SILICONE: The Versatile Element of the Modern World
Silicone is a synthetic material that is type of elastomer and best range of applications. It is a polymer made with combining the 4 elements: silicon, oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen atoms. Its a combination of properties, which provides semiconducting ability, stability, and versatility, makes it absolutely necessary in different industry. Technology will evolve the importance of silicone in shaping and creating the world. An element that works as powerhouse that plays essential role in modern industries and technology and our routine lives. From powering our electronic devices to helping harness solar energy, Overhead Insulation Sleeve for electric cables and advancing medical science, silicone is the secret hero that constructs our daily life and pushes into advance future.
Producing silicone products that won’t have any “Silly Cons”
USES OF SILICONE
- Electrical: Shine Industry manufactures and supplies transformer stations products for protection purposes, battery cables, and door locking systems.
- Pharmaceutical: Peristaltic pump tubing, transfer tubing, high-pressure reinforced hoses, gaskets and seals.
- Medical: Tubing for fluid transfer, feeding and drainage, implantations.
- Automobile: The automobile industry needs silicone rubber in several of products, bus bars, sensors to detect temperature, railway wire systems, car airbags for protection, door locking systems.
- Construction: Due to its excellent weather resistance, silicone rubber is the ideal material for sealing the buildings.
PROS OF SILICONE PRODUCTS
- Heat-Resistance: Silicone products manufactured by Shine Industries are able to resist high temperature for making it more suitable for applications like best transformer products, ovens, and heat generating appliances.
- Hydrophobic (waterproof): It is a waterproof material and water-resistance. Which protects from short-circuits generating from water contact.
- Non-Toxic: Food storing and using silicone is safe for cooking and it is not toxic for food materials and also does not react with any food items and drinks.
- Insulating properties: Silicone has best electrical insulating properties, and also valuable in the electrical and electronics products in industries.
- Flexibility: Silicone is known for properties like flexibility and elasticity. It can be created and moulded into different shapes and sizes with maintaining its proportions.
- Highly Durable: Every Shine industry products such as Silicone Overhead Line Insulation Sleeve (SOLIS), Silicone Overhead Wrap Insulation Sleeve (SOWIS) and etc provides more durability and for long lasting use.
CONS OF SILICONE PRODUCTS
- Limited Aesthetic choice: Silicone is a product that provides limited range of colours and also not that much suitable for products in which aesthetics are important.
- Environmental Concern: While silicone came under safe material, there are questions about its environmental impacts. It is not biodegradable, and waste disposal are its issue.
BEST APPLICATIONS OF SILICONE MATERIAL IN ELECTRICAL INSULATING PRODUCTS OF SHINE INDUSTRY
- Overhead Line Insulation Sleeve (OLIS)
- Silicone Overhead Line Insulation Sleeve (SOLIS)
- Silicone Overhead Wrap Insulation Sleeve (SOWIS)
- Un-screened Silicone Bushing Boot
- Vertical Cable Terminal Boot
- 24kV Insulating Bushing Boot
- Bus-bar Connector for RMU's & GIS
- Bus-bar Joint Shrouds
- Cable Terminal Boot (SITB-01)
- Cable Terminal Boot for RMU
- Cable Terminal Boot for Transformer
- Flexible Bushing Boot
