Silicone users gain access to European application centre

Silicone group Dow Corning has announced the opening of an expanded healthcare application centre at the company’s European headquarters.

The facility will offer training on application development as well as prototyping services, technical support and testing for customers designing new products with silicon-based materials, (which include the group’s liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and high consistency rubber (HCR) product lines).

"Europe is one of the healthcare industry’s fastest growing geographic markets and we are projecting significant demand across the region for LSR and HCR product lines as well as other healthcare materials over the next several years," said Jean-Pierre Latere, application engineer and technical service manager for Healthcare at Dow Corning.

"To support this growth, we now offer European customers and distributors an expanded application centre in Seneffe specifically designed to help them innovate the advanced silicone technologies they need to differentiate their products and maintain a strong competitive edge.

Located at the company’s headquarters in Seneffe, Belgium, the centre is said to be fully equipped for advanced materials characterisation and testing, formulating, compounding and moulding technologies.

"This expanded application centre comes at a critical time for our European healthcare customers who are increasingly looking to us to more closely support the development of their next-generation products," said Gary Lord, global strategic marketing director for Healthcare at Dow Corning.

"The centre strengthens our foundation for innovating world-class healthcare solutions in Europe and underscores our commitment to customers across the entire continent."