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Fluid Logic LLCFluid Logic LLC, located just outside of Portland , Oregon , is a specialty chemical manufacturer. Its two operating units, Fluid Logic and SilC, share a state-of-the-art proprietary manufacturing facility in Gresham, Oregon.

Fluid Logic, specializes in the formulation and manufacture of grinding and fabrication fluids for specific applications involving “brittle” materials, or non-metal substrates. Its primary markets include coolants used in the production of electronic components based on ceramic and quartz substrates, flat glass, precision optics, ophthalmic lenses, specialty plastics and fiberglass.

Utilizing its proprietary low cost manufacturing process, SilCo produces nanometer sized high purity colloidal silica. This process is predicated on a highly reproducible, statistically controlled production technique that yields a finished fluid characterized by ultra-low levels of metals and sulfur contamination and consistent, narrow particle size distribution. Applications for Silco products include frictionizers for paper and bag manufacturers, optical coatings, and silicon wafer polishing.

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