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High-Performance Rubber Seals for Automotive

Engineering custom EPDM rubber gaskets with enhanced temperature resistance for a leading automotive manufacturer's next-generation engine platform.

Problem statement

An automotive manufacturer needed gasket materials that could handle higher under-hood temperatures and aggressive fluids in a new engine platform.

Our approach

We collaborated with the customer's material engineers to refine EPDM formulations, incorporating specialty polymers and additives, then validated performance through lab aging and field trials.

Results

  • Extended seal life in accelerated aging tests versus the previous formulation.
  • Improved compression set and recovery at elevated temperatures.
  • Qualified new material set within the OEM's global specification framework.