| Our Profile MONMOUTH RUBBER & PLASTICS CORP
Web Site: www.rubberplastics.com
John M. Bonforte, Sr. –
General Manager
75 Long Branch Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
Phone: 800-375-1960 Ext. 12
Int’l Phone: 1-732-229-3444 Ext. 12
Fax: 800-375-1962
Int’l Fax: 1-732-229-0711
Email: johnsr@monmouthrubber.com
Annette Ewanyk -
Sales & Customer Service
Phone: 888-FOAM-888 Ext. 13
Int’l Phone: 1-732-229-3444 Ext. 13
Fax: 800-375-1962
Int’l Fax: 1-732-229-0711
Email: sales@monmouthrubber.com
MONMOUTH RUBBER &
PLASTICS CORP
Exclusive
Worldwide Manufacturer of
DURAFOAM™
Closed Cell Sponge Rubber & Plastic Foam and
BONDAFLEX™ RECYCLED Closed Cell Sponge Rubber &
Plastic Foam.
A
family of materials; A world of solutions!
For over 40 years, Monmouth Rubber &
Plastics Corp. has been a leader in the innovation and technology of cellular polymeric
materials. As a recognized leader and innovator of proprietary closed cell crosslinking
technology and polymer blend technology, Monmouth was retained to do product development
and improvement by a variety of companies. Some of these companies, in chronological
order, are:
- B.F. Goodrich, Sponge Products Div. - Shelton, CT
Neoprene/Vinyl Nitrile Blends
- Uniroyal Chemical, Ensolite Div. - Mishawaka, IN
IV-1 IV-5 Series - Neoprene/Vinyl Nitrile Blends – Ensofoam Crosslinked
EVA Blends
- Plymouth Rubber, Plymouth, MA
Crosslinked Low Density EVA Blends
- Sentinel Products Corp. - Hyannis, MA
Polyolefin Blends, all types including Metallocene Resin Crosslinked Foam
Monmouth Rubber & Plastics Corp.’s in-house technology timeline
is as follows:
1968 - Monmouth develops and
perfects the Durafoam™
multi-step process for the curing and blowing of low-density closed cell materials. Prior to 1968, most materials
were cured with the one step or jump-blow process which resulted in densities no lower
than 12 pounds per cubic foot. By using a controlled multi-step-cure blow process,
Monmouth was able to crosslink and blow materials in densities down to 2
pounds per cubic foot. Monmouth has made significant improvements to this Durafoam™
multi-step process over the years as polymers, products and customer needs have changed.
1969 - Monmouth develops for B.F. Goodrich, Shelton CT,
a low density, Vinyl/Nitrile/Neoprene blend for industrial and automotive markets. Monmouth's proprietary technology in
hydrocarbon polymer blending has been the keystone in its technology firsts. The product
line developed for B.F. Goodrich in 1969 is the forerunner of the Vinyl/Nitrile/Neoprene
blends produced today by Rubatex®, Uniroyal Ensolite and Halstead.
1971 - Monmouth develops the first commercial, low
density, Neoprene/SBR blend for the industrial and automotive markets. Listed under ASTM-D-1056, SCE41 through SCE45, Monmouth
produced and sold commercial blends of its Durafoam™
C121A series in densities as low as 3.5 pounds per cubic foot.
1974 - Monmouth commercializes the world's first 100%
EPDM, low density, closed cell sponge.
Proprietary Durafoam™ technology allowed Monmouth to produce the
C191XLDS in densities as low as to 2.0 pounds per cubic foot. One outstanding,
commercially successful application for this technology was as a sealing gasket for all
Chrysler tail lamps. Durafoam™ C191XLDS was used
exclusively during the 1980's in all Chrysler vehicles. Monmouth is currently listed as an
approved source under Chrysler MSAY 430.
1977 - Monmouth provides some of the initial EVA
Polyethylene crosslinked foam technology and developmental work for the Ensolite Division of Uniroyal. The product was
ultimately marketed by Uniroyal under the trade name "Ensofoam". This
developmental work included pilot plant production at our Long Branch facility as well as
product development.
1986 - Monmouth introduces its Bondaflex™
line of recycled cellular and solid rubber and plastic materials. Monmouth's technology centers around its proprietary
process for controlled particle size distribution of similar and dissimilar materials.
Since 1998, the Bondaflex™
process has resulted in Monmouth being able to
recycle in-house 98% of all the materials it manufactures.
The Bondaflex™
process also allows Monmouth to guarantee to its customers that Monmouth will accept back at its Long Branch facility 100% of
the material that Monmouth supplies. This includes skids, banding wire, stretch wrap, as
well as the cellular and solid material that Monmouth makes and sells. Monmouth knows of
no other manufacturer that offers such a guarantee.
August 1996 - Monmouth
commercializes its Durafoam™ DK series of Kinetically Grafted Blends. KGB blend technology allows dissimilar polymers
(those that do not blend well mechanically) to blend as a result of a chemical bond that
develops through proprietary KGB technology. The DK benefit
to the customer is a blend product with superior performance and value as opposed to more
expensive, homogenous polymers. The DK series of closed cell
Neoprene/EPDM blends covers the five hardness ranges of ASTM and have UL listing for flame resistance
and gasketing applications.
January 1998 - Monmouth is the first to introduce a
54" and 60" wide pressed cured bun in a neoprene blend. The Durafoam™ process results in a press cured bun having an
exceptionally large size, a tight cell structure, and superior physical properties as
compared to a continuously cured roll by the open air process.
The above technology events allow Monmouth to offer to its customers the following
commitment:
"To become and remain the highest
quality, lowest cost producer of cellular rubber and plastic buns in the world".
Other Monmouth products include:
- AIRAFLEX™
- Open Cell Sponge Rubber & Plastic Foam
- DURAFLEX™
- Solid Rubber & Plastic Sheeting
The Monmouth family of materials has performed well for over 40 years for sound
absorption, shock absorption,
conductive, non-conductive, fire retardant, high strength to weight ratio, hot and cold
insulation, and floatation.
The Monmouth family of materials is made from Neoprene, Natural Rubber, SBR, Butyl,
Butadiene, Nitrile, EPDM, ECH, Polystyrene, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, EVA, EMA,
Mettalocene Resin, PVC, Polyurethane, and Proprietary Blends of the above.
The Monmouth family of materials is offered in Buns, Sheets, Rolls, Stripping, with and
without pressure sensitive adhesive, and specialty laminations.
The Monmouth family of materials is used in the automotive, athletic, shoe,
construction, leisure products, and miscellaneous industrial products industries. Monmouth
is a global supplier with distribution points in North America, South America, Europe and
Asia.
The Monmouth family of materials is sold through Gasket Cutters, Fabricators, and
Resellers Worldwide.
Technical
Support
Monmouth Rubber & Plastics has a comprehensive state-of-the-art physical
testing laboratory, including shock
attenuation testing equipment. Monmouth is equipped to test and certify to a multitude of
industry and government specifications. Some of these specifications are: ASTM-D-1056, SAE
J18, MSAY 430, GM6086M, Mil-R-6130, Mil-C-3133, Mil-R-6855, Mil-G-1149, Delphi SD2-207
Sec. 6.1. Product development, product testing, product evaluation, and product sampling
are offered by Monmouth as part of its technical support program.
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