Going Green — The Silcotech Team Connects With Marko & ARBURG At K 2025
Silcotech North America’s Vice-President, Isolde Boettger and President, Michael Maloney made the most of their trip to Düsseldorf this October, visiting the world’s largest plastics and rubber trade fair — K 2025 — and spending some highlight-filled time at the Arburg stand where they met with Marko Koellmer to discuss the company’s latest solutions and sustainability focus.
K 2025 (October 8th – 15th, 2025) in Düsseldorf, was themed “The Power of Plastics: Green, Smart, Responsible” and Arburg leaned into that message with a large, interactive presence. Arburg’s booth was anchored by the “All in! arburgSOLUTIONworld” communication concept and the arburgGREENworld pavilion. Arburg demonstrated their newest machines and hosted conversations about automation, circular economy initiatives, and turnkey systems.
At the Arburg booth, Isolde and Michael were able to see live demonstrations — from electric Allrounder’s designed for fast, resource-efficient production to automated LSR (liquid silicone rubber) setups — and discuss practical applications with Marko Koellmer, a long-standing Arburg business development manager.
Silcotech’s partnership with Arburg spans more than two decades. In fact, Silcotech ordered its first two machines from Arburg 27 years ago at K 1998. This long-standing partnership, now being championed by dedicated Arburg leaders like Marko, has been built on mutual innovation, trust, and shared goals. Arburg has really shown a commitment to developing their own knowhow and technical supremacy which Silcotech saw when visiting the Arburg booth this year. The highlights from Arburg’s demonstrations at K included:
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Sustainability in practice: Arburg’s arburgGREENworld showcased trainee-led projects and circular-economy demonstrations — a concrete framing for how machine builders and processors can reduce waste and incorporate recycled materials. Isolde, Michael, and Marko discussed examples where machine and process design directly reduce energy and material use.
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Automation and turnkey thinking: The trio talked through Arburg’s turnkey approach (arburgSOLUTIONworld) that pairs machines, robots, and controllers for fully automated cells — useful for companies looking to shorten ramp-up times and scale reliably.
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LSR and specialty molding: With Arburg demonstrating LSR and multi-component solutions at K, the group explored how integrated robotics and precise dosing can make silicone and multi-material parts both higher quality and more economical.
Momentive & Silcotech: Celebrating More Than 40 Years of Innovation and Growth
Another important partnership reaffirmed during K 2025 was with Momentive, a global leader in silicone chemistry and a trusted partner to Silcotech for more than four decades. For over 40 years, Momentive has been a key supplier of high-performance silicone materials that form the foundation of Silcotech’s precision molding solutions. This enduring relationship has supported Silcotech’s continued global growth, helping drive advancements in liquid silicone rubber (LSR) processing, material innovation, and application development across medical, automotive, and consumer markets.
At K 2025, Isolde Boettger and Michael Maloney met with Clemens Trumm of Momentive to discuss new material technologies, evolving market demands, and opportunities to jointly push the boundaries of what’s possible in silicone manufacturing. Their discussion focused on next-generation LSR formulations, sustainability initiatives, and how collaboration between material science and process innovation can create smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable products.
The partnership between Silcotech and Momentive continues to exemplify how long-term collaboration between supplier and processor can foster innovation that benefits customers worldwide — combining cutting-edge chemistry with precision manufacturing expertise to deliver world-class performance and reliability.
This year’s K show further reinforced Silcotech and its partners’ commitment to advancing silicone manufacturing — from the most basic molded components to highly engineered, precision applications.
