Tagged: 2025

Dow is ranked first on the 2025 Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™ list by Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine. This is the Dow’s second consecutive year in the top spot and the company’s fifth straight year on this highly competitive list, which uses a proprietary survey to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations in America’s largest ongoing annual workforce study.

Thermax® N990CG medium thermal carbon black meets the requirements for carbon black specified in EU 10/2011, enabling its use in water gaskets. It also carries an effective Food Contact Notification (FCN No. 2420), allowing it to be used in applications covered under CFR 177.2600 rubber articles intended for repeated use. During this session, you’ll learn how Thermax® N990CG can serve as a drop-in replacement for standard N990 in rubber formulations, while ensuring compliance with stringent regulatory requirements for food contact and consumer goods.

On Thursday, September 25, 2025, RDAbbott hosted a webinar titled “C6-8XX Next Generation LSR for Healthcare Innovation.” In this 43-minute presentation, Dr. Leanna Foster, R&D Scientist with DuPont Liveo™ Healthcare Solutions, highlights new DuPont™ Liveo™ Class VI (C6) low-viscosity liquid silicone rubber (LSR) formulations for intricate, injection-molded healthcare components. Learn more and watch recording.

The Detroit Rubber Group will host its Fall Technical Meeting on Thursday, October 23, at Airboss of America Corporation’s Auburn Hills facility, The event runs from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (ET) and includes technical presentations and a tour of Airboss’ manufacturing facility. Steve Griffin, RDAbbott’s Director of Business Development, will be one of the featured presenters and will share insights on Conductive Silicone Technology.

The Los Angeles Rubber Group (TLARGI) will host its annual Technical Conference, Oktoberfest, and Mini Expo on Tuesday, October 7, at the Brea Community Center in Brea, California. The Technical Conference kicks off at 1:00 PM and includes a presentation by RDAbbott’s Rick Ziebell on Conductive Silicone Technology. Then, starting at 5:00 PM, the Oktoberfest and Mini Expo will begin— marking the first time RDAbbott and its manufacturing subsidiary, NovationSi, will be exhibiting side by side at this event.

Join us on Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (ET) for this free webinar. This online event will feature new DuPont™ Liveo™ Class VI (C6) low-viscosity liquid silicone rubber (LSR) formulations for intricate, injection-molded healthcare components. We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Leanna Foster, R&D Scientist with DuPont Liveo™ Healthcare Solutions, as our presenter.

The Ohio Rubber Group will hold its Fall Technical Meeting on Tuesday, September 23, at the Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland/Twinsburg in Twinsburg, Ohio. The event runs from 4:00 to 9:00 PM and includes technical presentations, a social hour, and dinner. Steve Griffin, RDAbbott’s Director of Business Development, is one of the presenters and will discuss Conductive Silicone Technology.

Visit RDAbbott and NovationSi in Booth 1540 at the new Global Polymer Summit (GPS 2025) from September 8 to 11 in Cleveland, Ohio. Come talk to our team members and learn about the latest products and technologies from our supplier partners, many of whom are also exhibiting.

Join Parker Lord on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (ET) for a free training about its Chemlok® rubber-to-substrate adhesives. This virtual training will consist of two, one-hour pre-recorded sessions followed by a live question-and-answer session. Sign up to learn about substrate adhesive preparation, and application, coated part handling, molding best practices, and troubleshooting.

Join us at LSR 2025 in Irvine, California, from June 16 – 19 and learn about the latest innovations in liquid silicone rubber (LSR). RDAbbott is a co-organizer for this global event, where we will co-exhibit and co-sponsor with Dow and NovationSi.