Technical articles, success stories and trends in the industrial silicone and rubber sector
Full specification, standards, dimensions and selection criteria versus alternative hardnesses and cure systems
The peroxide-cured VMQ silicone tube 60 Shore A translucent is the standard reference for food-contact transfer, pharmaceutical dosing and peristaltic pumping. Full specification, FDA/CE standards, dimensions and selection criteria.
Technical guide to multilayer reinforced silicone tubing: construction with embedded mesh, polyester vs aramid vs stainl...
Complete technical guide to O-rings: moulded vs extruded cord vs joined toric cord. Material selection (silicone, FKM, E...
Criterios técnicos de selección de elastómero según el fluido de servicio: FKM/Viton™, fluorosilicona FVMQ, EPDM, silico...
Technical guide for specifying VMQ, FVMQ and PVMQ aerospace silicone elastomers. NF EN 2259/2260/2261, EN 9100 standards...
How to select a silicone sheet: solid or cellular, calendered or cast, food-grade, flame-retardant or conductive. Select...
What makes a silicone conductive, the resistivity ranges it operates in and when it is not enough. Technical criteria fo...
How to select food-grade silicone tubing based on the conveyed fluid, target regulations and cleaning cycles. Formulatio...
How to select an inflatable silicone seal based on sealing pressure, gap between surfaces and expansion direction. Techn...
Technical framework for specifying custom extruded silicone profiles: geometry selection, compound compatibility, constr...
FKM, FPM and Viton™ designate the same type of fluoroelastomer, but not all compounds perform equally. We explain what d...
Before an O-ring, a sealing profile or a silicone tube reaches your assembly line, a rarely discussed process takes plac...
Complete guide for selecting the correct silicone formulation according to temperature requirements, certifications, che...
Complete guide to silicone moulding: when to choose compression, injection or LSR. Technical criteria, ISO 3302-1 tolera...
Technical analysis of EN 45545-2 and the evolving TSI framework for railway elastomeric components. Formulation comparis...
Technical analysis of silicone extrusion process: selection criteria versus moulding, manufacturable product types, geom...
Manufacturing industrial silicone products in ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certified environments is not a documentation exerc...
The industrial silicone market in 2026 is not defined by volume growth. It is defined by the stratification of requireme...
Technical guide on when to specify industrial inflatable seals TIXAN’AIR® and how to avoid the most common design and in...
Industrial silicone manufacturing combines chemistry, engineering and process control. This guide explains each stage wi...
Documented technical case where Shore A hardness adjustment, section redesign and post-curing tripled gasket service lif...
Silicone components are not “shaped rubber.” They result from controlled formulation, mixing, extrusion, molding and val...
The difference between a certifiable medical component and one rejected in an audit is decided in the manufacturing envi...
Technical guide to correctly selecting industrial silicone and avoiding premature failures caused by design errors, hard...
A complete engineering guide on selecting the correct Shore A hardness to ensure sealing performance, durability and dim...
