At Viking Extrusions, we strive to provide unrivalled flexibility and quality to our customers, providing an array of custom rubber extrusions in a selection of designs and order quantities at industry-topping lead times.
We make sure to give the best value, turnaround, and customer service time at every step of your project, manufacturing everything to order when required and offering the best services regardless of whether the order is for a few metres or a few thousand metres. The number one question when new customers are seeking custom rubber extrusions is, “What’s your MOQ?”
To elaborate on this question, we have put together this article explaining our capabilities, how we meet your requirements, and more importantly, what our minimum order quantity is. Additionally, if you’re looking to place an order with us, you can explore our article on what we need to quote you effectively.
Our minimum order quantity
As your trusted rubber extrusion partner and manufacturer, you can be confident that we can handle projects and order quantities of all sizes. We have experienced complex projects, including large-scale and small order quantities.
Every new profile requires additional development time and material, depending on the complexity of the design. We extrude a few metres of material, check the tolerance against the customer’s profile drawing requirements and adjust accordingly – usually needing to remove and modify the tooling slightly to help create a more even flow of material through it or fine tune dimensions and minimise tolerance. This process can take several attempts, often requiring tool modification each time.
Our MOQ for most orders is 10 Metres, which offers the customer the best price/metre and covers our costs. For more information on our capabilities and to discover how we can help you with your project, contact us today.
Shore hardness as a factor
As silicone has a variety of shore hardnesses from 20 shore A (our softest silicone) up to our hardest 80 shore A, this must be considered when designing and machining our customer’s tool.
Each type of silicone material reacts differently during extrusion with the softer material, swelling more when extruded compared to harder material, which extrudes truer to the tool being used. Simply speaking, if we were to extrude 20 shore A compound through a die designed to be used with 80 shore A material, the final product would be larger due to the swell created.
To add to this, the speed of extrusion, the temperature of the curing box and, in some extreme cases, the ambient temperature can all affect the end result of the product.
Our capabilities
The extensive custom rubber extrusions we provide have helped us become one of the leading rubber part manufacturers in the UK, which is a testament to our excellent team. We are specialists in short runs and prototype work, meaning we will have the perfect solution for you no matter how small your order quantity is.
We manufacture a wide range of custom rubber extrusions, including:
- Silicone rubber extrusions
- Inflatable seals
- Silicone sponge
- Moulded silicone parts
- Silicone sheeting
These categories cover a range of extrusions, allowing us to cover a wide range of industries, such as the automotive, aerospace and marine industries.
A trusted silicone manufacturer & supplier
The importance of working with a trusted manufacturer and supplier for your custom rubber extrusion needs cannot be overstated. When choosing a trusted and reliable partner like Viking Extrusions, you will benefit from our outstanding quality and unmatched flexibility when creating bespoke silicone parts.
As mentioned, we have become one of the leading rubber extrusion specialists in the UK, working with clients across the globe to meet tight deadlines and budgets in complex projects. We have experience in working within a multitude of industries, with products to suit a range of different environments and thanks to our expert manufacturing process, we can create custom moulds that will be available for manufacturing to large quantities moving forward.
All of the variables we’ve covered must be taken into account when quoting for MOQ, and as such, if a customer wants 10 metres compared to 25 metres, the price will most likely remain very similar as the setup cost is the main expense involved.
Give us a call now to find out how best we can assist you, or look at our 9000+ current designs to see if we already have what you’re looking for.
