Innovation

Innovation is vital to the success and growth of any business, and it is through innovation that the company continues to expand technologies, learn new practices and improve current practices, saving time and money.
Realflex Rubber Products is working to make innovations in all aspects of our business. We incorporate small and large projects, because innovation has no size limit, whether it involves improving and streamlining our quotation process or working on our customized production system, because we believe that all improvements will ultimately help the customer.

We also work with our various material suppliers to develop or improve rubber compounds when needed; we develop our own custom formulations to meet the needs of various industries or customers. Having experience in innovation internally allows us to serve our customers immediately as projects change or arise.

Great effort also goes into our process for the production of hoses and bore hoses for various applications in the industry, in which we design customized devices allowing increased production capacity and increases in the quality of the finished product. This capability enables Realflex Rubber Products not only to produce complex parts, but also to pass on the cost savings stemming from our innovations to our customers; the area that makes us the proudest in our company is helping our customers innovate within their own industry.

We are able to help solve complex problems with simple solutions, resulting in increased business or improvement in our margin for our customers. Innovation is an area that can easily be overlooked in other companies, and it is easy to get comfortable with the current situation and think that there is no room for improvement. Realflex Rubber Products strives to break this misconception and bring new ideas and manufacturing processes to the rubber industry. By doing so, we can help our customers solve problems while improving our own processes.

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  • Problem identified: Great difficulty for the customer to find reliable suppliers to obtain a complete solution (with connectors, tests and certificates) on the flexible part of the compressed air line connected to a heavy mainframe;
  • Solution Developed: Special hoses for large compressors that are robust, flexible and long-lasting, and already provided with special connectors, also developed for the client, with certificates and testing of 100% of the products manufactured.
  • Name of products developed: CORDFLEX HD
  • Pressure classes provided: 75, 150, 300, 600 PSI
  • Connectors: Pressed to the customers specifications
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  • Problem Identified Customer has difficulty replacing an original product in the equipment category due to the high cost and high delivery lead-time resulting from the absence of a local manufacturer;
  • Solution developed: Special bore hose for this type of equipment with excellent flexibility, lightweight, competitive price and low lead-time.
  • Name of products developed: BORE HOSE FOR RAIL CLEANING EQUIPMENT
  • Pressure classes provided: 150 PSI
  • Connectors: Vulcanized nipples with fixed and swivel flanges.
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  • Problem Identified: Connector line to carry fluid from floating pumps requires buoyancy, and to acquire buoyancy is expensive and does not guarantee good buoyancy of the line;
  • Solution Developed: Special floating hoses and bore hoses to conduct various types of fluids with water, abrasives, petroleum products, food, chemical products and so on.
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  • Problem Identified: Insufficient options on the market for quality non-toxic hoses with FDA approval;
  • Solution developed: Development of FDA certified non-toxic food hose lines containing compounds free of phthalates, antifungal and -bacterial. We develop suction and discharge hoses for the food, beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical markets. See our certifications.

All Certifications and Standards Met