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Smartphones, 5G, computers & wearables
Protecting the long-term performance of consumer electronics
Elkem has a comprehensive portfolio of materials used to protect delicate electronics, increasing device durability for improved consumer satisfaction and reduced wastage.
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Silicone for masking tapes on electronics circuit board
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. The temporary masking and protection has been used in various industries ranging from aerospace landing struts to the smallest connections on a circuit board, each application 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.
Silicone solution for electronic protection
Allow your electronics to last longer and provide better performances thanks to silicones potting and encapsulations.
Electronics are everywhere, it was true before, we now need them in almost every situation of our daily life in transportations, handheld digital devices, displays, smart lighting systems, ECUs or electrical grids. These technologies all use a wide array of components – sensors, actuators, central processing units (CPUs), printed circuit boards (PCB), etc. – that need to be protected against environmental hazards such as dust or moisture, as well as fluids, heat and fire exposure. Silicones are the materials of choice for potting and encapsulating sensitive components, as they are the best front line of defense against outside aggression.
Silicone 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 (epoxy moulding compounds) application.
Silicon for plasma spraying on sputtering targets used in glass coating
Elkem SILGRAIN® - customized silicon materials for plasma spraying and sputtering targets
SILGRAIN® PreSize and SILGRAIN® Spray for plasma spraying on sputtering targets
Elkem has been producing industrial volumes of high purity silicon for plasma spraying processes for more than 15 years.
SILGRAIN® PreSize and SILGRAIN® Spray
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 the plasma spraying process of each customer. Plasma spraying are used both for production of sputtering targets and direct surface coating.
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