Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MRP) is a leader in material compound development and the manufacturing of custom elastomeric and thermoplastic components. For 76 years, the company has built a reputation for collaborative design and successful production of “the tough parts.” With facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia, MRP collaborates with original equipment manufacturers, with deep expertise in the medical device market and other critical industries, to solve difficult sealing and component challenges.
Capabilities include materials science and formulation, fully functional product prototyping, and operational excellence and supply chain consolidation. The company’s Innovation Center provides its customers with enhanced direct access to materials science expertise and a fully integrated design-build-prototype-test process that enhances innovation and greatly accelerates product development.
The company places emphasis on research and development and empowers its technicians to design, formulate, develop, and test a wide range of highly engineered materials and parts. For more information, please visit www.mnrubber.com.
Minnesota Rubber & Plastics helps medical device manufacturers unlock the full potential of materials science to bring highly valuable and differentiated products to market. With direct access to the industry’s foremost materials science, fully functional prototyping, and our manufacturing... Read More
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Finding the right materials is as important as ever, especially in the medical device industry, but it’s not getting easier. The global medical device industry is expected to reach $603.5 billion in 2023 and (and $658 billion in sales by 2028), and an aging population means innovation can’t slow... Read more
Quniton® serves as a highly lubricious material compound with performance capabilities uniquely designed to improve + withstand application needs. Read more
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