Test Your Knowledge of SSP
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) has a reputation for developing “silicones that work”. That’s not all we’re known for, however. If you ask our customers, you’ll learn that SSP supplies silicone compounds with speed and flexibility. Our customers like the service that they receive from us, too. There are many reasons to choose silicone elastomers from […]
Faces of SSP: Jillian Massetti and Karen Heidenstrom
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) continues to grow as our Made in the USA manufacturing company meets increased demand and reaches new markets. Founded in 1989 by four former employees of GE Silicones, SSP now employs approximately 75 people at our facility in Ballston Spa, New York. Recently, SSP added three new members to our team. […]
Faces of SSP: Amelia Berry
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) continues to grow as we meet global demand for innovative elastomers. Recently, our Ballston Spa, New York company added a new product development chemist to the team. Amelia Berry is supporting research and development (R&D) efforts that will help lead to new products. Through hands-on testing, she’s also supporting important quality […]
EMI Silicone Technical Data Sheets (TDS) and Test Results
How do you decide which EMI silicones to buy? Price, minimum order quantity, and delivery times are important, but you also need to see technical data and test results. Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) puts this information on its website, and it’s available for download 24/7. Keep reading to see out what you’ll find when you […]
Faces of SSP: Packaging Team
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) manufactures septa, caps, and other laboratory products that require clean silicones. SSP’s Packaging Team prepares shipments of these products and combines a strong work ethic with close attention to detail. As Kevin Meadows, SSP’s Lab Products Production Manager explains, “there are a lot of things to like about working at SSP”. The […]
Faces of SSP: Meet the Industrial Team
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) manufactures EMI silicones and a wide variety of silicone compounds. SSP’s Industrial Team is led by Ron Bushey and includes a group of machine operators and silicone specialists that we’d like you to meet. Ron Bushey is the Production Manager for the industrial side of SSP’s business. Since joining the company 10 […]
Bonded EMI Frame Gaskets for Large Electronic Enclosures
Bonded EMI frame gaskets are made from electrically-conductive silicone sheets that are cut into strips and then bonded together at their edges with an electrically-conductive adhesive. The entire EMI gasket resembles a picture frame with four flat sides and an open area in the middle. Whether the finished gasket is square or rectangular, the corners […]
Nickel Mesh EMI Silicone Material for Shielding Gaskets
Particle-filled silicones provide environmental sealing, electrical conductivity, and resistance to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and/or radio frequency interference (RFI). These conductive shielding elastomers are filled with metal or metal-coated particles, and are supplied as sheets, rolls, or ready-to-mold compounds for the cost-effective fabrication of silicone shielding gaskets. Engineers use particle-filled silicones in numerous shielding and sealing […]
EMI Gasket Rolls for Lower Costs and Shorter Lead Times
SSP supplies EMI gasket rolls for lower costs and shorter lead times. This telecommunications case study explains. A telecommunications company urgently needed EMI gaskets to seal and insulate enclosures for a new WiFi module. The timeline was tight, the cost-pressure was great, and the part volumes were high. The telecom company specified an electrically-conductive elastomer […]
MIL-DTL-83528 EMI Gasket Materials from SSP
Defense contractors need military gaskets that conduct electricity, resist electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio frequency interference (RFI), and provide environmental sealing. Particle-filled silicones can meet project requirements, and also comply with MIL-DTL-83528, a U.S. military specification (MIL-SPEC) for electrically-conductive elastomeric shielding gaskets used in EMI and RFI suppression. MIL-DTL-83528 Gasket Materials Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) […]