Munich-based WACKER Chemical Group will strengthen cooperation with Fuji Polymer Industries in the development of innovative thermal interface materials to provide the Japanese silicone rubber processor with ELASTOSIL® brand room temperature curing silicones for the production of thermally conductive contact films.
The purpose of this cooperation is to develop new high-efficiency silicone components for the cooling of electronic components and batteries in the electric vehicle field. Thermally conductive films and pads made of ELASTOSIL® will be exhibited at the Japan International Automotive Electronics Technology Expo 2019 from January 16 to 18 next year in Tokyo, Japan.
WACKER and Fuji Polymer Industries both produce industrial silicon-based thermal interface materials, but they are available in different types.
WACKER, as a silicone manufacturer, provides liquid or paste-type non-crosslinked silicones in the form of gels, adhesives, sealants or potting compounds for feeding processes, while Fuji Polymers provides electronics and automotive parts industries. Production of ready-to-use silicone rubber parts such as contact gaskets, diaphragms or gaskets.
WACKER and Fuji Polymer Industries will further strengthen and expand cooperation in the future. Christian Gimber, head of the engineering silicones business unit at WACKER's Silicones business unit, said, "We will further strengthen our communication in the future and work together to develop innovative materials that meet the increasingly stringent requirements of the electronics and automotive industries. Next year's show is just us The beginning of cooperation. "
Fuji Polymer Industries, Ltd. will launch the first products of this collaboration at the 2019 International Automotive Electronics Technology Expo in Tokyo, Japan. "Electronic components and batteries generate a lot of heat when they are working, which will affect their efficiency, reduce their service life, and even cause serious failures," Mr Gimber said.
"Therefore, effective thermal management becomes more and more important in many applications such as consumer electronics and electric vehicles." In order to speed up the heat dissipation, industrial manufacturers are increasingly inclined to use thermally conductive materials to produce these components.
Mr. Gimber said, "WACKER's thermally conductive silicones not only process efficiently, but also meet the stringent requirements of the electronics and automotive industries for operational safety and reliability."