Saint-Gobain Seals' Meldin® 7001 Polyimide Material Qualified as Electric Harness Component in Major Jet Engine Program
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. – Saint-Gobain Seals’ Meldin® 7001 virgin polyimide product has been recently qualified as a precise fixing element on electric (wire) harnesses for a well-known jet engine program because it reduces global cost of installation by making it easier and faster and provides customers lifetime confidence. Developed and produced at their Bristol, Rhode Island, site since...
Read More »Saint-Gobain Seals Group's OmniSeal® and Meldin® Components Part of Falcon 9 and Atlas V Successful Launches
GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA – Saint-Gobain Seals Group's Meldin-® and OmniSeal-® components were installed as part of the fuel delivery system in the Space X Falcon 9 and United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V launch vehicles that successfully carried sophisticated satellites into orbit this past September.- The upgraded Falcon 9 launch vehicle blasted off at Vandenberg AFB on September 29,...
Read More »Polyimide Laminate and Prepreg feature UL qualification.
UL qualification of polyimide base materials VT-901 laminate and VT-901PP prepreg includes 0.002 in. inner layer cores and minimum overall board thickness stack up of 0.025 in. Furthermore, qualification of these high-temperature, high-reliability products includes minimum outer layer copper thickness of -½ oz copper- and inner layer max- of- 2- oz- copper.
Read More »PNC Adds Ventec's VT-901 to Approved Material Listing
Printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer PNC has added Ventec's VT-901 250Tg Polyimide to their internal approval and UL listing. This IPC4101C/42 addition will allow PNC to expand their offerings to its customers with commercial high operating temperature, high reliability, and military specifications and those with power supply and aerospace designs. PNC's sustained growth in the high...
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The Top 5 Major Benefits of Using Injection-molded EVA Foam for Designing Products
When considering the type of materials to use for an innovative new product, there are many factors to consider, including material quality, design flexibility, production timelines and costs. Suffice it to say that manufacturers need to strike a delicate balance between performance and profitability.
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Durex Industries Recently Announced an Expansion of their Flexible Heater Design and Manufacturing Capabilities
Durex Industries' silicone rubber and polyimide heaters are ideal for thermal applications requiring precision temperature uniformity, minimum weight and low leakage current. As the name indicates, flexible heaters are flexible because they can be easily designed for thousands of applications. Also, flexible heaters can be customized to conform to a heated part. Using either wire wound or etch...
Read More »Meldin® 7000 Isostatically Molded Polyimide Materials
Bristol, RI May, 2008 The Polymer Products Business of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has developed the Meldin-® 7000 series thermoset polyimide materials for highly demanding temperature and PV applications such as thrust washers, sealing rings, and bearings. While the Meldin-® 7001 and Meldin-® 7021 grades have been available as isostatically molded shapes for a few years, Saint-Gobain...
Read More »New Grades of Meldin® Polyimide Materials
The Polymer Products Business of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has recently developed a grade of Meldin-® materials for highly demanding applications in which metal and other materials will not perform adequately. Applications include thrust washers, sealing rings, bearings, and fork pads. The Meldin-® 3100 series offers 4 tribological grades that satisfy application needs of high velocity...
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Medin® 7021 Polyimide Chosen for Performance
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics' Meldin 7021 material has been selected for use in turbo prop engines. A major worldwide turbo prop manufacturer has tested, approved and purchased Meldin 7021 parts for valves that supply air to the aircraft cabin. The seal rings and bushings, made from Meldin 7021 compounded material, provide self lubricated bearing surfaces and resistance to high temperatures...
Read More »Heat-Resistant Material is used in glass making industry.
Meldin-® 7001 polyimide parts and shapes offer heat resistance up to 600-
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Polyimide Material is targeted for beverage industry.
Meldin 7001 polyimide material was developed for manufacturing cap holders for beverage packaging industry. Machined holders constructed from Meldin 7001 position plastic cap during hot welding process that connects cap to carton. With heat resistance up to 600-
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SpillVak Absorbs Up to 6X More Fluid Than Rock- and Clay-based Absorbents
Are you struggling to find an absorbent that doesn't result in at least some leaching? SpillVak outperforms all rock and clay-based materials. Check out our video to learn more.
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