Specialist Manufacturing

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. The processing team takes our customers ideas & concepts & through our knowledge of processing techniques, material selection & product testing, we develop prototypes for further assessment & product trials. 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 manufacturing lines to developproducts. We can add skills to an in-house development team & our facilities reduce the requirement for investment in costly small scale equipment.

Prototype development

The range of equipment, & the knowledge & experience of Smithers Rapra personnel makes the processing laboratories at Smithers Rapra the ideal place to develop the manufacturing process for your product. Once developed, production can 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. 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 customers the time to assess the project as it develops & allows for investment decisions to be made.

Contact the enquiry bureau if you think we may be able to help get your ideas off the ground info@smithers.com.