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In today's world of advanced and custom packaging, clamp pads have become an essential accessory for every forklift. They play a vital role in minimizing damage to delicate cargo like boxes, crates, and paper rolls, while providing the necessary grip for safe and efficient material handling. The demand for clamp pads is undeniable, but here's what many manufacturers aren't telling you – you don't have to buy new ones each time they wear out.

In the world of manufacturing and industry, daily wear and tear on machines and equipment is an unavoidable reality. However, the costs associated with abrasion, impact, and corrosion-related breakdowns can be substantial. Not only does production come to a halt, but the expenses for repairs and downtime can quickly escalate. 

Whether you need custom cast urethane parts or clamp pads, here at Sioux Rubber & Urethane, we tackle it all; whatever it takes to fight abrasion, corrosion, and impact damage on equipment of all shapes, sizes, and functions – we can make it happen. Some products are custom-built and applied individually, while others are designed to fit industry specs. The rubber and urethane protection that we provide serves equipment from a wide variety of OEMs with one goal in mind: to extend the life of equipment.

Sioux Rubber & Urethane is a leading rubber clamp pad manufacturer and custom polyurethane molding company. What are your goals for 2023? Perhaps you’re eager to increase productivity and profit. Here at Sioux Rubber & Urethane, we understand the tight margins that you face in the materials handling industry. Every forklift, every load, and every minute of the day matters a great deal toward meeting your goals and satisfying your customer. This year, set your mind at ease with a simple, cost-effective solution for keeping your forklifts in top working order: clamp pads from Sioux Rubber & Urethane!

Forklifts withstand heavy use day after day, and their clamps work overtime to lift and transport a wide variety of goods. To run your operation smoothly, you need to be able to trust that your forklifts won’t slip or drop the valuable inventory they are moving. Over time, the rubber coating on clamps wears out, and you’re left with a question: do I need to completely repurchase clamps for my machine? Who can I trust to have my clamps working in good-as-knew (or even better) condition?

Year by year, day by day, hour by hour, forklifts are used to carefully move products of many different shapes and sizes. Vendors, distributors, and manufacturers rely on the safe handling of whatever item is being moved, so the forklifts need to be in tip-top shape. Forklift clamp pads allow for a forklift to hold a firm, steady grip on any box, parcel, or paper roll. Over time, clamp pads can wear, fade, and chip – creating a hazard for safely moving objects. If you’re noticing wear on your clamp pads, don’t wait until there is a costly or dangerous slip. Our replacement clamp pads will not disappoint you. Recover your clamp pads today!

We’ve got a secret that most clamp pad manufacturers won’t tell you: clamp pads can be recovered, rather than replaced, for just one-third of the cost! That’s right, rather than purchasing replacement clamp pads, by recovering your clamp pads at Sioux Rubber & Urethane, you’re saving money and protecting your bottom line. Clamp pads are bound to wear down after months of use, and recovering them is the best way to save time and money. You may seem luckier than others, but really you’ll have just discovered the clamp pad recovery secrets!

Forklifts are the workhorses of any warehouse. A variety of clamp attachments have been developed to help forklift operators more efficiently move uniquely-shaped cartons, light boxes, paper rolls, etc. Almost all of these attachments are made of a metal substrate, which is subjected to intense wear-and-tear unless properly protected. That’s where we come in.

We’re all about helping our customers save time and money. One of the best tricks up our sleeve? We can recover worn-down clamp pad rubber for a fraction of the cost it takes to purchase new. It’s one of our favorite no-brainers.

Anyone that works with forklifts knows that clamps withstand a lot of wear and tear. Whether you’re handling rolls, barrels, or flat boxes, it’s not a matter of if your clamps start to fail, but a matter of when. Unfortunately, fully replacing parts on your machinery is expensive and reduces productivity. Here’s the good news: Sioux Rubber & Urethane has the solution, and we’ve been doing it for over 30 years! Our Endurawear clamp pads and covers provide a safe, strong, easy, budget-friendly, and fast way to keep your clamps in business.