May, 2009

Guide to the Products and Services of SPIs Fluoropolymers Division (FPD)

Welcome to SPIs FluoroGuide! Inside you will find an alphabetical membership list, and a member directory with product and service tables for the following Fluoropolymers Division member types: Custom Coaters lists the custom coaters, their specialties, the substrates coated, the coating processes used, and the maximum oven size Processors lists the fluoroproduct processors (other than coaters), the product types produced, the fluoropolymers used, and the key processes utilized Material Suppliers lists the key fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers, the material suppliers, and their trademarks Industry Consultants lists industry consultants and their specialties, which include product and process expertise Equipment Suppliers lists the equipment suppliers and the types of equipment supplied.

INDEX
Industry Segment Page No. Custom Coaters 5 Processors 8 Material Suppliers 12 Industry Consultants 18 Equipment Suppliers 18 Fluoropolymers Division 21

REVISING YOUR COMPANY DATA

You can revise your company data by e-mailing changes to Jennifer Goldman at jgoldman@plasticsindustry.org..

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Why Use Fluoropolymers?

ost of the useful properties of fluoropolymers are due to fluorine, the most electro-negative element and the most reactive non-metal. Its atomic radius is the smallest next to hydrogen, and it forms extremely strong bonds with other elements. When reacted with carbon in fluoropolymers, the extremely strong, tight bond produces an extraordinary combination of properties.

Extraordinary Properties
Chemically inert Nonwetting Low Coefficient of Friction Low dielectric constant

Nontoxic Nonstick Highly fire resistant High temperature ratings

Solving Problems and Reducing Cost

This unrivalled combination of properties frequently makes fluoropolymers the product of choice when metals and less expensive plastics fail or where long term reliability is required. Fluoropolymers are often used to solve existing problems or to develop new technology. Despite a relatively high cost, fluoropolymers have frequently been used to substantially reduce overall system cost. In many cases, fluoropolymers provide solutions when nothing else works. For example: Fluoropolymer insulated plenum wiring eliminates the need for expensive metal conduit. Fluoropolymer insulated wire reduces weight in airplane wiring. Fluoropolymer lined industrial equipment has substantially lengthened equipment life.

Diverse Uses
Fluoroproducts are used in virtually every manufacturing industry and in many service industries. They are woven into our way of life from PTFE coated frying pans and oil additives to fabric-covered sports stadiums, computer hook-up wire, aircraft wire, fire alarm wire, under-hood car wire, down-hole oil well wire, plus seals and bearings for valves, pumps, and other industrial equipment. New needs and applications are constantly being uncovered.

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FPD Membership Roster

Company
ActonTechnologies Adv.FlexibleComp. AGCChemicalsAmericas AlliedSupremeCorp. AmericanDurafilmCo.,Inc. AppliedPlastics ArkemaInc. BoydCoatingsResearch ChapmanAssociatesInc. ChromaticsInc. DaikinAmerica

Bus. Contact Phone

BillScott MichaelBaker CustomerServ. CharlesYang MarkA.Varney CustomerServ. JoshGringas DonaldM.Garcia FrankChapman CustomerService CustomerServ. 570/6540612 518/6865798 800/4247833 886/225976222 508/429/8000 781/7621881 215/4197637 978/5627561 410/3920220 203/7436868 800/3659570 302/4797614 401/7899736 800/2582533 800/8108499 609/6557460 8605890014 8666542676 800/2621910 302/5409887

Fax

Email

Web Site
www.actontech.com www.afconline.com www.agcchem.com www.alliedsupreme.com www.durafilm.com www.arkemagroup.com www.boydcoatings.com www.colorantchromatics.com www.daikinamerica.com www.dewal.com www.dupont.com/teflon/ chemical www.dyneon.com www.ebeamservices.com www.enflo.com www.flontechusa.com www.fluoroplastics.com www.fluoroconsultants.com

FPD Rep
KevinNelson MichaelBaker MikeLim AstonChen MarkVarney DaveRing JoshuaGringas DonaldGarcia FrankChapman DaveEly TimGrattan DavidJones EricWalsh RobertSmith MikeHaley PeterTuozzolo MalRudner TerenceNeville GeorgeMilner SinaEbnesajjad

FPD Rep Email

knelson@actontech.com mbaker@afconline.com mlim@agcchem.com astonchn@alliedsupreme.com durafilm@aol.com dave.ring@appliedplastics.com joshua.gingras@arkemagroup.com boydctgs@boydcoatings.com fchapman@fluoron.com dave.ely@chromusa.com grattan@daikinamerica.com info@dmsinc.com ericw@dewal.com robert.d.smith@usa.dupont.com mjhaley@mmm.com ptuozzolo@ebeamservicesinc.com mal@enflo.com

570/6542810 bscott@actontech.com 518/6865861 mbaker@afconline.com 610/4234305 fluon@agcchem.com 886/22595562 6 charlesyang@alliedsupreme.com 508/429/8500 durafilm@aol.com 781/7693349 215/4197497 joshua.gingras@arkemagroup.com 978/5629622 boydctgs@boydcoatings.com 410/3924357 fchapman@fluoron.com 203/7971102 info@chromusa.com 845/3659598 302/4797618 info@dmsinc.com 401/7836780 302/9994109 8884396366 Dyneon1@mmm.com 609/6553052 ptuozzolo@ebeamservicesinc.com 8605897179 ptfe.enflo@snet.net 5706542810 tneville@flontechusa.com 215/4245521 fluoro@fluoroplastics.com 610/3881368 sina@fluoroconsultants.com

DelawareMarketingServices DavidJones DeWALIndustries DuPontFluoropolymers Dyneon EBEAMServices EnfloCorporation FlontechUSALLC FluoroPlastics FluoroConsultantsGroup CustomerServ. CustomerServ. CustomerServ. PeterTuozzolo InsideSales TerenceNeville JeffSteyer SinaEbnesajjad

tneville@flontechusa.com cgmilner@aol.com sina@fluoroconsultants.com

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Company
FluorothermPolymers

Bus. Contact Phone

PrabhatShukla 973/5750760 201/5754909

Fax

E-mail

Web site
www.fluorotherm.com www.keicher.de www.hitemco.com www.intechservices.com www.jrlon.com www.kcamerica.net www.orioncoat.com www.pcmco.com www.precisioncoating.com

FPD Rep
SachinShukla WalterWulz TadaakiYoshinaga StevenSmith RaghuRao MichaelPatterson TimWalsh JamesRedmond PatrickNeale DaveNewman BruceNesbitt SteveSchwartz ErnieAnderson

FPD Rep E-mail

sacshu@gmail.com walterwulz@keicher.de Yoshinaga@gsiexim.com heroflon@aol.com rrao@hitemco.com mike@intechservices.com tim@jeneet.com jrlon@jrlon.com Lucerainc@aol.com newmanptfe@aol.com bnesbitt@orioncoat.com steve_schwartz@bakewarecoating.com ernieanderson@precisioncoating.com matthew.f.kajfez@saintgobain.com rbaillie@shamrocktechnologies.com scottvogt@comcast.net jcarlin@wlgore.com mhaley@whitfordww.com

973/5750431 sales@fluorotherm.com 201/8257771 walterwulz@keicher.de 212/6845846 908/2417357 heroflon@aol.com 713/4661762 rrao@hitemco.com 302/3668602 mike@intechservices.com 401/9215368 tim@jeneet.com 315/5979781 jrlon@jrlon.com 440/4231434 DPJerryB@aol.com 856/8107789 newmanptfe@aol.com 773/2829112 george@orioncoat.com 856/9648977 sales@pcmco.com 7813293618 pc1420@aol.com 201/6964056

GermanTechnologyImports WalterWultz GSIExim HeroflonUSA HitemcoSouthwest IntechServices Jeneet JRLON KCAmerica Newman&AssociatesLLC OrionIndustries PCMPlasticsCons./Mfg PrecisionCoatingCo.,Inc. SaintGobainPerf.Plastics ShamrockTechnologies VogtAssociates,LLC W.L.Gore&Associates WhitfordCorporation

TadaakiYoshinaga 212/6845760 StevenSmith RaghuRao 908/2417355 800/4216421

MichaelS.Patterson302/3668530 TimWalsh CustomerServ. JerryBohinc DaveNewman GeorgeOsterhout SteveSchwartz CustomerServ. KenKoziel DirkVandewinkel ScottVogt JosephCarlin BrianWillis 401/9215366 800/2957566 440/4425111 856/8103408 773/2829100 800/7910317 7813291420 201/6964700 973/2422999 410/7476320 410/5062164 610/2863567

www.plastics.saintgobain.com MatthewKajfez

973/2428074 dvandewinkel@shamrockeurope.com www.shamrocktechnologies.com RichardBaillie 410/7470748 scottvogt@comcast.net 410/5062217 jcarlin@wlgore.com 610/2863510 bwillis@whitfordww.com www.gore.com www.whitfordww.com ScottVogt JosephCarlin MikeHaley

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Custom Coaters Table

This table lists the coaters, their specialties, the substrates coated, the coating processes used, and the maximum oven size.

SUBSTRATES COMPANIES
AmericanDurafilm(MA) AppliedPlastics(MA) BoydCoatings(MA) HitemcoSouthwest(TX) JRLONCoatings(NY) OrionIndustries(IL) PCMCompany(NJ) PrecisionCoatingCo.(MA)

PROCESSES
Process Specialties
3,4,5,6,7,10 3,4,6,7,9 4,7,9 35,710 25,79 2,3,4,5,7,10 2,4,6,7,9 4,5,10

MAXOVENSIZE

SpecialFeatures,Equipment,orExpertise

Materials Coated
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3.4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4

Height Width Length Feet Feet Feet

6.0 6.0 6.0 15.0 8.0 6.0 12.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 15.0 8.0 6.0 12.0 6.0 10.0 8.0 16.0 60.0 10.0 10.0 25.0 14.0

Highperformancecoatingstooptimizeperformanceandaddvalue Specializinginthinfilmbuilds. Customcoatingformulations,two70'conveyorovens

Largeparts,highvolumecoatingofsmallparts,cleanroom. Customcoatings.Challengingrequirements. Batch,overhead,andcone.ovens,250800deg.F.Largevolumes. Specializinginsmallqty.,thinfilmtothickfilmsonlargevessels unequalledserviceanddelivery

Custommasking,tighttoleranceapplicationsaccompaniedwith

KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Metals Rubbers Plastics Ceramics

INDUSTRYNOTES:
WhyCoat?Fluoropolymercoatingscantransformanymetallicsurfacetothoseofafluoropolymer. ProductTypesByalteringthebinder(adhesive)resin,curescanbedesignedthatwillnotharm temperaturesensitivesubstrates,includingplastics,wood,andevenpaper. ProductSizeTinyvalveseatsto50ft.longrocketcasingscanbesuccessfullycoated. Thousandsofsmallfastenerscanbecoatedatonceusingdipspintechniques. CustomCoatersarelocatedthroughouttheUS,whocandofromonetomillionsofpartsasthe applicationdemands.Freightcoststendtolimitthetradingarea. CoatingsThemarkettendstobeservedbyabout50formulae,buthundredsofmaterialsare commerciallyavailableforspecialapplications. TheProcessconsistsofCleaning,Coating,andCuring.Thechoiceofhowtodoeachisgovernedbythe needsofthespecificapplicationandmayvarywidely.

Coilcoating Continuousbelt Ceramiccoating Dispersioncoating Dipspincoating Extrusioncoating Electrostaticpowder Flamecoating Fluidizedbed Tumblecoating Electrostaticliquid Roboticliquid

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Custom Coaters
American Durafilm Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 6770 55 Boynton Road Holliston, MA 01746 Contacts: Tel: 508/429-8000, Fax: 508/429-8500 Coatings: Mark A. Varney, VP Coatings mvarney@americandurafilm.com Film: Jon Goodwin, Operations Manager jgoodwin@americandurafilm.com Fabricated Parts: Mike Raymond, VP Fabrication, mraymond@americandurafilm.com Rollcovers: Susan Wright, Office Manager swright@americandurafilm.com Web: www.durafilm.com American Durafilm is one of the three original charter members of the DuPont Teflon Licensed Industrial Applicator network. We apply a wide range of high performance Fluoropolymer coatings to solve problems, increase desirable properties and add value to customer parts. American Durafilm is the oldest and most experienced distributor and custom fabricator of high performance films. We specialize in DuPont Teflon, Kapton, Tedlar, and Tefzel. We are the sole stocking distributor of Teflon FEP and PFA heat shrink rollcovers by Saint-Gobain as well as carrying Teflon coated glass fabrics and Teflon coated Kevlar. We can provide polyimide tubing in sizes from .002 ID up to 6.000 ID, either with or without fluoropolymer topcoats. Our custom fabrication abilities include Teflon, Kapton, Peek, Tefzel bags, thermoforming, die-cutting, heat-sealing, and laminating. Please see our website www.durafilm.com for more details, technical information, samples, and quotes. Since 1954, one of the countrys original DuPont Licensed Applicators. Coatings are applied on customers parts for on-stick, low-friction, non-wetting, abrasion resistance, electrical insulation, chemical and corrosion resistance.

Applied Plastics Co, Inc.

P.O. Box 128 Norwood, MA 02062 Ship to: 25 Endicott Street Norwood, MA 02062 Contact: Tel: 781/762-1881 Fax: 781/769-3349

Boyd Coatings Research Co., Inc.

51 Parmenter Road Hudson, MA 01749 Contacts: Donald M. Garcia, President Email: boydctgs@boydcoatings.com John P. Kovacs, General Manager Email: kovacs@boydcoatings.com Tel: 978/562-7561 Fax: 978/562-9622 Web: www.boydcoatings.com

For over 35 year, Boyd has provided high quality applications of a wide range of coating systems to finish products large and small at our state of the art 60k sq. foot facility. Our team approach assures a complete job tailored to your need. We are licensed applicators of Dupont Teflon. Our comprehensive quality control system ensures customer satisfaction every time.

Hitemco Southwest
6421 Lozano Houston, TX 77041 Contacts: Raghu Rao, Product Manager Tel: 713/466-9655 or 800/421-6421 Fax: 713/466-1762 Email: rrao@hitemco.com Web: www.hitemco.com

Hitemco Southwest, a DuPont licensed applicator of Teflon finishes since 1971, applies all fluorocarbon coatings (PTFE, ECTFE, ETFE, PFA). Electrostatic, fluidized bed, conventional techniques. Licensed Applicator of Excalibur coatings from Whitford. Large part capacity for vessels and tanks; clean room application facility. Automated coating line; specialty cookware coating; high volume, small parts production. Exclusive Hiramic abrasion resistant fluorocarbon systems and metallic thermal spray.

JRLON, Inc.
PO Box 244 Palmyra, NY 14522 Ship to: 4344 Fox Rd., Palmyra, NY 14522 Contacts: John Knorr - Manager Cori Hunt - Sales Coordinator Tel: 315/597-4067 Fax: 315/597-9781 Customer Service: Tel: 800/295-7566 Email: jrlon@jrlon.com Web: www.jrlon.com

See the full business description in the Processors Section.

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Custom Coaters
Orion Industries, Inc.
5170 Northwest Highway Chicago, IL 60630 Contacts: Bruce Nesbitt Tel: 773/282-9100, ext. 125 Fax: 773/282-9112 George Osterhout Tel: 773/282-9100, ext. 116 Fax: 773/282-9112 E-mail: Bnesbitt@orioncoat.com E-mail: George@orioncoat.com Web: www.orioncoat.com Highly automated custom coater with nine conveyer lines and automated preparation department. We specialize in medium to high volume coating applications, featuring all available fluoropolymers. Certified OEM supplier. Packaging and turnkey operations available. Quick turnaround for both samples and production runs. World's most versatile fluoropolymer applicator. Open 21 hours a day, M-F, for delivery and pickup. Trademarks: Fluoroplate, Fluorosteel, Fluorowire

PCM Plastics Consulting and Manufacturing Company

1431 Ferry Ave. Camden, NJ 08104 Contacts: Steven Schwartz, President Russ Shallcross, General Manager Jon Sinrich, Sales Engineer Tel: 800/222-0317 Email: sales@pcmco.com Web: www.pcmco.com

PCM is the East Coasts leading applicator of high performance coatings for the chemical, pharmaceutical, OEM, printing, food processing, and medical industries. As a DuPont Licensed Industrial Applicator, we apply all DuPont Teflon finishes, in addition to all brands of PTFE, PFA, FEP, ETFE, PVDF, ECTFE, Xylan, Xylar, Tefzel, and many other high performance coatings. Part sizes processed range from .01 to 24 ft in length and 12 ft. in diameter. We are the premier coatings solutions specialists. Contact us to solve your problems.

Precision Coating Co., Inc.

58 McDonald Street Dedham, MA 02026 Contacts: Karen Purpura or Craig Jones Sales Tel: 781/329-1420 E-Mail: karenpurpura@precisioncoating.com E-Mail: craigjones@precisioncoating.com Web: http://www.precisioncoating.com/

World leader in the application of liquid dispersion Teflon, Xylan, PTFE, epoxy, and dry film lubricants. Precision Coating Co., Inc., a Dupont Licensed Applicator, has been providing the highest quality finishes for over 50 years in the medical, electronic, automotive, and aircraft industries. Our unequalled fluoropolymer coatings coupled with superior quality and delivery has gained us world recognition with many national and international accounts.

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FPD Processors Table

This table lists fluoroproduct processors (other than coaters), product types produced, fluoropolymers used, and key processes utilized.

PRODUCTS
Basic Shapes - Custom Tubing Wire &Cable Products 1-5, 6-9 1-8 Film/Sheet/Fibers Coated Fabrics 1-10 1, 2, 3, 10 1, 4, 6 2, 3 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 7 1-3, 6, 7 5,7 1-4, 6, 7 1, 3- 7 1, 4, 6, 7 5, 6, 7, 8 5 1,2,5,6 5 1, 2, 4-7 2, 5, 6 Hose, flexible Push-pull Syphons Tubing, shrinkable Tubing, industrial Tubing , medical Tubing, coextruded Tubing, etched Tubing, corrugated 5 2, 5 1, 4, 7, 8 Circuit boards Downhole cable Heating cable Hook-up wire Insulators Magnet wire Signal/control wire Telecom W&C 3, 6, 8 2, 3, 7-10 3, 6, 7, 10 Belting Coated fabrics Gaskets, seals Linings, vessel Packaging Packing Porous sheet Release films Roll covers Tape Film, etched Sheet, etched Fiber 5 5 4 5 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 1, 3, 4, 8-12 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12

MATERIALS
Fluoropolymers Processed 1-9 1, 2, 3, 9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 1-8 2, 3, 4, 8 1, 4-6 1 1 1-6 1-9 1-7, 9 1, 2, 3, 9 PTFE FEP PFA ETFE PVDF ECTFE CTFE PVF Fluoroelastomers 13 15. 16 1 2, 5, 7 2

PROCESSES
Processes Used

COMPANY NAME
Acton Technologies Advanced Flexible Composites American Durafilm DeWAL Industries DuPont High Perf. Films E-BEAM Services Enflo Corporation Fluoro-Plastics Fluorotherm Polymers JRLON Saint. Gobain Perf. Plastics W. L. Gore & Associates

Molded/Mach Parts 1-5, 6-8

12 1, 3, 6, 7 1, 3, 6, 7, 13 3,5 1, 7, 9, 11 1-3, 5-9, 13 4, 5 Custom machining Extrusion, film Extrusion, rod/tube/profile Extrusion, wire insulation Extrusion, PTFE paste Extrusion, PTFE ram Molding, compression Molding, injection Molding, isostatic Molding, rotational Molding, transfer Irradiation Etchants/etching Fluorination Continuous Belt Coating Dispersion Coating Fiber Manufacture

KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Rods, tubes, sheet Bearings Bearing/sliding pads Bellows & diaphragms Lab ware Linings, fittings, parts Seals/rings Pumps, valves Vessel, internal

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Processors
Acton Technologies, Inc.
PO Box 726 Pittson, PA 18640 Ship to: 100 Thompson St. Pittson, PA 18640 Contacts: Kevin Nelson, President /CEO Bill Scott, Sales and Marketing Manager Tel: 570/654-0612 Fax: 570/654-2810 Email: bscott@actontech.com Web: www.actontech.com Limerick, Ireland Affiliate Tel: +353.61.396.002 Fax: +353.61.395.333 Acton Technologies, manufacturer of FluoroEtch Safety Solvent since 1958, offers a variety of solutions to the problems of bonding to fluoropolymers. FluoroEtch is sold in pints, quarts, and gallons. Complete directions on the etching technique are provided. Acton also does batch and continuous contract etching: small parts, tubing, wire, circuit boards, thick sheet, micro-particles, skived tape, calendered and other films. Prototypes etched free of charge. Acton now has an overseas affiliate called Acton Technologies Ltd., Adare, County Limerick, Ireland.

Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc.

14 Walter Court Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 Contacts: William Lewis, CEO/President blewis@afconline.com Michael Baker, Director of Marketing mbaker@afconline.com Customer Service Tel: 800/334-9372 Fax: 800/336-3938 Web: www.afconline.com

Founded in 1988, AFC, a family owned and operated company, is a world leader in the manufacture of high-performance coated & laminated fabrics. AFC sells its products through distributors and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) under the trade names DuraFab, DuraFlow, DuraSil, DuraStick, DuraLam and DuraChef. The company designs and manufactures PTFE and silicone coated & laminated fabrics and conveyor belting, along with an extensive line of pressure sensitive tapes, for use in diverse applications. Typical applications for its products are found in industries such as, food processing, commercial and retail food preparation, aerospace, flexible packaging, screen printing, textile, polymer manufacturing, chemical, electronics and communications.

American Durafilm Co., Inc.

P.O. Box 6770 55 Boynton Road Holliston, MA 01746 Contacts: Tel: 508/429-8000, Fax: 508/429-8500 Coatings: Mark A. Varney, VP Coatings mvarney@americandurafilm.com Film: Jon Goodwin, Operations Manager jgoodwin@americandurafilm.com Fabricated Parts: Mike Raymond, VP Fabrication, mraymond@americandurafilm.com Rollcovers: Susan Wright, Office Manager swright@americandurafilm.com Web: www.durafilm.com

See the full business description in the Coaters Section.

DeWAL Industries, Inc.

PO Box 372 Saunderstown, RI 02874 Ship to: 15 Ray Trainor Drive, Saunderstown, RI 02874 Customer Service: Tel: 401/789-9736 Fax: 401/783-6780 Web: www.dewal.com

DeWal manufactures fluoropolymer films PTFE, modified PTFE, FEP, PFA, THV, PVDF, and UHMW polyethylene films in sintered, unsintered, insulative, tensilized, conductive, and porous versions. Also, filled and surface modifications including chemical, and plasma etching plus film/film, film/foil, and film/fabric laminates are available. Pressure sensitive tapes using our PTFE and UHMW films with acrylic, silicone, and elastomeric adhesives are offered.

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Processors
E-BEAM Services, Inc.
118 Melrich Road Cranbury, NJ 08512 Contacts: GM Operations - Peter Tuozzolo Tel: 609/655-7460 Fax: 609/655-3052 Email: ptuozzolo@ebeamservicesinc.com Web: www.ebeamservices.com World's largest supplier of contract electron beam irradiation of PTFE scrap or offspec virgin materials. After irradiation, PTFE can be micronized into a fine powder. Micronized PTFE is used as an additive in inks, coatings, lubricants, and thermoplastics to improve rub resistance, lubrication and other properties. PVDF, ETFE, and ECTFE are often crosslinked by electron beam irradiation to improve the physical properties of tubing, wire jacketing, and molded parts.

Enflo Corporation
PO Box 490 Bristol, CT 06010 Contacts: Enflo Corp. Contact Information: Tel: 860-589-0014 or Toll Free: 888-887-4093 Fax: 860-589-7179 Email: Ptfe.enflo@snet.net Web: www.enflo.com Enflo Canada Ltd. Contact Information: Tel: 506-473-3711 or Toll Free: 800-561-0050 Fax: 506-473-2307 Email: enflo@NBNet.nb.ca

For over 45 years, Enflo has been a processor of PTFE resins into basic shapes. These include: molded sheets, skived film up to 72 wide, slit tapes, extruded rods, molded rods, extruded tubing, molded cylinders, & custom-fabricated parts. Pressure sensitive & etching upon request. Available in virgin reprocessed & Enflon-filled PTFE. Enflo Corporation services U.S. customers while Enflo Canada Ltd. services Canada and international.

Fluoro-Plastics
3601 G. Street Philadelphia, PA 19134 Contact: Customer Service: Jeff Steyer Tel: 800/262-1910 Fax: 215/424-5521 Email: fluoro@fluoro-plastics.com Web: www.Fluoro-Plastics.com

Processor of PTFE basic shapes and custom-engineered profiles, guiderails, wearstrips, and machined parts. Surf Chemical is part of an American manufacturing organization that produces the widest variety and sizes of PTFE basic shapes in North America (plate, sheet, tape, rod, tubing, profiles, mechanical grade PTFE, glass-filled PTFE and specialty compound filled PTFE). Trademarks: Fluoro-Plastics, Surf Chemical, FluoroMar, Econ-O-Lon, EconAlloy

Fluorotherm Polymers, Inc.

333 New Road Building #1 Parsippany, NJ 07054 Contact: Prabhat Shukla Tel: 973/575-0760 Fax: 973/575-0431 Email: sales@fluorotherm.com Web: www.fluorotherm.com

Fluorotherm manufactures Corrosion resistant and Ultrapure PTFE, TFE, FEP, PFA, MFA, tubing, rod, Heat Exchangers, Immersion heating and cooling coils, and extruded custom machined plastics. Flurotherm continuously endeavors to research and develop new methods to adapt tube geometries to new demanding applications.

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Processors
JRLON, Inc.
PO Box 244 Palmyra, NY 14522 Ship to: 4344 Fox Rd. Palmyra, NY 14522 Contacts: James F. Redmond, President Linsey Redmond, Sec./Treasurer Tel: 315/597-4067 Fax: 315/597-9781 JRLON Coatings Contacts John Knorr - Manager Cori Hunt - Sales Coordinator Tel: 315/597-4067 Fax: 315/ 597-9781 Customer Service- All Products Tel: (800) 295-7566 Email: jrlon@jrlon.com Web: www.jrlon.com JRLON has been molding, processing, fabricating, and coating with fluoropolymers since 1980. JRLON offers custom gears, seats, packings, seals, gaskets, etc. Using our Auto-Cad System, we design parts, molds, tooling, and cost effectively fabricate same using our CAM programming and CNC manufacturing. JRLON utilizes the latest process methods, including climate control, statistical process control, and quality function deployment. JRLON Coatings JRLON is one of the leading applicators of fluoropolymer and other similar high performance polymer coatings in the US. Being ISO 9001-2000 Certified, Jrlon services both domestic and worldwide markets involving the Defense, food processing, chemical processing, industrial, pharmaceutical, and office imaging industries. Production capabilities include short run and automated high volume. Materials that we apply include PTFE, FEP, PPS, PFA, PVDF, E-CTFE, silicone, viton, nylon, epoxy, urethane, and enamel. Application techniques commonly used are conventional spray, electrostatic, fluidized bed, hot flocking, and dip-spin methods. Facilities include batch, walk-in, and automated conveyorized ovens, with conventional walk-in and automated chain-on-edge spray booths. Visit our web site for these and other related services and solutions offered by JRLON. Processor of high performance plastic products made from fluoropolymers, PVC, urethane, thermoplastic elastomers, fluoroelastomers, honeycomb, quartz fiber, and more. Products include tubing, foams, films, laminates, mounting tapes, sealants, bearings, gaskets, custom machined/ molded parts, radomes, ground water monitoring equipment, labware, piping, valves, and coated fabrics. We serve virtually all industrial markets. Saint Gobain Trademarks: Bytac, Chemfluor, Chemware, Exac, Fluoroglide, Floran, Korton, Korvex, Mono-Econo, Norglide, Norwell, Plytrax, Them-A-Lectric, Transband, Tygon, Zitex A high technology manufacturer of electronics, medical, fabric, fiber, and filtration products.

Saint Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.

150 Dey Road Wayne, NJ 07470 Contact: Ken Koziel Tel: 201/696-4700 Fax: 201/696-4056 Web: www.plastics.saint-gobain.com

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

PO Box 1220 Elkton, MD 21922-1220 Ship to: 2401 Singerly Rd. Elkton, MD 21921 Contact: Joseph Carlin Tel: 410/506-2164 Fax: 410/506-2217 Email: jcarlin@wlgore.com Web: www.gore.com

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FPD Material Suppliers Table

This table lists the key fluoropolymers, reprocessed PTFE and melts, filled compounds, concentrates, coatings, and fluoroelastomers, plus the material suppliers and their trademarks.

FLUOROPOLYMERS
Code
PTFE

Fluoropolymer Type
Polytetrafluoroethylene (Homopolymer of TFE)

Supplier

Trade Name

AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Fluon Daikin America, Inc. Daikin-Polyflon DuPont Teflon Dyneon Dyneon Flontech USA LLC Flontech Heroflon USA Heroflon KC America
FluoroPlast Neoflon Teflon Dyneon FluoroPlast

FEP

Fluorinated ethylene-propylene (Copolymer of TFE and HFP)

Daikin America, Inc. DuPont Dyneon KC America

PFA

Perfluoroalkoxy (Copolymer of TFE and PPVE)

AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Fluon Daikin America, Inc. Neoflon DuPont Teflon Dyneon Dyneon Daikin America, Inc. Dyneon Arkema Inc. Arkema Inc. Dyneon DuPont
Neoflon

PCTFE

Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (Homopolymer of CTFE)

PVDF

Polyvinylidene fluoride (Homopolymers of VF2) (Copolymers of VF2 and HFP) Homopolymers & Copolymers

Dyneon Kynar, Kynar 500 Kynar Flex, Kynar Powerflex Dyneon Tedlar

PVF ETFE

Polyvinyl fluoride Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (Copolymer of TFE & ethylene)

AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Fluon Daikin America, Inc. Neoflon DuPont Tefzel Dyneon Dyneon Dyneon
Dyneon

THV Micropowders & Additives

Terpolymer of TFE, HFP, VF2 Low Molecular Wt. PTFE, FEP Low Molecular Weight PTFE

Lube Powders

AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Fluon Daikin America, Inc. Daikin-Polyflon Dyneon Dyneon, Dynamar DuPont Zonyl Fluoroadditives DuPont Dow Elastomers Viton Free Flow Heroflon USA Heroflon Shamrock Technologies
SST

Polytetrafluoroethylene

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FPD Material Suppliers Table

This table lists the key fluoropolymers, reprocessed PTFE and melts, filled compounds, concentrates, coatings, and fluoroelastomers, plus the material suppliers and their trademarks.

FLUOROPOLYMERS
Code
Reprocessed Melts Filled Compounds

Fluoropolymer Type
Repelletized fluoropolymer melts PTFE with various fillers

Supplier
Jeneet, Inc.

Trade Name

AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Fluon Dyneon Dyneon Flontech USA LLC Flontech Heroflon USA Heroflon AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Fluon Chromatics AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Fluon Chromatics

Color Concentrates

Foam Concentrates

Coatings (Powders & Formulations)

ETFE, PFA PVDF PTFE dispersions FEP, PFA, ETFE PTFE, FEP, PFA, & ETFE blends patented

AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Fluon Arkema Inc. Dyneon Daikin America, Inc. DuPont Finishes
Kynar, Kynar 500 Dyneon Neoflon Teflon, Autograph, Teflon FEP, PFA, ETFE powder, Teflon-S powder, Teflon PTFE & ETFE primers Teflon PTFE liquids, Teflon FEP, PFA, ETFE liquids Teflon-S One Coat primer liquids

DuPont Finishes

FLUOROELASTOMERS
Code Fluoroelastomer Type
Copolymers of VF2 and HFP

Supplier
Dyneon Daikin America, Inc. DuPont Dow Elastomers Daikin America, Inc. Dyneon DuPont Dow Elastomers

Trade Name
Dyneon Dai-el Viton Dai-el Dyneon Viton

Terpolymers of VF2, HFP, & TFE

Copolymers of TFE and propylene

AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. AFLAS (TM of Asahi Glass) Dyneon Dyneon Daikin America, Inc. DuPont Dow Elastomers Dyneon
Dai-el Perfluor Kalrez, Zalak

Copolymers of TFE & perfluorinated vinyl ethers Terpolymers of TFE, propylene, VF2

AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. AFLAS (TM of Asahi Glass)

Dyneon Dai-el Thermoplastics

Thermoplastic elastomers

Daikin America, Inc.

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Material Suppliers
AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.
55 E. Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 201 Exton, PA 19341 Contacts: Customer Service: Tel: 800/424-7833 Fax: 610/423-4305 Sales/Marketing Tel: 610/423-4300 Fax: 610/423-4301 Email: fluon@agcchem.com Web: www.agcchem.com AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. is a manufacturer of fluoropolymer resins and compounds for high-performance applications. Fluoropolymer resin products include Fluon PTFE, Fluon PFA, Fluon Ultra Pure PFA, Fluon ETFE, Fluon Low-Melting ETFE, and AFLAS Fluoroelastomers. Compounds and powders based on PTFE include Fluon Filled PTFE Compounds and Fluon PTFE micropowders. AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc also manufactures compounds based on FEP, ETFE, PVDF, ECTFE, PFA, and MFA fluoropolymer resins and markets these products under the tradename Fluon Melt Processable Compounds. AGC Chemicals Americas is truly a worldwide manufacturing company with ISO 9001-certified facilities located in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Its parent, Asahi Glass Company, LTD, is one of the worlds most vertically integrated manufacturer of fluoropolymer resins, fluoropolymer compounds, and other fluorochemicals. Arkema Inc. produces a family of PVDF fluoropolymer resins under the tradenames Kynar, Kynar Flex, Kynar Powerflex, Kynar Superflex, and Kynar 500. The company name was recently changed from ATOFINA Chemicals to Arkema Inc. as a result of plans to spin the chemicals branch off from the Total oil group. Arkema Inc. will maintain its North American headquarters in Philadelphia, PA and its global headquarters in Paris, France.

ARKEMA Inc. 2000 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Contact: Gary Dennis Tel: 215/419-7535 Fax: 215/419-7497 Email: Gary.Dennis@arkemagroup.com Web : www.kynar.com

Chromatics Inc.
19 Francis J. Clarke Circle Bethel, CT 06804 Contacts: Cust. Serv. US: 203/743-6868 Cust. Serv. Eur: 41 41 741 01 01 Cust. Service Japan: 81 298 39 4410 Email: international@colorantchromatics.com Web: www.colorantchromatics.com

Chromatics and its parent group, Colorant Chromatics AG, Cham Switzerland produce and sell a full range of melt processible fluoropolymer color concentrates and compounds. The group operates three manufacturing sites in the US, Finland, and Japan with sales offices throughout the world. Standard product offerings and custom made product offerings are provided. A variety of applications are serviced where specialized fluoropolymer product performance is required.

Daikin America
20 Olympic Drive Orangeburg, NY 10962 Contacts: Customer Service and Sales: Tel: 800/365-9570 Fax: 845/365-9598 Headquarters: Tel: 845/365-9500 Fax: 845/365-9515 Web: www.daikin.cc

A New Level of Responsiveness in the Fluoropolymer Industry. Daikin supplies a wide variety of quality/consistent fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers manufactured in Japan and Decatur, AL. A complete technical center in Orangeburg, NY is open to customers. Services include product testing, full-scale processing, and computer aided engineering (CAE) and a Technical Wizard. Extensive research and development resources are continuously responding to market needs by developing new fluorine-based resins and processes. Daikin is ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 certified. Trademarks: Daikin-Polyflon, Neoflon, Dai-el

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Material Suppliers
DUPONT
DuPont Fluoropolymers Chestnut Run Plaza, Bldg 702 Wilmington, DE 19880-0702 Ship to: Faulkland & Centre Rds. Bldg. 702 Wilmington, DE 19805 DuPont/Dow Elastomers L.L.C. 300 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 300 Wilmington, DE 19809 Contacts: Fluoropolymers Sales: Tel: 800/942-7438 Fax: 302/999-3780 Customer Service: Tel: 800/258-2533 Fax: 302/999-4109 Web: www.teflon.com Fluoroelastomers Kalrez Tel: 800/323-9806 Viton Tel: 800/853-5515 Web: www.dupontdow.com Nafion Products Tel: 800/436-1336 Fax: 910/678-1342 Tedlar Products Tel: 800/255-8386 Fax: 716/879-4545 Web: www.tedlar.com Teflon High Performance Films Tel: 800/237-4357 Web: www.teflon.com ZonylFluoroadditives Tel: 800/262-2745 Web: www.dupont.com/teflon/fluoroadditives DuPont, which discovered and introduced the first PTFE, manufactures, markets, and provides a full range of technical and customer services for its PTFE, PFA, FEP, ETFE, Amorphous Fluoropolymer resins, wire & cable, insulation materials, finishes, PVF film, perfluorinated membranes, and fluoroelastomers. Full-service fluoropolymers sites operate in the U.S., Europe, Asia/Pacific, and South America (Sales & Tech Service). Marketing and technical service are augmented by a vast R&D program dedicated to product innovations, process improvements, and pilot production. Trademarks: Teflon, Teflon-S, Tefzel, Teflon AF, Tedlar, Nafion,Viton, Kalrez, Zalak, Autograph, Zonyl.

Dyneon LLC
Global Head Office 6744 33rd Street, North Oakdale, MN 55128 651/737-6700 Dyneon PTFE Office and Custom PTFE Compound Manufacturing 50 Milton Drive Aston, PA 19014-2293 610/497-8899 Contacts: Customer Service All Products: Tel: 800/810-8499 Email: dyneon1@mmm.com Web: www.dyneon.com Custom Compounding Contacts: Main Office: Tel: 610/497-8899 Fax: 610/497-7050 Houston Office: Tel: 713/821-4490 Fax: 713/821-2525
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Dyneon LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of 3M. Dyneons product lines include Dyneon FEP, PFA, THV, ETFE, and HTE fluorothermoplastics; Dyneon PTFE, Dyneon TFM PTFE and custom PTFE compounds; Dynamar Polymer Processing Additives; Dyneon Fluoroelastomers, Dyneon Base Resistant Elastomers and Aflas TFE Elastomers.

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Flontech USA LLC
100 Thompson Street Pittston, PA 18640 Contacts: Primary Sales & Technical Support: Earl Johnson Tel: 936/756-6465 ejohnson@flontechusa.com Business Contact Terence Neville Tel: 866/654/2676 tneville@flontechusa.com Flontech USA LLC specializes in the field of PTFE compound production for use in molding and extrusion. Flontech USA is dedicated to providing the highest levels of quality and technical assistance to fabricators of PTFE compounds. We offer over 400 different compound products comprised of many different fillers ranging from metals, glass and carbon fibers, many types of carbon, minerals, pigments, organic polymers and many others. Flontech USA operates a manufacturing facility in Northeastern Pennsylvania maintaining inventory there and in Houston, TX

GSI Exim America, Inc.

461 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10017 Contact: Tadaaki Yoshinaga Tel: 212/684-5760 Fax: 212/684-5846

A subsidiary of Gunze Sangyo, Inc., Tokyo, Japan. Import, export, and distribution of engineering plastics, elastomers, addititives, molded parts, and related equipment. Twenty-five years experience in fluorocarbon-based products such as PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFE polymers, fluoroelastomers, varnish, and water repellents.

Heroflon USA Corporation

221 West Clay Ave. Roselle Park, NJ 97204 Contact: Steven Smith Customer Service Tel: 908/241-7355 Fax: 908/241-7357 Mobile: 908/337-1991 Email: heroflon@aol.com Matthew O. Smith Materials Manager Email: Matt.Smith@heroflonusa.com

Heroflon USA Corp. is a leader in fluoropolymer technology. The product lines include: virgin PTFE, PTFE compounds, PTFE lubricants, micronized powders, and reprocessed/recycled PTFE. Heroflon USA delivers quality products to diverse processors, including the automotive, aerospace, chemical, electronic, hydraulic, military, and mechanical industries. Constant improvement and innovative product development coupled with the highest quality standards results in the best PTFE products.

INTECH Services, Inc.

7 McMillan Way #101 Newark, DE 19713 Contacts: Michael S. Patterson Robert J. Kacmarcik Tel: 302/366-8530 Fax: 302/366-8602 Email: mike@intechservices.com Web: www.intechservices.com

INTECH Services is the sole US distributor for DuPont Teflon Finishes. INTECH warehouses, sells, and ships DuPont Nonstick & Industrial coatings to customers throughout the United States. In addition, INTECH provides technical assistance regarding the selection and application of DuPont Nonstick & Industrial coatings, and refers potential customers to DuPont Licensed Industrial Applicators.

Jeneet, Inc.
303 Kilvert St. Warick, RI 02886 Contact: Timothy Walsh Tel: 401/921-5366 Cell: 401/465-6555 Fax: 401/921-5368 Email: tim@jeneet.com

Jeneet repelletizes all fluoropolymer melt materials (FEP, PFA, ETFE, PVDF, ECTFE). These products are primarily used in the wire & cable and injection molded parts industries. We also provide tolling and grinding services.

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KC America
825 Third Avenue, 33rd Floor New York, NY 10022 Contacts: Sales: Jerry Bohinc: Tel: 440/423-0328; Fax: 440/423-1434; Email: DPJerryB@aol.com Patrick Neale: Tel: 941/642-1485 Fax: 941/642-1487; Email: Lucerainc@aol.com Izzet Asael: Tel: 212/407-1052 Fax: 212/583-9959; Email: iasael@arbedamericas.com Moscow Office: Anastasia Tchijova Tel/Fax: 011-7095 931-1451 Web: www.kcamerica.net KC America is a joint venture of three US companies; Considar, Inc., Dawson Partnership and Lucera. It is the primary independent US based marketer of fluoropolymers produced by Kirovo Chepetsky Khimichesky Kombinat in Russia. KC America supplies a full line of granular and fine powder PTFE resins and FEP from US inventories. KC Americas Moscow office allows real time administration of the supply chain. Sales offices are located in the United States and in South America, Asia and Europe. The sales organization is backed by the technical support services of both the manufacturer and local technical service resources.

Shamrock Technologies, Inc.

Foot of the Pacific Street Newark, NJ 07114 Contact: Dirk Vandewinkel Tel: 800/349-1822 Fax: 973/242-8074 Email: dvandewinkel@shamrocktechnologies.com Web: www.shamrocktechnologies.com

Shamrock Technologies is the largest producer of PTFE micropowders in the world. We also produce dispersions of these materials in vehicles for ink, coatings, and other applications including functional concentrates for specialty thermoplastics. Shamrocks headquarters facility is very close to the Newark Airport. Our well equipped team of scientists and engineers is highly focused on powder and dispersion technologies. Shamrock also has ISO registered production facilities in Newark, NJ; Henderson, KY; Tongeren, Belgium; and Tianjin, China. Whitford is a worldwide organization with manufacturing facilities in seven countries, direct employees in seven more, and agents in a further 25. Whitford produces the largest, most complete line of fluoropolymer coatings in the world, designed for industrial and food contact use. These coatings provide superb low friction, outstanding release, plus excellent resistance to corrosion, abrasion, and wear. Our newest trademark, Eterna joins our existing trademarks including Ceram, Chemlon, Dykor, Eclipse, Excalibur, Matrix, QuanTanium, and Xylan.

Whitford Corporation
PO Box 80 Elverson, PA 19520 Ship to: 47 Park Avenue Elverson, PA 19520 Contacts: Brian Willis Carolyn Dyer Tel: 610/286-3200 Fax: 610/286-3210 Web: www.whitfordww.com

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FPD Consultants Table

This table lists industry consultants and their specialties, which include product and process expertise.

Specialty
Company Chapman Associates Inc. Delaware Marketing Services FluoroConsultants Group Newman & Associates LLC Vogt Associates LLC Contact Frank Chapman (MD) Dave Jones (DE) Sina Ebnesajjad (PA) Dave Newman (NJ) Scott Vogt (MD) Fluoropolymer Processing Quality Coatings & Mfg. Assurance Product & Mergers Expert Market Appl. Eng. & Acq. Witness Research Product Broker Sales Agent Phone Number Email Address

410/392-0220 fchapman@fluoron.com 302/479-7614 info@dms-inc.com 302/540-9887 sina@fluoroconsultants.com 856/810-3408 newmanptfe@aol.com 410/747-6320 scottvogt@comcast.net

FPD Equipment Suppliers Table

This table lists the equipment suppliers and the types of process equipment supplied.

Equipment Types Available

Molding Company German Technology Imports Contact Walter Wulz KEY 1 2 3 4 5
Compression Injection Isostatic Rotational Transfer PTFE and UHMW ram PTFE paste Wire Coating Convoluting Film Film Tube Wire

Machining Extruders
1-4

Irradiation

Plasma

Phone Number
201/575-4909

Fax Number
201/825-7771

Equipment Equipment

Heaters Equipment Equipment

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Chapman Associates, Inc.
411 Casparus Way Elkton, MD 21921 Contact: Frank Chapman Tel: 410/392-0220 Fax: 410/392-5425 Email: fchapman@fluoron.com Web: www.plastics.com/halloffame Frank M. Chapman is an expert in fluoropolymers with over 45 years experience in production engineering, product engineering and development. Most of his work has been with PTFE and FEP polymers related to the manufacture of products for aircraft, automobile, chemical process industry, and the pulp and paper industry.

Delaware Marketing Services

100 Bancroft Bldg. 3411 Silverside Road Wilmington, DE 19810 Contact: David B. Jones, President Tel: 302/479-7614 Email: info@dms-inc.com

Delaware Marketing Services is an exclusive sales agent for Dupont Fluoroproducts. DMS handles sales, customer service, and marketing support for all Fluoropolymer product families as well as Tedlar and Teflon films.

FluoroConsultants Group,
Contact: Sina Ebnesajjad, PhD Tel: 302/ 540-9887 Fax.: 610/388-1368 Email: Sina@FluoroConsultants.com Web: www.fluoroconsultants.com

Newman & Associates

4 Begonia Court Marlton, NJ 08053 Contact: Tel: 856/810-3409 Fax: 856/810-7789 E-mail: newmanptfe@aol.com

FluoroConsultants Group, LLC, is a full service organization that specializes in bringing complete solutions to the industries that process or use fluoropolymers through consulting solutions and part sourcing. Consulting areas focus on new application development, solving processing problems, analyzing part failure, part design, modeling of parts, optimization, training and safety and environmental compliance. The Companys part sourcing business takes a B to B approach for sensible worldwide sourcing of fluoropolymer, high performance plastics and metal components. FluoroConsultants Groups Expert Sourcing Model specializes in helping the North American fluoropolymers part manufacturers to maintain profitability by targeted sourcing while minimizing capital expenditures. FluoroConsultants Group has a network of expertise managed by Sina Ebnesajjad who has over twenty years of experience with fluoropolymers products, processes and markets. Sina is the author of several fluoropolymer handbooks (see www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/715976/description#description). Dave Newman, as managing member, provides over 37 years experience in the processing, engineering, marketing and management in the area of fluoropolymer resins conversion into commercial products.

VOGT Associates, LLC

138 Edgewood Avenue Baltimore, MD 21228 Contact: Scott Vogt Tel: 410/747-6320 Cell: 443/695-1854 Fax: 410/747-0748 Email: scottvogt@comcast.net

VOGT Associates, LLC with over 24 years of experience in Fluoropolymers, provides consultant services and technical expertise in the selection, application, specification and quality control of Fluoropolymer coatings and materials.

Equipment Suppliers
German Technology Imports Inc.
137 Church Street Ramsey, NJ. 07746 Contact: Walter Wulz Tel: 201/575-4909 Fax: 201/825-7771 E-mail:walterwulz@keicher.de Web: www.keicher.de German Technology Imports Inc., now a member of SPI and the Fluoropolymers Division, represents Keicher Engineering AG. from Ulm in Germany. German Technology Imports offers the following extruders: A) Ram-extruders for PTFE and UHMW B) Paste-extruders for PTFE C) Wire-extruders (wire coated with PTFE) D) Convoluting-machines

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SPI Fluoropolymers Division

Founded in 1937, The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) represents 1,300 members covering the entire plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers and raw materials suppliers. The U.S. plastics industry employs 1.3 million workers and provides $345 billion in annual shipments. For more information, visit SPI on the Web at www.plasticsindustry.org.

About FPD
The Fluoropolymers Division (FPD) of SPI was formed in 1956 to promote the growth and advance the interests of the Fluoropolymers Industry. Its goal is to assist members in a collective effort to promote the benefits and use of Fluoropolymers, to provide a common voice to address important industry issues, and to ensure a healthy and vibrant industry. Its members suppliers/distributors, fabricators, equipment suppliers, and consultants include the industry leaders and major international companies. FPDs key objectives are to: Promote the use of fluoropolymers in new applications and markets worldwide. Address worldwide technical, legislative, regulatory and business issues related to fluoropolymers. Provide a forum for the exchange of information among member companies, academics, the scientific community, and end-users. Gain a better understanding of the global marketplace opportunities for fluoropolymers.

Why join SPI/FPD? What are my benefits?

SPI/FPD can protect your company and the industry against inappropriate legislation and regulation SPI/FPD keeps you informed and provides a forum on state and federal legislative and regulatory matters, as well as industry trends and issues. Three active FPD Sections tailored to your particular industry needs. Each of these sections provides a forum for the exchange of information among member companies and addresses worldwide technical, legislative, regulatory and business issues related the processing of fluoropolymers Custom Coaters Section www.customcoatings.org Processors Section www.ptefparts.org Wire & Cable Section www.datacable.org Bi-annual conferences to discuss mutual interests and meet peers, suppliers, customers, and industry consultants. Both meetings focus on critical business issues and include professional speakers, including end-users and the scientific community, who provide insights on business and personal improvement and industry updates on new materials, processes and developments. SPI FluoroNews, our newsletter, provides an industry update in the summer and winter quarters. It is posted on the main FPD web site, www.fluoropolymers.org. SPI FluoroGuide is a comprehensive FPD Buyers Guide, which is posted on our FPD main web site.

Who can join?

To join the Fluoropolymers Division, a company must be an SPI member, be an active fluoropolymer processor, equipment or materials supplier to companies that process fluoropolymers, or a consultant, and meet the requirements of the division. To find out more, call the FPD Executive Director, Terry Peters, at 202/974-5280, Fax: 202/293-0005, or e-mail fluoro@plasticsindustry.org. Interested companies are invited to attend a division conference to meet the members and learn more about this important industry trade association.

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SPI FluoroGuide
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Comments/Suggestions: SPI FluoroGuide welcomes comments or suggestions from members. SPI Assistant Director: Jennifer Goldman The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. 1667 K. Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: 202/974-5234, Fax: 202/293-0005 E-mail: jgoldman@plasticsindustry.org SPI Executive Director: Terry Peters The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. 1667 K. Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: 202/974-5280, Fax: 202/293-0005 E-mail: tpeters@plasticsindustry.org This information provided in the FluoroGuide directory has been prepared by The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) Fluoropolymers Division as a service to its members and their customers. Any Division member in good standing may submit material for inclusion in the FluoroGuide. Materials may be edited to meet space limitations and cannot be returned. Inclusion of any materials submitted for use by SPI is at the sole discretion of SPI. While the information in this guide is offered in good faith and believed to be accurate when prepared, it is offered WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO FITNESS, MERCHANTABILITY, OR ANY OTHER MATTER. SPI disclaims all liability for any loss or damage arising from reliance on such information by any party and is not responsible for any statement or claim. Publication of any information is not an endorsement by SPI of any particular company, individual, product or process, and SPI does not endorse the proprietary products or processes of any manufacturer. The content is and remains the sole responsibility of the member who submits the material for publication. Consult the product manufacturers for specific information. Submission for publication is an acceptance of these terms, and the member agrees to hold SPI and its agents and employees harmless for any changes made.

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