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What are the benefits of choosing a bespoke fluid management product?
June 2017
What are the benefits to choosing a bespoke fluid management product?
Fluorocarbon is a global supplier of high-performance fluid handling products such as seals and hoses, designed to meet the demanding applications of aerospace, automotive, energy, medical, and pharmaceutical (amongst others)...
High Performance Plastics in the Semi-conductor Industry
May 2017
Semi-Conductor Industry
Semiconductors are the brains of electronics, enabling advances in countless applications, emerging technologies for semi-conductor devices include...
What makes plastic high performance?
March 2017
What makes plastic high performance?
High Performance Plastic, High Temperature Plastic, High Performance Thermoplastic, High Performance Polymer...
What is Polyoxymethylene? (POM)
December 2016
What is Polyoxymethylene? Chemical Compound (POM)
Polyoxymethylene (POM) was discovered by Hermann Staundinger in the 1920's, however the materials was thermally unstable so not useful commercially...
What is Nylon? (Polyamide)
November 2016
What is Nylon? Chemical Compound (Polyamide)
The first example of Nylon (nylon 66) was produced on February 28, 1935, by Wallace Carothers...
What is Polyvinylidene fluoride? (PVDF)
October 2016
What is Polyvinylidene fluoride? Chemical Compound (PVDF)
PVDF is a tough, stable fluoropolymer with distinct engineering advantages. Discovered in 1969 by Dr. Heijji Kawai, PVDF has a good performance to cost ratio...
What is Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene? (UHMWPE)
September 2016
What is Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene? Chemical Compound (UHMWPE)
UHMWPE is a subset of the thermoplastic polyethylene...
What is Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene? (ETFE)
August 2016
What is Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene? Chemical Compound (ETFE)
ETFE is fluorine based plastic, and could be described as a tough high strength version of PTFE...
What is Ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene? (ECTFE)
July 2016
What is Ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene? Chemical Compound (ECTFE)
Ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE) is a partially fluorinated semi-crystalline polymer developed for chemical resistance and introduced in 1970...
