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« : 13 Январь 2023, 10:47:17 »

Mastering Liquid Silicone Injection Moulding - Sumitomo (SHI) Demag


The range of applications demanding skills in liquid silicone rubber (LSR) moulding is on the rise, with the medical, food and automotive segments driving significant growth according to a new study issued by Reports & Data[1]. Projected to be worth USD 3.83 billion globally by 2026, a rise of 7.3% CAGR, Nigel Flowers, Managing Director of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK explores the rationale for this renewed focus on LSR and how moulders can adapt their manufacturing capabilities to tap into this lucrative market.Get more news about Silicone Injection Tooling,you can vist our website!

Q1: What akes LSR so different to other moulding materials?
A: LSR is a fairly unique material in that it remains flexible and elastic down to -50°C, yet also retains its properties up to 200°C. This is why LSR is starting to be used more extensively in encapsulated electronic components, cables etc. where insulation is required for user safety. Additionally, LSR stands up well to UV and chemical exposure.

Because of all these features, LSR is a good material for automotive electronic components, such as headlight components, sealings and engine components. It also enables manufacturers to achieve geometries and technical features not previously possible, such as the moulding of complex optical surfaces onto a light guide for a matrix headlight, as demonstrated recently by Sumitomo (SHI) Demag at K-2019. We are starting to see high transparency grades being used in environments with powerful LED lighting, such as street and stadium lighting, as well as vehicle headlights, particularly in premium cars.

Q2: How can LSR be used in medical applications?
A: For many years LSR has been used in the baby care market, for pacifiers and bottle teats. Now, LSR is being used to create implantable devices, wearables to track blood pressure or heart rates, as well as smaller medical devices with more intricate designs and micro parts.

One of the key characteristics of LSR is its biocompatibility and the fact it is bacteria resistant, hydrophobic and odourless and can withstand repeatable sterilisation at high heat. All of which lend the material well to healthcare applications.

Q3: Can you overmould with LSR?
A: Yes, overmoulding works extremely well for a number of devices that require special aesthetics, for example a comfortable soft touch grip on tool handles or disposable razors.  The ability to add adhesion to the material assists with this, and helps to reduce the number of production steps for a moulder.

Critically, LSR can be moulded onto both bondable and non-bondable materials, including metal, glass and ceramics. This assists with manufacturing efficiency, helping to reduce the number of individual components and consequently reduce assembly costs.

Q4: How does the processing of LSR vary to other materials?
A: The low viscosity of the LSR material requires high precision processing. Compared to polymer granules, LSR is almost honey-like in consistency. In that respect it behaves in the opposite way to conventional polymers during the moulding cycle. To keep LSR in its semi-liquid state before it arrives in the mould, the injection barrel is water cooled. Once it arrives in the mould, the LSR is heated and cured.

Q5: Is specialist equipment required?
A: Yes, in order to mix and process the material, you do need specialist equipment that can deliver the stability required to handle an optical grade silicone material. Although there are examples where traditional moulding machines have been adapted with an LSR injection unit, moulders may find that part quality or efficiency is compromised.

For this reason, Sumitomo (SHI Demag recently launched a ready-to-use precision IntElect LSR injection moulding package. Unveiled at K-2019, the all-electric IntElect 130 is equipped with a special screw, a non-return valve, vacuum pump and toggle technology. The cell was developed in collaboration with a number of partners that are dedicated to the LSR marketplace, including Nexus.
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