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News May 13, 2013 Paris Air Show: DuPont Showcases Lighter Weight Materials and High Performance Products to Help Improve Aircraft Performance Aerospace designers and reliability engineers attending the Paris Air Show will see the full range of innovative aerospace materials and solutions from DuPont that can help improve performance and reliability, reduce weight and fuel consumption and support sustainability of aerospace systems. Under the slogan “Together, we can fly farther, faster, longer and safer”, the company showcases DuPont™ Kalrez® and Vespel® high-performance parts, DuPont™ Teflon® and Tefzel® fluoroplastics, DuPont™ Tedlar® PVF films , DuPont™ Nomex®, DuPont™ Kevlar® honeycomb core structures and fibers and DuPont™ Krytox® high performance lubricants. » More June 15, 2012 DuPont in collaboration with customers to get process efficiency up and system costs down with Kalrez® and Vespel® parts At Achema 2012, DuPont representatives demonstrated how DuPont™ Kalrez® perfluoroelastomer parts and DuPont™ Vespel® CR-6100 parts enable chemical processors to sustainably improve their system efficiency, reliability and safety while reducing system cost. » More April 16, 2012 DuPont Seeks Collaborations to Target Improvements in Chemical Processing System Safety, Efficiency and Reliability DuPont participates in Achema 2012 (18-22 June 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany) with the goal of seeking collaborations with customers and other companies to achieve sustainable improvements in the systems used in the chemical processing industry. » More February 29, 2012 DuPont™ Kalrez® and Vespel® Earn Prized Aerospace Accreditation Two United States facilities that manufacture DuPont™ Kalrez® perfluoroelastomer parts and DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes have earned Nadcap accreditation. Nadcap is an international benchmark of excellence in meeting the stringent technical requirements that the aerospace industry values and relies on for specialized processes used to manufacture and test their parts. » More February 1, 2012 DuPont™ Vespel® parts for pusher fingers help lower maintenance costs and rejects during the production of glass containers Emhart Glass of Cham/Switzerland, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-performance machines for the production of glass containers, now uses Vespel® SCP-5050 parts for thermal insulation, replacing the standard carbon graphite components used in the liners for pusher fingers. This change helped to further reduce maintenance costs for users and, at the same time, minimize reject rates of the produced containers. » More October 25, 2011 DuPont to Showcase High Performance Parts for Demanding Applications at ChemShow Visitors to the ChemShow in New York, Nov. 1-3, can learn about reliable sealing solutions and durable wear solutions for very demanding chemical processing, food and pharmaceutical applications at the DuPont booth. » More October 6, 2011 DuPont Introduces Kalrez® 9300 and 9500 Perfluoroelastomer Parts to Seal Demanding Plasma Etch and Deposition Processes The introduction of DuPont™ Kalrez® 9300 and 9500 perfluoroelastomer parts for sealing remote and in situ plasma etch processes, and for demanding deposition processes where ozone is prominent, are two of the highlights of the DuPont multi-product and technology offerings to semiconductor wafer processors at Semicon Europa 2011. » More September 7, 2011 Houston Expo Features High-Performance DuPont™ Kalrez® and Vespel® Parts Professionals in chemical processing, oil and gas and related industries can discover durable wear solutions for pumps and reliable sealing solutions for harsh environments from DuPont at the 27^th annual International Pump Users Symposium in Houston, Sept. 12-15. » More May 31, 2011 DuPont™ Kalrez® and Vespel® High-Performance Parts for Improved Reliability Debuts at Paris Air Show Aerospace designers and reliability engineers attending the Paris Air Show will see how innovative aerospace materials from DuPont Performance Polymers can improve performance, reliability, weight and sustainability of systems in part applications. » More April 26, 2011 DuPont Features High-Performance Materials that Endure Harsh Oil, Gas Environment at OTC 2011 A variety of pumps, sealing solutions, pipeline and tubular systems will be used at the May 2-5 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) to show how DuPont’s high-performance materials and science-powered innovation can be put to work to help support a safe, reliable and productive oil and gas industry. » More February 24, 2011 DuPont™ Vespel® Parts and Shapes Expands Production in Asia Pacific DuPont Performance Polymers has almost doubled its production capacity for DuPont™ Vespel® CR-6000 series parts and shapes with the addition of manufacturing capability at its site in Tuas, Singapore. » More November 8, 2010 DuPont™ Kalrez®, Zalak® and Vespel® parts help improve equipment yield at a lower cost of ownership High performance parts from DuPont that help Semiconductor Fabs and OEMs improve equipment yield at a lower cost of ownership were presented at Semicon Europa 2010. » More July 6, 2010 Latest Family of DuPont™ Vespel® Parts Debuts at Farnborough Airshow The extended wear life and enhanced performance of the DuPont™ Vespel® SCP part family are delivering value and benefits to aerospace systems worldwide. Vespel® SCP parts are sure to attract a great deal of attention at the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow in the U.K. July 19-25. 2010. » More June 22, 2010 Abrasion-resistant, low-friction DuPont™ Vespel® polyimide parts for step-less tractor transmissions The German gearbox specialist ZF Passau GmbH uses extremely abrasion-resistant and low-friction DuPont™ Vespel® thrust washers for its step-less, hydrostatic power-split Eccom CVT transmissions. » More June 1, 2010 DuPont Automotive Shows How Managing Friction Can Boost Efficiency, Reduce Fuel Consumption at International Transmissions and Drivetrains Expo in June TROY, Mich., June 1, 2010 – The Science of Friction is the latest installment in DuPont Automotive’s ongoing work with the auto industry to help produce downsized engines and new driveline systems that improve fuel economy and reduce carbon emissions while maintaining performance. » More April 13, 2010 Advance in DuPont™ Kalrez® Parts Overcomes Challenges of Harsh Oil and Gas Environments Reliability engineering for harsh oil and gas drilling environments such as deep water and shale has just taken a major step forward with the advent of DuPont™ Kalrez® 0090 perfluoroelastomer O-rings. In rigorous third-party testing for rapid gas decompression (RGD) resistance per the NORSOK M-710 Rev 2 standard, Kalrez® 0090 O-rings received the best possible rating of 0000. The tests were conducted by the independent Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Ltd. » More April 15, 2010 DuPont™ Vespel® Awarded UTC Supplier Gold Certification at Two Sites United Technologies Corp. (UTC) (NYSE: UTX), parent company of Pratt & Whitney, a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, recently awarded the prestigious UTC Supplier Gold certification to the DuPont™ Vespel® manufacturing site in Valley View, Ohio. In addition, the Newark, Del., facility was re-certified as UTC Supplier Gold for the second straight year. » More March 1, 2010 Key Pump Standards Recognize Composition of DuPont™ Vespel® CR-6100 Parts Long valued for their performance in wear rings and other parts of centrifugal pumps at oil refineries, DuPont™ Vespel® CR-6100 parts have recently gained recognition under the ISO 13709 International Standard and the American Petroleum Institute’s API 610 Standard. » More January 25, 2010 Polyimide bushings support the precise control of EGR valves Gustav Wahler GmbH & Co. KG of Esslingen (Germany) uses bushings made of DuPont™ Vespel® TP polyimide to position and guide the cylindrical operating rods of EGR slip-in valves (EGR = Exhaust Gas Recirculation). » More October 12, 2009 Innovation for the Glass Container Industry DuPont™ Vespel® delivers improved glass contact part life, reduced damage to the glass and cuts costs in the glass container industry. These benefits are delivered through greatly increased wear resistance, low thermal conductivity, reduced oil absorption and improved impact resistance. » More May 6, 2009 Introducing DuPont™ Vespel® SCP Shapes The new SCP polymer family from DuPont™ Vespel® is now available in shapes. The Vespel® SCP family of products delivers improved part life, reduced weight and cuts costs. » More April 1, 2009 DuPont™ Vespel® Adds to its Portfolio of Solutions to Boost Efficiency, Drive Out Costs in ‘Hot, Dirty’ Operating Environments The DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes business expands its high performance portfolio with Vespel® SP-2515 polyimide parts, which can improve dimensional control, reduce component weight and drive cost out in fluid- and motion-control systems. » More February 16, 2009 DuPont Engineering Polymers and Biesterfeld Plastic extend collaboration for Vespel® Parts and Shapes to Germany and the United Kingdom Effective April 1st, 2009, DuPont Engineering Polymers has appointed Biesterfeld Plastic as its distributor for DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes in Germany and the United Kingdom. » More February 16, 2009 DuPont Engineering Polymers and ENSINGER terminate partnership for distributing Vespel® Parts and Shapes in Germany and the United Kingdom DuPont Engineering Polymers and the ENSINGER Group, Nufringen, have mutually agreed to terminate their partnership for the distribution of DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes in Germany and the United Kingdom, effective March 31st, 2009. » More December 9, 2008 DuPont™ Vespel® Parts Step Up to Increased Heat and Wear Needs in Aerospace DuPont™ Vespel® SCP parts provide more thermal stability than traditional polyimides. » More August 1, 2008 DuPont™ Vespel® Earns American Mitsuba Supplier of the Year Award DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes business received the 2007 Quality Supplier of the Year award from American Mitsuba for consistent supply of defect free parts. » More July 28, 2008 DuPont™ Vespel® Earns Valeo Supplier of the Year Award DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes business received a ‘2007 Supplier of the Year’ award from Valeo Wiper Systems North America for meeting all quality, cost and delivery standards. » More July 17, 2008 New Singapore Plant Expands Global Manufacturing of DuPont™ Vespel® Parts for Semiconductor Production DuPont Engineering Polymers today announced that production for its high growth DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes has begun at its newest facility in Singapore. » More July 17, 2008 New Singapore Plant Expands Global Manufacturing Network for DuPont™ Vespel® Parts for the Oil and Gas Industry DuPont Engineering Polymers today announced that production for its high growth DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes has begun at its newest facility in Singapore. » More July 17, 2008 New Singapore Plant Expands Global Manufacturing Network for DuPont™ Vespel® Automotive Parts DuPont Engineering Polymers today announced that production for its high growth DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes has begun at its newest facility in Singapore. » More July 17, 2008 New Singapore Plant Expands Global Manufacturing Network for DuPont™ Vespel® Aircraft Parts DuPont Engineering Polymers today announced that production for its high growth DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes has begun at its newest facility in Singapore. » More July 17, 2008 New Singapore Plant Expands Global Manufacturing Network for DuPont™ Vespel® Parts DuPont Engineering Polymers today announced that production for its high growth DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes has begun at its newest facility in Singapore. » More April 11, 2008 ThyssenKrupp Takes On Distribution of DuPont™ Vespel® Shapes in Canada DuPont Engineering Polymers has recently selected ThyssenKrupp Materials North America as its authorized distributor of Vespel® polyimide stock shapes in Canada. The distributor serves Canadian customers from four strategically located warehouse/sales offices, in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton and Vancouver. » More April 10, 2008 DuPont Automotive Offers Solutions to Help Resolve a Key Materials Challenge in Automotive Component Design – Wear & Friction Amid material selection criteria that range from reduced cost and weight to ease of assembly, automotive designers and engineers are increasingly asking for materials that improve wear and reduce friction, according to results from the 14th annual DuPont Automotive/SAE survey of designers and engineers attending the 2008 SAE World Congress next week in Detroit. » More October 24, 2007 Low-abrasion DuPont™ Vespel® thrust washers lengthen maintenance intervals in automatic gearboxes of buses The planet wheels in Voith Turbo’s new DIWA®¹.5 automatic gearboxes rotate against low-abrasion DuPont™ Vespel® thrust washers separating them from the planet-wheel carrier. Developed for public transit buses by Voith Turbo, of Heidenheim, Germany, the thrust washers made of DuPont™ Vespel® SP21 polyimide fulfil their function virtually without abrasion, in spite of the high relative rotating speed of more than 20 000 rpm between these components. This permits extremely long maintenance intervals for the highly stressed gearboxes, which are being installed today by all major bus makers. » More March 19, 2007 DuPont High-Performance Materials Enable World’s Largest-Ever Commercial Aircraft in Inaugural Voyages to United States The world’s largest commercial jetliner made its inaugural visit to the United States today, relying on a host of DuPont lightweight, high-performance materials to lift the first-ever, full-length twin-deck aircraft. » More October 30, 2006 DuPont breaks ground for new Vespel® plant in Singapore DuPont Engineering Polymers today officially start work on the construction of its new production facility for Vespel® parts and shapes when it hosts a groundbreaking ceremony at the site in Singapore. » More August 9, 2006 Resin Expansion Completed for DuPont™ Vespel® Parts » More May 24, 2006 U.S. Distributor Coverage Realigned for DuPont™ Vespel® Shapes DuPont Engineering Polymers has restructured its authorized distribution network for DuPont™ Vespel® polyimide stock shapes in the United States. » More December 12, 2005 DuPont Engineering Polymers Announces Selection of Singapore for Expected New Facilities DuPont Engineering Polymers today announced that it has selected Singapore for expected investment in two of its highest-growth businesses – DuPont™ Zytel® HTN high-performance polyamide and DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes. » More June 6, 2005 Major Resin Expansion to Serve Growth of DuPont Vespel Polyimide Parts Major Resin Expansion to Serve Growth of DuPont Vespel Polyimide Parts » More June 1, 2005 Mini Autos Stay on the Go With DuPont™ Vespel® for Transmission Seals High reliability, light weight and low assembly costs come with sealing rings made of DuPont™ Vespel® SP polyimide in a continuously variable transmission (CVT). » More April 3, 2003 Mitsui Chemicals nomme DuPont™ Vespel® distributeur exclusif du polyimide thermoplastique AURUM®¹ pour les États-Unis et l’Europe » More March 31, 2003 Mitsui Chemicals überträgt Distribution der AURUM®¹ thermoplastischen Polyimide an DuPont » More February 24, 2003 Mitsui Chemicals Names DuPont™ Vespel® Business as Exclusive U.S., European Distributor of AURUM®¹ Thermoplastic Polyimide Resin » More October 25, 2001 The DuPont™ Vespel® Parts and Shapes expanded line includes five families The DuPont™ Vespel® Parts and Shapes expanded line includes five families. » More October 25, 2001 DuPont™ Vespel® Parts and Shapes for the semiconductor industry DuPont™ Vespel® Parts and Shapes announces the introduction of TP-8005, a new family of finished parts and shapes made of translucent, unfilled thermoplastic polyimide. » More		Events Webcast — Heinz Bloch: How Maintenance Performance Upgrading Avoids Failures July 12, 2012 Webcast 2013 Paris Air Show June 17, 2013 Paris Le Bourget, France
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