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Smartphones, 5G, computers & wearables
Protecting the long-term performance of consumer electronics
We have a comprehensive portfolio of materials used to manufacture and protect delicate electronics, increasing device performance and durability for improved consumer satisfaction and reduced wastage.
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Silicones for masking tapes on electronic circuit boards
Silicone pressure-sensitive adhesives protecting your electronics
The idea of masking a component during a manufacturing process has evolved through the years, as parts become more intricate, smaller, and more complex. Temporary masking and protection has been used in various industries ranging from aerospace landing struts to the smallest connections on a circuit board, with more recent applications increasingly requiring the masking to survive higher temperatures or more aggressive processes.
Silicone for pad printing on smartphones screens
Printing all colors and all graphics on all surfaces of all shapes
Printing is essentially done with rollers for continuous runs on flat surfaces or by stamping with flexible pad printers for use on curved, uneven or multiple-face surfaces made from an endless number of materials. For example, toymakers use pad printing to imprint very fine details on everything from plastic dolls to metal models. Cosmetics and skin care makers need to reproduce their logos and stylish images on everything from sophisticated perfume bottles to curved plastic tubes via ceramic cream jars. Quality pad printing is therefore an essential differentiator for manufacturers of consumer products to create distinctive and desirable items.
Silicones for protection of electronics
Make your electronics last longer and give better performance with silicone potting and encapsulation
The wide array of components in electronics – including sensors, actuators, CPUs, PCBs and more – need to be protected against environmental hazards such as dust or moisture, as well as fluids, heat and fire. Silicones, being highly resistant to these factors, are ideal for potting and encapsulating these sensitive components, and hence providing a strong front line of defense.
Silicones for protective films on smartphones
Create a durable and robust protective film for display screens
The invention of touch-screen technology has changed how the world interacts with the technology at our fingertips. The use of protective films to protect these electronic devices during and after the manufacturing process is required to avoid damage and scratches that may degrade the optical clarity of the screen.
Silicon for fillers in electronics
Elkem SILGRAIN® – customized silicon products for filler application
SILGRAIN® is a silicon product which meets the most demanding specifications and can be adapted to various processes and solutions for the usage in filler applications using epoxy molding compounds.
Silicon for plasma spraying on sputtering targets used in glass coating
Customized materials for plasma spraying and sputtering targets
Elkem has been producing industrial volumes of high-purity silicon for plasma spraying processes for more than 15 years.
Our SILGRAIN® PreSize and SILGRAIN® Spray are tailored silicon products for plasma spraying, and are made with very accurately well-defined bottom and/or top cuts to provide maximum yield and efficiency in every plasma spraying process.
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