Industrial Polyurethane and Rubber Products
Manufacturing plants, processing facilities, and heavy industry run on more than one material. Uniflex, Inc. supplies a full range of industrial rubber and urethane products built to keep piping, walkways, and safety systems working under real plant conditions, not just lab conditions. Since 1979, we’ve been designing and manufacturing components for the automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, mining, and material handling industries, and every product on this page is backed by that same in-house design, molding, and machining capability.
Below is a look at what falls under our Industrial Polyurethane Products line. Request a quote on any of them, or reach out if you need something outside this list; if it can be molded, machined, or fabricated in rubber, polyurethane, or fiberglass, we can likely build it.
Expansion Joints
Piping systems expand, contract, and vibrate as temperatures and pressures change, and a rigid connection eventually fails. Our rubber expansion joints absorb that movement, dampen vibration and noise, and compensate for pipe misalignment, protecting pumps, compressors, and connected equipment from stress they weren’t built to handle. We stock and distribute Kadant Unaflex expansion joints in more styles and sizes than most competitors, alongside custom options built to your spec.
Fiberglass Grating
For walkways, platforms, and flooring exposed to moisture, chemicals, or corrosive environments, metal grating rusts and metal decking gets slippery. Our fiberglass grating resists corrosion, won’t conduct electricity, and holds up in washdown and chemical-processing environments where steel simply doesn’t last. Our line also includes molded and pultruded handrail, ladders, structural shapes, stair treads, and FRP doors, making it a common fit for wastewater plants, chemical facilities, and marine environments.
Pipe Couplings and Fittings
Leaking or failing pipe couplings mean downtime and repeat maintenance calls. Our pipe couplings and fittings, including the Nicholson SUA rubber pipe coupling, use a spiral-wound gasket design to create a leak-tight joint that resists the failure points common in standard couplings, cutting down on the frequency and cost of repairs.
Injection Molding
Not every job calls for a molded rubber or urethane part; some need plastic components run on an existing mold, or a new mold built in-house. Our injection molding service specializes in low-to-medium volume plastic production runs, the jobs larger manufacturers often turn away, with a wide range of materials to choose from and short lead times. Send us your mold, or let our in-house tooling team build one within days, and we’ll take the part from setup to finished production.
Specialty Electrical Safety Devices (LOTO)
Lockout/tagout compliance isn’t optional in facilities with electrical equipment, and generic LOTO hardware doesn’t always fit non-standard panels or switchgear. We manufacture specialty electrical safety devices built to match your equipment, so your maintenance teams can lock out power sources correctly every time.
UNIDURE PU Coated Cam Follower Sleeves & Bearings
Standard bearings and cam followers wear down fast in high-friction, high-load conveyor and material handling applications. Our UNIDURE polyurethane-coated cam follower sleeves and bearings add an abrasion-resistant, impact-absorbing urethane wear layer that holds up against oils and solvents in the process, extending service life and cutting down on the replacement cycle without changing the bearing’s fit or function.
Precision Machining
Some parts need to go from raw material to finished component with tolerances that molding alone can’t hit. Our precision machining services cover both rubber and urethane parts and metal and plastic components, so a single order can combine molded and machined parts under one roof.
Why Leading Manufacturers Choose Uniflex, Inc. for Industrial Polyurethane Products
Every product above is designed, molded, and machined at our Brighton, Michigan facility, which keeps lead times short and lets us hold the line on pricing compared to competitors who outsource part of the process. We work in low- and high-volume production runs, offer rapid prototyping, and can formulate specialty materials for applications standard compounds can’t handle, including FDA-compliant and high-temperature-resistant options in compounds such as EPDM, nitrile, silicone, and Viton.
Request a quote on any of our industrial products, or contact us to talk through a part that doesn’t fit neatly into a category above.
Frequently Asked Questions
What industries use Uniflex’s high-performance industrial products?
Our industrial rubber and polyurethane products serve the automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, mining, marine, and material handling industries, as well as general manufacturing and processing facilities that need MRO supplies.
Do you manufacture custom sizes for expansion joints and pipe couplings?
Yes. Alongside stocked sizes, we design and mold expansion joints, pipe couplings, and fittings to custom specifications when standard sizes won’t fit your system.
Can I order a mix of molded and machined parts in one order?
Yes. Because molding, machining, and fabrication all happen in-house, we can combine molded urethane or rubber parts with precision-machined components on a single order.
Do you offer plastic injection molding as well as rubber and urethane molding?
Yes. Our rubber and urethane parts are produced using compression and transfer molding. In contrast, our injection molding service is dedicated to plastic components, run on your existing mold or a new mold built in-house. Having both under one roof means a single order can combine parts made with different processes and materials.