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When you want high quality silicone tubes and hoses for your business, trust the professional silicone product manufacturers here at Flex Technologies. If you read our last blog entry, you've probably got a good idea of just how versatile silicone is as a material. We went over how silicone is used in the paper/film, construction, healthcare, aerospace, aviation, and electronics industries. Here, we would like to go over how it is used in a few more.Household ProductsSilicone is probably in more …

Here at Flex Technologies, we manufacture silicone hoses and tubes for a wide range of industries. Why silicone, do you ask? Because silicone is an extremely versatile material that stands up to a huge array of industrial stresses. Whether you need a product that does not conduct electricity, withstands chemical corrosion, doesn't degrade in the presence of ozone or ultraviolet light, is flexible yet durable, or any number of other beneficial features, silicone can accommodate. Here, we would li …

Here at Flex Technologies, we have a lot of years of experience in the silicone industry. Nowadays, this versatile material is used in everything from computer applications, to auto solutions, to cookware, and much more! But did you know that it has only been around since 1927? If you're interested in the history of this useful material, we have presented a brief overview here.Where It StartedThe discovery of the method for synthesizing silicone polymers belongs to an English chemist named Frede …