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News Release from: Samco Silicone Products | Subject: Rubber and sponge for lighting applications
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 03 July 2003
Rubber and sponge for lighting
applications
Samco Silicone Products now offers an increased range of extruded and moulded silicone rubber and sponge products developed to meet "environmentally challenging" lighting industry requirements.
Samco Silicone Products now offers an increased range of extruded and moulded silicone rubber and sponge products specifically developed to meet "environmentally challenging" lighting industry requirements, including seals and gaskets Compounds have been developed to provide high and low temperature stability covering -50 to +300C, high dielectric strength up to 30kV and the long-life properties needed to satisfy the most demanding applications
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Originally developed to meet the strict standards of the Eurotunnel project, the IP classified materials are UV and ozone stable and meet UL94V0/1 fire retardant and low smoke classification.
High- or low-volume production or prototype mouldings, extrusions, cut gaskets and vulcanised joint O-rings or mitred corner "picture frame" gaskets are offered manufactured to user specifications.
A choice of 40 to 80 shore silicone rubber or varying density sponge is available, matched to RAL colours if required.
Special solutions are offered to lighting requirements for mass transit, street and MOD naval and army markets as well as interior lamp design.
FDA approved materials are also available for pharmaceutical/medical and food contact areas.
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