Sioux Rubber & Urethane Blog

At Sioux Rubber, we’re committed to providing our customers with excellent solutions for abrasion and impact resistance. They depend on us for results that will save them money and stand the test of time. We achieve this by channeling decades of expertise and utilizing processes that some may consider “old fashioned” - and we’re happy with that! We are proud of the craftsmanship that is required to do our work incredibly well. The process of vulcanization is by no means a shortcut, but it produces great results. Let’s take a look at why:

What sets Sioux Rubber & Urethane apart? Quite simply, it’s our processes that help us to stand out when compared to companies that offer similar services. It is common in our industry to use UV Curing, or cold-bonding to adhere rubber to a substrate. This process does work, but you get what you pay for. Cold bonds are only as strong as the glue that is used. This is why, from day one, we’ve been committed to the process of vulcanization.

When we talk about our clamp pads and Abrasiplate products, many times we use the term vulcanize to describe how the rubber is adhered to the substrate, but what does that really mean?