n Rubber and Plastics Research Association, since 1985 renamed RAPRA Technology, Ltd., consultants for the plastics and rubber industry and an industry-supported organization headquartered at Shawbury, Shrewsbury, England, www.rapra.com. Rapra offers a wide range of consultancy services for a whole spectrum of clients within the plastics and rubber industry and works alongside the client offering guidance and support as an integral part of the product design and development process. RAPRA boasts the necessary skills and experience to undertake entire product design and development programs and using knowledge built up over many years within the industry, has an understanding of how polymer materials perform in service.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). RAPRA. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_9768
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