Rubber Processing and Production Organization

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

   PDF

2. Rubber Product Manufacturing Systems

   • Philip K. Freakley

   Pages 1-13

3. Materials Behavior and Testing

   • Philip K. Freakley

   Pages 15-41

4. Principles of Mixing and Internal Mixers

   • Philip K. Freakley

   Pages 43-67

5. Screw Extrusion and Continuous Mixing

   • Philip K. Freakley

   Pages 69-109

6. Calendering and Milling

   • Philip K. Freakley

   Pages 111-129

7. Heat Transfer and Vulcanization Methods

   • Philip K. Freakley

   Pages 131-182

8. Process Control and Quality Control

   • Philip K. Freakley

   Pages 183-265

9. Plant Layout and Operations Methods

   • Philip K. Freakley

   Pages 267-313

10. Company Philosophy, Organization, and Strategy

    • Philip K. Freakley

    Pages 315-352

11. The Economics of Manufacturing Operations

    • Philip K. Freakley

    Pages 353-395

12. Production Management

    • Philip K. Freakley

    Pages 397-443

13. Back Matter

    Pages 445-455

    PDF

The absence of a book dealing with rubber processing has been apparent for some time and it is surprising that a straightforward text has not been produced. However, this book goes far beyond the scope of a simple technical approach and deals with the full spectrum of activities which lead to successful and profitable product manufacture. The need to deliver a product to a customer at the right time, at the right cost, and at the right quality is a basic premise on which the book is based. The increasingly stringent demands of customers for products that can be introduced directly into an assembly or production line without goods­ inwards inspection, are placing increasing pressures on the manufacturer. As a result, it is becoming essential to achieve and sustain product quality and consistency, by the monitoring and control of manufacture, at a level which renders all products saleable. The book has been written to satisfy the needs of practitioners in the rubber industry and is certainly not another descriptive text which is only read for interest when more important matters are not pressing. My close cooperation with Philip K. Freakley during the writing of the book has resulted in the incorporation of many of the viewpoints and methods which I have developed and refined during more than 38 years in the rubber industry.

• elastomer
• flow
• heat transfer
• lead
• pressure
• quality
• rubber
• synthesis
• temperature control
• complexity

• Institute of Polymer Technology, Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, UK

  Philip K. Freakley

Policies and ethics