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Door and Window Silicone Sealants
Sealing windows and doors with fast-curing silicone chemistries
Achieve air-tight weather performance with durable silicone weathersealing solutions for windows and doors. Silicone window and door sealants are versatile and easy to apply and have a longer lifespan. Silicone bonding delivers added stability and reduces the need for reinforcements, setting blocks and gaskets.
Learn more about the many benefits of working with Dow for your window and door sealing or bonding solutions:
Fast-curing, two-part silicone sealants enable fast assembly
Design, testing and qualification support
Weather-resistant silicone sealants extend lifespan by up to three times
Glazing and backbedding sealants offer superior durability, adhesion and leak-free performance
Silicone seam sealers reduce energy consumption and protect from air and water penetration
Reactive silicone hot melt technologies deliver instant green strength, enabling faster production and increasing productivity in high-speed automated glazing operations
An innovative one-part, neutral-cure window and door bonding sealant with instant tack offers: Ability to withstand certain dynamic and constant loads; one-part ease of use combined with instant strength; and enhanced productivity.
Thermo-Tech Windows
Improve product performance and productivity with DOWSIL™ InstantGlaze Window Assembly Sealant.
A Thermo-Tech window is much more than a frame and a few pieces of glass. Each window is a complex fusion of highly technical components and raw materials. At the same time, most of the questions consumers ask their contractors and builders are more straightforward – “Will it start to leak in five years?” or “What impact will it have on my heating bill?”
Jeff Hochstein, the plant manager at Thermo-Tech’s facility in central Minnesota, understands the relationship between these simple questions and the technology behind each Thermo-Tech window better than most.
“We are always looking for new solutions to better address issues like water and air infiltration,” he explained. “In doing so, we often consult with our leading material suppliers, like [Dow], for recommendations on new products and processes.”
On Dow’s recommendation, Hochstein integrated DOWSIL™ InstantGlaze Window Assembly Sealant, the industry’s first and only silicone hot melt window assembly sealant, into his production process.
“[Dow] has a long history of helping us improve both our products and our production process,” Hochstein said. “The company’s products, like [DOWSIL™ InstantGlaze Window Assembly Sealant], and its support staff have helped us continually explore and implement new technologies that meet our customers’ needs.”
DOWSIL™ InstantGlaze Window Assembly Sealant is a 100% silicone hot melt sealant that can be applied robotically using standard dispensing equipment and automated X-Y glazing tables. The sealant provides excellent adhesion, aesthetics, and flexibility, among other performance advantages.
“Using [DOWSIL™ InstantGlaze Window Assembly Sealant], we were able to exceed our customers’ air and water infiltration requirements,” Hochstein said. “At the same time, we were able to use the same application equipment we had in place for other materials, but at higher speeds and lower operating temperatures. We improved our productivity rates and, just as important, improved the safety inside the plant.”
With help from material science leaders like Dow, Thermo-Tech continues to explore new ways to advance window design based on the needs of contractors and customers. At the same time, new material solutions such as DOWSIL™ InstantGlaze Window Assembly Sealant make the production process safer and more efficient, allowing Thermo-Tech to concentrate on producing products that will help define the future of the industry.
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