To further enhance its position as the leading manufacturer of PEEK-based films, Victrex has installed a new high temperature vacuum laminating press system at its manufacturing facility in the Lancashire, United Kingdom. With this addition, Victrex now has the capability of bonding its APTIV™ film, produced from VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer, to a wide range of other substrates without the use of adhesives. The press system operates at temperatures up to 400°C (752°F), which allows the APTIV film to be joined to other substrates in the melt phase.
The system features sophisticated controls including programmable cycles of temperature, press force and vacuum by time or other parameters, as well as highly accurate platen pressure control. The new laminating capability will allow customers to develop applications combining the inherent properties of APTIV film with other materials such as metal foils or non-woven fabrics and meshes to produce laminate materials with exceptional combinations of properties.
11-Jul-09 
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