Valve Industry
India’s valve industry displaying a growth rate of 10-15 per cent in value terms, has come a long way from making simple valves to producing a wide range of sophisticated ones. Today, the industry commands an estimated domestic demand of about Rs 600 crore of all types of valves. Rubber is an useful commodity used the production of rubber valves and various rubber products are used in the valve industry like
- Rubber Gasket
- Rubber Stripes and profiles
- Rubber Diaphragm
- O Ring etc.
Industrial Gears remain a very challenging industry globally. The gear industry, comprising the manufacturing of the gear, motors and mechanical power transmission equipment, is very important for the industrial growth of the economy. Gears are the most critical part of any plant and machinery and the most basic form of engineering product. Rubber is widely in the gear industry for various purposes. Some of the rubber products used in the gear industry are like
- Rubber seal
- O Ring
- Rubber Gasket
- Rubber Washer etc.
Coupling Industry
A major product used in any industry is a coupling. The coupling is used to join or seal, be it for pipes, pumps, valves or other industrial products. The coupling industry is of great significance for the overall growth of industries. Though metals and plastic are the basic materials used in making couplings, rubber couplings are equally popular. Flexible rubber couplings are the type of rubber couplings used for driving almost all types of machinery. Couplings are used to accommodating misalignment, parallel/angular or in combination. Use of rubber couplings provide positive and resilient drive to protect the driven machines or the driving against any major damage because of unavoidable misalignment, torsional vibration, shock loads, reversal of drive, settling of machine foundation in various industrial applications. Various rubber products are used in the coupling industry for various reasons. Some important ones are:
- Rubber Hose
- O Ring
- Rubber Seal
- Rubber Tubing
- Rubber Gasket
- Rubber Bushes
- Metal bonded components etc.
Pump Industry
The pump industry in India is worth a Rs 2500 crore market and it is 7% of the size of USA market. The industry comprises a large number of SSI units, large manufacturers and many foreign manufacturers. Ar present, Indian pump industry has more than 500 manufacturers of pumps which together produce more than 1.2 million pumps every year. The pump industry meets 95% of the domestic demand. Most of the manufacturers in the unorganized sector cater to agriculture sector. The availability of free or cheap power, subsidy, and decision made by individual farmers rather than consultants has helped the manufacturers of pumps in the unorganized sector push their products in agriculture sector. Both rubber and rubber made goods play a vital role in the pump industry. There is the need for various rubber engineered goods to fulfill the requirement of the pump industry. Some of the rubber products used in the pump industry are as follows:
- Rubber Gasket
- Rubber Grommets
- Rubber Washer
- Rubber Seal
- Metal bonded components etc.
Heavy Machinery And Equipment
Rubber is one such commodity, be it the natural latex or rubber made goods, its importance can be found in every industrial applications. Rubber is used in heavy machinery and equipment, starting from a rubber -metal bonded components to small rubber products like grommets, caps, seals to utilization of hoses, sheets, belts and many other such products. We give below few descriptions of rubber products used in the industry of heavy machinery and equipment:
- Rubber Molded Products
- Extruded Rubber Products
- Rubber Roller
- Metal bonded components
- Rubber Gloves
- Rubber Track
- Rubber Cable
- Rubber Duct
- Rubber Coating
- Rubber Bearing
- Calendered rubber products etc.
Tile Industry
When we talk about the tile industry as a whole, it comprises production of wall tiles and floor tiles, made of various materials like ceramic, marble, cement, stone, wood and rubber. Today rubber has emerged as a useful product used in the tile industry for various purposes. Tile molds are important rubber components used for making designer tiles. Rubber flooring and matting has become very fashionable compared to the original styles of marble or cement flooring.
Cement Industry
Like other industries, cement industry also make use of rubber and rubber products for various industries. Rubber tires as a fuel have gained popularity in the cement industry since a long period of time. Because of their high heating value, scrap tires are used as fuel. As an industry, cement is a very equipment-intensive where lubrication plays a significant role in ensuring optimum performance for various equipment under severe operating conditions. Since rubber is usually resistant to high temperature, heavy loads and dirty environments, both natural rubber and synthetic rubber are used for lubrication in the cement industry. Other rubber products used in the cement industry are as follows:
- Rubber gasket
- O Ring
- Rubber Washer
- Rubber Diaphragm
- Rubber Tubing
- Rubber Adhesives and sealants
- Metal bonded components etc.