Laur Silicone expands capacity with new Colmec conical twin screw mixer

Beaverton, MI – Laur Silicone announced the delivery of a new Colmec Conical Twin Screw Mixer (CTM™), significantly increasing its production capacity.

COLMEC, based in Italy, has achieved a leading position within the rubber equipment market, specializing in the manufacture of rubber mixing equipment and extrusion lines. The addition of this advanced machine at Laur Silicone ensures consistent, uniform mixing of silicone compounds, guaranteeing perfect dispersion and homogeneity of ingredients through a completely automated process. This investment enhances production efficiency, speed, and maintains the highest quality standards.

Laur Silicone is a leading supplier of custom silicone rubber compounds, with over 45 years of specialization at the heart of its operations. This focus enables the company to maintain superior technical expertise and formulate products to meet exact customer requirements.

Its broad portfolio includes several lines of standard compounds designed for a wide range of applications, including versatile general-purpose grades suitable for molding and extrusion, high strength, thermally conductive, flame retardant, and custom materials to meet specifications for any application. The company is also known for its flexible range of packaging options designed to streamline customers’ production processes, as well as the capability to provide custom small lab batch sizes and scale up to larger production quantities.

Josh Watson, President of Laur Silicone, comments: “We are all incredibly excited about the new mixer that is already making a difference at our production facility. This investment positions us to better serve our customers and take our capabilities to the next level while maintaining the quality and consistency our customers have come to expect from us.”