Silicone Technology
SILICONE ELASTOMERS TECHNOLOGY & FABRICATION COURSE
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This 4-day university-accredited course offers a comprehensive overview of silicone elastomers. This course emphasizes fabrication processes in injection molding liquid silicone rubber (LIM/LSR) and provides information on extrusion and calendering of high consistency silicone rubber (HCR). The class is uniquely formatted to show from beginning to end, the sequence of designing and fabricating with silicone rubber.
Featured within this course is a one day “field trip” to M.R. Mold & Engineering during which attendees will experience manufacturing of LSR molding and tool design.
Topics Covered
- 1. Material selection (LSR and HCR) and an introduction to the proper silicone rubber for the application.
- 2. Tool design considerations including virtual simulation techniques in LSR design.
- 3. Pump, press, calendar, and extruder design for peak performance.
- 4. The injection molding process including machine setup and operation of pumps and automation.
- 5. Secondary processes such as postcure and de-flashing with special subjects such as optical silicone molding, and overmolding in bonding to plastics and metals.
What this Course Offers
- This inclusive course answers ALL your questions about Silicone Fabrication.
- Course participants will learn what silicone is and why it is so important to so many industries.
- Why is the product design and material selection so important?
- How do you design for manufacturing with silicone?
- What equipment do you need??
- Most importantly - how do you process the material to have a successful project?
Instructors
John Timmerman, Poly-Nova Technologies
Bob Pelletier, ELMET North America, Inc.
Rick Finnie, M.R. Mold & Engineering
Rick Ziebell, R.D. Abbott Company
Stefan Scheibner, ARBURG, Inc.
Robert Jovingo, ShinEtsu Silicones
