Hublock Assembly RTP Company End-Use Case Study Structural, Wear-Resistant Compound Goes Off-Road Warn Industries of Milwaukie, OR turned to RTP Company for a tough, wear- resistant material. An original equipment manufacturer, Warn Industries serves the automotive industry. They make the wheel end disconnect assembly (hublock) featured on 1998 Ford Ranger 4 x 4s. The assembly contains several plastic components, including the hublock housing and end cap, which are made of an RTP Company specialty compound. Key characteristics required in the application are extreme physical and thermal durability, along with good wear resistance. Development of the product involved a number of ‘real world’ tests, including desert testing under extreme loads, where the material maintained its integrity. Co

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