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Roller Bearing Made of Solvay's KetaSpire® PEEK Delivers Strong Chemical Resistance and Reduced Friction

Roller bearings produced by Link Upon Advanced Material Corp., Taipei, Taiwan, are made of KetaSpire® polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin from Solvay Specialty Polymers for strong chemical resistance, high heat deflection temperature, low creep, and exceptional dimensional stability.
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Kenics® Heat Exchanger Increased Productivity and Reduced Operating Costs in Cooling Hot Melt Adhesives

Reducing hot melt adhesive products’ time-to-cool period prior to forming has always been a desired productivity goal for adhesives manufacturers. It can often take up to 6 to 18 hours to form and package a standard batch of adhesives depending on the clients finished product form. Every minute of cooling time reduction results in increased productivity as well as process cost reduction. The Kenics® Heat Exchanger has proven to be highly effective in reducing time-to-cool when handling viscous, hot melt adhesives, providing short-term ROI and long-term contribution to the bottom line.
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