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COVID-19 | No Interruption In Manufacturing

To the global Vip family,   There will be no impact to our on time performance.    We want all of our customers, vendors, employees, and friends to know we have dedicated ourselves to extreme virus prevention and safety in all departments. We certainly understand the severity of this situation and the delicate balance of […]

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TPE vs. EPDM for Tough Shapes and Outdoor Environments

Compare TPE vs. EPDM for sealing and insulation. Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) include TPV or thermoplastic vulcanizate for tough shapes and outdoor environments.   Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber both provide sealing and insulation in outdoor environments. They can be molded into custom shapes or fabricated from sheets and extrusions made […]

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Vip Nominated For Orange County Family Business Of The Year Award

Family Business of the Year Nomination Since 1961, VIP Rubber and Plastic has been providing customers with more than just gasket cutting and splicing. As a family-owned business, we take pride in all that we do. Our founder, Howard Vipperman, Sr., and his wife, Bernardyne Vipperman, were partners who treated customers like friends and delivered […]

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Nevada’s KOLO Channel 8 Features Vip Rubber & Plastic

Made in Nevada Vip Rubber and Plastic’s manufacturing facility in Minden, Nevada is also capturing headlines, as a recent profile on the website for KOLO Channel 8 ABC shows. The Nevada plant makes 48,000 pounds of rubber bumpers a year for the shopping carts used at Costco, Home Depot, and many other stores. Would you […]

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Silicone vs. Neoprene Rubber in Defense and Aerospace

What you need to know about silicone vs. Neoprene rubber for demanding applications. Silicone and polychloroprene (also known as Neoprene) rubber resist ozone, oxygen, water and weather. They’re supplied as sheets and extrusions, which often are fabricated into seals, and are also molded into parts. These synthetic elastomers have many similar properties, but silicone and […]

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