Baby carriages roll smoothly and quietly with wheel bearings of Zytel nylon resin which require no lubrication. This is one of the first nylon bearing applications to go into commercial production, although the material is now widely used for...
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Table of Contents: The railroad industry and DuPont; Pullman's progress; Fabrics and fashions; How big is DuPont; A booming business; More chemicals from Texas; Ice fishing, 1949; A winter cruise; Lucite rides the highways; News about nylon;...
This automatic multiform press is used to perform or cold form small parts such as O rings, seals and bearings from Teflon molding powder at the new Polychemicals Sales Service Laboratory. In this operation, O rings are being manufactured for use...
A new understanding of how metals wear under friction and how to reduce this problem, may come from fundamental research being carried out at DuPont's Experimental Station, one of the largest centers of research in the world. It spreads over 95...
The ultracentrifuge used at the Experimental Station to determine molecular weights of colloidal materials such as proteins, cellulose and rubber. The upper half of the housing is shown at the top of the picture. Observations are made through the...
Caption text on photo: "This automatic multiform press is used to perform or cold-form small parts such as 'O' rings, seals, and bearings from 'Teflon' molding powder at the new Polychemicals Sales Service Laboratory. In this operation 'O' rings...
