Silicone roba molds ana amfani da ko'ina a masana'antu masana'antu, likita aikace-aikace, da kuma art haifuwa saboda da m juriya ga high da ƙananan yanayin zafi, tsufa juriya, da kuma kyau na roba. Hanyar haɗin su ta farko ta dogara ne akan hanyar haɗin gwiwar ruwa na silicone roba (LSR) ko zafin dakin da aka vulcanized silicone roba (RTV). Matakan mahimmanci sun haɗa da shirye-shiryen albarkatun ƙasa, haɗawa, lalata, da kuma warkewa.
Da farko, zaɓi kayan tushe mai siliki mai dacewa, yawanci nau'i biyu- (bangaren A mai ɗauke da vinyl siloxane da bangaren B mai ɗauke da hydrogen siloxane) ko ɗaya -bangaren (pre{2}} gauraye sannan kuma zafin daki ya lalace). Abubuwan da aka haɗa A da B an gauraya su daidai gwargwado. Adadin mai kara kuzari yana shafar ƙimar haɗin kai kai tsaye. Ana amfani da ma'auni na platinum don haɓaka haɓakar haɓakar silikon{6}}haɗin hydrogen zuwa ƙungiyoyin vinyl. A yayin aikin haɗewar, dole ne a kula da tsaftar muhalli sosai don hana ƙazanta daga yin tasiri ga daidaiton ƙira.
Bayan hadawa iri ɗaya, ana yin sharar ruwa, sau da yawa ta yin amfani da vacuum degassing don kawar da kumfa da aka gabatar yayin haɗawa da tabbatar da santsi, lahani{0}free mold surface. Ana kuma allurar roban da aka lalatar a cikin kogon mold. Dangane da hanyar vulcanization, ko dai za a iya amfani da vulcanization zafin ɗaki ko zafi mai zafi. Zafin daki vulcanized silicone roba (RTV-2) a hankali yana warkewa a kusan digiri 25 a ƙarƙashin aikin mai kara kuzari, yana buƙatar sake zagayowar warkewa mai tsayi amma yana sauƙaƙe tsarin. Babban zafin jiki vulcanized silicone roba (HTV) da wasu RTV-1 iri na bukatar dumama zuwa 100-150 digiri don hanzarta da crosslinking dauki da kuma rage gyare-gyaren lokaci.
Bayan warkewa, ana cire ƙwayar siliki na roba daga ƙirar. Daidaiton kwafinsa na iya kaiwa ± 0.05mm, yana mai da shi dacewa da daidaitaccen simintin gyare-gyaren sassa. Hanyoyin zamani kuma sun haɗa da filaye (kamar silica) don haɓaka ƙarfin injina ko gabatar da wakilai masu kyalli don taimakawa sarrafa inganci. Ci gaba da haɓaka fasahar haɗin siliki na roba yana haifar da faɗaɗa aikace-aikacen sa a cikin fagage masu tasowa kamar saurin samfuri da kwakwalwan kwamfuta na microfluidic.
