28 October 2010- Silicone rubber is used today in many advanced manufacturing and production processes, from tires to tubes, keypads to cake pans. Silicon rubber is easy to manufacture and formulate.
Available in different hardness and colors and also in various formulations for manufacturing, molding, and curing, silicon rubber is indispensable in the manufacturing of many products.
Used with the right technologies, silicone rubber offers innovative manufacturing solutions and design opportunities.
Electronics/Electrical Sector
Silicon rubber makes electrical insulating tapes, adhesives, sealants, circuit board coating, varnishes, resins, lubricants, optical fiber coatings, and many other semiconductor-grade silicon and silicon-source chemicals.
Keyboards, keypads, hard coating housings for computers, telephones, facsimile machines, and home entertainment equipment are all made of silicone rubber.
Aerospace sector
Silicon rubber is used in many aspects of aircraft assembly and maintenance. Used in making space suit fabrics, boots, windshields, rubber tooling, abrasion-resistant coatings, adhesives, optical interlayer laminates, seals and gaskets, and tooling materials.
Construction sector
In construction and building, adhesives, sealants, and coatings made of silicone rubber make construction materials work better and longer. Silicone adhesives join diverse materials like glass, granite, concrete, steel, plastics, etc. Silicone rubber is used for making construction adhesives/sealants, architectural coatings, silicone roof coatings, water repellents, concrete pavement joint sealants, etc.
Food Processing sector
For food processing applications like antifoams, bakeware coatings, silicone rubber is very popular.
Automotive sector
Silicon rubber which is heat, oil, and fuel-resistant is used for molding into a variety of durable parts used in automobiles. There are sealants and adhesives, materials for noise, specialty lubricants, materials for vibration, and harshness, and automotive polishes made by silicone rubber.
Medical products sector
Silicon rubber is popular for making medical-grade tubing, defoamers, adhesives, and fluids.
Leather and Textiles sector
Another application of silicon rubber is in making waterproofing treatments and fiber chemicals.
Paints and Coatings sector
Silicon rubber is used in making paints, enamels, finishes, and abrasion-resistant coatings for plastics.
Personal and Household Care sector
Silicone rubber emulsions, fluids, surfactants, and powder treatments are important ingredients in skin lotions, hair care products, antiperspirants, cosmetics, shaving creams, fabric treatments, starches, laundry products, and more.
