Wacker showcased more than a dozen new products and two technology innovations for key industries in the automotive, electronics, lighting and healthcare sectors at the recently held K 2016. Highlights include textile sensors made from thin silicone films, high-modulus silicone rubber grades, crystal clear silicone encapsulates for LEDs and optical lenses, as well as additives for manufacturing wood-plastic composites. Wacker also presented the first industrial-scale 3D printer for silicones, producing silicone parts during the trade show in Diisseldorf, Germany. The novel 3D technology even allows printing complex geometries such as internal lattices.
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