks for dropping by. How is PPE, anyway? The one that springs to mind is ... | |
| latex separation | 5/15/2005 |
| Q: We want to buy latex from local rubber plantations in our country, Colombia, install an Alfa Laval ... A: H Jose And thanks for stopping by. This should be a fairly straightforward question. My first ... | |
| rubber tube | 5/5/2005 |
| Q: who could i get to manufacture a rubber tube much like an bicycle tires inner tube but much smaller ... A: Robert. And thanks for dropping by. I could help you, but I'd need to know where you are in the ... | |
| density/hardness of ntural latex mattrasses | 4/29/2005 |
| Q: Shaw, My question is following: Is there a coherence between the hardness of Natural latex ... A: Hey Sander, Thanks for dropping by. That's a good question. There are two main things that ... | |
| rubber manufacturing | 4/4/2005 |
| Q: ------------------------- Followup To your reply: Thanks fo rthe QUICK response.... well my ... A: OK, well, here's some good questions to ask Airboss... -------------- Compounding What is the ... | |
| rubber manufacturing | 4/4/2005 |
| Q: Saw your website. Very good. Coudl u email me some article on how rubber is manufactured. Have to ... A: Hey Ali Thanks for dropping by. Yeah, sure, I can tell you how rubber is made. But if I write an ... | |
| Friction Drive rubber | 1/29/2005 |
| Q: I have a retrofitted snowblower (running 16hp). Unfortunately it is not hydraulic drive. The unit is ... A: Marvin Hey! And thanks for stopping by. I'm sorry to say I have no idea if that product is ... | |
| How to approximate "real" rubber? | 1/22/2005 |
| Q: David. Recently I collected an antique pistol. The grips on it were terrible, so I decided to buy ... A: And thanks for dropping by. Hmm, this is going to be tough. Rubber, by its nature, needs some of ... | |
| Natural Rubber | 11/24/2004 |
| Q: I know this may seem like an obvious question, but ive looked for a fair old while, and havent been ... A: I am off to catch a flight in 5 minutes, but thought I'd give you a 'quick and dirty' response in ... | |
| Secrecy in the rubber industry | 9/27/2004 |
| Q: Would you agree that keeping rubber formulations secret has a very long history in the industry, and ... A: Hey R J And thanks for stopping by. This is a great question. You must be an insider to know this ... | |
| bounce | 9/3/2004 |
| Q: When a rubber ball and a steel ball droped on metal floor, which one bounces more? A: Hari, thanks for dropping by. What a great question! I can answer this at any number of levels. ... | |
| Average oil component in tire rubber? | 8/25/2004 |
| Q: G'day David, I have some general questions about tire rubber and would apreciate your insight. ... A: Hey Les Thanks for dropping by These are great questions! Really topical and interesting. To ... | |
| directional tyres | 8/9/2004 |
| Q: What are the effects of fitting directional tyres the wrong way round on a vehicle? Say a vehicle ... A: Hey Michael, and thanks for stopping by The short answer is yes, the aquaplaning performance would ... | |
| Rubber | 4/21/2004 |
| Q: How is synthetic rubber manufactured? A: OK, first thing, you happened to catch me with your initial question on the day I arived in hospital ... | |
| Which material to use? | 3/6/2004 |
| Q: I recently came up with an idea for a new product, but I don't know enough about polymers to know ... A: Amy Hi, and thanks for dropping by. This is a great question. One of the key applications for ... | |
| how to manufacture a tyre? | 2/20/2004 |
| Q: ------------------------- hello: Do you have some materials about tyre manufacture? For ... A: I *really* need to know why you are asking these questions. Do you seriously want to make tyres, And ... | |
| how to manufacture a tyre? | 2/20/2004 |
| Q: Mr.David i want to know how to operate tyre calenderability ,mixing and vulcanization. thanks ! ... A: I *really* need to know why you are asking these questions. Do you seriously want to make tyres, And ... | |
| how to manufacture a tyre? | 2/18/2004 |
| Q: I want to know how to produce a radial tyre. that's to say,tyre's process.There are some questions ... A: Johnsun Hi! and thanks for stopping by. What a great question! There is so much to making radial ... | |
| Rubber formulation | 2/7/2004 |
| Q: I introduce myself as a Manufacturer of Plastic and Polyurethane Components of different machines at ... A: Harpeet Thanks for dropping by. Unfortunately, I can't really help with specific compounds. Rubber ... | |
| bicycle tyres | 5/24/2003 |
| Q: Mr Shaw, Would any manufacturer of bicycle tyres be able (leaving out considerations of cost , at ... A: John THanks for dropping by. Wow. this is an interesting one. My initial answer is that no, they ... | |
| Rubber manufacture | 1/29/2002 |
| Q: What are the raw materials, and the process to make rubber. A: And thanks for stopping by. This is a really big subject. You are asking a very general question ... | |
| mechanical motion | 1/17/2002 |
| Q: Plastic boxes are taken and transported form several inches. Their speed though, is consiberably. ... A: J Evers, and thanks for dropping by. Yes. That pipe insulation is a cheap foam (possibly ... | |
| Rubber | 10/9/2001 |
| Q: Why does rubber bounce? A: Scott, thanks for passing by. I really appreciate your question. And what a brilliant question it ... | |
| Rubber bands | 8/6/2001 |
| Q: To the nearest hundred how many rubber bands were used by the Royal Mail for bundling mail in Great ... A: and thanks for dropping by. What an unusual question! To be honest, I have absolutely no idea. ... | |
| "Rubber" - Oil Industry applications | 3/30/2001 |
| Q: I am a Shell petroleum procurement engineer on secondment to the Al Furat Petroleum Compnay ... A: Alan First thanks for dropping by Second, thanks for asking such a challenging question. The ... | |
| O-Rings | 1/19/2001 |
| Q: How do O-Rings prevent the passage of high pressure liquids - or low pressure ones for that matter. A: and thanks for dropping by! O-rings are best for low- and mid-pressure sealing. To get high ... | |
| Hi David, I am making a... | 1/15/2001 |
| Q: I am making a report for my MBA study about entering the UK market with o-rings and seals. We want ... A: Here is the first attempt at a real answer. it will probably raise more questions than it answers, ... | |
| How much rubber is made in any one year | 11/23/2000 |
| Q: Howmuch rubber does the world produce in each year? A: Reg, Thanks for dropping by This is relatively easy. Latest stats show some 17 million tonnesin ... | |
David Shaw
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Technical; business-oriented, strategic; globalisation; market segmentation; tyres; non-tyre; natural rubber; synthetic rubber; suppliers of rubber and machinery; users of rubber and compounds; e-business inthe rubber industry and suchlike
Experience
Over 10 years reporting on the sector
I have been editor of European Rubber Journal for over 10 years. This has brought me into close contact with people at all levels in this industry. They are kind enough to give me the time to answer my many questions about their activities and their expectations and future plans.
Through their generosity, I have been able to build up a very detailed picture of this industry, and how it operates across international boundaries; up and down the supply chain, and across traditional boundaries of technology and commercial sensitivities.
Aside from that, I have at my disposal one of the best libraries of reference material related to the rubber industry, as well as a comprehensive set of web links to many different organisations whose activities have an impact on the development of this dynamic industry.
For the record, I am trained as an engineer, with a heavy mathematical bias, but have picked up a fair amount about economics; rubber technology; tyre manufacture; marketing and statistical analysis
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