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Adhesives and lubricants for lighting

Lighting challenges

Mascherpa products can be used to assist designers in protecting LED systems under a variety of harsh operating conditions, including, for example, the installation of lighting systems in corrosive or polluting environments.

Mascherpa also offers products that are useful for the aesthetic design of the lighting system, as well as helping to provide key functional improvements such as increased efficiency and significant reduction in energy consumption.

The environment in which the LEDs and associated electronic components are used will have an effect on the type of product required to protect the system and ensure the greatest reliability. If operating conditions include high humidity, presence of chemicals, salt spray, or corrosive atmospheres, Mascherpa can offer materials to guarantee performance and ensure great reliability throughout the lifetime of the light fixture.

With the wide range of products available, Mascherpa can also offer materials to meet special requirements of the LED application, such as low or zero VOC.
Energy conservation is a very important goal in today’s consumer civilization. Lighting, whether civilian or private, is increasingly committed to reducing power consumption, extending the lifetime of components, and improving the performance of devices. We offer assembly products, thermal encapsulants, heat-conductive materials, adhesives and sealants, and conformal coating. Whether your application involves manufacturing, assembling, protecting or upgrading LED lighting fixtures, you will find with Mascherpa a solution tailored to your material or process needs.

Protection and assembly

Adhesives and sealants

By forming durable, low-stress elastomers, Mascherpa silicone adhesives and sealants enable excellent bonding and sealing between a variety of common LED lighting materials. This increases design flexibility and ensures reliable long-term performance at temperatures up to 150°C. These solvent-free materials, cure at room temperature, this greatly simplifies processing and due to their low volatility, helps your product maintain its light output throughout its lifetime.

Optical encapsulants

The use of an encapsulating resin to protect LEDs has become increasingly common in recent years. The choice of resin depends on several factors; viscosity, service life and gelation time, as well as hardness, density, and operating temperature of the hardened resin. When directly protecting the LED, there are a number of essential factors; fundamental among them is the transparency of the material applied to ensure maximum utilization of the light emitted by the LED. In addition, any changes that may occur over the life of the LED should also be considered.

Conformal coating

The delicate electronic components of your project must be protected from moisture and physical stress. Mascherpa’s silicone conformal coatings can provide this protection, as well as excellent insulation from shock and short circuits. They are available in different viscosities and curing chemistries.

Thermal encapsulants

Protection and performance go hand in hand; Mascherpa encapsulants help balance both. In addition to moisture resistance, they absorb the stresses of thermal cycles, protecting sensitive components. Their high transmittance and thermal stability help your project maintain light quality for a longer period of time, while their unique chemistry offers minimal yellowing and degradation.
With a selection of curing, viscosity and hardness profiles, new design options can be explored in a variety of applications. Mascherpa encapsulants also expand processing options, from dispensing materials to the ability to make overmolded lenses.

Thermal interface materials

Nothing shortens the life of LED lighting more than heat–and LEDs generate a lot of it. By designing with silicone thermal interface materials, you have more options for heat management.
The thermal stability of silicones provides consistent and long-lasting thermal conductivity, even at temperatures at which traditional materials might begin to degrade.

Thermal adhesives form thermally stable bonds with most LED PCBs and heat sink substrates and offer excellent thermal conductivity. Their low volatility does not adversely affect components or light output. In addition, their sealing and adhesive qualities make it possible to minimize the number of components and optimize the production process.

Optical silicones

Moldable Optics

Mascherpa’s moldable silicone optics offer an unprecedented level of design freedom. Versatile and moldable, these materials allow more complex designs to be explored, often simplifying the manufacturing process.
In addition, they can increase the long-term performance of your project beyond the capabilities of traditional optical materials. Not only do they offer excellent optical properties, but they are also more resistant to impact damage and degradation from UV, heat and extreme environmental conditions. In this way, they can help provide greater lumen density while remaining stable over time.
With moldable silicone optics, new design possibilities can be explored in complex applications such as automotive lighting, outdoor displays, general, professional and consumer lighting.

LED luminaire

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Sealants for electronic protection

Heat-conductive silicone adhesives and sealants create excellent junctions and seals with the different substrates commonly used in LED lamps and luminaires, ensuring reliable long-term performance even at temperatures above 120°C.

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Thermal conductive

Our broad portfolio of thermal conductive materials allows versatile heat management for any LED lamp and luminaire design.

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Conformal coating

Our silicone conformal coatings protect the delicate electronics connected to LEDs from moisture and thermal stress, and provide excellent insulation from high voltages and short circuits.

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Encapsulants

Our high-flow heat-conductive silicone encapsulants protect LED drivers from moisture and dust, dissipating damaging heat and absorbing the noise component.

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LED headlamp

Mascherpa employs products of different chemistries, discover dedicated applications the LED headlamp

Conformal coating

Our silicone conformal coatings protect the delicate electronics connected to LEDs from moisture and thermal stress, and provide excellent insulation from high voltages and short circuits.

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Encapsulants

Our high-flow heat-conductive silicone encapsulants protect LED drivers from moisture and dust, dissipating damaging heat and absorbing the noise component.

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Adhesives for sealing the environment

Heat-conductive silicone adhesives and sealants create excellent junctions and seals with the different substrates commonly used in LED lamps and luminaires, ensuring reliable long-term performance even at temperatures above 120°C.

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