Elastomerics Blog

Stockwell Elastomerics is well known for being an expert in silicone, silicone + acrylic adhesive lamination, elastomers, sealing design challenges, and custom elastomer gasket manufacturing….

About four years ago, Stockwell Elastomerics’ Applications Engineering team started an experiment to see the effects of different environmental factors on gasket materials. This was…

Silicon Metal (SiMe) is essential to producing polydimethylsiloxane, commonly known as silicone rubber. There is no substitute. Silicon metal refining facilities in China provide roughly…

The Stockwell Elastomerics team is excited to be exhibiting at Silicone Expo 2022. This is the world’s first free-to-attend commercial tradeshow and conference for the…

In November 2021, Stockwell Elastomerics implemented the first phase of increasing capacity in its liquid silicone rubber (LSR) injection molding area. Phase 2 of this…

Many industries need materials that can transfer heat. Broadly, this is known as thermal management. Applications can range from microelectronics, where powerful processing units require…

Outgassing or off-gassing is a phenomenon that occurs in plastics, epoxies, rubber, adhesives, and other non-metal materials. When exposed to heat or a vacuum, material can…

Stockwell Elastomerics uses molding and other forms of fabrication to produce non-implants and non-critical medical devices from medical grade silicone rubber and other elastomers, including…

Stockwell Elastomerics is on the cutting edge of gasket design and silicone engineering. Technologies such as waterjet cutters, flash cutters, die cutting, molding, and proprietary…

Stockwell Elastomerics is continually building capabilities to deliver unmatched responsiveness for designers of technology equipment and OEMs requiring silicone rubber gaskets and silicone cushioning pads…