28 Aug 2001
VICTREX® PEEK polymer replaces ceramic-coated aluminium in wire processing machines
People spend about one third of their lives in bed, and so there is an obvious need to pay special attention to the quality of the design, materials and manufacturing of mattresses. Spühl AG St. Gallen, Switzerland, are global leaders in wire processing equipment for mattress springs and spring interiors, and supply their advanced machines to the mattress and upholstery industry worldwide.
28 Aug 2001
VICTREX® PEEK™ selected for dental sterilisation box with integrated special file retainers
KaVo company in Biberach, Germany, supplies medical installations, devices and laboratory equipment to dental care customers around the world. For a sterilisation box with integrated special files retainers – part of the company’s ENDOflash® root canal instrumentation system – KaVo selected a black grade of VICTREX® PEEK™ Polymer. Major requirements to be met by the material included resistance to multiple sterilisation as well as high mechanical properties and aesthetic appearance.
28 Aug 2001
Sensors made with VICTREX® PEEK polymer can monitor a broad range of acidic and caustic applications
Quantum Analytical Instruments, Inc., a subsidiary of Racine Federated Inc., located in Racine, Wisconsin, USA, have specified VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer, for the sensor housing and structural components of analytical sensors to be used in a broad range of process measurement applications. Quantum Analytical's new line of sensors is designed for continuous monitoring of pH, Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP), Conductivity and Dissolved Oxygen in all industrial process control, as well as municipal and environmental monitoring applications.
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 