From concept to compound: Free webinar on silicone HCR solutions
Garden Grove, CA – On Thursday, October 23, 2025, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (ET) RDAbbott will host a free webinar titled “From Concept to Compound: Silicone High Consistency Rubber Solutions.” This session will feature Dow SILASTIC™ silicone HCR compounds and how they can be engineered to solve real-world challenges in demanding applications across industries.
To learn more about this webinar, visit: https://rdabbott.com/news/2025-oct-webinar/
Silicone High Consistency Rubber (HCR) plays a vital role in demanding applications such as high-voltage insulation, mobility, wire and cable, aerospace, and industrial sealing. Its unique combination of thermal stability, mechanical resilience, and process versatility makes it an ideal material when long-term reliability and performance under stress is required.
Through custom compounding, tailored HCR formulations can meet customer-specific needs for enhanced electrical insulation, greater flame resistance, more mechanical strength, and improved thermal conductivity. Today, thermally conductive HCR compounds are becoming increasingly critical in applications that require both heat dissipation and electrical isolation, such as in electric vehicle (EV) components and high-voltage cable terminations.
Through a detailed case study, webinar participants will learn how a custom thermally conductive HCR compound from Dow Performance Silicones was developed to meet stringent thermal and mechanical requirements. This custom compound delivered improved thermal conductivity without compromising dielectric strength or processability, showcasing the power of collaborative innovation between material scientists and end users.
Jake Steinbrecher is a Senior Technical Service & Development Specialist with Dow Performance Silicones. He is a globally recognized technical leader in the fields of silicone elastomers and silicone part fabrication, and his current focus is on developing applications for a variety of silicone elastomers in the mobility and LED lighting markets and providing direct support to silicone fabricators.
Jake has been a Technical Service & Development engineer at Dow since 2010. In that time, he has been focused on the development of silicone elastomers for lighting, molding and EV applications. In addition to an emphasis on application development of silicone materials for EV powertrain, Jake provides engineering and technical sales support for silicone materials used in LED lighting technologies. His expertise includes advanced optical silicone materials as well as related silicone rubber technologies for meeting specialized design requirements in automotive, LED lighting and other mobility applications.
Dave Armstrong is a Research & Development Technologist at Dow Consumer Solutions, Mobility & Transportation at Dow Performance Silicones. He has specialized in the development of silicone elastomers for automotive and aerospace applications since 2010. His recent work focuses on thermally conductive elastomers for electric vehicle mobility, with expertise in product formulation, development, and testing across various elastomer families. Prior to this, he worked on quality, testing, and development of silicone solar solutions. Dave holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Saginaw Valley State University.