NEWS
New Photovoltaic Solar Installation at Cauchos Castilla
Cauchos Castilla has carried out the installation of solar panels for self-consumption with 280 kW inverters with a total investment of 239,607 € as part of the recovery, transformation and resilience plan financed by the European Union
Cauchos Castilla designs the new Flucast AB/T to be used in Sugar Plants
Cauchos Castilla has designed the new formula FLUCAST AB/T , based on EPDM, to be used in sugar plants with sugar juice up to 130ºC. This new formula has the FDA and 1935/2004 certifications. It also has excellent resistance to wear due to abrasion at high...
Cauchos Castilla buys a new 3D scaner to guarantee the dimensional control
Cauchos Castilla goes a step further in the quality assurance and we've bought a new 3D scanner with which we will be able to guarantee a dimensional control of the pieces that we manufacture.
FLUCAST AB / WHITE
Cauchos Castilla has designed a new white food rubber compound with an excellent abrasion resistance to powder food products (sugar, flour, milk powder, coffee, rice, etc). The new Flucast AB/W compound has an excellent abrasion resistance compare to the white rubber...
New rheometer for the laboratory of Cauchos Castilla
Cauchos Castilla keeps renewing the laboratory equipment and this time it has been the turn of the rheometer. Cauchos Castilla has bought a new MDR-C rheometer from Alpha Technologies with which we guarantee a better quality from the rubber compounds that we use.
EPDM Super HT for temperaturas of up to 150ºC even with steam
Cauchos Castilla has developed a new EPDM (Super HT) which can withstand in continuous temperaturas of up to 150ºC. This new EPDM is going to be the solution for these applications where it was neccesary to use more expensive rubber Compounds because the previous...
New compression machine to manufacture seats for butterfly and knife gate valves up to DN-2200
In the continuous effort to give the best service to our customers, in Cauchos Castilla we've bought a new compression press with size 2.5 meters x 2.5 meters, where we will be able to manufacture setas for butterfly and knife gate valves up to DN-2200 in only one part.
FLUCAST XTREME. New rubber compound for acids and bases at high temperatures
Due to the need to have a reference capable of resisting the attack of acids and strong bases usually used in cleaning systems, Cauchos Castilla has developed a new reference called Flucast Xtreme (Flucast X). This new rubber has an excellent resistance to acids and...
FLUCAST AB/T, New blend for abrasive products at high temperatures
Due to the increasing of the thermal treatments applied to the abrasive substances which are transported through a pipeline, is necessary to use rubber blends that they are more resistant to the temperature. In order to satisfy the growing demand that exists to...
New EPDM blend with FDA certification
In order to attend the requirements from our customers, in Cauchos Castilla we get the FDA certificate for the rubber blend with reference EPDM-003KP, which also it can be used with temperatures up to 130ºC
EPDM rubber blends with drinking water certification in the different European regulations
In order to attend the requirements from our customers in Cauchos Castilla we have 2 different EPDM blends certified in the following drinking water regulations: • WRAS • W270 • KTW • ACS • EN-681
Renovation of ISO 9001:2008 Quality Certificate
It is a pleasure to inform all Cauchos Castilla customers that the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certificate has been renovated
New Infrared Spectroscopy Equipment
In Cauchos Castilla for our laboratory we have bought new Infrared equipment, in order to ensure the quality of our products. With this new equipment we extend the knowledge of all our rubber blends and with the objective to serve more effectively the demands of our...
New facility for treaty metallic parts to make Rubber-Metal
In Cauchos Castilla we have invested in a full treaty installation to apply adhesives to metallic parts. To make rubber pieces co-vulcanized with metallic parts is necessary a suitable metal surface treatment to ensure maximum efficiency in rubber-metal adhesion. Our...
New Fluorelastomers Resistant to Aggressive Chemical Agents
Cauchos Castilla, has checked that the traditional blends of Fluorestomer show certain deficiency under certain conditions, and for that reason we have designed, in collaboration with our rubber suppliers, different blends able to satisfy part of this demand of...
Interapp presented their new valve of diameter 1600 in Achema 2009
Interapp presented, in the last edition of Achema 2009, their new valve of diameter 1600, where the ring has been manufactured in EPDM by Cauchos Castilla
New compound resistant to strong acids and bases
We have now finished the phase of lab experiments and we are carrying out manufacturer testing on a mixture of rubber that is resistant to strong acids as well as strong bases. It is an old challenge that we have been trying to achieve for more than 4 years and it...
Manufacturers of synthetic rubber fined 34,2 million Euros for price fixing
Today, the European Commission imposed a fine of 34.2 million Euros to the industrial companies Bayer and Zeon for forming a price fixing cartel in the market of a type of synthetic rubber called NBR. The cartel operated between the years 2000 and 2002, a period...
New process of manufacturing butterfly valve seats with diameters greater than 1600 mm
The process developed means a huge savings on the investment in manufacturing tools and production methods. The pieces have a perfect finish, maintaining 100% of their functionality and properties (picture of industrial facility with a lot of pipes or typical photo of...