Rubber Compounding

McLaren’s rubber compounding plant is located in Thailand and works directly with the world’s best natural rubber producing farms to satisfy the strict quality requirements that we and our customers demand. Thailand is known as the largest source of quality natural rubber in the world. Over many years of constant testing and improvements, McLaren’s team of compounding professionals has mastered the science of transforming natural rubber into a wide range of quality finished products.

Our engineers have years of hands on experience and in depth industry knowledge, which allows us to develop and fine tune new rubber compounds with properties to meet specific client needs. The McLaren factory has a modern laboratory and is equipped with digital testing equipment to guarantee quality assurance and consistency in every single batch of mixed uncured rubber produced. McLaren’s continuous investment in state-of the art production and rubber testing technology guarantees our ability to produce quality rubber compounds now, and in the future.

McLaren has the experience to meet client specific needs and can deliver natural rubber in the following standards: RSS (1 to 5 grades), STR (5, 10 or 20), and CV65, as well as any customer specific rubber compound requirement.

Formulation

McLaren specializes in formulating specific rubber compounds for on and off road tires, solid tires, rubber pads, rubber tracks, and rubber treads for custom applications. We formulate our rubber compounds to be product and application specific. We know that not all rubber additives and fillers are made with the high quality that we require, so we purchase our chemical ingredients only from selected suppliers who meet our strict quality standards. All of our rubber compound ingredients are supplier specific. We use only the highest quality raw materials and purchase from approved and trusted suppliers to insure quality, consistency and excellence in the rubber compounds and the finished products we produce.

Mixing

Understanding that the mixing step is just as important as the formulation itself, McLaren’s engineers take special care in developing the mixing steps for each particular compound. We take into consideration the input time of each filler and additive in correlation to the mixer size, rpm speed, ram pressure, temperature, tolerance, and time used to mix each batch.  All mixing and testing equipment is maintained, serviced, and calibrated regularly to assure the precision, efficiency and consistency of the mixing process.

Quality Control

All formulations and mixing steps are controlled by a state-of-the-art computer system. The computer coordinates bar code verification and weight verification of each component before it is added to the rubber mixing batch. In addition, all computer controls, ampere, rotor speed and temperature readings are carefully monitored to ensure the proper mix. A full scale lab test for every mixing batch insures that we meet compound consistency standards every single time. The combination of superior formulations, raw materials, production technology and testing practices makes McLaren rubber compounds a world standard for quality.