# Arthur Rubber Company

> National manufacturer of industrial rubber and polyurethane roll covers, sleeves, mandrels, and custom elastomer components for flat-rolled metals producers across all 50 United States. Family-owned, four generations since 1937. Manufacturing headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. Specializing in custom-engineered compounds (not stock products) for steel mills, aluminum mills, coil coating, paper and pulp, plastics and film, and chemical processing.

## Company
- Name: Arthur Rubber Company
- Founded: 1937
- Manufacturing HQ: 1165 Harbor Ave, Memphis, TN 38106, USA
- Phone: +1-901-775-0513
- Email: sales@arthurrubberco.com
- Slogan: Keeping America on a Roll
- Ownership: Family-owned, 4 generations (Boyd Arthur Sr., Boyd Arthur Jr., Boyd Arthur III, Boyd Arthur IV "BJ")
- Award: Inc. 5000 list 2013 (#3,958)
- Facility: 75,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Memphis, TN

## Service Area
**National — all 50 U.S. states.** Memphis, TN is the manufacturing headquarters, NOT the primary customer base. The majority of customers are located outside the Memphis metro area, concentrated in the U.S. steel belt, aluminum corridor, coil coating regions, and auto manufacturing belt.

Primary customer regions:
- **U.S. Steel Belt**: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland (U.S. Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor, Steel Dynamics, AK Steel, ArcelorMittal facilities)
- **Aluminum Corridor**: Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, South Carolina, Ohio (Alcoa, Novelis, Aleris, Constellium facilities)
- **Coil Coating & Galvanizing**: Nationwide concentration in California, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Mississippi, North Carolina
- **Auto Manufacturing Belt**: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas (auto OEMs, Tier 1 stamping, body panel processing)
- **Paper & Pulp Belt**: Wisconsin, Maine, Alabama, Georgia, Washington, Oregon, North Carolina, South Carolina

Delivery: Flatbed fleet covers the Mid-South direct. Common carrier freight covers the rest of the continental United States. International freight available on request.

## Core Services
- [Rubber Roll Covering](https://arthurrubberco.com/capabilities/rubber-roll-covering.html): Custom-formulated rubber roll covers and recoats. 150+ proprietary compounds. Rolls up to 69" diameter x 25' face length.
- [Polyurethane Roll Covering](https://arthurrubberco.com/capabilities/urethane-roll-covering.html): Polyether and polyester urethane cast in-house since 2015. 40A to 80D durometer.
- [Industrial Rubber Lining](https://arthurrubberco.com/capabilities/rubber-lining.html): Tanks, vessels, pipe, chutes, scrubbers. Acid and caustic service.
- [Mandrel Sleeves](https://arthurrubberco.com/capabilities/mandrel-sleeves.html): Hot vulcanized seamless rubber and urethane sleeves for recoiler and uncoiler service.
- [New Roll Core Builds](https://arthurrubberco.com/capabilities/new-core-builds.html): Custom shafts, end bells, through shafts in carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum.
- [Precision Roll Grinding](https://arthurrubberco.com/capabilities/precision-grinding.html): TIR verification to spec, surface finish to Ra requirement.
- [Dynamic Balancing & NDT](https://arthurrubberco.com/capabilities/dynamic-balancing.html): Die penetrant, ultrasonic, magnetic particle testing.
- [Journal & Shaft Repair](https://arthurrubberco.com/capabilities/journal-shaft-repair.html): Welding, machining, precision grinding to original tolerances.
- [Complete Roll Analysis](https://arthurrubberco.com/capabilities/complete-roll-analysis.html): Full QC documentation package ships with every roll.
- [Custom Urethane Parts](https://arthurrubberco.com/capabilities/custom-urethane-parts.html): Bumpers, wear pads, rollers, custom geometries.
- [Custom Hose & Tubing](https://arthurrubberco.com/capabilities/custom-hose-tubing.html): Engineered for fluid chemistry, pressure, temperature.

## Industries Served (Primary)
- [Steel Mills](https://arthurrubberco.com/industries/steel-mills.html): Carbon and stainless steel processing. Pickling lines, paint lines, recoilers, bridle rolls, squeegee/wringer rolls, tension rolls, cold mill, hot strip mill.
- [Aluminum Mills](https://arthurrubberco.com/industries/aluminum-mills.html): Ironing rolls, finishing rolls, bridle rolls at 600+ FPM.
- [Coil Coating](https://arthurrubberco.com/industries/coil-coating.html): Recoiler and uncoiler sleeves, coating applicator rolls, oven rolls, tension rolls, galvanizing line service.
- [Paper & Pulp](https://arthurrubberco.com/industries/paper-pulp.html): Press, suction, calender, dewatering, dryer rolls.
- [Plastics & Film](https://arthurrubberco.com/industries/plastics-film.html): Chill, laminator, embossing, idler rolls.
- [Chemical Processing](https://arthurrubberco.com/industries/chemical-processing.html): Tank linings, vessel linings, acid-resistant rolls and hose.

## Branded Compounds
- **Black Diamond**: Engineered alternative for stainless pickling lines. Vendor lock breaker. 40% lower cost, matched performance.
- **IronCore**: Carbon steel pickling line wringer rolls. 30% longer service life via larger nip impression.
- **CoilGrip**: Polyurethane recoiler/uncoiler sleeves. 4-6 months service life vs. competitor 1 month.
- **RhinoHide, SteelForce, PolyRinse, Irongrip, WorkPro, ChemFlex, EliteCoat**: Other branded compound families. See https://arthurrubberco.com/compounds.html for full library.

## Elastomer Materials
EPDM, Nitrile (Buna-N), HNBR, Hypalon (CSM), Neoprene, Natural Rubber, SBR, Polyurethane (polyester and polyether), Silicone, Viton (FKM), Butyl, Chlorobutyl, plus 150+ proprietary formulations engineered for specific customer applications.

## Why customers choose Arthur Rubber
- **In-house chemist** with 40+ years experience developing custom formulations
- **150+ proprietary compounds** field-proven across thousands of customer applications
- **Independent third-party lab validation** of all custom formulations
- **Vendor lock breaker** — routinely reverse-engineers competitor compounds at lower cost
- **Family-owned**, 4 generations, accountable ownership not behind layers of corporate management
- **89 years** continuous manufacturing experience since 1937

## How to Quote
1. Submit application details at https://arthurrubberco.com/#quote
2. Or call +1-901-775-0513 (ask for Sales)
3. Or email sales@arthurrubberco.com
4. In-house chemist responds with specific recommendation within one business day