Florian Brüning

The increasing demand for energy efficient vulcanization of rubber extrusions requires the optimization and further development of existing processes. Microwave vulcanization allows the energy required for this process to be coupled directly into the material via dielectric losses. Microwave heating requires the polarity of the rubber so that the electromagnetic wave can cause the polar compone...

Developing new and improved rubber compounds to meet increasing demands for application specific product properties requires detailed knowledge of material properties to be able to predict the processing behavior. Therefore, rheological material properties, which are traditionally determined using the high-pressure capillary rheometer (HPCR) are of crucial importance. Rubber compounds often exh...