Specialist manufacturing with rubbers, plastics & other polymers

Smithers Rapra has gained an unparalleled knowledge of the relationships between polymers, product design, performance, durability & manufacture. A low volume manufacturing service for plastics, rubber & polyurethane parts has developed from our technical expertise. Customers have recognised our ability for achieving high quality manufacture & specialist production on small scale runs.

Our technologists are experienced in designing & utilising small scale production lines & developing novel processing technology. The highest production standards are maintained by in house auditing systems to ensure product quality & consistency. Our consultants & technologists can advise on developing or improving manufacturing processes. Tooling, including moulds & dies can be developed for the products.

Smithers Rapra offers a range of manufacturing techniques including compounding, extrusion based processes, moulding & rubber parts.

Our processing service delivers benefits to new & existing clients with new product ideas as well as companies that would otherwise have to shut down complete manufacturing lines to develop new products.

Prototype development

The range of equipment, & the knowledge & experience of Smithers Rapra personnel make the processing laboratories at Smithers Rapra the ideal place to develop the manufacturing process for your product. Once developed, the process can then be can be continued at Smithers Rapra or moved to large scale manufacturing under the guidance of one of our consultants.

Low volume manufacture

We have many customers that repeatedly use our manufacturing service to benefit from our high standard of manufacture, attention to detail & the confidentiality we offer. Our customers utilise our services on a regular daily, weekly, monthly & even yearly basis or simply on an adhoc basis. Smithers Rapra is happy to offer this flexible approach to manufacturing, allowing products time to develop in the market. Our client focused approach gives them the time to assess the project as it develops & allows for investment decisions to be made.