Solvay and Essex Furukawa win recognition for innovative KetaSpire® PEEK polymer coated magnet wire technology

Published Mar 28, 2018

Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty polymers, together with Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire Europe (EFMWE), has won recognition from Magna Powertrain for the development of next-generation automotive magnet wires. Magna had invited suppliers to submit ideas for innovations capable of advancing demanding challenges in the production of automotive electric and hybrid motors. The jointly developed winning concept combines EFMWE’s High Voltage Winding Wire™ (HVWW) technology for electric traction motors and an insulation coating using Solvay’s KetaSpire® PEEK polymer.