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Liquid Silicone Rubber
Injection Molding
Silicones, and particularly the new generations of LSR (liquid silicone rubber), continue to conquer new application areas thanks to their excellent physical property patterns, offering great opportunity for growth. At the same time, however, they burden the processor with challenges when it comes to precision and process consistency in the injection molding process. But with a system partner who is up to the task, such as KraussMaffei, the Plug & Produce concept can be applied to this material as well.
Advantages of Liquid Silicone Rubber:
- Biocompatible
- Bacterially resistant
- Can be sterilized because it is temperature-resistant
- Permanently elastic
- Free of plasticizers
- Long service life
Advantages of the SilcoSet technology:
- Safe, stable processing of low-viscosity material thanks to absolute platen parallelism
- Exact shot weight consistency even with 256 cavities
- Consistently high component quality and thus minimum scrap thanks to APC plus
- Absolute transparency throughout the process thanks to digital solutions
- Easy changeover from thermoplastic processing to silicone processing
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Proven in-line injection unit
- High-precision injection due to direct line of action
Barrel with cooling-jacket
- Short cycle time thanks to precise temperature control
Special silicone non-return valves
- Very good, repeatable closing behavior, adapted to the respective material
Leading screw technology
- Precise and gentle processing of silicones
- Without leaks
Mixing and metering unit
- For each requirement, the right range of peripherals
Water-cooled needle shut-off nozzle
- Safe process all the way through the mold
Mold heating
- High heating capacity of up to 7 kW in the standard version
- Heating circuit monitoring
APC plus for SilcoSet
- Compensates for viscosity fluctuations
- Makes start-up with LSR and HTV easier thanks to special material database
MC6 Multitouch
- All functions of the SilcoSet technology are integrated
Turnkey solutions for silicone processing
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Good start for the Pioneers!Talks
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Plug & Produce concept for silicone
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Sustainable coffee enjoyment with silicones
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Meeting the challenge of pacifiers made of LSR
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Micro-injection molding at its best with LSR
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The greatest precision in silicone processing – PX 50-55 SilcoSet
Coffee lid production with LSR – live demo at K 2019 (Quelle: Wacker)
Every part a good part - LSR processing and APC plus
Chiller and APC plus - Cooling system generates viscosity fluctuations
Color and APC plus – Changes in dye metering cause viscosity fluctuations
Standstill and APC plus – Restarting production fully automatically within a blink of an eye
Live-Demo – Micro membrane for medical applications
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PIONEERS!TALK - sustainable coffee enjoyment with silicone
Durability and bacterial resistance are just two advantages of products made of LSR (Liquid Silicone Rubber).
In the new Pioneers!Talk, KraussMaffei and mold maker ACH Solution demonstrate how this demanding material can be processed easily and safely - using a reusable coffee cup lid as an example.
Every part a good part - sustainable coffee enjoyment with silicone
(Video Expert Talk of 10.02.2021)
HEY!TALK - Every part is a good part
The processing of LSR (Liquid Silicone Rubber) is challenging and calls for an injection molding process that is sophisticated down to the last detail. Find out more how to optimize your production in terms of precision, stability and transparency in our Webinar
Every part is a good part - Zero-defect production with SilcoSet and APC plus
(Video Expert Talk of 20.10.2020)
