Tag: Rubber

Acoustics

Blachford Acoustics Group Acquires Milcut Inc.

Milcut Incorporated and Blachford Investments, Inc. are thrilled to announce that Blachford has purchased Milcut, effective March 7th, 2022. Blachford intends to retain all employees, and Milcut products will continue to be manufactured at the Menomonee Falls, WI location, and the company will still operate as Milcut. With this acquisition, Milc… Continue Reading Blachford Acoustics Group Acquires Milcut Inc.

Acoustics

Optimizing the Filler Dispersion from a Rubber Mixer using a DMA and Optical Methods

In recent years, new techniques for measuring the dispersion of fillers in rubber compounds have grown.  These methods include dynamic mechanical analyzers (DMA) such as the RPA 2000 and the Dispergrader.  There have been many studies to determine how to use these methods for the characterization of uncured compounds.  Both methods have grown in… Continue Reading Optimizing the Filler Dispersion from a Rubber Mixer using a DMA and Optical Methods