Description
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
Topics
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
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