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Benefits of Rubber Extrusion in Industries | Silco Products
Rubber extrusion is important in manufacturing, creating many products we use every day. By shaping rubber into specific forms, it enables the creation of precise and consistent items. At Silco Products, we've not only mastered this technique but have also innovated upon it. We've harnessed the power of our extrusions...
Silicone Rubber Parts Benefits
Silicone rubber parts come in many different shapes and guises. From washers to sheeting and gaskets to tubing, there are many ways to put this type of rubber to use. If you use rubber parts in your business – or plan to – it’s worth thinking about which kind of...
False Economy: Is Regular Rubber Cheaper Than Silicone? Silicone Rubber vs Regular Rubber
When you create a product for sale, one of the most important areas to look at is your profit margin. You need to sell the product for more than it costs to make and distribute it, otherwise you’ll lose money. Most people understand this, yet it is a basic way...
3 Reasons to Choose Coloured Silicone Rubber Parts
One of the great things about choosing silicone rubber parts of any type is the range of options available to you. Some are purely practical in nature, while others are creative. All are worth considering, though. One thing you may not have thought about is colour. If you’re used to...
What Do You Need to Know About Silicone Rubber? Silicone Rubber Facts
If you are curious about how you might use silicone rubber, it pays to know a few things about it first. We’ve covered the most fascinating facts here, but there are many more, delving into various areas such as its ability to withstand extremes of temperature. How many of these...
Is Durability the Best Feature of Silicone Rubber Parts? Silicone Rubber Durability
We could give you lots of reasons why silicone rubber parts are better than the same parts made from standard rubber. However, one query that regularly comes up on this topic concerns durability. Silicone rubber is an elastomer, which gives it different properties to that of regular rubber. Those properties...
Self-Adhesive Washers vs Plain Washers
We are all familiar with washers. They are used in multiple situations every day. While a washer is a simple thing, it has an important role to play. It sits between two surfaces that would otherwise not produce a tight fit. Washers can produce a seal where one would not...
Understanding Silicone Rubber Tolerances
When you begin to read more about silicone rubber parts and how they are created, you may encounter the word tolerance. We know what this means in terms of tolerating things ourselves (or not, in some cases). But what does it mean when we’re talking about silicone rubber? We’re going...
Why Swap from Regular to Silicone Rubber?
If you need rubber parts – from gaskets to sheeting and washers to tubing – you have lots to choose from. However, not all rubber parts are the same. While there are many differences between them – not all visible with the naked eye – you have two basic items...
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