Issue 6/2017 - New UV optically bonded silicone improves reliability for automotive displays

New UV Optical Bonding Silicone Enhances Automotive Display Reliability
Dow Corning has introduced an innovative UV-curable optical bonding solution – Dow Corning? VE-6001 new UV optical bonded silica gel has far better thermal stability than organic materials, and as a one-component silica gel, it is easier to process than most other silica gels, which can improve the reliability and performance
of automotive displays.

VE-6001 UV optically bonded silicone provides a strong adhesion to automotive LCD display modules with a variety of covering materials such as glass, acrylic and polycarbonate
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Suitable for common industrial processes such as insulation, filling, ornamentation and slit coating, the silicone can not only flow under controlled processing, but also promote deep curing
according to the structure under UV light.
In addition, the new material shrinks by less than 1% and can be adapted to larger displays
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After curing, it forms an extremely soft but tough cushioning layer, which makes the sensitive automotive touch panel have a strong strain relief effect and dimensional stability
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"As demand for more reliable automotive displays continues to grow, adapting displays to more demanding environmental conditions has become a challenge
for traditional display manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers," said Rogier Reinders, global market director of advanced assembly solutions at Dow Corning.
Our new optical bonding material VE-6001 solves this challenge
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As a one-component UV-curable silica gel, it has better thermally stable, mechanical and optical properties and is well compatible with existing optical bonding processes
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