Silicone Elastomers for Beginners

This seminar presents the basics of silicone elastomers for molding applications. Participants will learn the fundamental aspects of silicone elastomers, their handling, and how to process silicone elastomer compounds into molded parts.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of chemistry

Agenda

Theory:

• Advantages of silicone elastomers over other elastomers
• Principles of the curing process
• How to process silicone elastomer compounds
• WACKER's HCR and LSR product portfolios

Practice:

• Observation of the compression molding process in the lab
• Observation of QC tests such as hardness, tensile strength and so on

Seminar objectives

This course will give distributors the basic knowledge they need to introduce and promote WACKER silicone elastomer products to SER customers.

Target audience

Distributors who are new to handling silicone elastomer compounds

Seminar language

Japanese

Number of participants

5 - 12

Upon request