Manufacturing Memes: Happy Fourth of July Week
Happy Fourth of July Week from Specialty Silicone Products (SSP)! Manufacturing has its challenges, and there are times (especially Mondays) when you need a good laugh. So, we invite you to take a break and enjoy a few manufacturing memes. If you share them with your co-workers, please thank them for all they do. Manufacturing […]
Three More Reasons to Make SSP Your Strategic Supplier
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) provides material selection and design assistance, converting and fabricating advice, and technical education and training. These are three great reasons to make us your strategic supplier, but did you know that SSP also provides technical reports, research and development, and creative ways to increase production yields? By combining these value-added services […]
Three Reasons to Make SSP Your Strategic Supplier
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) provides ready-to-convert materials like EMI/RFI shielding elastomers and fabricated products like EMI gaskets and conductive O-Rings. We also offer material selection and design assistance, converting and fabricating advice, and technical education and training. By combing these value-added services with our materials and products, you can make SSP your strategic supplier and […]
Better EMI Gaskets: Faster Tooling, Proven Materials, Greater Value
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) fabricates EMI gaskets from the electrically conductive silicones that we make at our Ballston Spa, New York (USA) manufacturing facility. Our in-house tool room is staffed with machinists who produce the molds, dies, jigs, and fixtures that we use, so we’re able to provide you with fabricated products quickly – and […]
Custom Formulations and Product Analysis
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) invites you to watch our Custom Formulations and Product Analysis video and see how we can help you turn your ideas for new materials into reality. At SSP, we have a dedicated R&D and Technology team that does the type of custom formulation and custom development work you’ll typically find only […]
Faces of SSP: Matt Couture, Jennifer Wagner, and Ryan Davidson-Romanoff
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) is pleased to introduce Matt Couture as our Controller, Jennifer Wagner as our Human Resources Manager, and Ryan Davidson-Romanoff as our New Product Specialist. Please join us in welcoming them to our fast-growing company. Matt Couture, Controller As SSP’s new Controller, Matt Couture is focused on becoming what he describes as […]
What Causes EMI/RFI? Why Do You Need Shielding?
Engineers are discovering that they need to replace standard gaskets and O-rings with products made from EMI/RFI materials. Often, this is because they’re developing new designs or testing next-generation versions of existing technologies with higher-than-expected RF emissions. This article from SSP provides an overview of EMI/RFI. It also includes some examples of what can go […]
G/C Expo Talks Trends, Growth, and PFAS
Specialty Silicone Products recently attended G/C Expo 2024, an industry-leading event for gasket fabricators, material converters, and the companies who supply them. Kevin Wickert, Sales and Marketing Manager, and Gary Falchi, Business Development Specialist, participated in this well-attended and informative event, which was hosted by the Gasket Fabricators Association (GFA). “There is no better, inter-industry […]
Four Lessons from the Satellite Show
Specialty Silicone Products recently attended the Satellite Show, the leading event for the satellite communications (SATCOM) industry. Dominic Testo, Business Development Manager, and Taylor Smith, Research Development Technician, gained four key insights that can benefit your business. The growing ground station market needs EMI gaskets, especially for waveguides. The SATCOM industry wants to see ASTM […]
SSP to Show Advanced Materials at Gasketing/Converting Expo 2024
Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) will showcase its proven portfolio of advanced materials at next week’s Gasketing/Converting Expo (G/C Expo 2024). SSP’s ready-to-fabricate products include specification-grade military and aerospace silicones, EMI/RFI elastomers for military and commercial applications, and materials for space use. SSP will also share information about the silicone supply chain and its custom formulation […]