(#) - Once the polymer has been manufactured, it needs to be compounded into a suitable
material for use in high voltage insulators. Polymer compounding is the science of mixing
the polymers discussed above, with other chemicals to produce a polymer compound
which has specific properties for an application. Examples of polymer compounds could
be chewing gum, a garden hose, tires, solid rocket fuel, and of course, electrical insulators.
Polymer compounding will be discussed in more detail in a later section.