Products in Printing & Inks: Silicones

ELASTOSIL® N291 is a free-flowing, ready-to-use silicone rubber that can be vulcanized at room temperature or at high temperatures when exposed to atmospheric moisture. It is specifically designed for printing sealing patterns on various substrates, such as steel or cylinder head gaskets containing or free of sulfur. This can be achieved using silk-screen printing techniques.

ELASTOSIL® N294 is a free-flowing, ready-to-use silicone rubber that vulcanizes either at room temperature or at high temperatures under the influence of atmospheric moisture. ELASTOSIL® N294 is available in blue and red colors. It is particularly suited for screen printing.

WACKER® E22A is a nonionic silicone emulsion consisting of a high-viscosity polydimethylsiloxane. It has a fine particle size and offers ease and versatility of application. It can be utilized in different applications, such as a general-purpose release agent, an ironing aid in aerosol formulations of starch, a printing additive in offset printing, and a release agent for foundries. It also exhibits good wetting and spreading properties.

ELASTOSIL® N9111 Black is a non-slump, alkoxy-cure, one-part silicone that cures at room temperature under the influence of atmospheric moisture and exhibits excellent adhesion to many substrates. Fully cured ELASTOSIL® N9111 Black has excellent flame retardant properties and shows long-term stability against weathering, moisture, and sunlight.

WACKER® E 3157 is a nonionic oil-in-water emulsion of a medium-viscosity polydimethylsiloxane dispersed in water. The emulsion remains stable even in diluted form under shear stress and offers excellent wetting and spreading properties. It can be easily incorporated into cold-stirred formulations. WACKER® E 3157 is particularly suitable for formulating paint and vinyl conditioners.

Wacker Chemie Print Aid E 100 AS is a non-ionic emulsion of a medium-viscosity dimethyl silicone fluid, specifically developed as a processing aid for the offset printing industry. Its low viscosity enables easy pumpability and in-line dilution. The product is compatible with various additives commonly used in the print industry. It offers excellent slip, lubrication, and antiblocking properties while also providing effective antistatic properties.

WACKER® E 3154 is a nonionic oil-in-water emulsion containing a medium-viscosity polydimethylsiloxane. It maintains stability against shear stress, even in diluted form. The emulsion demonstrates outstanding wetting and spreading properties. It can be easily incorporated into cold-stirred formulations. WACKER® E 3154 is suitable for formulating universal release agents used in rubber processing.

Gelest DIMETHYLSILOXANE-[65-70%(60% PROPYLENE OXIDE/40% ETHYLENE OXIDE)] BLOCK COPOLYMER, 1,800 cSt (DBP-732) is hydrophilic and provides improved slip. This product functions as a slip agent.

Gelest DIMETHYLSILOXANE-(60-70% ETHYLENE OXIDE) BLOCK COPOLYMER, 20 cSt (DBE-712) is hydrophilic and provides improved slip. This product functions as a slip agent.

AFCONA 2505 is a water-based defoamer and anti-foam, especially designed for micro foams. It is an organically modified polysiloxane, providing good defoaming and anti-foaming properties in all water-based coatings. It offers excellent performance against micro foam, even in high shear applications such as long period grinding. It maintains its good defoaming and anti-foam performance under high shear conditions.

AFCONA 2027 is a moderate defoamer with minimal side effects. AFCONA 2027 prevents the formation of foam and blisters during manufacturing and application. It offers a combination of good defoaming and compatibility with most resin systems. It is recommended for medium-viscosity applications applied by spray and brush.

AFCONA 2501 is a defoamer for water-based paint. It is a silicone-based defoamer containing a small amount of silicone to give better deaeration. It is recommended for all kinds of water-based coatings ranging from decorative paints to water-based printing inks.

AFCONA 2503 is a waterbased defoamer and anti-foam agent with leveling properties that is especially useful in high shear applications such as pigment concentrates. AFCONA 2503 is an organically modified polysiloxane which is designed to give good defoaming, anti-foam and leveling performance in all waterbased applications.

A high performing hybrid silicone solution that contains extra anti-stat agents and conductivity additives for use on web offset presses.

126-03(SP)A/B is a highly elastomeric, electrically conductive, silicone-based ink. This product features a highperformance design useful in a wide range of printing and coating applications and features excellent bonding to most metal and plastic substrates. This product is very resistant to flexing and creasing and is ideal for applications that include, but are not limited to, emi/rfi shielding of polyimide flexible circuits, polymer thick film circuitry, sealing of electronic casings. 126-03(SP)A/B is one of the few conductive materials that can bond/adhere to silicone substrates and surfaces and features a uniquely long pot life.Features Excellent Bonding to Difficult Surfaces High Temperature Resistance Wide Range of Applications Screen Printable/Syringe Dispensable Non flammable elastomeric resistive ink

ADD-2040 is a silicone defoamer for high gloss solvent-based systems to prevent foam and bubble formation during paint production, filling and application. ADD-2040 is highly efficient and offers optimum defoaming while utilizing only minimal quantities of incompatible substances. It is extremely suitable for brush, roller and airless spray applications where the solvents evaporate quickly and rapid defoaming is required. ADD-2040 is suitable for coatings and printing inks.

Silok® 8241 is a base material wetting agent with both defoaming and antifoaming properties. It has low surface tension, promotes leveling, and can wet all metal, plastic and other low surface energy material surfaces

ADD-2022 is a silicone-based defoamer for solvent-based and solvent-free coating systems to prevent foam and bubble formation during paint production, filling and application. ADD-2022 can be used in coatings and printing inks.

White Ice 530 is a fully ceramic based, specially formulated to offers excellent wetting and minimum pump out property with tacky texture. Dispensable and screen printable consistency makes easy in production environment. Offers excellent stability over wide temperature ranges with high thermal conductivity and low thermal resistance. White Ice 530 is high performance thermal grease designed to meet the thermal, reliability and low price requirements of high-end chipset, graphic processors trend ever-faster clock speeds. RoHS compliant and halogen free.

ACCESS AF 30 IND can be aqueous or non-aqueous, silicone-free defoamers that are designed to control foam and eliminate entrained air. The functional properties can be developed to eliminate and prevent excessive foam include: water dispersibility, slight insolubility, relative stability, and a high degree of spreadability in the foaming system.

AGITAN 731 is a highly effective siloxane defoamer for aqueous emulsion and water reducible systems. It is particularly effective in aqueous printing inks. A non-ionic structure provides excellent compatibility with most common binders.

AGITAN 701 is particularly well suited for water reducible systems. It is also recommended for aqueous emulsion systems, architectural coatings, emulsion plasters, building materials, industrial and wood coatings, printing inks and adhesives.

AGITAN 761 is a highly effective siloxane defoamer for aqueous emulsions and water reducible systems. It is particularly effective in aqueous printing inks. The nonionic structure provides excellent compatibility with most common binders.

Siliconi C 400 is a silicone antifoam for transparent waterborne coatings C 400 is a 100% antifoam compound based on organic modified silicones. C 400 is indicated to formulate water-based paints, inks, wood coatings. C 400 is high soluble in waterbased coating systems. C 400 is VOC free and APEO FREE.

ADD-3033 is a cost-effective silicone surface additive to provide good substrate wetting of critical substrates and excellent anti-cratering by reduction of surface tension of the coating systems. It also improves surface slip, scratch resistance and anti-blocking properties. ADD-3033 improves dust and spray dust acceptance and allows higher film thickness on vertical surfaces. It reduces air draft sensitivity particularly in wood coatings. ADD-3033 prevents formation of Bénard cells and improves flatting agent orientation. It is suitable for coatings and printing inks.

White Ice 515 is non-reactive; non-abrasive, ceramic based Thermally Conductive Grease with a high thermal conductivity and low thermal resistance. This product is formulated with specialty binding agents to achieve lowest amount of bleed and evaporations. It is designed for fiber optics applications where efficient thermal transfer required with zero abrasion. Offers excellent stability over wide temperature ranges. Easy to apply by dispensing or screen print/Stencil.

ADD-3231 is a silicone-based surface additive to improve surface properties in all solvent-based medium- to high-polar systems. It is specially used in systems in which solvent-free additives are requested or where a requirement for a special solvent exists. ADD-3231 can be used in coatings and printing inks.

Silok® 310-Recoating Silicone Leveling Agent is a silicone leveling agent which has excellent heat-resisting performance, excellent compatibility and recoat ability.

AGITAN 766 is a highly effective siloxane defoamer which is specifically designed for the use in water-based wood coatings. It stands out due to its high effectivity to prevent micro and macro foam in medium to high viscosity systems. Furthermore AGITAN 766 provides excellent long-term efficiency and is particularly suitable for parquet lacquers, HVLP, airmix and airless spray coatings.

AGITAN DF 6421 is a defoamer for solvent based systems. It provides the following properties: Versatile efficiency in non aqueous systems; Can be used as supplied; Easily dispersable in most organic solvents

ADD-2026 is a silicone-based foam control additive for solvent-based coatings. ADD-2026 prevents the entrapment of air during processing steps such as dispersion & pumping. ADD-2026 reduces the accumulation of foam in the ink pan or reservoir during the printing process.

CLiQSMART 1051is apolysiloxane emulsion based defoamer for aqueous systems. The highly efficient defoamer can be used in a broad range of aqueous systems and is typically applied in gloss pigmented and clear coatings, inks and overprint varnishes.

Silok® 350-Rapid Silicone Leveling Agent is general silicone quick leveling agent with low surface tension and good wetting ability, permeability, which is especially suitable for film UV coating, silk-printed varnish, and water-based coating.

Silok® 8066-Strong Anti-Shrinkage Wetting &Leveling Agent is a typical dynamic with extremely low surface tension silicone wetting leveling agent. Especially suitable for PVC substrate water-based PU coating, excellent anti-plasticizer, anti-shrinkage and offer mirror leveling effect.

PAT-ADD LE 1020 is a leveling and substrate wetting agent for use in solvent-borne coatings.PAT-ADD LE 1020 is very suitable for use in clear coatings.PAT-ADD LE 1020 enhances flow and leveling and provides gloss optimization.

Silok® 353-General Silicone Leveling Agent is general silicone rapid leveling agent and slipping agent with quick leveling, good smoothness and recoating.