RL Hudson is a manufacturer of molded rubber, plastic, and polyurethane products headquartered in Oklahoma that was founded in 1980. It employs over 70 people and offers advantages to customers in five key areas: product design and engineering, material technology, quality assurance, supply chain management, and a wide product range. It provides services from product design through material selection, development, and finished product testing.

2. Quick Facts
Founded: 1980
Headquarters: Broken Arrow,
Oklahoma, USA
Ownership: Hudson Family
Primary Products:
• Molded Rubber, Plastic &
Polyurethane
• Shock and Vibration Isolation
Products
• Extruded & Formed Hoses
• Sealing Devices
Employees: 70+
Quick Facts

3. Why do so many world-class manufacturers choose RL
Hudson? Because we offer our customers advantages in
five key areas:
Product Design
& Engineering
Material
Technology
Quality
Assurance
Supply Chain
Management
Wide Product
Range
The Hudson Advantage

4. Product Design & Engineering
Capabilities Include:
• Expert engineering team utilizing
Pro/E®, Finite Element Analysis (FEA),
Mold Flow Analysis (MFA),
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD),
and proprietary design software
• A full range of physical, chemical,
and mechanical testing capabilities,
including FTIR, TGA, heat aging,
fluid resistance, and endurance testing
• Fully equipped material development
and compound testing laboratories.
We provide a full range of services from
product design, to material selection and
development, to finished product testing.
Design & Engineering

5. We provide:
• The ability to develop unique materials
when needed
• Extensive material and product
knowledge
• An expert staff with fourteen issued
patents related to both materials and
products
Our material technology staff and
facilities are some of the finest in
the world, utilizing a wide range of
mixing, molding and analytical
equipment.
Material Technology

6. We offer:
• An in-house inspection team utilizing
sophisticated video imaging station
• Laser-scanning capabilities for tiny
and complex parts
• A Coordinate Measurement Machine
(CMM) for accurate inspection of large
finished parts
We make sure the products our
customers receive meet their
expectations.
Quality Management

7. We provide:
• Global distribution with over 99.3%
on-time delivery
• Automated order entry based on
customer demand & forecasts
• APICS CPIM-certified*
planners
• Container consolidation
• In-transit shipment tracking
• Full EDI capabilities
We deliver on time, every time.
Supply Chain Management
* The Association for Operations Management
Certified in Production and Inventory Management

8. • Molded Rubber
• Molded Plastic
• Molded Polyurethane
• Shock & Vibration Isolation Products
• Extruded & Formed Hoses
• Sealing Devices
- Shaft Seals
- Hydraulic Seals
- O-rings
- Gaskets
• Custom Assemblies
We offer a nearly infinite variety of
custom designed products in these
categories:
Wide Product Range

9. Molded Rubber

10. Molded Plastic

11. Formed Hoses

12. Sealing Products

13. Custom Assemblies

14. RL Hudson’s industry-leading material
development and capabilities include:
• Developing a unique
fluoroelastomer that exceeds the
capabilities of popular materials at a
much lower cost
• Creating our own HNBR compound
that dramatically improves the
material’s performance in harsh oil
& gas applications while reducing
cost
Developing Innovative
Materials
Success Stories

15. Replacing metal with plastic can
offer many advantages:
• Reduced weight
• Lower cost
• Greater flexibility
Plastic components also:
• Can be easily configured for
specific applications
• Provide choices in molding
• Can outperform the metal
components they replace
Metal-to-Plastic
Conversions
Success Stories

16. PROBLEM An engine manufacturer
needed a metal fill tube converted to
plastic. In discussions with the customer,
we discovered additional desires for
product improvement.
SOLUTION We developed a unique
design addressing all the customer s
needs and added new features. New
design included an extending tube and a
tethered cap. The customer is now
incorporating design across most of its
models.
Product Improvement
Success Stories

17. PROBLEM: An engine manufacturer
needed to reduce the complexity and
cost of a multi-part throttle coupling
component.
SOLUTION: RL Hudson designed an
over-molded part that incorporates
rubber and plastic. The new part met the
customer’s needs and significantly
reduced the cost of the component.
Rubber & Plastic Part
Consolidation
Success Stories

18. PROBLEM: An outdoor power
manufacturer asked us to develop a
flexible coupling that would connect a
small diesel engine to a hydraulic pump.
SOLUTION: Our engineering team
performed extensive FEA analyses to
optimize the rubber geometry and confirm
stiffness values. We also developed a
special high-fatigue-life rubber compound
and a robust rubber-to-metal bonding
process to ensure that the couplings would
provide long service life.
Complex Design
Solutions
Success Stories

19. PROBLEM: A large agricultural
equipment manufacturer was
experiencing material degradation and
vacuum collapse at high temperatures.
SOLUTION: RL Hudson changed the
product design to incorporate a wrapped
fluorosilicone outer hose over an inner
liner of silicone. We added steel rings to
reinforce the hose against vacuum
collapse. Our designers also modified the
design so that a brass fitting is assembled
after molding.
Component Failure
Analysis & Redesign
Success Stories

20. Thank You!