Elastomerics Blog

Stockwell Elastomerics is excited to announce its recent promotion from 3M Select Converter to 3M Preferred Converter. This change acknowledges Stockwell Elastomerics’ industry expertise and…

Stockwell Elastomerics converts and distributes Polymer Science P-THERM® thermal gap fillers that promote heat dissipation and support compression between surfaces where there are height variations…

Saint-Gobain Norseal® silicone foam is a family of flame-retardant elastomers with low toxicity and smoke generation. These cellular materials are expandable, conformable, and have a…

What is Compression Force Deflection? Compression force deflection (CFD) is a common term in the rubber foam and sponge industry – it’s available on most…

Stockwell Elastomerics’ Applications Engineering Team demystifies compression and all its intricacies with a series of blog posts on this topic. Since Stockwell Elastomerics created a…

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…

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…