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Material Innovation Allows Hot Melt Adhesion with Silicone Rubber in Mass Production
Hsinchu, Taiwan, January14, 2021 – Experienced silicone product maker, General Silicones (GS), announces a solution for using hot-melt adhesives (HMA) with silicone rubber sheets during factory mass production. Over the past decades, the use of hot melt adhesives grew in importance for product assembly. A growing number of industries are relying on HMA. Industry forecasts project continuous growth of HMA use for the coming years.
PUR Adhesives Confirmed to Work With Silicone Rubber Sheets in Mass Production
Hsinchu, Taiwan, December29, 2020 – Experienced silicone product maker, General Silicones (GS), confirms the compatibility of its Compo-SiL® silicone rubber sheets with standard PUR adhesives. Many unique silicone properties, such as UV stability, usability in high and low temperature, electric discharge safety, make it an ideal material. But the extreme difficulty of bonding cured silicone to other surfaces prevents silicone from broader use.
Compo-SiL® Introducing an Easy Path to Plastic Footprint Reduction for Manufacturers
Hsinchu, Taiwan, December 17, 2020 – General Silicones Co. Ltd. (GS), based in Hsinchu City, Taiwan, acknowledges that manufacturers are now looking for plastic alternatives to improve the sustainability of their product. Thanks to the fact that silicone is a sustainable alternative to plastic, these companies can now take advantage of silicone’s well-known benefits as an eco-friendly alternative material. Compo-SiL® by General Silicones are silicone sheets with a thin modified layer made of Polyurethane (PU). The PU modified layer is easy to apply using a diverse selection of adhesives, allowing the quick and easy integration of Compo-SiL® to existing mass production processes.
General Silicones Contributes to a Greener Society with Silicone Adhesion and Bonding Technology
Hsinchu, Taiwan, December 03, 2020 – General Silicones Co., Ltd. (GS), a company based in Hsinchu City, Taiwan, is pleased to announce the celebration of their 50th anniversary in the industry. GS was founded in 1970 and is not just a major distributor of silicone materials, but also of an active manufacturer of silicone products with international certifications. A key example of GS focusing on contributing to a more environmentally sustainable society is Compo-SiL® technology for improving silicone adhesion and bonding using sustainable technology.
Compo-SiL® – A Breakthrough in Overcoming the Low Surface Energy of Cured Silicone
Hsinchu, Taiwan, November 17, 2020 – Experienced silicone products maker, General Silicones (GS), is introducing its Compo-SiL® technology to the market. Compo-SiL® solves the critical problem of the low surface energy of cured silicone by enhancing the surface energy with the help of an ultra-thin PU-based modified layer. This innovation allows the process and bonding of cured silicone efficiently during mass production with surfaces safely and in a lasting way.