Rubber parts such as silicone diaphragms, septums, seals, valves, tubing, and balloons are critical components in many of today’s medical devices. FEA can be an excellent tool for design engineers to ...

When it comes to rubber products, designs, materials, and manufacturing processes are still largely trial and error. CFD or FEA usually comes into play only after ...

For years, seal manufacturers and users alike have been searching for their industrial Holy Grail — a method for predicting how long seals will last in service. Traditional methods for evaluating an ...

Working with rubber is no easy feat. Rubber seals are used in various industries, including automotive, manufacturing, chemicals, and medicine, and they remain a critical part of functioning ...

Most simulation engineers are used to working with isotropic materials. We know the exact makeup of the material all the way through a component. Simulation of anisotropic materials isn’t impossible, ...