Bespoke rubber components designed for the offshore energy sector

SURF ClampingSolutions:

Metflex Precision Mouldings Ltd,20 Alan Ramsbottom Way, Great Harwood,Blackburn, BB6 7FE.

Main Phone: +44 (0)1254 884 171Main Fax: +44 (0)1254 881 764Email: sales@metflex.co.uk

www.metflex.co.uk

SURF clamping applications• Buoyancy modules• Tether clamps• Pipeline repair systems

SURF ancillaries• Piggyback blocks• Spacers(more applications andrubber grades are available)

Precision Rubber Components

At the forefront of rubber component technology

Established in 1919, Metflex Precision Mouldings Ltd hasnearly a century of experience in the manufacture of bespoke,

precision-moulded components such as blocks, seals and diaphragms in arange of rubber materials for a global client-base in a variety of industry sectors.

Prototype and productdevelopment services• Competitive lead times• Technical support and innovation• Rubber formulation• In-house laboratory facilities for in-

• Full design and manufacture• Latest technology utilised• Independent material testing and • Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Manufacturing services• Compression moulding• Injection moulding• Rubber to metal bonding• Rubber compounding• Precision forming

third party verification if required

process testing

67 IRHD to73 IRHD

HardnessISO 48

<1% after2 weeks

Water absorptionISO 1817

9% to 13%Compression set25% strainISO 815

1.25 MPa to2.3 MPa

Shear Modulus 25%ISO 1827

1.15 MPa to2.3 MPa

Shear Modulus 40%ISO 1827

Service Life up to 25 years

Metflex EM67™ & EM73™Typical Properties:

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EM67™ and EM73™ are Natural Rubber materials developed by Metflex for typical subsea/offshore components to suit your application. For further information or to discuss tailored hardness and modulus properties, talk to our experts today.

We can manufacture in generalaccordance to API 17L part 1 if required.