Pawling Corporation
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The Pawling Corporation is a specialty manufacturer of rubber and plastic products, including impact protection systems, entrance mats, athletic flooring, parking/traffic safety products, inflatable seals, compression molded seals, septa, and other custom rubber products. The company's Engineered Products Division is ISO9001-2008 certified (since 1994) and is also certified to 10CFR50 Appendix B, which is used to control part quality for nuclear power plants.
Pawling's wholly owned subsidiary, Presray Corporation, manufactures highly specialized watertight, security and airtight doors.
; energy; semiconductor
processing; nuclear power
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, New York
, to make gaskets for military
ammunition
cases. After World War II
, the company diversified into plastics processing and launched several consumer products. In the mid-50s, Pawling Rubber Corporation entered into two strategic alliances. It acquired Presray Corporation, which had developed a line of inflatable grippers to handle fragile unfired grinding wheels, and formed an extrusion licensing agreement with the French firm FLT.
In the 1960s, the combined companies established a line of standard wall and corner guards for the architectural market and expanded their inflatable seal business. Midway through the decade, Pawling diversified into mill mixing and extruding of high-purity silicone
(then a leading-edge elastomer
) for electrical wire and cable insulation
. By the end of the decade, the company had branched out into molding of silicone and plastics. Reflecting this diversification, the company shortened its name to Pawling Corporation in 1987.
. Between both plants, there are over 200 employees and over 300000 square feet (27,870.9 m²) of manufacturing space.
More recently, the company has focused on high-value branded product lines for demanding growth markets such as healthcare, medical and scientific, nuclear power, solar energy and semiconductor processing.
Pawling's wholly owned subsidiary, Presray Corporation, manufactures highly specialized watertight, security and airtight doors.
Markets served
General industrial; building and construction; medical/lab/scientific; material handling; transportation; aerospaceAerospace
Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space...
; energy; semiconductor
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...
processing; nuclear power
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
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History
In 1945, Pawling Rubber Corporation, a small rubber extrusion business with fifteen employees opened in PawlingPawling (town), New York
Pawling is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 7,521 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Catherine Pauling, the daughter of Henry Beekman, who held the second largest land patent in the county. A misprint caused the U to change to a W and the name...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, to make gaskets for military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
ammunition
Ammunition
Ammunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions...
cases. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the company diversified into plastics processing and launched several consumer products. In the mid-50s, Pawling Rubber Corporation entered into two strategic alliances. It acquired Presray Corporation, which had developed a line of inflatable grippers to handle fragile unfired grinding wheels, and formed an extrusion licensing agreement with the French firm FLT.
In the 1960s, the combined companies established a line of standard wall and corner guards for the architectural market and expanded their inflatable seal business. Midway through the decade, Pawling diversified into mill mixing and extruding of high-purity silicone
Silicone
Silicones are inert, synthetic compounds with a variety of forms and uses. Typically heat-resistant and rubber-like, they are used in sealants, adhesives, lubricants, medical applications , cookware, and insulation....
(then a leading-edge elastomer
Elastomer
An elastomer is a polymer with the property of viscoelasticity , generally having notably low Young's modulus and high yield strain compared with other materials. The term, which is derived from elastic polymer, is often used interchangeably with the term rubber, although the latter is preferred...
) for electrical wire and cable insulation
Electrical insulation
thumb|250px|[[Coaxial Cable]] with dielectric insulator supporting a central coreThis article refers to electrical insulation. For insulation of heat, see Thermal insulation...
. By the end of the decade, the company had branched out into molding of silicone and plastics. Reflecting this diversification, the company shortened its name to Pawling Corporation in 1987.
Currently
Pawling Corporation has 2 manufacturing plants, one at the original location in Pawling; the other 20 miles (32.2 km) north, in WassaicWassaic, New York
Wassaic is a hamlet in the Town of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York in the United States.Wassaic is located in southeast New York State and surrounded by the East and West Mountains and along the Tenmile River....
. Between both plants, there are over 200 employees and over 300000 square feet (27,870.9 m²) of manufacturing space.
More recently, the company has focused on high-value branded product lines for demanding growth markets such as healthcare, medical and scientific, nuclear power, solar energy and semiconductor processing.