GW Silicones' emphasis in the healthcare market is placed on adding value through new product introduction, design for manufacturing and enhanced quality assurance.  We use the latest in molding methods, including the cost-effective combination of thermoplastics and liquid silicone rubber (LSR) to save you money by eliminating waste and providing high quality, repeatable molded products.  GW Silicones is capable of providing expertise in many medical applications including drug delivery, general diagnostics, imaging and endoscopy, angioscopy, arthroscopy and laparoscopy. Our medical grade silicones are extensively tested to ensure compliance as a Class VI Silicone.  LSR has been widely accepted in the medical field because it offers:

• A closed manufacturing process of the raw material which protects and greatly reduces the possibility of contamination.
• Silicone is hypoallergenic and does not promote bacteria growth and is also easy to sterilize using most traditional methods.
• LSR offers tight tolerance molding and allows for waste free and automatic molding principles, guaranteeing part consistency that is crucial in molded silicone components for the medical industry.

GW Silicones offers highly-automated, Class-Eight clean-room molding, as well as quick turnaround prototype and production mold building, in addition to clean-room assembly services.  Some common points critical to the medical field include:

• LSR materials are bio-inert and highly suitable for medical applications.  Medical grade LSRs comply with ISO 10993, UPS Class VI, and RoHS standards.
• Capable to provide support in all aspects of a project including product development, short runs, scale-ups, and efficient production of low-to-high volume applications.
• A well developed quality system utilizing GMP, SPC, and ISO disciplines.
• ISO 13485 certified supplier.

Typical medical silicone components and assemblies manufactured for the medical market include: airways; balloon catheters; wound drainage, surgical instrument handles; infusion sleeves and test chambers; fluid management, ear plugs; dental applications; shunts and septums; and a variety of silicone seals, stoppers, valves, and clips.

GW Silicones' focus in the automotive market is on automatic injection molding of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and also the   overmolding of silicone on thermoplastic components.

Typical silicone components and assemblies manufactured for the automotive industry include: fuel and vapor sealing; electrical connectors; spark plug boots; as well as buttons and switches. 

GW Silicones' typical applications for the consumer and industrial markets include earplugs, firefighting face-masks, diving components, strain reliefs, seals & gaskets, custom grommets and molded shapes with an emphasis on speed to market.