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RICO Group Purchased

With Contributing Expertise From: Mary Ellen Thomas

Published Date: April 17, 2023

RICO Group Gets a New Owner The past 29 years have been years of development and the implementation of […]

Insights – LSR Molding Technology News

With Contributing Expertise From: Mary Ellen Thomas

Published Date: May 3, 2021

Read the latest LSR injection molding news from SIMTEC Silicone Parts and the other members of the RICO Group. Also […]

RICO Group Magazine Insights – 2018

With Contributing Expertise From: Mary Ellen Thomas

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Read the latest news from the RICO Group, including a transition of leadership for SIMTEC Silicone Parts. Download the RICO […]

Seven Reasons Why You Should Be Using Liquid Silicone Rubber for Injection Molding

With Contributing Expertise From: Umberto Carchia

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Manufacturers today have a wider range of materials to choose from than ever before. At the same time, however, increasingly […]

Should You Centralize the Production of Your Manufactured Parts?

With Contributing Expertise From: Luis Marrero

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For many companies, from small entrepreneurial businesses to global corporations, the 2008 financial crisis and its subsequent recession proved to […]

Silicone Elastomer Applications for Electronic Devices

With Contributing Expertise From: Cedric Henry

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Although transparent liquid silicone rubber grades exist, moldable silicones represent a more advanced material for LED lamps and luminary applications. […]

Silicone Injection Molding: Myths, Facts and Benefits

With Contributing Expertise From: Luis Marrero

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Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) injection molding is a manufacturing process used to produce automotive parts, medical devices, consumer goods, and […]

Silicone Rubber Platinum-Based Catalysts

With Contributing Expertise From: Umberto Carchia

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATINUM CHEMICAL REACTION THAT FORMS SILICONE RUBBER The silicone industry extensively uses the platinum-catalysed hydrosilation reaction in […]

Silicone Rubber Tooling Technology

With Contributing Expertise From: Cedric Henry

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Green Manufacturing (GM) can be defined as “manufacturing methods that support and sustain a renewable way of producing products and/or […]

Silver-Based Antimicrobials in Medical Silicone Elastomers

With Contributing Expertise From: Umberto Carchia

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SILVER-BASED ANTIMICROBIALS IN MEDICAL SILICONE ELASTOMERS Because of the inherently low toxicity, medical silicones present a low risk of unfavorable […]