Sioux Rubber & Urethane Blog

When it comes to creating molds, selecting the appropriate type of rubber is crucial for achieving precise and durable results. When selecting the best rubber for mold making, it is vital to consider factors such as the desired level of flexibility, mold complexity, temperature resistance, and compatibility with the materials being molded. Here are some key factors to consider when selecting the best rubber for mold making:

Urethane rubber is a versatile material known for its exceptional strength and durability, making it a popular choice for industrial and commercial applications. Sioux Rubber & Urethane, based in Sioux City, Iowa, is a leading manufacturer of high-quality urethane rubber products. Endurawear® Urethane is Sioux Rubber & Urethane’s proprietary blend of urethane rubber created specifically with our customers' needs in mind.

For more than 60 years, we’ve been a leader in the industry, consistently delivering high-quality solutions for impact, abrasion, and corrosion resistance. We continue to evolve and introduce innovative products, all while preserving our commitment to maintaining the highest level of quality standards.

Over our 60+ years in business, Sioux Rubber & Urethane has built a strong reputation. When it comes to impact, abrasion, and corrosion resistance, there’s no one better at providing innovative and effective solutions for our customers. As we’ve grown our business over the decades, we’ve introduced new products, solutions, and ideas that never fail to meet our quality standards. We’re able to ensure our unparalleled quality because we only make the best, we know our stuff, and we never cut corners.

2020 is not even halfway over and has already been full of more challenges than we’ve seen since this past decade. But if there’s one thing that never changes it is the need to save money wherever possible, the Great Recession taught us that. Sioux Rubber was founded more than 60 years ago to help save businesses money. Our Endurawear Rubber and Endurawear Urethane solutions, like recovered clamp pads, Abrasiplate®, Hawkpad®, rubber-covered rollers, TuffTube® and more, were developed so companies could get more work out of their tools and machinery, saving money. Our products deliver outstanding protection against abrasion, corrosion and impact resistance. While some may be watching every penny, spending a little on protection now will save more money later. 

Sioux Rubber & Urethane produces quality impact, corrosion and abrasion resistant products and we’ve been doing it for 60 years!

Clamp pads are an integral part of warehouse, distribution and material handling processes. These forklift attachments are made of steel or aluminum and coated with a rib-designed rubber that allows for easier handling of rolls, barrels, boxes and much more.

Looking to protect your equipment from abrasion? Sioux Rubber & Urethane has the products for that. Looking to protect your equipment from corrosion? We have products for that as well. That’s because rubber and urethane is all we do. Sioux Rubber & Urethane produces quality impact-, corrosion- and abrasion-resistant products that serve the mining, aggregate, agricultural, chemical and manufacturing industries.

The HawkPad, by Sioux Rubber & Urethane, is changing the way companies in the paper-based honeycomb manufacturing industry do business. These companies manufacture honeycomb cardboard. This material is used for protective packaging of appliances, glass and furniture and even for structural applications like household doors and temporary building structures.

Clamp pads and forklift fork covers are the absolute best tool for tough applications. These pads provide the extra grip and decrease damage when moving material. If you use them in your warehouse, you won’t move anything without them. But when these pads get worn out, caring for them can be a headache. First, they’re expensive to replace and your forklift is left sitting while the part ships. Worse-case scenario is when the new pads don’t fit and you have to send them back and start the process all over again. That’s lost productivity, in time and money, you can’t get back.