President's
Message
Spring has arrived. This is one
of my favorite times of the year as Mother Earth clothes herself in her emerald splendor.
I hope this letter finds you in good health.
Good news! February was the best month for shipments in the company’s history. I want
to thank all of our customers for choosing to do business with Vip. The supply chain
includes you, our customer, Vip and the raw material suppliers to Vip. We have spent years
developing our relationships with both customers and vendors. Together we can reach new
levels of competency.Vip has 5 manufacturing departments:
- Lubber Extrusion
- Plastic Extrusion
- Lubber and Plastic Molding
- Calender
- Fabrication
This month we will highlight Lubber Extrusion.
Thank you for reading our newsletter.
What’s
new at Vip?
Vip is working for you. We
stock Commercial Neoprene 60 shore, VitonÒ 75 shore, Silicone 60 shore, EPDM
60 shore and Nitrile 70 shore in calender sheet 1/32 – 1/4.
We also stock 70 shore Nitrile cord from .139 to .500 diameter.
www.rubber-rubber.us
You may place orders, follow
up on orders and have your questions answered 24/7. Whether it is an RFQ or a question
regarding our capabilities, you will be quite satisfied with Vip’s service and
response time.
Random
thought
It's hard to
be a leader these days -- you don't know if people are following you or chasing you. |
Lubber
Extrusion
Lubber extrusion at Vip is one
of our core capabilities. We extrude all organic polymers, including VitonÒ, hypalon, nitrile, neopreneÒ, SBR and natural. We also extrude silicone.
We process sponge in our continuous cure downstream equipment also known as Liquid Cure
Medium (above photo). We can apply PSA tape to most extrusions and cut to length.
Sometimes a particular shape
can only be formed after extrusion and prior to cure. This forming process can produce
very interesting results. Our extrusions are used in windows, pumps, seals, tubes, bumpers
and almost anywhere you can imagine.
So the next time you have a need for rubber extrusion, please think of Vip.
The
People of Vip
Meet Dean Gillespie.
Originally a retail meat cutter, Dean started at Vip on a temporary basis, 36 years later
he is Vice President of Marketing. Specializing in curtain wall (high rise building window
systems) and TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomer), Dean is always up-to-date on the latest
technology and happily shares his 36 years experience with clients and personnel at Vip.
Dean has the ability to explain complex issues in layman’s terms.
Dean is originally from Texas, which explains his country boy manner in his everyday life.
His sales territory is the southern U.S. and his affinity for the people of the south
comes naturally. Dean recently finished building a house in New Mexico. He hopes to spend
more time with his hobbies of mineralogy, geology and fly-fishing.
So
if you want to know more about tying a fly or the latest on Thermoplastic Elastomers, then
give Dean a call. |
