In 2013, Apple Rubber had its finest financial performance since opening its door 40 years ago. Using our master plan for controlled growth, a broader customer base, and exceptional customer service as a blueprint, we continue to have successful growth.
The Apple Rubber team is back on the road this week. We have a foursome set to attend the MD&M West Conference from Monday, Feb. 10 through Thursday, Feb. 13 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.
One of Kevin Oberholzer’s most memorable projects at Apple Rubber came, as he describes it, when he convinced “one of the guys from the machine shop to help me build a sweep for one of the injection presses. We took sprockets, bicycle chain, a roller with rack and pinion to make a roller sweep that fit within the shroud of the press. This contraption allowed us to run many high volume O-ring projects automatically and cut the cycle time in half.”
Apple Rubber successfully reaffirmed its compliance with ISO 9001:2008 / AS 9100C following a January site audit of our facilities by Underwriter’s Laboratories.
Representatives from Apple Rubber will attend the Marcellus-Utica Midstream Conference and Exhibition slated for Tuesday, Jan. 28 through Thursday, Jan. 30 in Pittsburgh. Over 1,500 attendees and roughly 200 exhibitors are expected to participate in the Hart Energy-sponsored event.
Ever wonder just how clean our clean room actually is? It’s a fair question — and one we ask ourselves on a regular basis. We sample the clean room air multiple times each week to ensure the atmosphere in which the medical rubber parts are processed is appropriate.
Over the next several months, the Apple Blog will introduce our readers to various members of the Apple Rubber team. Our first profile: Romel Ner, an Apple Rubber project engineer operating from the West Coast.
There’s a new machine on the Apple Rubber production floor that is increasing O-ring and seal production while taking some pressure off of one of our older tools.