An industrial rubber testing laboratory
The second environment of the virtual factory. Samples from the production floor are received, prepared, and tested, from rheology and cure through hardness, tensile, compression set, aging, and inspection, to a documented demo release decision. Conceptual and educational; no certificates, no compliance claims, demo values only.
Rheology / Cure Testing Area
A pellet of uncured compound is run on a moving die rheometer or oscillating curemeter to generate a cure curve concept, indicating scorch tendency and cure progression in demo form. This area is conceptual in the virtual lab and flags scorch or under-cure risk before parts are committed to the press.
Receive Sample
The incoming compound sample or cured sheet section is logged into the virtual QA Lab and tied back to its batch and station history. Material family, application intent, and customer requirements are recorded so the test plan can be scoped before any specimen is cut.
A sample tray slides onto the intake bench and a traceability tag animates open, linking the sample card to its batch lineage and the finished-roll station upstream.
sample logged and traceability link established (demo)
QA Technician
Pulls and prepares representative samples from running lots and performs the routine, high-frequency bench checks that screen whether material broadly matches its specification before it moves on.
Hardness on a durometer, dimensional and gauge readings, specific gravity, and visual surface condition against agreed acceptance criteria, all recorded as demo results rather than certified values.
Records demo readings and flags suspect lots for review, no release authority
Demo lab environment. All test results, statuses, and reports are simulated demo data, not official test reports or certificates. RubberForge does not establish ISO or ASTM compliance. Real testing requires qualified laboratory procedures, calibrated equipment, official methods, and review.