Electrification & Process Technologies

Automotive and Mobility Manufacturing

Automotive assemblies face continuous vibration, temperature cycling, water exposure, road contamination, chemicals, and tight production timing. Materials used in housings, trim, cladding, body panels, powertrain seals, exterior fixtures, enclosures, and electrical equipment must build strength quickly enough for moving assembly lines while retaining flexibility and durability in service.

Silicone adhesive sealants support automotive manufacturing by bonding, sealing, gasketing, staking, and damping vibration across metals, plastics, coated surfaces, glass, and composites. Fast cure and two component chemistries can help parts move from station to station without shifting. Gasketing materials can support pressure resistance, defect visibility, complex bead patterns, and lightweight foamed designs where part weight and material coverage matter.

Novagard solution: Novagard brings more than forty years of automotive supply chain experience, IATF 16949 certified systems, multiple cure chemistries, silicone and hybrid adhesive technologies, and materials designed for assembly, fastening, powertrain gasketing, lightweight foamed gasketing, and paint facility compatibility.

Appliances and HVAC

Appliances and HVAC systems combine plastics, metals, foams, coated panels, controls, liners, and electrical components in assemblies that must last for years through heat, cold, moisture, vibration, and daily use. Refrigerator and freezer liners, HVAC enclosures, appliance panels, water management areas, display controls, and electrical components all require sealing and bonding materials that maintain flexibility and adhesion after repeated cycling.

Silicone sealants are useful because they adhere to many common industrial substrates, resist moisture and temperature cycling, and act as flexible barriers against water, dust, air movement, and vibration. Foam materials can cushion parts, seal gaps, block light, reduce rattle, and isolate vibration within appliance and HVAC assemblies.

Novagard solution: Novagard offers industrial silicone sealants, adhesive technologies, and Foam Seal materials for sealing, bonding, cushioning, gap filling, insulation interfaces, equipment enclosures, and waterproofing of electrical components in appliance and HVAC manufacturing.

Transportation and Outdoor Equipment

Transportation and outdoor equipment operate under UV exposure, rain, freeze thaw cycling, vibration, road splash, wind driven moisture, and constant movement. RVs, buses, trailers, vehicle roofs, outdoor equipment, engineered fabrics, tents, and semi permanent structures require sealants that can follow the movement of the substrate without cracking or losing adhesion.

Silicone sealants are well suited for stitched seams, fabric assemblies, flexible waterproofing, and areas that require flow into voids or irregularities. Hybrid adhesive sealants add value when a paintable, high strength, silicone free material is needed for body panels, coachwork, mechanically fixed joints, and exterior waterproofing.

Novagard solution: Novagard supports this space with flowable silicone waterproofing sealants, protective coatings, industrial pastes, and paintable hybrid adhesives that bond dissimilar materials, resist weathering, remain flexible, and support vertical or overhead application.

Industrial Controls, Electronics, and Instrumentation

Automation equipment, PLCs, sensors, relays, switches, control panels, instrumentation, power modules, terminals, connectors, and field-mounted electronics must function in factories, utility environments, and mobile equipment where moisture, dust, vibration, cleaning, temperature variation, and electrical stress are common.

Silicone coatings, sealants, gels, and compounds protect electronics by providing dielectric insulation, moisture resistance, vibration damping, thin-section encapsulation, pin coverage, solder joint protection, and environmental sealing. Flowable materials reach small crevices and hard-to-access areas, while higher-viscosity materials fill gaps and stay in place during cure. Where production speed matters, Novagard’s UV-cure technologies cure on demand in seconds with no mixing, no solvents or VOCs, and a low thermal budget that protects heat-sensitive components.

Novagard solution: Novagard industrial flowable silicones, UV-cure technologies, protective coatings, and electronics-grade sealants provide instant cure-on-demand processing, no mixing, solvent- and VOC-free operation, a low thermal budget, self-leveling and gap-filling protection, unprimed adhesion to many industrial substrates, and long-term durability in harsh environmental conditions.

Gasketing, Rework, and Maintenance

Industrial maintenance teams and OEM assembly operations need gaskets that seal reliably but also match the service strategy of the equipment. Some assemblies need permanent sealing. Others require re entry for inspection, repair, calibration, post production disassembly, or replacement of internal components.

Formed in place and cured in place gasket approaches allow manufacturers to dispense gasketing material directly into channels or onto mating surfaces. A cured in place gasket can adhere to one side of an enclosure to support opening and closing for service, while a formed in place gasket can adhere to both sides for non reenterable assemblies. Low adhesion silicone designs are valuable for removable gaskets and temporary seals.

Novagard solution: Novagard provides silicone gasketing materials for formed in place gaskets, cured in place gaskets, screen printable gasket patterns, removable seals, temporary seals, complex geometries, and production environments where rework and serviceability matter.

Lubrication and Protection

Grease is a critical part of industrial reliability. Bearings, chains, gears, linkages, swivel joints, conveyors, electrical connectors, telecommunication fittings, relays, switches, thermocouple wells, power devices, and high voltage insulators all face friction, corrosion, electrical leakage, heat, cold, water, oxidation, and contamination.

Silicone based greases and compounds are valuable because they maintain consistency over wide temperature ranges without smoking, melting, or charring. They are non corrosive, chemically inert in many environments, compatible with plastics and many organic materials, and can be applied by wiping, brushing, dispensing, grease gun, automated equipment, or selected spray and dip processes when dispersed appropriately.

Industrial grease selection can target different jobs, including general purpose lubrication, dielectric connector protection, corrosion protection, galvanic corrosion inhibition, vacuum resistance, radiation resistance, thermally conductive heat transfer, high voltage flashover prevention, and low temperature service.

Novagard solution: Novagard Versilube silicone greases, dielectric compounds, corrosion protection compounds, thermally conductive materials, and specialty lubricants support metal to metal movement, metal to rubber interfaces, plastic and rubber lubrication, electrical connector protection, utility support, conveyors, well drilling equipment, and field service applications.