PORON XRD Metatarsal Guard Impact Testing on Work Boots
XRD® Technology offers flexible yet durable, repeated impact protection for work boot metatarsal guards and other protective gear for work, military and impact sports. Our M Guards are wearable...
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Innovations in Formula Racing: Belgium’s Formula Group T
Formula Group T is a project run by Belgian masters students in engineering from GROUP T. They design and build small electric vehicles and compete with other universities worldwide in the Formula...
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Design, Prototype, Test: Three Steps for Designing Innovative Protective Gear
by Jared Rouleau, Go-To-Market Manager, Rogers Corp. In today’s fast paced world, getting your designs off the drawing board and into reality is essential. Unfortunately, we’ve all known those great...
View ArticleVIDEO: Can a Gasket Save Your Smartphone Glass When Dropped?
As the demand for thinner, larger, and more expensive LCD displays continues to grow, designers and manufacturers face new challenges with these increasingly complex technologies…which, unfortunately,...
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Design Meets XRD Technology in Active, Outdoor, and Urban Materials
Join us at the Struktur Event on May 6-8, 2015, for the first creative conference for the active, outdoor, and urban design industry. Held in Portland, Oregon, Rogers Corp. will be hosting the XRD®...
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Colors are Springing Up Everywhere in PORON Materials
PORON® technology is springing up all over, from the streets to the fields to the slopes and everywhere in between. Search the latest gear and brands that are PORON® Performers… While PORON® technology...
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Bike Up the Mountain Series: Tackling Okemo
BUMPS (Bike Up the Mountain Points Series) is a cycling series for riders who love the challenge of one good climb after another…for a total of 10 climbs! Each year, BUMPS introduces 10 races on nine...
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PORON Comfort and XRD Impact Protection Branding: What’s Ahead in 2016?
For more than 45 years, PORON® technologies have provided long-term comfort and performance to brands in the work, outdoor, athletic, casual, and fashion industries. Through our close partnerships with...
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The Real Cost of a Rail Gasket or Seal is Not Just its Price
It is an understatement to say that the design, development, and eventual tender and sale of passenger rail cars ranks among the most cost competitive products in the world. Designers, engineers, and...
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Seat Cushions: The Hidden Costs in Product Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Product Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Cost of Ownership, LCA (Life Cost Analysis), Whole Life Cost, and “Cradle to Grave” Costing – what do these names and acronyms have in common? The answer is they all...
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Thank You, Mr. PORON
A huge thank you and best wishes to Fred Seidel, Customer Service Manager, on his retirement from Rogers. Known as Mr. PORON, Fred has a deep and extensive knowledge of all of Rogers’ elastomeric...
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E-Mobility: Next Steps in the Evolution of Electric Vehicles, Hybrids, and...
The race continues to build more advanced vehicles, whether it’s wireless functions in connected cars or automated driver assistance systems or fully autonomous vehicles. It seems as if every company...
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eMobility: Overcoming the Challenges of Vibration Management, Gasketing, and...
Recent developments in eMobility (electro mobility or advanced mobility) have led to increasing options for clean and efficient vehicles that rely on electric powertrain technologies, in-vehicle...
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Impact Protection: How to Protect Baseball Players From Impacts of 100+ mph
Unlike the baseball or baseball bat, the baseball glove was initially not part of the game. Back when most of the throwing was underhand, players used their hands. Fast forward to today and it’s a very...
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Designing High Performance Sealing Gaskets for Automotive Brake Lights
A Chinese automobile manufacturer identified an issue with water leaking into the brake light of one of its models, causing short circuits and potentially a fire. The deterioration of the EPDM material...
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EVs, HEVs Push for Development of More Advanced Battery Management Systems &...
Twelve countries around the globe have set goals to end the sale of gas- and diesel-powered vehicles starting in 2040. This will significantly accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and...
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Rogers Takes the Ice at PyeongChang
Chances are you’ve tuned into the 2018 Olympic Winter Games over the course of the last few days. You may be surprised to learn that, in addition to the athletes, cheering fans, and news crews, Rogers...
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Meet the Seats: Rogers’ BISCO® Silicone Material Makes Commuting Comfortable
Seating is an inarguably critical feature for many commuters, whether they’re traveling in planes, cars, buses, or trains. An uncomfortable seat can turn the easiest of commutes into a long,...
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Foam Properties: What Makes One Foam Different From Another?
This post (originally by Dave Sherman) appeared on the PORON Cushioning Blog. Updated 08/21/2018 A Foam is a Foam is a Foam, Right? In a word (or three), not so much. Our customers are often surprised...
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Buying Shoes That Sell: A Sneak Peek Into the World of Retail Shoe Buying,...
Posted by Susan Reed on Monday, March 4th, 2019 | No Comments »SaveShare A member of our Rogers’ marketing communications team had the opportunity to work for a brief stint on the shoe buying team of...
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