Tagged: Third-Stream

For decades, customizing small-volume LSR was limited to off-the-shelf durometers and third streaming during injection molding. Today, it’s possible to tailor custom LSRs at the formulation level. This unlocks possibilities for enhanced physical properties, improved processability, and performance-specific tuning. During this free webinar, you’ll learn about the benefits and trade-offs of third streaming vs. pre-compounded solutions. You’ll also learn about designing custom LSR formulations to meet unique application demands and navigating the customization process, such as when to modify one vs. both components of a two-part system.

Join us on Thursday, September 4, 2025, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (ET) for this free webinar. Brian Swanton, Director of Process Engineering for NovationSi, will explain how customized LSRs can be tailored at the formulation level before injection molding begins. If you can’t make this live event, register anyway and we’ll send you the recording.

Join us August 26 – 28, 2025, in Barberton, Ohio, for “Manufacturing with Silicone Rubber,” a comprehensive workshop hosted by RDAbbott from a fabricator’s point-of-view. There’s also an optional training opportunity on August 29 for one-on-one discussions with instructors and deeper dives into process development.

Join us for the Detroit Rubber Group (DRG) Spring Technical Meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Wacker Chemical Corporation’s North American Innovation Center & Regional Headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

RDAbbott will exhibit and present at the 2022 International Silicone Conference, a biennial event for the silicone industry that is organized by Rubber News. The conference is scheduled for May 10 and 11 at the Sheraton Suites Akron in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. RDAbbott will exhibit in tabletop booth #10, deliver a technical presentation, and provide the closing address. RDAbbott industry veterans Rick Ziebell and John Carroll will share valuable information and insights at an event where the elite in the silicone industry meet.

RDAbbott will exhibit, deliver a technical presentation, and provide the closing address at Rubber News’ 2022 International Silicone Conference. The conference is scheduled for May 10 and 11 at the Sheraton Suites Akron in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

RDAbbott and NovationSi are collaborating with FiteBac Dental, a manufacturer of patented antimicrobial compounds and additives for dentistry and medicine, to provide broad-spectrum antimicrobial protection in silicone and synthetic elastomers. Together, these companies are synergizing the effectiveness of FiteBac’s non-leaching, durable and persistent bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal technology in synthetic and silicone polymer systems for use in revolutionary medical and dental devices.

FiteBac Dental, manufacturer of patented antimicrobial compounds and additives for dentistry and medicine, partners with RDAbbott and NovationSi to synergize the effectiveness of FiteBac’s non-leaching, durable and persistent bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal in synthetic and silicone polymer systems for revolutionary medical and dental devices.

RDAbbott is sharing a recording of their recent webinar titled “Improving Self-Lubricating LSR in Sealing Applications with a Novel Third-Stream Additive.” This one-hour course about a new Dow liquid silicone rubber (LSR) product was livestreamed on October 19, 2021.

Self-lubricating LSR is the material of choice for electrical sealing applications in automotive applications. With constant changes in the industry, the performance requirements of this material becomes increasingly challenging and related material formulations constantly more complex. This discussion will give an overview on factors impacting sealing properties, propose a new additive to noticeably shift the thermal stability of a whole material family, and provide insights on how this new additive can stabilize the set of mechanical properties at elevated temperatures.