Rubber and elastomeric compounding capabilities Barberton, Ohio

Barberton overview

Serving the Midwest and Northeast, Preferred Compounding's Ohio color and black compounding facilities are located just off the Ohio Turnpike/Interstate 80 in Barberton, Ohio. Barberton is also Preferred Compounding Headquarters.

• Two black mixers
• One color mixer
• Two gear pump strainers
• Full on-site development and quality control lab

Black compounding

#11 Krupp Tangential 256 liter black mixer

• Variable speed three-zone temperature controlled mixer with two-wing rotors and four bulk oil ports
• 500 pound average batch size
• VMI Combex 150 gear pump strainer
• 84-inch drop and 60-inch strip variable speed mills
• Strip width capability 1.25 to 28 inches
• Midlands Cantilever bar cooling line with metal detection and strip and slab capability
• Mesabi Mix Vision^® process control

#12 Kobelco Tangential 276.5 liter black mixer

• Variable speed three-zone temperature control mixer with two-wing rotors and four bulk oil ports
• 550 pound average batch size
• 84-inch drop mill and 60-inch variable speed strip mills
• Strip width capability: 1.25 to 28 inches
• Midlands Cantilever bar cooling line with metal detection and strip and slab capability
• Mesabi Mix Vision^® process control

The Skinner Tangential color mixer in a carbon black-free building.

Color compounding

Skinner Tangential 80 liter color mixer

• Separate dedicated non-black building
• Variable speed three-zone temperature control mixer with rotors wings
• 170 pound average batch size
• 60-inch variable speed drop mill dual hydraulic drive with overhead blender
• Strip width capability: 0.5 to 16 inches
• VMI Combex 120 gear pump strainer
• Midlands Cantilever bar cooling line with metal detection and strip and slab capability
• Mesabi Mix Vision^® process control

One of Barberton's gear pump strainers.