Custom Rubber & Plastic Extrusions
At Lauren, we are problem solvers. Solution providers. Our goal is to anticipate,
meet and then exceed your expectations through design, compounding, extrusion, special
finishing, and much more. Give us a call. We'd love to help you on your next project.
We specialize in custom designed polymer based products
Our custom designed products include seals, gaskets, weather stripping, molded parts
and valued operations. In fact, Lauren can solve most any sealing need that you
may encounter. We specialize in working with OEM’s and fabricators to design gaskets
that save our customers time and money through lowered labor needs while at the
same time, providing ease-of-assembly and logistic support. We make it easy to work
with us and provide:
What goes into making Custom Rubber & Plastic Extrusions?

Research & Development
Lauren Manufacturing blends science with engineering to deliver exceptional service
and provide our customers with the best products and solutions possible. Lauren's
continuous investment in technology and vertical integration enables a free-flow
of ideas that bring unique benefits to our customers.
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Lean Initiative
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Compound Assessment and Recommendation
We'll analyze your application to help recommend the most effective material, even
if it requires a custom formulation. Lauren Manufacturing offers compounds that
meet almost any industry standard, including
ASTM, SAE, FDA and UL-compliant materials.
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Tightly Controlled Compounding- from batch to batch
Due to vertical integration, Lauren customers have direct access to the latest in
compound formulation and mixing through
LMI Custom Mixing. We purchase our own materials and set our own compounding
schedules, resulting in faster turnaround time and increased responsiveness.
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Design Engineering Consultation
We invite customers to our facility to meet face-to-face with our design engineers,
or will travel to meet with you on-site to discuss your application requirements.
Our design team is availablefor consultation on any job.
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Die Development
Lauren Manufacturing also supports its own die shop, where standard and specialty
laser-cut dies are crafted, tested and delivered right to the line. major standard
specifications and functional performance assessment of specified compounds.
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What that means for potential, new or existing customers is that Lauren Manufacturing's
expert technical resources are available to you as an OEM, fabricator at any time
during the development process. As a new or existing customer, your sealing need
will be developed with Lauren's experts involved in every step of the decision-making
process if you so desire - at no extra charge.
Our knowledge of the entire process from choosing a compound that will meet your
need or your industry specs to choosing the best process that will be cost effective
for you are our specialties. We focus our lean manufacturing techniques on providing
value-added processes and services whether it be compounding,
extruding or molding, secondary
operations such as splicing,
notching, drilling,
cutting, PSA's - pressure-sensitive
adhesives, packaging
or shipping and inventorying.
Visit these topics for further information on how we can partner with you:
extrusion - molding -
the right material ... questions you need to ask -
developing the right compound -
choosing the right sponge - classification of flexible cellular materials
- compression set test
- the right adhesive
- clip-on seals -
splicing - seal and gasket
design considerations.