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Radiall SMPM Connector Offers Improved Insulator Based on Victrex® Peek Polymer
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)

Radiall SMPM Connector Offers Improved Insulator Based on Victrex® Peek Polymer

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA USA - Radiall's SMPM* snap-on connectors are designed to be highly reliable and durable in military and airborne telecommunications applications such as antennas and radar. However, traditional PTFE machined insulators were contributing to poor connectivity issues, reducing the performance of the overall connector. The poor connectivity was due to the snap-on part...

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Radiall SMPM Connector Offers Improved Insulator Based on Victrex-® Peek Polymer
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)

Radiall SMPM Connector Offers Improved Insulator Based on Victrex-® Peek Polymer

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA USA - Radiall's SMPM* snap-on connectors are designed to be highly reliable and durable in military and airborne telecommunications applications such as antennas and radar. However, traditional PTFE machined insulators were contributing to poor connectivity issues, reducing the performance of the overall connector. The poor connectivity was due to the snap-on part...

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Lightweight, Victrex Pipes(TM) Qualified by PFW Aerospace for Cargo Drainage System on Airbus A350 XWB
Pipe and Piping

Lightweight, Victrex Pipes(TM) Qualified by PFW Aerospace for Cargo Drainage System on Airbus A350 XWB

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA USA - Aircraft manufacturers are driven by the need to design the most lightweight and fuel-efficient aircraft possible while reducing overall manufacturing costs. PFW Aerospace AG, a world market leader in aerospace tubing systems, and Victrex developed and qualified a novel VICTREX-® PEEK polymer-based pipe system for the cargo drainage system on the Airbus A350 XWB. Due...

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Lightweight, Victrex Pipes(TM) Qualified by PFW Aerospace for Cargo Drainage System on Airbus A350 XWB
Pipe and Piping

Lightweight, Victrex Pipes(TM) Qualified by PFW Aerospace for Cargo Drainage System on Airbus A350 XWB

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA USA - Aircraft manufacturers are driven by the need to design the most lightweight and fuel-efficient aircraft possible while reducing overall manufacturing costs. PFW Aerospace AG, a world market leader in aerospace tubing systems, and Victrex developed and qualified a novel VICTREXÂ-® PEEK polymer-based pipe system for the cargo drainage system on the Airbus A350 XWB....

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Long-Lasting Aptiv® Film-Based Labels Provide Hospitals with Improved Tracking and Safety Benefits
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)

Long-Lasting Aptiv® Film-Based Labels Provide Hospitals with Improved Tracking and Safety Benefits

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA USA - Hospitals and medical facilities have been seeking a solution to the issue of peeling, cracked and missing labeling of their most critical instruments. Permanent identification of medical instruments, for instance, endoscopes and forceps, is difficult due to sterilization and upstream washing processes. Conventional labels, such as those produced by laser engraving,...

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Long-Lasting Aptiv-® Film-Based Labels Provide Hospitals with Improved Tracking and Safety Benefits
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)

Long-Lasting Aptiv-® Film-Based Labels Provide Hospitals with Improved Tracking and Safety Benefits

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA USA - Hospitals and medical facilities have been seeking a solution to the issue of peeling, cracked and missing labeling of their most critical instruments. Permanent identification of medical instruments, for instance, endoscopes and forceps, is difficult due to sterilization and upstream washing processes. Conventional labels, such as those produced by laser engraving,...

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Victrex® WG(TM) Polymer Increases Lifetime of Sliding Bushing in Automotive Water Pump Impeller
Ball Bearings

Victrex® WG(TM) Polymer Increases Lifetime of Sliding Bushing in Automotive Water Pump Impeller

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, USA - (April 10, 2012) - Automobile manufacturers are feeling the pressures of obtaining improved fuel economy and lowering maintenance costs for owners. One solution that automotive engineers developed is to use smaller, high-output engines to reduce weight. The materials specified for these smaller engines must be able to maintain properties at high temperatures...

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Victrex-® WG(TM) Polymer Increases Lifetime of Sliding Bushing in Automotive Water Pump Impeller
Ball Bearings

Victrex-® WG(TM) Polymer Increases Lifetime of Sliding Bushing in Automotive Water Pump Impeller

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, USA - (April 10, 2012) - Automobile manufacturers are feeling the pressures of obtaining improved fuel economy and lowering maintenance costs for owners. One solution that automotive engineers developed is to use smaller, high-output engines to reduce weight. The materials specified for these smaller engines must be able to maintain properties at high temperatures...

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Industrial Pumps Realized 5% Power Savings Using Creacomp PT Composite Materials Based on VICTREX® PEEK
Structures

Industrial Pumps Realized 5% Power Savings Using Creacomp PT Composite Materials Based on VICTREX® PEEK

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA USA - Responding to continuous demand for reliability and performance of industrial pumps, CREATEC GmbH & Co. KG has devised a revolutionary set of CREACOMP* PT (Pump Type) composite materials that combine VICTREX-® PEEK polymer with carbon fiber. These composites have been successfully used to replace metals in the manufacture of parts subject to intense wear in pumps,...

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Industrial Pumps Realized 5% Power Savings Using Creacomp PT Composite Materials Based on VICTREX-® PEEK
Structures

Industrial Pumps Realized 5% Power Savings Using Creacomp PT Composite Materials Based on VICTREX-® PEEK

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA USA - Responding to continuous demand for reliability and performance of industrial pumps, CREATEC GmbH & Co. KG has devised a revolutionary set of CREACOMP* PT (Pump Type) composite materials that combine VICTREXÂ-® PEEK polymer with carbon fiber. These composites have been successfully used to replace metals in the manufacture of parts subject to intense wear in pumps,...

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