by Kent Elastomer | Feb 14, 2023 | Leaderviews
Celebrating Our February Anniversaries! We are full of love for our February team member’s anniversaries! Maybe we sound like a broken record – but KEP truly wouldn’t be who we are today without these hardworking employees. Thank you to Cheri Thompson, our...
by Kent Elastomer | Feb 14, 2023 | Leaderviews
Meet Tom Pilcavage! Tom Pilcavage has worked at our Kent facility for 14 years in Electrical Maintenance. In his job, Tom is in charge of the upkeep and improvement of our facility, always making sure production is maintained! Tom’s favorite day at work is one where...
by Kent Elastomer | Feb 14, 2023 | Leaderviews
KEP Recognized For Innovation KEP was proud to be named a 2023 Smart Business Evolution of Manufacturing Honoree! Our great Team Members are to thank, because it is they who live and breathe our culture of accountability and continuous improvement in everything we do!...
by Kent Elastomer | Feb 14, 2023 | Leaderviews
It Takes A Team There are countless reasons for projects to stall: Lack of resources. Supply chain problems. Not enough time. But there are two ways they get done: Resilience…and teamwork. Here’s an example. In May of 2022, a company came to us to make food grade...
by Kent Elastomer | Jan 27, 2023 | Elastomer 101, Uncategorized
What is Polyisoprene? The term “polyisoprene” refers to a polymer material with a specific base polymer: cis-1,4-polyisoprene. Polyisoprene can be derived from plant-based sources—as natural rubber latex—and petroleum derivatives—as synthetic polyisoprene. Benefits of...
