Wacker Receives IATF Certification for Silicone Manufacturing
With the successful certification, Wacker can supply silicone products directly to car manufacturers, as well as their system and module suppliers.
Wacker recently announced that parts of its silicone production have been successfully certified to the IATF 16949 automotive standard. As a result, Wacker can now supply automobile manufacturers and OEMs with silicone products that have been developed and manufactured according to IATF-certified processes. The certificates apply to selected company parts at the Burghausen site in Germany and Zhangjiagang in China. Corporate functions that support and control the manufacturing process were also certified.
The certified production plants manufacture two-component silicone rubber formulations that cure by an addition reaction at room temperature to form silicone elastomers. Known as SEMICOSIL®, ELASTOSIL®, and WACKER SilGel®, among others, these products serve as heat-conducting gap fillers, silicone adhesives, and potting compounds.