Solvay Specialty Polymers

Solvay announced that Scinor Beijing Membrane Technology chose Solef® PVDF to optimize its TIPS membrane technology. TIPS – for Thermally Infused Phase Separation – has applications in reverse osmosis pretreatment as well as industrial and drinking water applications. The excellent chemical resistance of Solef® polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) was one key factor in Scinor’s decision, as well as Solvay’s exacting suspension polymerization process for the material, which makes it possible to produce homogenous, linear fibers that are ideal for TIPS and similar ultrafiltration processes. View more and related images

Solvay's Radel® PPSU resin helped Legacy Medical Solutions optimize a large-format sterilization tray for surgical instruments. Radel® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) resin’s strength-to-weight ratio and ability to withstand high pH cleaners during repeated sterilization cycles and high-temperature autoclaves were key factors in Legacy Medical Solutions’ decision to utilize the material to improve the design, manufacture and use of the tray. Solvay is featuring these innovative trays at its booth (#2414) at MD&M West 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. View more and related images

Solvay adds 10% carbon fiber filled KetaSpire® polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and neat Radel® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) to e-Xstream engineering’s latest release (2019.0) of Digimat®-Additive Manufacturing (AM) software.These products complement the neat KetaSpire® PEEK AM filament already available for simulation on e-Xstream engineering’s Digimat®-AM platform. View more and related images

Solvay will present at MD&M West 2019 on the use of metal-to-plastic conversion to drive new medical device designs. Solvay’s Global Market Manager for Healthcare, Anna Maria Bertasa, will present the paper on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Titled, “How to Make Specialty Polymers as Strong as Metal,” Bertasa will discuss how specialty polymers can be used to replace even the strongest and stiffest steel devices by incorporating simple design modifications, and how advanced polymers are now being used to enable innovative hybrid polymer-metal solutions. Her presentation will include case studies to illustrate typical development cycles and highlight the performance advantages that can be achieved by replacing metal with polymer technologies to create next-generation devices. View more and related images

Bollate, ITALY -- Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty polymers, has broadened its portfolio of high-performance filaments for premium additive manufacturing (AM) applications with the introduction of three medical grade products for use in the healthcare industry. A neat KetaSpire® polyetheretherketone (PEEK) AM filament (NT1 HC) and a 10-percent carbon fibre reinforced KetaSpire® PEEK AM filament (CF10 HC), together with a neat Radel® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) AM filament (NT1 HC) are Solvay’s first medical grade AM filaments for limited contact applications (<24hr bodily fluid/tissue contact). All three grades are immediately available in Europe and North America at Solvay’s e-commerce platform www.solvayamshop.com. “The healthcare industry is quickly emerging as a leading market to benefit from AM technology which makes customized parts for single use or low volumes possible,” says Christophe Schramm, Additive Manufactur... View more and related images

Solvay is set to increase the company’s fluoroelastomer (FKM) production to support global customers’ continuing strong demand for high-performance sealing applications. End-use applications in hybrid- and low-emission internal combustion engines (ICE) and in the semiconductor industry are the key drivers of solid growth. View more and related images

Solvay Performance Polyamides announces that leading manufacturer of cleaning technology Kärcher is using Technyl® 4earth® high-quality environmental solution. The premium recycled polyamide becomes henceforth the material of choice for molding spray lances of Kärcher’s high-pressure cleaners. View more and related images

Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty polymers, has further invested in the Application Development Center at its Bollate, Italy facility to support the growth of its automotive customers in the EMEA. To meet ever challenging OEM fluid handling component development requirements, Solvay has added new state-of-the-art extrusion equipment alongside advanced injection molding processing capabilities. View more and related images

Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty polymers, launches its first batch of Ryton® polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) extrusion grades that complement proven Ryton® PPS injection molding materials for use together in demanding automotive cooling line assembly applications. View more and related images

Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty polymers, announced during NASS 2018 last week that Innovative Surgical Designs, a developer and manufacturer of orthopedic spinal systems, chose Ixef® polyarylamide (PARA) resin to innovate a new single-use surgical instrument kit for minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery. Innovative Surgical Designs’ new Redi-Spine™ kit leverages Ixef® PARA’s mechanical strength, moldability and gamma sterilizability to offer an economical alternative to reusable stainless steel instruments. View more and related images