Rubber Floor Mats Manufacturing

Rubber industry is one of the most foreseeable production industries in India. India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of natural rubber across the whole world. Rubber industry in India has been tremendously growing over the years and it has a prominent role in the SME sector too.

Rubber with its versatility is used to make wide range of products ranging from various household products to industrial products. A large percentage of it is used for the production of tyres and tubes. The remaining percentage includes the general sector which consists of all the products except tyres and tubes. This industry has a great scope in small scale industry sectors. One of the most trending, promising production business today is floor mat manufacturing. Now in India itself the number of commercial rubber mat manufacturers and industrial rubber mat manufacturers are increasing exceedingly.

Floor mat is a flat piece of rubber which is generally placed on a flat surface. They are environmental friendly as they are manufactured using old tyres, thus helping to decrease the biodegradable wastes. These mats are largely acceptable because of their affordable prices. Rubber floor mat manufacturers claim that these mats are used mostly for domestic purposes such as to remove the dirt from slippers or shoes to make home more clean and safe. They are also used in industries for covering floors around electrical panels to avoid the accidents occurring due to short-circuit or leakages.

The common examples of mats include anti-fatigue mat, anti-vibration mat, anti-static mat, high school wrestling mats, mats for use at home, interior mats, entrance mats, texture mats, step mats, gym floor mats, boot tray mats, and many more. The primary benefit of mats are that they are very easy to handle. They are not affected by water, corrosion but they are heat sensitive. They have a long life time and and can be disposed very easily. Automobiles like cars, buses, trucks, scooters etc also take advantage of these mats efficiently to keep the interior neat. There are also oil resistant mats which can be used near heavy machines inside the factories or industries, hence making them act as a safeguard to the lives of workmen there.

Rubber Floor Mats Manufacturing Process and the Raw Materials Involved

The first step in the floor mats manufacturing process is making compounded rubber. To prepare it we need to put the rubber inside the kneader and then mix it with vulcanizing agents, stabilizers, foaming agents, and pigments. After that the compound from the kneader is transferred into a mixing mill. This is the stage in which the sheet will be produced from the compound in proper length, width, and thickness.

Next famous process is Vulcanization. Vulcanization is a chemical process carried out to improve the tensile strength and elasticity of the rubber by heating it with Sulphur. The process will improve the mechanical properties of it by forming crosslinks between the rubber molecules and Sulphur. Vulcanisation is processed by placing the sheet inside a hydraulic press. After some preferable time, also known as cure time, it is taken out to trim it to form the final product.

Commercial rubber mat manufacturers and industrial rubber mat manufacturers use various raw materials like NR (Natural Rubber), SBR (Styrene Butadiene Rubber), NBR (Nitrile Rubber) vulcanizing agents,stabilizers etc for the manufacturing of floor mats. Indian production industry is expecting a 8% growth per annum in this decade. So we can anticipate a massive hike in the rubber manufacturing and production across small, mid, and large scale industries in India.