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Post-Cure Advantages for Silicone Elastomers and Adhesives

Whether using a silicone adhesive in an aerospace assembly or manufacturing silicone bakeware, post-cure for silicone is not a process that belongs in the past.

Alexander Santayana

August 5, 2022

Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) may find that post-curing can bring value to certain applications. To determine if post-cure is the best option, it’s important to better understand what is happening during the process, the advantages it offers, and key best practices.

Product Profile

UV-Activated Silicone Adhesives for Autonomous Automotive Sensors

Newly developed UV-activated, dual-cure silicones can protect sensors in autonomous vehicles from the heat, cold, moisture, and stress that result from the rigors of the automotive environment.

May 11, 2022

Automobile manufacturers have identified approximately 200 sensor areas around the vehicle that will be instrumental in achieving commercialization and meeting safety goals for autonomous vehicles. The main commonality is the need to protectively seal these key sensor platform areas from the heat, cold, moisture, and stress that result from the rigors of the automotive environment.

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HENKEL: Thermal Interface Material for Digital Applications

May 3, 2022

Henkel recently announced the commercialization of its latest gel thermal interface material (TIM), BERGQUIST^® LIQUI FORM TLF 10000.

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EVONIK: Heat-Stable Hardener

February 15, 2022

The new TEGO^® Cure 100 hardener from Evonik reportedly ensures that coatings cure at room temperature.

Market Trends

Strong Growth Projected for Automotive Adhesive Tapes

Several key trends will help drive the 6.1% CAGR expected for automotive adhesive tape revenues through 2028.

February 9, 2022

Automotive adhesive tapes are lighter than mechanical fasteners such as screws and fasteners and simplify the automobile manufacturing process. The global automotive adhesive tapes market was valued at $8.7 billion in 2020 and is expected to account for $13.8 billion by 2028.

Striving for Sustainability

Recycling Silicone Sealant Cartridges

Henkel has launched a global innovation call for separating plastic from silicone waste.

February 4, 2022

In collaboration with ChileGlobal Ventures, the venture capital arm of Fundación Chile, Henkel Chile has launched the global Seal the Cycle initiative to find technological solutions for plastic waste. The goal of the initiative is innovation in separating high-density polyethylene (HDPE) from silicone waste to enable the recycling of cartridges that cannot currently be reprocessed.

VISCO-TEC: High-Precision Two-Component Adhesive Dosing

February 1, 2022

ViscoTec recently introduced cartridge applicators featuring Festo pneumatic control modules for the exact and clean feeding of adhesives, pastes, and silicones of different viscosities.

Ask Dr. Dave

Alternative Cure Systems for RTV Silicone Sealants

We use RTV silicones in our assembly operations, and our workers keep complaining about the strong vinegar smell. Somebody told me that we might be able to get low-odor, low-volatile silicones. What issues should we be aware of?

Dave Dunn Ph.D.

January 25, 2022

Room-temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicones are well-known for their extreme durability. They are convenient one-component sealants that cure by reaction with moisture from the atmosphere.

Elkem Announces Project to Eliminate Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Silicon Production

The company aims to be part of the solution to combat climate change and to be one of the winners in the green transition.

December 31, 2021

The Research Council of Norway has granted Elkem NOK 16 (approximately $1.8 million) to develop a new concept for silicon production where all direct carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions are eliminated.

Wacker Announces Ambitious New Sustainability Goals

Wacker is striving to ensure that its entire product portfolio meets defined sustainability criteria by 2030.

December 29, 2021

Wacker Chemie AG recently presented its new sustainable development goals to investors and analysts at an online Capital Market Day that took place December 16, 2021.