| DuPont Performance Elastomers Japan recently received a Value Adding Proposals Award from Toyoda Gosei (TG), a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation Japan, for contributing to TG's business with Viton® fluoroelastomer. The company is now applying new Viton® APA polymers, which are also included in the qualification process with Japanese auto manufacturers. |
 Click here for full story |
| |
| Introduced in 1957, and after a year of significant growth, Viton® fluoroelastomer is still the focus of investment, innovation and new product development. Viton® made with Advanced Polymer Architecture, Viton® FreeFlow™ Z Technology™, new extrusion products, and the new injection overmolding types spearhead increasing success in product development. |
| Click here for full story |
| |
| DuPont Performance Elastomers has achieved another rigorous quality standard - ISO/TS 16949:2002 for Viton® fluoroelastomers - to serve the world's largest automotive manufacturers. ISO/TS 16949: 2002 certification is the new technical standard for automotive production and OEMs. |
| Click here for full story |
| |
| By switching to O-rings of Viton® Extreme ETP-S fluoroelastomer for the nozzle of its "Mist-Less" paint spray system, Italian paint spray manufacturer Larius S.r.l reports 25 times longer seal lifetime compared with standard NBR and FKM seals that degraded in 1-2 hours from exposure to aggressive acetone cleaning solvents. |
| Click here for full story |
| |
| Trelleborg Elastomer Laminates and J-Flex Rubber Products Ltd. are working together to provide better sheeting products for gasket cutters, in a programme spearheaded by gasket industry seminars demonstrating the long term performance benefits of their products - incorporating DuPont Performance Elastomers Viton® fluoroelastomer - in process environments that can prove too extreme for many alternative sealing materials. |
| Click here for full story |
| |
| Viton® made with Advanced Polymer Architecture (APA) delivers important improvements in fluoroelastomer processing and performance. These claims are now being supported by data from customer trials and commercial programs.
|
| Click here for full story |
| |
| A new family of Viton® Extreme™ products from DuPont Dow offers improved resistance to base attack without compromising heat resistance. They not only offer resistance to caustics and other pH chemicals but also low temperature flexibility. Both products - ETP-600S and TBR-605CS -- are made using Advanced Polymer Architecture, the company's proprietary new polymerization and curing technology. |
| Click here for full story |
| |
| Viton® made with Advanced Polymer Architecture is the result of DuPont Performance Elastomers' investment in proprietary new polymerization and curing technology, applied to Viton® specialty fluoroelastomer products. The breakthrough technology delivers important improvements in fluoroelastomer processing and performance. |
| Click here for full story |
| |
| At ACHEMA 2003, DuPont Performance Elastomers will demonstrate step changes in elastomer sealing performance with new specialty types of Viton® fluoroelastomers made with Advance Polymer Architecture and the unveiling of Kalrez® Spectrum™ 7075 perfluoroelastomer parts fulfilling demands from plant managers and maintenance engineers for longer seal service life and extended uptime. |
| Click here for full story |
| |
| DuPont Performance Elastomers is adding to and updating its online, easy-to-use resources that combine the company's vast elastomer experience with the knowledge of leading industry experts. Through the Internet, engineers and seal designers can find help in selecting the best elastomer to meet their specific chemical resistance and application needs. |
| Click here for full story |
| |
| DuPont Performance Elastomers and DuPont have developed F-200 barrier laminates for extremely low fuel permeation hoses. Not only do the hoses have the flexibility of traditional rubber for complex shapes and easy installation, they allow automotive customers to meet or exceed California Air Resources Board (CARB) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel emission requirements. |
| Click here for full story |
| |
