FENDER QUALITY FRAMEWORK

Trelleborg has committed significant time and resources in taking a smarter approach to fender specification, design and manufacture, and refocusing the industry on high quality solutions that will help to protect port infrastructure and investment. We are committed to leading the conversation in best practice fender design through a commitment to ongoing research and development... The behavior of rubber under stress is unique. It is recognized through the theory of ‘rheology', which describes the flow of polymers under stress. Through rheology, we understand that the stress or reaction force produced by a rubber fender during compression not only depends on strain level, but also on strain rate (how quickly the strain is induced).