Food-grade translucent silicone tube 60 Shore A: technical specification and selection criteria
The peroxide-cured VMQ silicone tube 60 Shore A translucent is the standard reference for food-contact transfer, pharmac...
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Reinforced silicone tubing: multilayer construction, mesh types and selection criteria
Technical guide to multilayer reinforced silicone tubing: construction with embedded mesh, polyester vs aramid vs stainl...
O-rings: moulded O-ring, extruded cord or joined toric cord — material, hardness and selection criteria
Complete technical guide to O-rings: moulded vs extruded cord vs joined toric cord. Material selection (silicone, FKM, E...
Which elastomer resists each fluid: a selection guide for silicone, FKM, FVMQ and EPDM
Technical criteria for elastomer selection according to the service fluid: FKM/Viton™, fluorosilicone FVMQ, EPDM, VMQ ...
How to Choose a Silicone Sheet: Solid vs Cellular, Formulation, Hardness and Thickness
How to select a silicone sheet: solid or cellular, calendered or cast, food-grade, flame-retardant or conductive. Select...
Conductive silicone: electrical properties, resistivity and technical selection
What makes a silicone conductive, the resistivity ranges it operates in and when it is not enough. Technical criteria fo...
Food-grade silicone tubing
How to select food-grade silicone tubing based on the conveyed fluid, target regulations and cleaning cycles. Formulatio...
FKM vs Viton™: what lies behind each name and when the difference matters
FKM, FPM and Viton™ designate the same type of fluoroelastomer, but not all compounds perform equally. We explain what...
HCR Silicone Compounding: How an Elastomer is Formulated Before Extrusion or Moulding
Before an O-ring, a sealing profile or a silicone tube reaches your assembly line, a rarely discussed process takes plac...
Industrial silicone types: selection guide by application
Complete guide for selecting the correct silicone formulation according to temperature requirements, certifications, che...
Industrial silicone moulding: when is it the right process and what parts can be manufactured
Complete guide to silicone moulding: when to choose compression, injection or LSR. Technical criteria, ISO 3302-1 tolera...
Industrial Silicone Extrusion: When It's the Right Process and What Profiles Can Be Manufactured
Technical analysis of silicone extrusion process: selection criteria versus moulding, manufacturable product types, geom...
Industrial inflatable seals: when to use active sealing and how to avoid the 5 critical errors
Technical guide on when to specify industrial inflatable seals TIXAN’AIR® and how to avoid the most common design and...
How Silicone Industrial Parts Are Really Manufactured
Industrial silicone manufacturing combines chemistry, engineering and process control. This guide explains each stage wi...
How to select industrial silicone without causing premature failures
Technical guide to correctly selecting industrial silicone and avoiding premature failures caused by design errors, hard...
How to Select the Correct Shore A Hardness for Industrial Silicone Applications
A complete engineering guide on selecting the correct Shore A hardness to ensure sealing performance, durability and dim...