Industrial Uses for Liquid Silicone Rubber See Growth
Liquid silicone rubber (LSR) injection molding is an industrial process that has been around for years. Its use has significantly expanded recently, especially in the areas of medical devices and wearable technology, as well as automotive, infant care and household goods.
LSR cures faster and offers properties not obtainable with traditional rubber materials, especially heat resistance, extreme low-temperature flexibility, chemical resistance, biological inertness, and an intrinsic capacity for reducing friction. The material’s expanded use has resulted in the development of new LSR process equipment, especially technology that optimizes LSR injection molding machines to provide the greatest value and ease of use. An example is the development of new closed-loop control systems, including those found in the Graco Fluid Automation F4 series.