SSP Silicone Septa and REACH Compliance
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) makes standard and custom septa, septum cap assemblies and cap mats for liquid and gas chromatography, EPA/VOA testing, laboratory diagnostics, and chemical packaging. Customers value the cleanliness and purity of our silicone septa, especially during low-level analysis using liquid chromatography (LC) or gas chromatography (GS) with mass spectrometry (MS). Customers also […]
USP Class VI Silicones White Paper
SSP’s USP Class VI Silicones white paper describes platinum-cured silicones with low levels of extractables for biocompatibility. USP Class VI silicones meet stringent biocompatibility requirements that are defined by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). USP Class VI requires a systemic toxicity test, an intracutaneous test, and […]
GORE EMI Gasket Alternatives: EMI Shielding Effectiveness
GORE EMI gasket alternatives from SSP have proven levels of EMI shielding effectiveness and are flame retardant. Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) has published a new shielding effectiveness report and technical data sheets (TDS) for offsets to discontinued GORE® EMI gasket materials. Last year, W.L. Gore provided an end-of-life notification about two flame-resistant EMI shielding materials: […]
EMI Gasket Costs and Silver Prices
EMI gasket costs and silver prices are often related, but they don’t have to be. Nickel-graphite silicones provide an alternative. If silver prices keep increasing, the silver-coated particles that are used in some EMI gasket materials will become more expensive. How expensive these shielding elastomers get is a question that gasket designers and buyers cannot […]
EMI Silicone Sheets vs. EMI Silicone Rolls for Gaskets
EMI silicone sheets vs. rolls is a comparison that gasket fabricators need to make for cost-effective EMI gasket fabrication. Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) manufactures EMI gasket materials as molded sheets and continuous rolls. Buyers of EMI gaskets are more familiar with sheets, but there are some disadvantages to using EMI sheet materials. For example, EMI […]
ASTM E595 Outgassing and EMI Elastomers
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) makes conductive shielding elastomers with low levels of outgassing, the release of gases from a solid material such as silicone. Outgassing is a problem in high-vacuum environments such as outer space because released gases can condense upon and cloud sensitive devices such as camera lenses. SSP’s low-outgassing products meet ASTM E595 requirements for […]
Bonded EMI O Rings White Paper and Sample Kit
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) has published a new white paper about bonded EMI O-rings and is offering a free sample kit so that you can receive examples of these products. SSP’s new white paper is available for immediate download and allows potential buyers to request samples. Click here to download the white paper and, optionally, to get […]
EMI Conductive Silicones with Third-Party Test Data
SSP supplies EMI conductive silicones and puts the third-party test data for these products online. How do you decide which EMI conductive silicones to specify and purchase? If you’re like most engineers, buyers, and product managers, you need to see third-party test data in order to trust a supplier’s products. Price, minimum order quantities (MOQs), and delivery […]
SSP Medical Silicones and REACH Compliance
Specialty Silicones Products (SSP) makes ultra-clean silicones that are used with medical devices and equipment. The base material in our SSP 2390-series elastomers meets USP Class VI requirements for biocompatibility. These platinum-cured silicones also meet FDA CFR 177.2600 requirements and comply with the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. Increasingly, however, we’re also asked about […]
EMI RFI Silicones Catalog Available
SSP’s EMI RFI Silicones Catalog is available for download and contains product information for sheets, rolls, and extrusions. Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) is announcing the release of its EMI RFI Silicones Catalog. This downloadable resource is available in PDF format and contains detailed information about all of SSP’s products along with part numbers for sheet […]