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General Silicones Debuts Compo-SiL® for Membrane Keypads in Europe
Düsseldorf, Germany
Nov. 11-14, 2024
Munich, Germany
Nov. 12-15, 2024
"As devices flourish and diversify, membrane keypads are becoming a key opportunity to replace plastic with alternatives like silicone, and we hope to lead the way," noted Michael Lin , President and CEO of General Silicones. "General Silicones has already leveraged silicone to optimize human-machine interface designs for several of the world's top automakers, and we hope to bring the versatility, sustainability, and durability to a wider reach of industries across Europe ."
General Silicones has found that leveraging a silicone overlay like enhances membrane keypads and improves sustainability. In fact, a recent found that silicone has an annual greenhouse gas emission-saving potential of 96.4 megatons by 2030, underscoring its potential to accelerate Europe's decarbonization.
General Silicones is pioneering implementing silicone like as the top layer—a novel approach that has the potential to optimize numerous applications, including medical devices, home appliances, electronics, and industrial human-machine interfaces (HMIs). Silicone's advantages for membrane keypads include:
- Does not degrade from weather conditions, high temperatures, UV and ozone exposure, hydrolysis, or cleaning; its resistance to various cleaning agents makes it easily sterilizable and therefore crucial for medical uses
- By adding silver or zinc agents
- Externally safe
- For backlighting and monitoring devices
- Softer and better click force
Particularly valuable for medical applications, membrane keypads enhance healthcare devices, such as patient monitoring systems and diagnostic tools, where hygiene and durability are paramount. In addition, silicone as a raw material complies with medical-, health-, and safety-related certifications, including ISO 10993, FDA requirements, USP Class VI, NSF-61, LFGB, and UL-94.
As a one-stop shop for silicone components, General Silicones brings over 50 years of experience and over 30 years of customer success stories in the European automotive and medical industries. In addition to displaying , experts will be on site at both shows to guide visitors in using silicone to optimize product designs.
At , the company is demonstrating its broad capabilities for making various medical parts from silicone, including:
For , General Silicones is focusing on:
Founded in 1970, General Silicones Co., Ltd. has over half a century of silicone manufacturing expertise and caters to a broad range of applications with comprehensive capabilities. To serve its global customer base, General Silicones has service sites across Asia, including in China and Vietnam.
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