Question: Why is aluminum and not steel used to build prototype molds for molding medical silicone parts? Answer: Aluminum is used to build prototype molds because an aluminum mold is easier to machine than a steel mold. As a result, the … Continue reading →

Question: What is the difference between part removal in medical silicone injection molding vs. medical plastic injection molding? Answer: Part removal is dictated by the size, shape, geometry, material, and surface finish. In both processes the use of an automated handler … Continue reading →

Question: When designing a medical silicone mold can a mold flow simulation be done in silicone like plastic mold flow? Answer: There is a number of flow simulation software available for polymeric materials. Some may be restricted due to the … Continue reading →

Question: How small of a micro feature can be molded on a medical silicone part? Answer: Silicone feature size is limited by the geometry, tooling, and process. Silicone will replicate surface finish features with less than 0.0005 inches in size. … Continue reading →

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Question: Why should we prototype medical silicone parts? Answer: Medical silicone’s biocompatibility is well known and silicone has been widely used for many individual medical applications in the medical device industry. However, medical devices made from medical silicone are still required … Continue reading →

Question: Why is a medical silicone molded part more stable than a thermal plastic part? Answer: Molded medical silicone parts are actually more stable in three different respects of the word, so I would like to provide three different answers … Continue reading →

Leominster, MA – On Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Massachusetts Life Sciences Center President & CEO Susan Windham-Bannister will visit and tour Leominster-based Albright Technologies, a company that specializes in manufacturing prototype and low volume production silicone components … Continue reading →

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Question: What is the difference between silicone compression molding and silicone injection molding? Answer: In the compression molding process, the mixed silicone is filled into an open mold. For a core and cavity mold, the cavity side is usually filled … Continue reading →