Silicone Adhesive with Controlled Volatility Has Been Field Proven by Leading Automotive Electronics Supplier

MIDLAND, Mich., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dow Corning Corporation's Automotive Electronics group today globally launched DOW CORNING(R) SE 1720 CV, a new controlled-volatility adhesive that offers faster curing at lower temperatures than previous formulations. SE 1720 CV is suitable for a variety of automotive uses, including case sealing and attaching electronic components for underhood controllers, chassis & brake applications like steering controllers, and the growing segment of high-power electronics for example used in hybrid electric vehicles.

This silicone adhesive -- which already has been field-proven by a leading automotive electronics supplier -- offers a very fast cure in comparison to many heat-cured adhesives now on the market. SE 1720 CV starts adhesion to polybuthylene terephthalate (PBT) substrates in as little as five minutes with full adhesion in 30 minutes at 80 degrees C.

For manufacturers, faster curing contributes to shorter cycle times, smaller assembly-line footprints and lower capital investments, thus lowering the cost of production. Further cost savings and environmental benefits result from being able to reduce oven temperatures, thus lowering energy consumption. Lower-temperature curing also allows the use of lower-cost substrates that would be damaged by higher-temperature processes.

SE 1720 CV offers the added benefit of controlled volatility, which improves its suitability for use in close proximity to sensitive electronic and electrical devices such as relays, electrical motors and potentiometers.

'This new material demonstrates Dow Corning's continued commitment to developing innovative new technology with and for our key automotive partners,' said Rogier Reinders, Dow Corning's automotive electronics market leader. 'We look forward to meeting more of our customers' needs with this latest expansion of our adhesives product portfolio.'

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Dow Corning Corporation is a globally integrated provider of materials, application technology and services, and is focused on providing innovative technologies that help its customers to invent the future. For more information on Dow Corning, visit http://www.dowcorning.com. Dow Corning Corporation is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) and Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW). More than half of Dow Corning Corporation's sales are outside the United States.

SOURCE Dow Corning Corporation