2026-09-15
A fast-growing Vietnamese manufacturer of AC and DC electric vehicle (EV) charging piles needed to raise the reliability of its outdoor charging units. As its export footprint expanded across Southeast Asia, the company began to see rising field returns caused by moisture ingress, condensation, and thermal stress inside its power modules. Its engineering team wanted a proven encapsulation material — and a supplier it could scale with.
Existing materials cured too slowly for the target cycle time, and some grades became brittle after prolonged thermal cycling, putting solder joints and connectors at risk.
The client benchmarked vendors across the region, comparing not only price but technical support, documentation quality, and the ability to customize formulations. Traders offered attractive quotes but could not answer detailed formulation questions or adjust grades quickly, which slowed the qualification process.
The client ultimately selected a China potting compound factory for three reasons: in-house RTV-2 formulation, competitive pricing at export volumes, and the flexibility to customize thermal grades. Working directly with a potting compound manufacturer — rather than a trading company — also shortened lead times and simplified technical communication, since the same engineers who developed the formula supported the client's team.
Hanast recommended a two-part, addition-cure silicone potting compound with a balance of thermal conductivity, elasticity, and dielectric strength suitable for the client's DC power modules.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Thermal conductivity | 1.5 W/m·K |
| Hardness | Shore A 40 |
| Dielectric strength | > 20 kV/mm |
| Operating range | -50°C to 200°C |
| Cure | Room-temperature / heat accelerated |
Because the material is addition-cure, it produces no corrosive by-products and cures uniformly even in thick sections — important when encapsulating dense power modules.
Sampling, thermal-cycling validation, and dispensing trials were completed before mass production. Viscosity and color were tuned to the client's dispensing equipment, and Hanast supplied technical data sheets, MSDS, and RoHS documentation to support the client's export compliance work.
For outdoor charging infrastructure, encapsulation is a reliability decision rather than a commodity purchase. Sourcing directly from a potting compound manufacturer gives engineers a partner who can adapt thermal grades, cure profiles, and hardness to real production and field conditions.
Shenzhen Hanast New Material Co., Ltd. is a source factory for RTV-2 liquid silicone and potting compounds. Established in 2010 with a 40,000㎡ production base, Hanast exports 70–80% of output and serves B2B clients such as ABB, Apple, Foxconn, and BYD. Contact us to discuss silicone encapsulation for your EV charging pile platform.