SMART Silicone transforms silicone into an intelligent, multifunctional platform. Silicone now goes beyond purely mechanical functions, but integrates technical functions directly into the component itself.
By combining material properties with functional technology, application-specific solutions are created featuring integrated sensing, energy transmission, illumination or magnetic functionality – compact, efficient and precisely tailored to the application.
The focus of SMART Silicone is functional integration without additional components.
Instead of additional components, circuit boards or external modules, material-integrated solutions are created in which technical functionality is embedded directly into the silicone. In this way, the material combines its typical properties such as elasticity, resistance and durability with functional added value within the system. Silicone itself becomes an active part of the design, enabling flexibly combinable solutions precisely tailored to the specific application.
This eliminates extra components and wiring,, simplifies assemblies and enables greater efficiency, design freedom and new integration possibilities for demanding applications in industry, laboratory environments and technical systems.
Through magnetic properties, forces, movements, and feedback can be realized directly within the silicone material – contactlessly, compactly, and reliably. The typical advantages of silicone such as flexibility, robustness, and high adaptability are fully preserved, opening up new degrees of freedom in construction and system design.
Electrically conductive SMART Silicone combines elasticity with functional signal transmission directly within the material. It enables applications such as the transfer of data and power, heatable silicone seals, as well as use as an EMC-shielding component in compact and flexible systems.
Thermochromic silicone changes its color depending on temperature, making heat visually visible. Ideal for applications where an intuitive and direct temperature indication is essential.
Smart Seal Lighting integrates illumination directly into silicone seals, combining function, design, and visibility in a single component. For uniform, innovative lighting solutions with added value.
Do you require an individual hose solution or wish to further develop an existing product? Contact us – we will be happy to advise you and jointly evaluate the optimal implementation.
SMART Silicone represents a new approach in silicone technology: the material not only fulfills mechanical tasks but becomes a functional component of the overall system. In addition to the classic properties of silicone such as flexibility, resistance, and durability, integrated technical functions play a central role.
Through targeted function integration directly into the material, solutions can be realized that are more compact, efficient, and robust than conventional assemblies. Sensors, conductivity, lighting, magnetism, or visual indicators are implemented close to the material level, reducing additional components and interfaces.
SMART Silicone thus enables space-saving designs, a high degree of design freedom, and new application concepts, particularly where limited installation spaces, complex requirements, or high reliability are demanded. The result is customized, durable, and functionally integrated silicone solutions that can be optimally adapted to individual fields of application.
The following functional principles form the technical foundation of SMART Silicone and can be implemented individually or in combination, depending on the application:
Adhesion:
Permanent magnetic properties directly integrated into the silicone component.
Actuation:
Conversion of electrical, electromagnetic or inductive signals into mechanical movement of the silicone product.
Sensing:
Detection of deformation, condition or movement via electromagnetic, inductive or fibre-optic effects within the silicone.
Data and Power Transmission:
Transmission of electrical signals and energy within the silicone component.
Heatable Functions:
Integration of heating wires or conductive structures into the silicone material.
EMC Shielding:
Reduction of electromagnetic interference (EMI) through conductive silicone components.
Light Guidance:
Functional or visual light transmission via integrated light guides.
Color-changing functionality:
Temperature-dependent, reversible colour change for visual condition indication.
All functional principles can be combined in an application-specific manner and integrated into existing component and system concepts.
SMART Silicone materials are based on innovative silicone formulations whose mechanical, magnetic, electrical, or optical properties can be fine-tuned.
Specific material parameters are defined according to the application and developed in close collaboration with the customer.
Silnova develops SMART Silicone solutions with the objective of integrating patentable functionalities and opening up new fields of application.
As a development partner, we support projects from material development and prototyping through to series production – always aligned with functionality, design and integration into existing systems.
Our silicone materials combine high continuous temperature resistance, excellent low-temperature flexibility and consistent elasticity across a wide temperature range.
With appropriate design, they can be neutral in odor and taste. They are free of plasticizers and exhibit no plasticizer migration whatsoever.
Thanks to their PFAS-free material base, silicone materials can be used wherever contact with sensitive media or products is required.
Sustainability is an important part of our approach. We already offer PFAS-free alternatives today and are continuously developing our portfolio. This helps us meet current and future requirements.
We would be happy to assist you in selecting a suitable solution.
In addition to our standard market solutions, we also offer customer-specific new developments. If your application places particular demands on material properties, pressure resistance, temperature performance or surface characteristics, we will develop a solution precisely tailored to your process.
Whether special geometries, alternative materials or application-specific modifications – our development teams support you from the initial idea through to implementation.
Do you require an individual hose solution or do you wish to further develop an existing product?
Contact us – we will be pleased to advise you and jointly evaluate the optimal implementation.
The following examples demonstrate how SMART Silicone integrates multiple technical functions directly into a single silicone component, thereby simplifying or completely replacing conventional assemblies.
A specially developed multi-layer silicone hose for electrical signal transmission in orthodontic splints.
SMART functions integrated in the component:
Key Benefits:
Multi-layer silicone hose combining electrical signal transmission and vacuum functionality in a single component – e.g. for medical applications such as ECG systems.
SMART functions integrated in the component:
Conductive layers for data transmission
Insulation layers for electrical shielding
Central hose lumen for vacuum functionality
Key Benefits:
Elimination of additional cables and external wiring
Reduced overall assembly complexity
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