Articles tagged: electrical insulation

History Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) was first discovered by chemists at DuPont in the 1940s as part of their research on fluoropolymers. The company continued the development of PVDF through the 1 … Read more

History The discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is often described as a serendipitous breakthrough. In the late 1930s, DuPont chemist Dr Roy Plunkett was tasked with developing an alternative … Read more

History Despite being discovered in 1859, polyoxymethylene (POM) remained confined to laboratory research due to the lack of knowledge regarding its potential uses. Extensive studies into POM, spanni … Read more

History Polyetherimide (PEI) is a high-performance thermoplastic polymer developed in the early 1980s by General Electric Plastics (now part of SABIC) and introduced to the market under the tradename … Read more

History Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is a colorless, organic, semicrystalline polymer that belongs to the thermoplastics family. The demand for materials that could withstand extreme conditions and m … Read more