Below are useful industry links to professional organizations and companies involved with high performance materials, seals, and elastomers.

ACS Rubber Division
ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM
Chemical Heritage Foundation
Energy Rubber Group
NACE International
SAE International
Society of Plastics Engineers
SPE, Society of Petroleum Engineers
The Los Angeles Rubber Group, Inc. (TLARGI)

References

ASTM Test Methods for Rubber List
Base Resistant FKM in Oilfield Seals
Fluorinated Elastomers Diagramed by Monomer Composition
Glossary of Rubber Terms and Acronyms
Naval O-rings
Reference Fuel List & Composition
Types of Fluorinated Elastomers
Very Low Temperature Sealing with FKM
Explosive Decompression Resistant Perfluoroelastomer FFKM, Perlast G92E
Precision Polymer Engineering, LTD
Elastomer Reisistance to Biofuels

Press Releases

May 21, 2010: Silicone Rubber Metal Detectable Seals

April 16, 2010: Precsion Polymer Engineering acquired by Idex Corp

April 6, 2010: Metal Detectable Seals for Food Safety

March 26, 2010: Explosive Decompression Resistant Perfluoroelastomer, FFKM, at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston Texas

March 3, 2010: Pump and Compressor Sealing Guide

Jan 27, 2010:  Elastomers for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Jan 5, 2010: PPE elastomer seals used in GSK Topicals filling and packaging lines. Precision Polymer Engineering assists GlaxoSmithKline to increase production uptime for its Topicals filling and packaging lines.

Biofuels Put Seals to the Test
Detectaseal Eliminates Product Recalls
Effective Sealing for Low and high Pressure
Litharge Free FKM alternative for Large Diesel Engines
Lead Free V74J FKM
Perlast G92E ED Perfluroelastomer Launched a Offshore Europe
New PPE Training Facility
Perlast G74S
PPE Completes Business Expansion
Seals and Containment of API Powders
V70SW Unveiled at ACHEMA
Working Well Under Pressure: Recent Explosive Decompression Resistant Seal Developments