Designing and Making Rubber Mats

Making Rubber Mats is good for the environment because it recycles a lot of old tires. This factory can recycle up to 15,000 times per day.

Large piles of used tires are transported to a factory washing station to be cleaned of excess dirt and grime. Large grinding wheels break up the tires into small pieces of rubber, metal, nylon, and fiberglass. As they travel along a conveyor, the chunks of rubber are separated from the metal and taken to a separate warehouse for recycling. After that, the rubber chunks that need to be thrown away are separated from the other materials, which include fiberglass and nylon. The enormous chunks of rubber are then piled up.

After that, a loader loads a second shredder with large pieces of rubber. This machine grinds the rubber chunks into even smaller pieces until they resemble powder. The rubber powder is dispersed on rubber mat molds. The mat press then cooks the mat under extreme pressure to allow the rubber to bond. After that, water is poured over the mats for several minutes to cool them. The rubber mats are then sent down a line to dry and be cut into the appropriate sizes for use in the warehouse.

Rubber rings and mudguards are also made in this warehouse using the same technique. At least 12,000 rubber mats are produced each day using this method. Consider how much rubber was recycled!

The Production of Natural Rubber Mats 

Today, nearly 70% of all rubber used worldwide is synthetic rubber made from crude oil. However, despite the fact that synthetic rubber now dominates the rubber industry, its literal natural origins should not be overlooked! In fact, it comes from the sticky sap that flows from the Para rubber tree, Hevea Brasiliensis. In large village plantations, hundreds of these trees are grown for sap extraction. This sap, also known as latex, is produced by the tree in response to damage. The white sap covers the tree's wounds, or more appropriately, cuts, allowing the tree to heal—a process that is actually very similar to the healing of human wounds. There are five overlooked advantages to natural rubber mats:

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• Because it is easier to work with and of higher quality, natural rubber is almost always used to make decorative Rubber mats.
• The majority of natural rubber matting is produced in more advanced factories that produce a product that is superior and more dependable.
• Emissions are kept to a minimum because plantations and rubber factories are always close to one another. Between the source and the production facility, transportation is sparse. Workers who make rubber matting from the Para tree almost always are aware that the rubber tree is a local plant.
• The Sonoma Coast Rubber Doormat can be seen outside of double doors on a brick floor, proving that natural rubber mat manufacturers have always led innovation. Everyone else does the same thing, and imitations are never admirable.
• Natural rubber is not only biodegradable and friendly to the environment, but it is also the backbone of the livelihoods of small subsistence farmers and factories in developing nations. In countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, small workshops process the rubber to make products like decorative Rubber Floor Mats or rubber step mats. The rubber tree's sap is then harvested by their families.

To begin, industry workers cut small holes in the bark of the rubber tree so that the sap can flow into an old, hollow coconut shell. A white liquid known as rubber sap is produced by the tree. It gets harder over time, but it doesn't completely dry out; it still has stretch and flexibility! After the tree has produced enough rubber to fill the cup, the cut is covered and allowed to heal.

The collected pure rubber is transported to the village, where simple machinery is utilized to roll it into long rubber sheets. Some of these are rolled, packed, and shipped to manufacturers as raw rubber. Others are rolled out into the shape of small rubber mats and baked in the sun. These one-of-a-kind mats are utilized in a wide variety of small-scale rubber applications. Rubber's entire manufacturing process is long-lasting and friendly to the environment. In contrast to the lumber industry, the trees are not cut down to collect the materials; Additionally, synthetic materials are not made from crude oil barrels. Continuous re-harvesting is required for natural rubber matting!