Contact:Dr Alan Muhr, Head of Engineering

Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre Brickendonbury Hertford SG13 8NL United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)1992 584966 Fax: +44 (0)1992 504248 Email: info@rubberconsultants.com Website: www.rubberconsultants.com

Specialists in all aspects of the use of elastomers in engineering.

Typical areas of work include:

• Product specifications and standards
• FEA (MARC and ABAQUS)
• Material Characterisation for FEA
• Design methodology for rubber components (Excel, Mathcad, Matlab)
• Assessing the properties required of an elastomer in a specific situation
• Selecting best elastomer and compounding methods
• Mould design and Moldflow analysis
• Fabrication, bonding, assembly and installation
• Testing of engineering properties of elastomers and performance of products (up to 2.5 MN - low frequency - and 700Hz, low amplitude and load)
• Assessing likely service life