Cost Savings Potential &#; Transition from Die Cutting or Water Jet Cutting to Molding for 2D Silicone Parts
Some manufacturing for flat, 2 dimensional silicone gaskets can be transitioned to a liquid injection molded gasket as production quantities increase. For example, a .125&#; thick x 8&#; x 10&#;, 20 durometer liquid silicone die cut or water jet cut gasket will cost about $15 each in start up quantities, but the center and edge material waste yielded from the cutting process limits the extent of further cost savings as quantities increase. If this gasket is &#;tooled up&#; in a single cavity injection mold, the unit price will drop in cost significantly (in production quantities) with a single cavity mold cost of approximately $ &#; $. The pay back for tooling this up can be achieved rather quickly.
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Cost Savings Potential &#; Using LSR from Prototyping to Production
Another cost saving opportunity using molded LSR comes from prototyping from flat sheets and then transitioning later to molding using the same material. This means that as a customer&#;s design develops, any sort of material testing and validation associated with the initial quick-turn prototypes cut from LSR sheets does not have to be performed again if a switch to molding is made. Customers can take advantage of this by validating and testing LSR in flat sheet format before investing in tooling and large quantity production &#; this offers a cost-effective, low-risk, and timely solution when looking to validate an LSR for a specific application.
2D Prototyping for Silicone Molded Parts
There is an opportunity to prototype flat silicone rubber gaskets using water jet cutting. Sheet silicone materials are generally available in 10 through 70 durometer shore A in thicknesses ranging from .032&#; to .250&#; thick. Although the availability of specific hardness / thickness combinations will vary, by sending a solid model or 2D CAD file of your concept gasket with preferred hardness and thickness, a working prototype can be made and sent within a few days.
Molded LSR Sheets for Waterjet Cut Prototypes
Stockwell Elastomerics makes 12&#; x 12&#; sheets .020&#; through .250&#; thick, with custom non-standard thicknesses also available. The same compounds used to make custom geometries are used to make sheets in 10 to 70 durometer (Shore A). This special capability combined with four in-house water jet cutters allows Stockwell Elastomerics to provide custom liquid silicone rubber parts exceptionally fast to support requirements for limited production and prototypes where timing is critical. This capability takes sheet molding to water jet cut gasket in-hand in days instead of weeks.
Liquid Silicone Rubber in Continuous Rolls
Liquid silicone molding compounds can also be cast into thin silicone sheet materials, resembling latex in its consistency and elongation properties. Stockwell Elastomerics has teamed up with Rogers&#; BISCO&#; materials unit to provide 10 through 40 durometer liquid silicone rubber sheet in .010&#; through .062&#; thick in the form of silicone rubber gaskets. View availability chart / data sheets for these materials.
Stockwell Elastomerics Custom Silicone Parts Manufacturing Video
The beginning of this overview video shows a number of molded silicone parts and other products that have been made by Stockwell Elastomerics.
Liquid Silicone Rubber Injection Molding
Liquid Injection Molding, also known as Liquid Silicone Molding & Liquid Silicone Rubber Molding, which is also called Liquid Silicone Rubber Injection Molding and Liquid Silicone Mold which is used to produce liquid silicone rubber seal, LSR baby products or medical & infant products by Liquid silicon injection moudling machines. Like LSR Mask Cushion, LSR Menstrual Cup, LSR Baby Nipple, LSR Forehead Pad, LSR Breast pump, etc. If use liquid silicone rubber injection mold production, it will be safer, preciser & more environmentally friendly & transparent, using less manpower, and having high production efficiency compared with silicone rubber compression mold.
Liquid Silicone Rubber Injection Molding Material
Liquid Injection Molding material, Liquid Silicone Rubber, it is paste-like, non-yellowing and easily pigmentable two-component compounds with short curing times. Their vulcanizates are noted for their high transparency and excellent mechanical properties. This series is specially desinged for the Baby Care application field ! The material can be FDA Food Grade Silicone, FDA Medical Grade Silicone, and it is a inorganic nature, which is clean, plasticizer-free, tasteless, odorless, is resistant to bacteria growth, and will not stain or corrode other materials.is relative to solid vulcanized silicone rubber, it is a liquid rubber, which has good mobility, faster vulcanization speed, safer and more environmental-friendly, can fully meet the requirements of food grade. These grades are particularly suitable for the economical production of large series of injection molded articles. Postcured parts can be used for applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries and comply with the recommendations &#;XV. Silicone&#; of the BfR and FDA § 177..
Liquid silicone rubber has excellent transparency, anti-tearing strength, resilience, anti-yellowing, thermal stability, water resistance, good air permeability, heat resistance and aging resistance and weather resistance, at the same time, moderate viscosity, easy to operate, can produce high transparency products.
Liquid Silicone Rubber TDS ELASOSIL LR .pdf
How Does Liquid Silicone Rubber Injection Molding Work?
We have molding technology for Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) from 0 to 80 shore A. We can use liquid silicone rubber to overmold plastic, metal inserts and special materials. LSR products can be widely used in baby products, medical supplies, food grade kitchen products, automobile parts, and electronic products.
The finishedLSR Injection Mold tool is loaded into an advanced LSR-specific injection molding press that is precision geared for accurate control of shot size to produce the most consistent LSR parts. Since LSR is a thermosetting polymer, its molded state is permanent&#;once it is set, it can&#;t be melted again like a thermoplastic. When the run is complete, parts (or the initial sample run) are boxed and shipped shortly thereafter.
Liquid Silicone Rubber Injection Molding Machine
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Liquid Silicone Rubber Injection Molding Parts
Liquid Silicone Rubber Mask Cushion is a part of CPAP Nasal Masks and CPAP Full Face Masks. This replacement CPAP Mask Cushion is designed to rest between the CPAP plastic frame and user's face.
Liquid Silicone Rubber Forehead Pad is a part of CPAP nasal masks and CPAP full face masks. The LSR Silicone forehead pad is designed to improve the user&#;s using experience, which is placed between the CPAP mask and user's forehead. It is also called Forehead Pad, Silicone Cushion. The forehead pad can attach to the support bracket near the top of the mask's headgear. The pad can be configured easily by simply pressing the gel into the bracket tabs at the appropriate angle.
Medical Grade Liquid Silicone Menstrual Cup made by LSR Injection Mold can have minimum parting line, which is almost invisible, and also flashing will be quite small. LSR Menstrual cup material can meet all food grade and medical requirements or certifications, like USP Class VI, FDA 21 CFR 177., BfR XV etc. Under extensive testing, liquid silicone rubber has demonstrated superior compatibility with human tissue and body fluids.
Contact us to discuss your requirements of Liquid Casting Rubber. Our experienced sales team can help you identify the options that best suit your needs.
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Liquid Silicone Rubber Injection Molding Order Process
Liquid Silicone Rubber Injection Molding Period:
Customers send details for inquiry, like 2D drawing & 3D drawing (Stp/IGS format), samples or photos with specific dimensions
Engineer provides technical evaluation & suggestion
Manager provides quotation
Order confirmed:
Mold Making:
Steel ordering
Mold making
Mold assembly
Liquid Silicone Rubber Injection Molding Manufacture Advantages
One-stop Service: own mold-making, rubber compression molded, plastic injection molded, silicone & LSR injection molded production and simple assembly.
Professional Sales Teams and Quick Reply: Our sales engineers will well work together with mold designing department, production department and QC department etc, in aim to producing better qualified products & parts for customers
Free Design Analysis Support for Moldability and Manufacturability: we have two rich experience design engineers will cover your projects from ideas & drawings to end use.
Customer's Design Patent Protection: Only accepet custom-made projects according to customers design drawings or samples. Our company will not sell customer's products & parts to other customers & persons, as customers had paid mold-making cost to us and molding belong to their properties. We can sign NDA with customers.
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