Press Releases

Low Durometer (Very Soft) Molded Liquid Silicone Rubber Gaskets now available from Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. - 1/31/2013
Stockwell Elastomerics now provides 10 and 20 durometer Shore A Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) molded gaskets, sheets and custom components. These low durometer compounds provide designers the option of using a soft solid rubber gasket when foam or sponge gaskets are unable to prevent water ingress.
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Silicone Foam Material Samples Touch Brochure Now Available from Stockwell Elastomerics - 11/19/2012
Stockwell Elastomerics now offers Silicone Foam materials that meet UL 94V-0 in six densities ranging from Ultra Soft to Extra Firm. These high performance materials are often provided cut-to-size or slit-to-width with acrylic or silicone polymer based pressure sensitive adhesive backings. A free Touch Brochure featuring these silicone foam products is now available online.
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Tom Charno Joins Stockwell Elastomerics as Director of Sales - 10/18/2012
Stockwell Elastomerics announces that Tom Charno has joined the company as Director of Sales. Charno is a sales and business development leader with expertise in sales, product management, marketing, and supply chain management in elastomers, chemicals and service sectors. He also brings specific experience in the silicone rubber industry. Charno’s background includes working as Marketing and Sales Manager of Arlon Silicone Technologies, Vice-President at FSMI, Senior Product Manager at Corporation Service Company, and Global Product Manager at DuPont Filaments. He is a Drexel University graduate with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Charno can be reached via email at tcharno@stockwell.com or phone at (215) 335-3005.
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Liquid Silicone Rubber Material Samples Touch Brochure Now Available from Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. - 7/18/2012
Stockwell Elastomerics now offers a broad range of Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) materials as molded gaskets, sheets and custom components. The available durometer hardnesses range from 10 to 70 durometer Shore A. A free Touch Brochure featuring LSR material samples is now available online.
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Silicone Sponge and Silicone Foam Gasket Tape Supplied with Short Lead Times from Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. - 12/14/2011
Stockwell Elastomerics now offers fast turnaround for silicone sponge gasket tape and silicone foam gasket tape. These adhesive-backed strip gaskets include Strip-N-Stick® 100S, Strip-N-Stick® 200A, Strip-N-Stick® 300AR, Strip-N-Stick® 512, HT-800 and 400FR Gasket Tape. Slit-to-width rolls of these gasket tapes support the need for high performance silicone sponge and silicone foam gasketing that withstands outdoor conditions and temperature extremes.
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Silicone Adhesive with Easy Peeling Release Liner on Silicone Gaskets Now Available with Video Product Demo - 7/22/2010
Stockwell Elastomerics has produced a DP-1001 product demonstration video showing its easy peeling release liner contrasted with a typical PET release liner. The video is also available to view on Stockwell Elastomerics’s YouTube channel.

Silicone Pressure Sensitive Adhesive with Easy to Remove Release Liner Now Available - 6/28/2010
Stockwell Elastomerics now offers the new Stockwell DP-1001 polyimide film supported silicone pressure sensitive adhesive with easy to remove release liner. The new product is used with die cut silicone gaskets and cushioning pads and greatly reduces the time required to remove the release liner. The silicone adhesive also performs well in high temperature applications. As part of the product launch, Stockwell Elastomerics is offering DP-1001 product samples to customers via the DP-1001 web page that allow users to see and feel the product in action and show its ease of use.

Silicone Materials Selection Guide Updated, Now Available from Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. - 12/08/2009
Stockwell Elastomerics’ newly updated Silicone Materials Selection Guide is a great resource for engineers and product designers to help find the best silicone materials for various application engineering uses. This guide features current information on materials such as Silicone Sponge Rubber, Silicone Foam and Solid Silicone Rubber Compounds along with engineering assistance for Pressure Sensitive Adhesives and Selected Surface Laminations for these materials.
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Silicone Gaskets and Pads with High Performance Acrylic Adhesive Backings Now Available - 04/25/2008
Stockwell Elastomerics’ adhesive lamination capabilities solve the application engineering problem of securely bonding silicone foam gaskets, closed cell silicone sponge enclosure gaskets and cushioning pads to powder coated metal and certain low surface energy plastics using high strength pressure sensitive acrylic adhesives.

New Stockwell Elastomerics Brochure Showcases Production Capabilities and Industry Expertise - 02/05/2008
Stockwell Elastomerics' new brochure highlights production capabilities and focuses on applications in the industries it supplies, such as medical diagnostic equipment, telecommunications, portable data devices, aerospace and defense. Stockwell Elastomerics is a custom manufacturer of silicone rubber and elastomeric components for demanding requirements in the technology equipment sector, offering in-house custom molding, die cutting and water jet cutting capabilities.
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Rubber & Plastic News: Stockwell Elastomerics finds its niche as a silicone specialist in the technology sector - 01/08/2007
Stockwell Elastomerics is committed to being a highly responsive supplier of silicone components to the technology sector. With its comprehensive product lines, waterjets and die cutting equipment, Stockwell can respond quickly to the demands of their customers.

EMI Shielding Gaskets w/ Conductive Adhesive Backing - 02/14/2005
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc., announces the availability of electrically conductive silicone rubber gaskets and cushioning pads with electrically conductive pressure sensitive acrylic adhesives for EMI shielding applications.

Semi-Conductive Sponge Gasket Material for ESD Protection - 02/14/2005
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc., Inc announces the availability of Semi-Conductive S4503-CON closed cell sponge for gaskets and cushioning pads in aerospace ground support, powder chemical processing and integrated circuit handling applications requiring ESD grounding.

Silicone Sponge Rubber Provides Improved Cushioning and Sealing - 02/14/2005
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc., Inc announces the availability of closed cell silicone sponge gaskets and cushioning pads supplied in custom die cut, water jet cut, and slit-to-width configurations.

Quality Management System Approved to ISO9001-2000 - 08/15/2003
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. announces the approval of their Quality Management System to ISO9001-2000 by National Quality Assurance, USA.

Silicone Rubber Gaskets in Roll Form - 08/15/2003
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. announces the availability of Silicone Foam and Closed Cell Silicone Sponge Rubber Gasketing in slit-to-width rolls with pressure sensitive adhesive backing.

Custom Molded Fluorosilicone Rubber Gaskets and Pads - 07/25/2003
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. announces the availability of fluorosilicone rubber gaskets and cushioning pads supplied in die cut, water jet cut and custom molded configurations.

Silicone Foam Die Cut Gaskets and Cushioning Pads - 07/25/2003
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. announces the availability of silicone foam gaskets and cushioning pads supplied in custom die cut, water jet cut and slit-to-width configurations.

Flexible Silicone Rubber Adhesive Pads and Window Gaskets - 07/11/2003
Philadelphia, Pa. - Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. announces the availability of flexible silicone rubber adhesive pads, LCD gaskets, and window gaskets.

Thermally Conductive Sponge - 07/07/2003
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. announces the availability of thermally conductive silicone sponge cushioning pads and gaskets.

Conpads™ Conductive Grounding Pads - 06/27/2003
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. announces the availability of a new, lower cost method of constructing their Conpads conductive grounding pads. Conpads conductive grounding pads protect solid fuel rocket motors by safely grounding ESD and cushioning motor housings against impact and excessive vibration.

Waterjet Cutting of Rubber Gaskets for Fast-Turn Prototypes - 06/15/2003
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc., Inc announces fast-turn prototyping capabilities. Using waterjet cutting units along with a customer’s dxf file, Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. is capable of making prototype gaskets to size in some cases in less than 24 hours.

Large Shot Liquid Injection Molding of Silicone Rubber Now Available - 6/15/2003
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. now has large shot liquid injection molding capable of molding 12" x 12" or 8" x 20" gaskets.

High Performance Rubber Components Support Analytical Instrumentation - 06/15/2003
Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc. announces a broad range of on-site production and engineering capabilities to support the design and manufacturing of Analytical Instrumentation and Laboratory Apparatus.