Manufacturing is often the art of managing the unpredictable. Whether it’s producing rubber and plastic...
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Seasonality in the World of Manufacturing
While most of the country is worrying about staying warm and digging out from another...
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Moving on Up…to our New Facility!
We have some exciting news to share with you—our newest addition to our facility is...
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Looking Ahead into 2014
At Universal Polymer and Rubber (UP&R), we are guardedly optimistic about the upcoming New Year....
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The Progression to Lean Manufacturing
If you were to travel back in time to rubber manufacturing facilities from twenty years...
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Helping the Resurgence in Manufacturing, One Step at a Time
In recent history, polymer manufacturing companies in the U.S.A. have begun to rebound from the...
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Returnable Packaging in the Auto Industry: Is it Practical?
If you work in the automotive industry, you may have heard about the possibility of...
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Mixing the Right Batch – The Importance of Rubber Chemists
Manufacturing rubber compounds is a lot like baking a cake: it all comes down to...
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Universal Polymer & Rubber is TS16949 Certified
A few weeks back we achieved TS16949 Certification from the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG)....
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