How FLEXIAID works

Four functions in a single addition.

FLEXIAID is a proprietary complex compound manufactured with innovative technology specifically for the rubber industry. Unlike single-function additives, it acts simultaneously in four distinct roles.

Role 01

Process Aid

Improves flow rate and processability. Increases plasticity, fluidity and lubrication of the compound during mixing and extrusion.

Role 02

De-Crystalizer

Breaks down crystalline structures that form in stored or aged rubber — restoring workability and flexibility of the material.

Role 03

De-Scorcher

Prevents and reverses premature vulcanization during processing. Recovers scorched compounds typically sent to scrap.

Role 04

De-Vulcanizing Agent

Breaks down vulcanized cross-links in off-grade and reclaim rubber — enabling reprocessing and reuse of rejected parts and flashes.

IllustrativeScorch window — with and without FLEXIAID
Time in the mixer → Viscosity → cure starts cure starts later usable process window without with FLEXIAID

Scorch is premature cure — viscosity climbing before the compound reaches the press. FLEXIAID pushes the onset later, widening the window you can actually work in. Shape shown for explanation; confirm behaviour on your own compound.

Bill of materials

Four line items become one.

FLEXIAID does not simply reduce the dosage of each chemical — it functionally replaces each one, simplifying your BOM and reducing procurement complexity.

Peptizer

Oxidation catalysts or radical acceptors used to break down rubber molecular chains for easier processing. FLEXIAID achieves the same breakdown effect without a dedicated peptizer.

Plasticizer

Synthetic resins to produce or promote plasticity and flexibility and reduce brittleness. FLEXIAID improves flow and pliability without a separate plasticizer addition.

Retarder

Prevents premature vulcanization during mixing and processing. FLEXIAID's de-scorching function provides built-in scorch protection throughout the process window.

Processing aid

Chemical additives used to increase plasticity, fluidity or lubrication of a compound. FLEXIAID acts as a process aid at the same time — improving throughput and surface quality.

Replaced by
FLEXIAID™
One addition · all four functions

A single proprietary complex compound, added directly to your mixer or open mill. One product. One supplier. One line on the purchase order.

Cold de-vulcanization

No heat. No degradation. Ambient temperature recovery.

Four steps, in order — from identifying the scrap pile to a compound that re-enters production.

STEP 01

Identify scrap material

Scorched stock, off-grade parts, rubber flashes and quality-rejected compounds identified for recovery.

STEP 02

Add FLEXIAID at 3–5%

Introduce FLEXIAID at the recommended dose into the open mill or internal mixer with the material to be recovered.

STEP 03

Cold mix

Process at ambient temperature — no external heat source required. Cross-links break down progressively.

STEP 04

Recovered compound

Material regains plasticity, processability and physical properties — ready to re-enter the production cycle.

Unlike thermal de-vulcanization, the cold process preserves molecular integrity — which means better physical properties in the recovered compound.

IllustrativeCold de-vulcanization vs thermal
Thermal route Scraprubber High heat appliedenergy cost, long cycle Chains degradeproperties lost in recovery FLEXIAID cold route Scraprubber Mill at ambientno external heat Cross-links breakmolecular integrity preserved

Both routes end with reprocessable compound. The difference is what the compound has been through to get there — and what that costs in energy and in properties.

Cross-linked · unusableRecovered · reprocessable
Two modes

In the cure, and after it.

During vulcanization — used in standard sulfur vulcanization to improve compound flow, prevent premature cure and enhance the final cross-linked properties of the product.

During de-vulcanization — breaks down existing cross-links in vulcanized rubber, enabling scrap recovery, reclaim processing and reintroduction of off-grade material into the production cycle.

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Dosage guide

Simple percentage dosing. No recipe rebuild.

Dose is given as a percentage of rubber weight. Add FLEXIAID directly to the mixer or open mill with the rubber compound.

2%

Fresh compound

Two parts FLEXIAID per hundred parts rubber (2% of rubber weight) for new compound production. Improves processing, prevents scorching and enhances final aging properties.

Standard production
3–5%

Scorched, on-shelf or deteriorated material

Higher dosage to fully de-vulcanize and restore heavily deteriorated or scorched compound. Start at 3% and increase based on material condition.

Recovery / reclaim

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