Inverted Rubbers

NUZN 48 is a hybrid rubber: a slightly sticky topsheet on a lively Tensor sponge, with precision and control.

• We have developed the NUZN 48 for ambitious players who want to take their game to the next level with the groundbreaking NUZN technology without compromising on precision and control.
• Advanced Hybrid Performance - a slightly sticky top rubber combined with an extremely lively Tensor sponge.
• Experience the best of both worlds: The slightly sticky topsheet ensures optimum grip, while the proven NUZN pimple geometry is responsible for an explosive flight curve.
• The improved surface durability ensures consistently stable playing characteristics.

NUZN 50 pairs an extremely spinny top sheet with a 50° hard sponge for a precise, ultra-modern topspin game.

• The remarkably high dynamics of the NUZN 50 are activated by technically clean strokes. The sponge compensates for minor deviations in the point of impact with its moderate hardness.
• Topspins are given a high and aggressive trajectory by the extremely spinny top sheet, while the sponge contributes consistency.
• Short spin strokes close to the table, typical of modern table tennis, gain in quality and arc.
• NUZN 50 enables dangerous and safe counter-spins as well as smooth transitions from passive to active play.
• The top sheet and the 50° hard sponge make it possible to reach new performance levels with an unimaginably long lifetime.
• Developed for a precise, ultra-modern topspin game.

NUZN 55 is the 55° hard-sponge version, built for a merciless topspin game and a well-trained technique.

• To maximise spin and speed, the NUZN 55 requires the player to have a well-trained technique that enables them to transfer a high level of energy to the ball with perfect timing at the point of impact.
• The player benefits from an enlarged sweetspot, which makes it possible to give the ball maximum spin and arc even under time pressure.
• NUZN 55 gives confidence, because topspins and especially counterspins can be played with unimagined confidence and quality.
• The extremely spinny top sheet and the 55° hard sponge make it possible to reach new performance levels with an unexpectedly long lifetime.
• Developed for a merciless, ultra-modern topspin game.

The Rasanter C48 is built around counterspin: a 48° hard sponge with ENERGY CELL technology under the new C geometry.

For the perfect counterspin

• You rely on the highest quality in serve and return, persistently pressuring your opponent with spins and counterspins.
• Break with conventions, use the strengths of the ENERGY CELL technology: more power and quality in your strokes, high dynamics and longer ball contact feel.
• The ENERGY CELL sponge with its highly elastic cell structure ensures an extremely dynamic energy transfer for all topspin variations.
• Use the catapult and the above-average optimal hitting zone of the 48° hard sponge to add extra persistency to your game.
• With the newly developed C geometry you gain control over your opponent's spin with help of the Counterspin Damper.

The Rasanter C53 is built around counterspin: a 53° hard sponge with ENERGY CELL technology under the new C geometry.

For the perfect counterspin

• You dominate the game over the table and take every chance to score with a spin or counterspin.
• Break with conventions, use the strengths of the ENERGY CELL technology: more power and quality in your strokes, high dynamics and longer ball contact feel.
• The ENERGY CELL sponge with its highly elastic cell structure ensures an extremely dynamic energy transfer for all topspin variations.
• The 53° hard sponge sets the tone in open rallies: power, stability, precision.
• With the newly developed C geometry you gain control over your opponent's spin with help of the Counterspin Damper.

The RASANTER R37 is for the spin-driven player: a soft 37° sponge for precise active topspin play and control.

• Your profile is spin driven.
• Variable all distance play is your formula for success.
• As a mid to advanced level player you prefer the soft 37° sponge for allowing precise active topspin play and control.

Spin is key – and you will be inspired by the extremely curved trajectory your topspin will describe even at moderate stroke speed.

What's So Special About These New Rubbers?

• RASANTER is the most elaborate and complex rubber development ever undertaken in Germany.
• The goal was to develop a future-oriented rubber technology that allows all ambitious and technically skilled players to overcome the physical disadvantages of the 40+ ball.
• RASANTER's topsheet compensates for the rotational disadvantages of the 40+ ball, while the denser, ultra-thick sponge increases the catapult effect and compensates for the lower speed of the cell free ball.

Rasant means fast in German. Rasanter, of course, means faster. So that gives you a hint of what these new rubbers promise. But the performance advantage goes far beyond just being faster. Let's explore this new technology in depth.

What problem are these rubbers trying to solve? It's been almost 3 years since the changeover to the 40+ poly balls. These new balls are now the standard ball used in all sanctioned tournaments. Compared to the celluloid 40 ball that preceded it, the 40+ ball is about 0.5 mm larger in diameter on average. In addition, the poly material is slicker and smoother than celluloid. Combined, these two characteristics result in a loss of spin and speed when identical force is applied to a 40+ poly ball compared to the celluloid 40 ball.

Ever since the switchover to poly balls, table tennis manufacturers have been trying to make up for that loss. andro has now done so with the introduction of their Rasanter series.

But What Exactly Makes These New Rubbers So Much Better?

First, let's take a look at the topsheet. andro engineers have significantly thinned down the topsheet to only 1.7 mm thick. This extremely thin profile, combined with a new pimple geometry, results in a larger contact area to provide a significant spin gain even at low impact speeds.

Rasanter offers two topsheet versions: V (for Velocity) and R (for Rotation). The pimple geometry is the difference between these two. The V version has smaller pimples spaced farther apart than the R version, which has fatter pimples arranged more closely together. The V pimple geometry maximizes the catapult effect of the sponge, while the R version maximizes the contact area with the ball and allows for stronger surface tension.

The topsheet's surface grip has also been enhanced. Still a grippy European-style top sheet, not a super-sticky Chinese-style topsheet. It has a glossy finish with superior grip to other European-style rubbers.

Next, let's move on to the sponge layer. The sponge developed for Rasanter has a smaller cell structure compared to all other Tensor sponges. This results in a bigger catapult effect for a noticeable speed increase. In addition, by making the topsheet thinner, andro can make the sponge layer thicker. Their new Ultramax sponge is a luxuriously thick 2.3 mm, the thickest available. So smaller cell structure and denser, thicker sponge means more power potential.

Andro offers their sponge in a variety of densities to suit virtually all attacking and all-round playing styles. The V version comes in 42 or 47 hardness sponge; whereas, the R version comes in 37, 42, 47, or 50. 37 is considered soft and is favored by players wanting to enhance the spin and control aspects of the rubber. 50 is a hard sponge and used by players with well-developed strokes who strike the ball with a lot of force and who emphasize power in their games. 42 is a medium sponge that provides more speed than 37 but retains excellent feel and control. 47 is medium hard and is favored by players who want the higher speed and extra power of a hard sponge but with more control than the 50 sponge.

Combined, the topsheet and sponge are a marvel of table tennis engineering. The 2 topsheets and 4 sponges make it possible to ideally match one of these 6 rubbers to your playing style.

The R42 will provide the dynamic performance you are looking for once you add some extra speed in your stroke.

• Your profile is spin driven.
• You are looking for maximum grip.
• As an advanced to high level player you will benefit from medium 42° sponge hardness taking full control on your spins.
• Your style is versatile and you are smart enough to combine top spin potential with a medium soft sponge to guarantee superior feedback and control.

What's So Special About These New Rubbers?

• RASANTER is the most elaborate and complex rubber development ever undertaken in Germany.
• The goal was to develop a future-oriented rubber technology that allows all ambitious and technically skilled players to overcome the physical disadvantages of the 40+ ball.
• RASANTER's topsheet compensates for the rotational disadvantages of the 40+ ball, while the denser, ultra-thick sponge increases the catapult effect and compensates for the lower speed of the cell free ball.

Rasant means fast in German, and Rasanter, of course, means faster – a hint of what these rubbers promise, although the performance advantage goes far beyond just being faster.

The problem they set out to solve is the 40+ poly ball. It's been almost 3 years since the changeover, and these balls are now the standard in all sanctioned tournaments. On average the 40+ ball is about 0.5 mm larger in diameter than the celluloid 40 ball that preceded it, and the poly material is slicker and smoother than celluloid.

Together those two characteristics mean a loss of spin and speed when identical force is applied. Table tennis manufacturers have been trying to make up for that loss ever since the switchover, and andro has now done so with the Rasanter series.

But What Exactly Makes These New Rubbers So Much Better?

The topsheet comes first. It has been thinned down significantly by andro engineers, to only 1.7 mm thick, and this extremely thin profile combined with a new pimple geometry gives a larger contact area, for a significant spin gain even at low impact speeds.

Rasanter offers two topsheet versions, V (for Velocity) and R (for Rotation), which differ in pimple geometry: the V version has smaller pimples spaced farther apart, maximizing the catapult effect of the sponge, while the fatter, more closely arranged pimples of the R version maximize the contact area with the ball and allow for stronger surface tension.

Surface grip has been enhanced too. This is still a grippy European-style topsheet, not a super-sticky Chinese-style one, with a glossy finish and superior grip to other European-style rubbers.

Underneath, the sponge developed for Rasanter has a smaller cell structure than all other Tensor sponges, which produces a bigger catapult effect and a noticeable speed increase. And because the topsheet is thinner, the sponge layer can be thicker: the new Ultramax sponge is a luxuriously thick 2.3 mm, the thickest available. A smaller cell structure and a denser, thicker sponge mean more power potential.

The sponge comes in a variety of densities to suit virtually all attacking and all-round playing styles: 42 or 47 hardness for the V version, and 37, 42, 47, or 50 for the R version. 37 is considered soft and is favored by players wanting to enhance the spin and control aspects of the rubber. 42 is a medium sponge with more speed than 37 that retains excellent feel and control.

47 is medium hard, for players who want the higher speed and extra power of a hard sponge with more control than the 50, and 50 is a hard sponge used by players with well-developed strokes who strike the ball with a lot of force and emphasize power in their games.

Together, the 2 topsheets and 4 sponges are a marvel of table tennis engineering and make it possible to ideally match one of these 6 rubbers to your playing style.

Rasanter R45 is the 45 ° medium-sponge version: a balance of spin, speed and control for variable offensive play.

• Your game is spin and speed. Variability and safeness embody your topspins.
• Break with conventions, use the strengths of the ENERGY CELL technology: more power and quality in your strokes, high dynamics – longer ball contact feel.
• The ENERGY CELL sponge with its highly elastic cell structure ensures an extremely dynamic energy transfer to all topspin variations.
• The 45 ° medium sponge supports both active and passive strokes in the best possible way. Perfect balance of spin, speed and control as the basis for variable offensive table tennis.
• The R surface for maximum rotation gains an additional impact by the ENERGY CELL sponge.