Profile: R D Specialties, Inc. supplies converting equipment. Our coating and metering rods are used in applications for paper, paperboard, plastic film & metal foils. We also offer a range of laboratory coating rods designed for research, testing & quality control in the evaluation of inks, paints, glues and various emulsions. Our production rods include smooth stainless steel rods, wire wound rods, gapped coating rods and formed rods. Our automatic control coater is used for the application of paints, varnishes, adhesives and inks. Our laboratory accessories include storage cases, drawdown pads, syringes and spoils paper.