Silicones That Work

Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) continues to grow as we meet global demand for innovative elastomers. Recently, our Ballston Spa, New York company added a new engineer, Gary Falchi. Gary joins another engineer, four tool-and-die makers, and a maintenance technician on a seven-person team that’s led by Kyle Wright, SSP’s Engineering Manager. From Craft Beer to Specialty Silicones A native of Sauquoit, New York, Gary is a recent graduate of the State University of New York (SUNY) [...]

COAs and COCs certify the quality of the materials that silicone suppliers send to their customers. Certificates of Analysis (COAs) report the test results for a specific batch of materials. Certificates of Conformance (COCs) simply attest to a batch’s compliance with those requirements. In other words, COAs are data-driven while COCs are not.    Specialty Silicone Products (SSP), a leading manufacturer of silicone elastomers, sends COAs that prove the quality of its materials. [...]

Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) now offers a 60-durometer, nickel-graphite shielding silicone that meets the flammability requirements of UL 94 V-0, a flame-testing standard from Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Flame-retardant SSP-502-60-V0 is supplied as a ready-to-mold compound, fully-cured conductive sheet stock, or as continuous rolls. This particle-filled silicone supports gasket fabrication through a variety of manufacturing methods and provides environmental sealing and electrical [...]