Agriculture Industry
Custom molded and extruded rubber and plastic parts for agriculture applications – built to your print, or designed with you.
Rubber and plastic applications in agriculture
COi Rubber manufactures custom molded and extruded rubber and plastic parts for agricultural equipment and irrigation. We supply original equipment manufacturers, agricultural products dealers and retail farm stores – built to your print, or designed with you from the requirement up.
Below are common rubber and plastic applications our customers source in this industry, and the materials we mold for them. These are engineering considerations, not guarantees of suitability – final selection depends on your drawing, operating environment and testing. Send a drawing or a sample part and we will match the compound, durometer and process to the application.
Applications:
- Irrigation system hose (rubber) – molded and fabric-reinforced hoses for irrigation lines.
- Pivot irrigation gaskets (rubber) – seal pivot and irrigation joints against water, fertilizer and weather.
- Equipment seals (rubber) – keep dust, mud, fertilizer and moisture out of housings, bearings and enclosures.
- Vehicle flooring and mats (rubber) – molded or extruded wear surfaces for cabs and platforms.
- Vibration isolation mounts (rubber or rubber-metal assemblies) – take engine and field vibration out of cabs, tanks and implements.
- Grommets and cable protection (rubber) – protect wiring and lines where they pass through panels on equipment that lives outdoors.
- Plastic guards, tanks and trim (plastic) – molded plastic components where corrosion, weight or cost call for polymer instead of metal.
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Materials and your RFQ
Sun, ozone, mud, fertilizer and fuel all attack rubber. EPDM handles weather and water. FKM resists chemicals and fuel. SBR and natural rubber suit abrasion and cost-driven parts. Polychloroprene (CR) balances oil, ozone and weather resistance, and silicone serves high-temperature spots.
When you request a part, tell us the temperature range, media or chemical exposure, and expected service life, and include the drawing or a sample part. We match the compound and durometer to that.
Design considerations for agriculture parts
The right compound depends on the conditions the part will live in. The points below shape material and geometry choices for agricultural applications:
- Water, fertilizer and weather. Pivot and irrigation seals live in water, fertilizer and weather; compound choice follows that exposure.
- Dust and mud ingress. Equipment seals keep dust, mud and moisture out of housings, bearings and enclosures; profile and compression follow the gap and the contamination.
- Media exposure. Fuel, fertilizer and chemicals rule compounds in or out – list what the part will contact.
- Vibration. Engine and field vibration work on cabs, tanks and implements; mounts are sized from the load and the frequencies involved.
- Wear surfaces. Flooring and mats take constant abrasion; compound and thickness follow the wear the surface will see.
- Sun and ozone. Parts that live outdoors need ozone- and weather-resistant compounds; EPDM handles weather and water.
These are engineering considerations to review together at the quoting stage, not guarantees of suitability for a specific application.
Molding and extrusion for agriculture
We match the process to the part and the volume:
- Rubber molding – compression, transfer and injection molding for seals, gaskets, grommets, mats and mounts, from prototype quantities through production runs.
- Plastic molding and extrusion – injection-molded guards, tanks and trim, plus extruded hose and profiles where the cross-section is constant.
- Bonded assemblies – rubber bonded to metal or plastic inserts where the part must seal and fasten in one piece.
Send a drawing or a sample part and we will recommend the process, tooling approach and compound together.
From prototype to production
Every new part goes through first article inspection or a Level 1 PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) before production – Level 3 for automotive, Level 4 for higher-requirement projects. We provide material certifications verified in our own lab against your material requirements, plus a dimensional layout, a bubble blueprint and a signed first article form. Level 3 goes into full industry-standard PPAP documentation depth: design records, process flow, PFMEA, control plan, MSA, capability studies (CPK) and the Part Submission Warrant (PSW). Higher-requirement projects can run customer-defined Level 4 submissions where specified. Our manufacturing facility is IATF 16949 certified, with APQP and 5-Why and fishbone root-cause analysis built into our quality process. Once a part is approved, we hold the compound, durometer and tooling consistent so reorders match the approved part.
What to include in your RFQ
A complete RFQ gets a faster, more accurate quote. Include what you can from this list:
- Drawing or sample part (2D or 3D files welcome)
- Prototype and annual quantities
- Operating environment: temperature range, chemical and fertilizer exposure
- Any required standard or rating (for example a flammability rating)
- Tolerance and fit requirements, including mating surfaces
- Target timeline for samples and production
Send these to sales@coirubber.com and we will respond with material and process recommendations.