28 Aug 2001
VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer is an ideal substrate for a new durable metallisation process
VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer is the ideal substrate for a new metallisation technique that has been developed by Dr. Ing. Max Schlötter GmbH & Co. Kg of Geislingen/Steige, Germany. The SLOTOSIT KM process has been designed specifically to meet industry needs for highly durable polymer metallisation combined with a high level of mechanical and thermal performance. Companies are successfully using the process to plate PEEK™ polymer with copper, providing a tailor-made material for demanding electronic applications such as flexible circuit boards and parts for moulded interconnect devices.
28 Aug 2001
Victrex plc and Ballard Power Systems Inc announce alliance for the development and manufacture of ionomers for Ballard® fuel cells
Victrex plc and Ballard Power Systems Inc announced today that they have entered into an exclusive agreement to develop and manufacture two separate ionomers (proton conductive polymers) for use in membranes for Ballard® fuel cells. Victrex and Ballard will develop the manufacturing processes for Ballard's proprietary ionomer and collaborate on the development of Victrex's proprietary ionomer.
27 Aug 2001
High-performance biocompatible PEEK-OPTIMA® polymer chosen for new line of finger implants
Mathys Medical of Bettlach, Switzerland, has replaced acetal with Invibio PEEK-OPTIMA® polymer for its range of finger implant stems. PEEK-OPTIMA is ideally suited for in-vivo medical device applications as it combines outstanding chemical and hydrolysis resistance, high strength and excellent tribological properties with extensive biocompatibility.
Guyancourt, France – French implant manufacturer Scient’x has selected 27 Aug 2001
Honeywell Fluorine Products holds series of technical seminars on new generation blowing agent
As part of their ongoing commitment to customers and partners, Honeywell has conducted a series of European customer seminars on the development of HFC-245fa, their next generation blowing agent.
27 Aug 2001
Honeywell breaks ground on new fluorine products HFC-245fa plant, start up on track for 1 July, 2002
Honeywell announced that construction on its HFC-245fa manufacturing facility is on schedule for start-up July 1, 2002. On April 5, 2001 the company marked the groundbreaking of the facility with a customer-focused event.
27 Aug 2001
Honeywell’s HFC-245fa Commercialisation on Track and Available in Semi-Commercial Quantities
Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe is now making semi-commercial quantities of its next-generation blowing agent HFC-245fa available to the European foam industry for customer trials.
27 Aug 2001
Eastman Chemical Company shows full product range at K'2001
At K'2001 in Düsseldorf, Eastman Chemical Company, will demonstrate it’s full range of plastics resins for a number of industries, from automotive to telecommunications to packaging at booth number 5G03 in Hall 5.
