J.J. SHORT ASSOCIATES

Our company was founded by John, Sr. and his wife Mary Ann Short in 1977, as a manufacturer of custom rubber products. Mr. Short was a graduate of Hobart College majoring in Chemistry and Math. He learned the rubber trade while working for Garlock, Inc. and as a partner in Chamberlin Rubber Company, where he was primarily responsible for developing that company's molded-rubber division. The company's initial focus was to produce specialty molded rubber products, rubber covered rolls and rubber-to-metal and rubber-to-plastic parts for the film processing and graphic arts industries. Mr. Short along with engineers at Eastman Kodak Company, perfected the manufacturing methodology of molding the "soft-touch" spool tire covering the film-bearing portion of processing rollers that facilitate the processing of films with little or no process-attributable damage. With a solid foundation of loyal customers, the Shorts along with a family of hardworking co-workers grew the company throughout the..

Also known as: J. J. Short, J.J. Short Associates, Inc