Sports Surfacing

Hannah Morman

Sports Surfacing Division Sales Manager

700 Industrial Drive
Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895

Direct Phone: 419-738-5452
General Office Phone: 419-738-8844 x-121

Cell: 419-604-2711
Fax: 419-738-4411

Email: hmorman@midwestelastomers.com

What We Offer

Our Sports Surfacing Division offers "One Stop Shop" for all your surfacing needs. We offer high quality Colored EPDM's, Buffings, Polyurethane Binders, Rubberized Mulch, and SplashPad Applications. Our manufacturing facility is located in Wapakoneta, OH. We have excellent freight discounts in place that are passed on to our customers with coordination from the time you place your order to delivery on your job site.


Production hours: 7:00 am -3:00 pm. Orders must be received by 1:00 pm for same day shipment, no exceptions!


Colored EPDM's, Colored Mulch, are offered in a wide color selection in various sizes.


Polyurethanes are available in both aromatic and aliphatic binders for various climate conditions. 5 gallon pails and 55 gallon drums are available.

3/8 Buffings are utilized for the shock absorption pad underneath your playground. Our buffings are clean and metal free! We offer buffings in both 50 lb. bags and 2000 lb. super sacks.

Paige Schreiber

Customer Service Representative

700 Industrial Drive
Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895

Direct Phone: 419-738-8844 x126


Email: pschreiber@midwestelastomers.com

Trouble Free Customer Service

  • ASTM certified product. 
  • ISO Quality registration, systems and certifications.
  • In-spec; on-target.
  • Contamination-free.
  • Correct labeling, identification and packaging.
  • Consistent quality material, shipment-to-shipment.
  • On time, every time!

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Products

Colored EPDM

Midwest Elastomers colored EPDM exceeds the ASBA requirements of 20% rubber hydrocarbon content. Customers will enjoy a softer feel, enhanced UV protection and a brighter appearance. There are 14 different colors to choose from. See color selection.

Sizes available:
  • .5-1.5 mm
  • 1-3 mm
  • 1-4 mm
Packaging:
  • 55 lb Poly Valve Pack, 2200 pounds per skid
SBR / EPDM

Although these products which are supplied throughout the industry are considered post industrial scrap rubber, MEI sets Internal Quality Standard which allow only the best feedstock to be accepted for granulation. Our finished products are 99.9% contaminate free and contain less than 2% fines.

Sizes available:
  • .5 - 1.5 mm
  • 1-3 mm
  • 1-4 mm
  • 1-5 mm
  • 3-6 mm
Packaging:
  • 55 lb Kraft bags, 2200 pounds per skid
  • 2000 lb super sacks
Buffings

Stranded black passenger and truck tire tread used for playground cushioning underlayment and track applications.

Sizes available:
  • 3/8
  • 1/8 x 16
Packaging:
  • 50# Kraft or Poly bags, 2000 pounds per skids

Applications

Athletic Track & Fields
Playgrounds
Pool Deck / Water Parks
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Walkways
Golf Course Pathing
Amusement Parks & Zoos
Patios
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Industrial & Commercial Flooring
Benefits of our service:
  • One-stop-shop: color, black buffing, binder; all with one call!
  • Minimal fines to reduce excessive binder.
  • Same day services in most cases.
  • Custom colors & sizes.
  • Evaluation of materials required for your job site.
  • Freight coordination & discount.

Specifications

Bulk Density ±2 lbs/Ft.³
0.5 - 1.5 mm 1 - 3 mm 1 - 4 mm 1 - 5 mm
Color 42 41 41 41
Black 36 35 35 34
Particle Size Distribution (* = % Retained)
Screen Size Mesh .5 -1.5 mm 1 -3 mm 1 - 4 mm 1- 5 mm
4.75 4 - - - 0 - 5%
4.00 5 - - 0 - 5% -
3.35 6 - 0 - 15% - 20 - 40%
2.36 8 - - 60 - 80% 40 - 55%
2.00 10 0 - 5% 60 - 80% 5 - 20% 0 - 15%
1.18 16 60 - 85% - - 0 - 15%
1.00 18 - 10 - 30% 5 - 20% -
0.85 20 10 - 30% - - -
Pan - 0 - 15% 0 - 5% 0 - 5% 0 - 2%
Physical Properties
Color EPDM Black EPDM Black SBR*
Durometer (Shore A) 50 - 70 50 - 70 50 - 70
Elongation 650 - 700 - -
Tensile Strength (PSI) 750 - 800 - -
Specific Gravity (G/cc) 1.40 - 1.60 1.10 - 1.50 1.05 - 1.40

* Black EPDM & SBR are produced from post-industrial scrap. Given the fact that many different sources are utilized for this type of material, elongation and tensile strength cannot be accurately determined. However, all materials must satisfy MEI's stringent quality standards prior to processing.

UV Testing

Color change after 5 years* of ultraviolet light exposure is measured under fluorescent, sunlight and horizon lighting. Color change is measure in E units.
* Note: results of less that 10 E unites are considered to have little color change. Results of 20 or more E units are regarded as having a significant color change.

* Length of time is an approximate as no set standard exists for accelerated UV testing

UV Testing Color Stability
Product Type

Red EPDM

Blue EPDM

Green EPDM

Beige EPDM

Fluorescent Light

D>E = 3.00

D>E = 11.82

D>E = 6.95

D>E = 0.57

    Sunlight       

D>E = 2.91

D>E = 10.74

D>E = 5.94

D>E = 0.93

Horizon Light

D>E = 2.82

D>E= 10.58

D>E = 6.05

D>E = 0.65

Color Selection

Material Calculator

How Deep Should My Mulch Be?


Landscaping: 1.5" - 2"

Proper mulching is critical to maintaining a healthy landscape. Not only does rubber mulch add beauty, color and texture to a landscape, it also helps control weeds, reduce water evaporation and moderate soil temperatures. It is important not to pile on too much because of the risk of suffocating and killing off your desired plants.


Residential Playground 4" - 5"

When it comes to residential playground applications, a 4” – 5” installation depth is typical based on the average height of residential playground equipment. 4” installation depth provides up to 10’ critical fall height protection and a 5” installation depth provides up to 12’ critical fall height protection


Commercial Playground 4" - 5"

According to the American Society for Testing Materials or ASTM, the standard for fall protection on commercial playgrounds is 5” – 6” depth throughout the entire play area depending on the height of the playground equipment. 5” installation depth provides up to 12’ critical fall height protection and a 6” installation depth provides up to 16’ critical fall height protection.

*all mulch amounts are compacted installation depths

Sports Surfacing Support

 We provide quality granulated rubber products and polyurethane binder to Sports Surfacing and Industrial/Commercial Flooring customers in accordance with our ISO 9001:2015 based quality system.


Utilizing post-industrial scrap rubber for our black, granulated products and virgin compounds for our colored EPDM we ensure quality materials are processed by performing these tests on our raw materials:

  • Tensile strength
  • Elongation
  • Harness (Shore A Durometer)
  • Specific gravity
  • Carbon black content
  • Color consistency
  • Contamination
These finished goods tests ensure our customers receive consistent quality products:
  • Particle size distribution
  • Bulk density
  • Color consistency
  • Contamination
Our polyurethane binder is tested for the following properties:
  • Isocyanate content
  • Viscosity
  • Specific gravity

*Particle Size Distribution is by RoTap® method. Test parameters are in accordance with USTC & TBA guidelines when applicable.

Certificates of Analysis available on every order!