Silicone rubber extrusion manufacturing in the UK
With over 30 years’ experience of silicone rubber extrusion manufacturing, Advanced Materials is a trusted UK manufacturer with expertise you can confidently depend on. Our reputation is built on consistent reliability, technical excellence and a dedication to delivering high-quality silicone rubber extrusions for demanding applications.
We manufacture custom silicone rubber extrusions for a wide variety of industries, including food and drink, aerospace, rail and mass transit. With in-house design, tooling and laser etching, we offer short lead times and full control from concept through to delivery.
UK silicone rubber extrusion manufacturer and single supply partner
As a leading silicone extrusion manufacturer in the UK, we help customers optimise their procurement process and are a trusted supplier to OEMs and engineers seeking reliable silicone rubber extrusion partners. Our comprehensive extrusion capability supports businesses across multiple industries with specific functional requirements, as well as those needing multiple silicone rubber components, all from one trusted partner.
All products are manufactured at our Littlehampton, West Sussex facility using robust, ISO 9001 certified processes. Tooling, extrusion, joining and post-curing are handled entirely in-house, ensuring consistent quality across batches, reliable supply and full control over production timelines.
Meeting your silicone rubber extrusions requirements
With Advanced Materials, you can be assured that we will meet your customised silicone rubber extrusion needs. We manufacture a comprehensive range of profiles, including:
- U channels
- T sections
- P sections
- D sections
- Strips
- Lip seals
Other extrusion products that we manufacture are:
- tubing
- cords
- inflatable seals
- gaskets
- joined rings
- joined frames
- food grade sponge
Custom silicone rubber extrusion design and development
Our team has extensive knowledge in developing new silicone rubber extrusion products and is ready to support you at every stage of your project.
Services we offer:
- Creation of 2D & 3D drawings based on your design, enabling us to manufacture seals and profiles that precisely meet your application.
- Fully in-house manufacturing, from initial design through to production, ensuring efficient processes, consistent quality, and complete control.
Cost and lead times
Our in-house extrusion tooling and manufacturing process enables us to deliver the best overall project value, offering highly competitive costs and lead times.
Typical timings:
- rapid tooling turnaround using our in-house tool makers
- new extrusion designs and samples produced in 10 working days depending on their complexity
Typical Lead Times
| Product | Lead Time |
|---|---|
| Silicone Rubber Extrusion | 10 working days (2 weeks) |
| Joined Rings | 15 working days (3 weeks) |
| Food Grade Sponge | 15 working days (3 weeks) |
| Joined Profile Frames | 20 working days (4 weeks) |
| Inflatable Seals | 25 working days (5 weeks) |
| Other (e.g. extrusions with punched holes, unusual angles, moulded corners) | Upon request |
Our friendly and expert team looks forward to helping you with your enquiry - please call 01903 713566 or email sales@amsilicones.co.uk.
Precision customisation for silicone rubber extrusions
Understanding that every product specification is unique, we specialise in delivering fully-tailored silicone rubber extrusion solutions, offering unmatched flexibility and configuration options.
Your custom extrusions can be tailored by:
- colour
- shore hardness
- profile shape via our in-house tooling capability
- length, and much more
In-house tooling and value-added service
Our in-house tooling service enables extrusion tools to be designed, produced and adjusted quickly and accurately, significantly reducing both costs and lead times.
Using advanced manufacturing technology, our toolmaking team produces high-precision extrusion tooling, and with over 10,000 existing dies available we can often meet customer requirements immediately, accelerating production and minimising additional tooling.
Value-added services
Additional value-added services include:
- laser etching for part marking and branding
- self-adhesive backing
- joining extrusions to form rings or frames
- cutting clearance holes
- providing anti-friction surface treatment
Silicone rubber extrusion process
The silicone rubber extrusion process involves forcing uncured silicone rubber material through a precision die to form continuous profiles with a consistent cross-section.
Our extrusion processes, cure time, speeds and temperatures are carefully controlled to ensure dimensional accuracy and long-term performance.
Once cured, extruded silicone profiles can be cut to length or further processed using in-house services such as joining, adhesive backing or laser etching.
Our controlled process allows us to deliver high-quality, repeatable silicone rubber extrusions for demanding applications.
Superior quality silicone rubber extrusions
Our commitment to quality is demonstrated through extensive experience, cutting-edge in-house technology and our UKAS ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accreditations. We use high quality raw materials for repeatable, dependable results. We have full traceability and record batch numbers and cure dates for every production batch.
During production, we employ stringent quality controls, including inline laser measurement monitoring, routine sampling and the creation of detailed instruction documents, known as Quality Action Plans. These processes are crucial in rapidly identifying potential discrepancies in size or shape, ensuring conformity and product reliability, to give customers consistent uninterrupted supply.
This is further supported by our library of over 10,000 existing extrusion dies, allowing many profiles to be manufactured using proven tooling, reducing development time and enabling faster, repeatable production.
With nine extrusion lines and over 10,000 existing dies, we’ve built our reputation on producing high-quality silicone profiles that perform reliably in demanding applications. For us, quality isn’t something just inspected at the end, it’s engineered into every step of the process from the start.
Villeater Gladman, Technical Director, Advanced Materials Ltd
Your expert partner for silicone rubber extrusions in the UK
Advanced Materials’ dedicated team combines:
- proven expertise in custom silicone rubber extrusion manufacturing
- friendly, responsive customer service
- in-house tooling, design, laser etching and other finishing services
- consistently high-quality products delivered cost effectively and within tight deadlines
