What’s New

RDAbbott featured the latest addition to its technical services portfolio, a Liquid Additive Manufacturing (LAM) 3D Printer, at the 2017 International Elastomer Conference in Cleveland, Ohio.

With a little help from RDAbbott, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Governing Board  ammended rule 1168 to allow the use of solvent-based Chemlok within the District on October 6, 2017.

RDAbbott is full-service supplier that’s been serving the rubber industry with exceptional logistics and technical solutions since 1948. Check out this video to get a quick overview of our business.

RDAbbott teamed up with Cancarb and ARLANXEO to explore architectural sealing advancements using Thermax N-990 and Keltan EPDM with new rubber glazing compounding technology to improve cost efficiency, processability, and durability.

Hallstar’s Paraplex^® Approach draws upon decades of performance data to quickly create custom-designed plasticizers that meet the strictest design requirements. To learn more, check out their new video.

Sports balls of all varieties whether it be soccer, or hockey, or tennis, owe their resilience and reliability to an unusual polymer, one whose derivatives and spinoffs are everywhere you look, from cars to shoes to rocket fuel. To learn more about rubber, check out this new video sponsored by the Rubber Division, ACS.

Next generation gas drilling techniques continue to evolve allowing the market access to previously unavailable large shale gas reserves.

The organizing committee for LSR 2018, scheduled to take place September 11 – 13 in Anaheim, California is accepting abstracts for technical presentations. The deadline for abstracts is March 1, 2018.

RDAbbott could not be prouder of our three nominees—Jose Gonzalez, Felipe Escamilla, and Jose Elias—who were included in Rubber & Plastics News’ special “Under 40” issue.

RDAbbott was honored to partner with LORD Corporation in their exclusive International Rubber Journey conference this past May at the Hacienda Jurica Hotel in Queretaro, Mexico.