USES AND APPLICATIONS
DuPont™ Kevlar® and DuPont™ Nomex® helps manufacturers in aerospace, marine, and rail industries to build aircraft, ships, and rail carriages. Learn how the remarkable performance characteristics of Kevlar® and Nomex® can help to increase fuel efficiency – and decrease operating and maintenance costs.
DuPont™ Nomex® and Kevlar® fibres bring together flame and temperature resistance, strength, reinforcement, and other properties that can help improve hoses, tyres, belts, filters and other automotive components.
DuPont™ Kevlar® and DuPont™ Nomex® brand fibres help improve the safety, performance, and durability of automotive components such as automotive hoses for a wide variety of vehicles, from passenger cars and trucks to professional racecars.
Learn why proper safety measures such as wearing garments made of DuPont™ Tyvek® or DuPont™ Tychem® should be applied in industry and trade to help protect from the frequently underestimated dangers of surface treatments and coatings.
In electrical insulation applications, products made of Nomex® help provide durability, reliability, and the dielectric properties needed to help keep motors, generators, and transformers running smoothly – even under harsh conditions.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) suits are designed using inherent flame-resistant inner and outer layers made of Nomex® fibre and flexible, semi-rigid and rigid ballistic protective elements made of Kevlar® fibre. The suits are tailored for protection and mobility, dexterity and comfort for each body part.
As leader in flame-resistant protection technology, DuPont helps protect industrial workers, firefighters, police officers and military forces against fire hazards.
Discover why the inherent thermal resistance of DuPont™ Nomex® makes it ideal for high-temperature automotive applications like heat shields and other under-the-bonnet applications.
The excellent strength-to-weight ratio of DuPont™ Nomex® and DuPont™ Kevlar® fibres helps bring performance and value to industries such as mass transportation, construction, and marine shipping.
DuPont™ Nomex® is an inherently thermal-resistant fibre that can withstand extreme stress. Learn how this innovative fibre provides an ideal solution for high-temperature hot gas filtration applications.
Our scientists and technicians have created and rigorously tested the leading brands of Nomex®, Tychem®, Tyvek®, ProShield® and Kevlar® for industrial protective clothing. Learn more about the roles these brands play in industrial safety and worker protection.
Military clothing with thermal protection made of Nomex® fibre helps keep combat personnel safe in life-or-death situations.
Fabrics of Nomex® help allow for an excellent lightweight and arc flash protection performance.
Learn how Nomex® protects workers from metal splashes in foundries and other thermal industrial applications.
Learn how garments made of Nomex® help protect utility workers from hazards such as flash fires and electrical arcs.
Nomex® ProVis fabric offers inherent protection from heat and flame, from molten metal splashes, and from heat of an electric arc; it is anti-static and performs in environments where high day light visibility is required.
Learn what type of hazards workers face in the oil and gas industry and how DuPont™ Tyvek®, DuPont™ Tychem® and DuPont™ Nomex® brands help offer protection against.
Learn how garments of DuPont™ Nomex®, DuPont™ Tyvek® and DuPont™ Tychem® help protect operators and technicians from hazards in the petrochemical industry.
Racing suits made of Nomex® fibre help give racing professionals the valuable seconds they need to escape fires caused by on-track collisions or pit accidents. See why most racing professionals around the world wear Nomex®.
The quest for lighter, stronger and safer sporting goods has made Kevlar® fiber a popular choice for manufacturers and consumers alike. Read on to discover how athletes and enthusiasts now benefit from the same superior performance that has transformed so many industrial and life-protection applications.
Firefighters around the world choose garments made of Nomex® for protection, durability, cost efficiency and comfort from the inside out.