MERL offers a comprehensive range of services for rubber and TPEs in engineering. Clients include materials suppliers, component manufacturers and end user companies. Facilities include mixing and moulding capabilities.

Services include:

Rubber compound development, selection and specification
Prototype component development and manufacture
Mechanical and chemical exposure testing of materials and products
Engineering design including finite element analysis
Ageing assessment and life prediction
Analysis of service failures
Independent review and inspection of manufacturing processes
Equipment to support physical testing and production processing
Recycling and uses of recycled material
Specialist training courses