What’s New

Are you post-curing your silicone out of habit or necessity? Advances in silicone elastomer technology enable some manufacturers to eliminate this costly step for the first time. For example, a new liquid silicone rubber is the only one that exhibits the same physical profile before and after post-curing. This could potentially make post-curing unnecessary even in industries with strict regulatory requirements.

This  video tutorial, prepared by Autodesk®, provides step-by-step instructions for downloading and using fully characterized Dow Corning XIAMETER® Brand LSR material models in their Moldflow® software.

LORD Corporation has delivered a new, ground-breaking In-Mold Bonding (IMB™) Adhesive Technology to transform plastic and silicone component assemblies.

Darkoo Optics Co., Ltd., an internationally reputable producer of optical lenses that enhance high-performing LED illumination sources, recently collaborated with Dow Corning to develop two new lenses for high-bay lighting fixtures.

Hallstar is a market leader in producing specialty plasticizers for elastomers. They strive to stay ahead of market trends and new polymer launches with their knowledgeable synthesis and application labs.

TSE Industries is pleased to introduce MillaMed™, new solid millable polyurethane compounds, based on aliphatic polyether polyurethanes and designed for medical applications.

New video captures insights and reflections from rubber legends with over five decades of experience in the elastomer industry.

RDAbbott is pleased to announce its appointment as Cancarb Limited’s agent for Thermax brand Thermal Carbon Black to the rubber industry in the United States and Canada effective January 1, 2017.

RDAbbott is designing silicone-thermoplastic bonding systems that provide good economics and improved environmental resistance.

RDAbbott has signed a new distribution agreement with an affiliate of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers, to distribute Cariflex™ isoprene rubbers* to manufacturers and fabricators in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.