Ua loaʻa i ka mākeke wai silicone ma ka mākeke no nā makahiki he 40, a ke hoʻonui mau nei kāna huahana ma kahi o 10% i kēlā me kēia makahiki. Ma muli o kona mau pono he nui e like me ka wikiwiki vulcanization wikiwiki, kiʻekiʻe o ka hana automation a me ka ʻōpala -hana manuahi,he ʻano ia e hoʻololi i -viscosity kiʻekiʻe{1}}kopa silicone vulcanized wela a me ka rubber silicone vulcanized kiʻekiʻe ma ke ʻano he nui.
I nā makahiki he 20 i hala iho nei, ʻo nā ʻōlelo kuhikuhi nui o ka wai silicone rubber ka mea e hoʻolalelale i kona wikiwiki vulcanization a hoʻonui i nā ʻano huahana. ʻO nā ʻano ʻano hou, ʻo ia ka ʻili silikoni wai me ka ikaika haʻalulu kiʻekiʻe, ʻaʻohe hoʻomaʻamaʻa post-, pale wela, pale ʻana i ka mea hoʻoluʻu, -lubrication, pale ʻaila, hoʻopili ponoʻī, hoʻopili (anti-static) a me ke ahi.