Modern research takes time, manpower and money. Tools take a large share of the investment. The Semi-works unit shown here illustrates the complex, costly equipment needed in a modern industrial research laboratory. This reactor was a vital tool in...
Lycra spandex fiber, wrapped in cellophane for shipping, is checked by inspectors at DuPont plant in Waynesboro, Virginia where the product is manufactured. This picture was taken as yarn buggies wait to be wheeled to the shipping area where the...
Lycra spandex fiber in production at the DuPont Company's plant in Waynesboro, Virginia undergoes a double check before shipping, Inspectress in background certifies yarn for shipping, wraps it in cellophane and racks it on shipping buggy. The...
Delrin acetal resin 50 pound bags ready for shipment to customers from DuPont's Washington Works at Parkersburg, West Virginia. Commercial development of Delrin in January, 1960 followed 12 years of research and development and the expenditure of...
Typed caption: "This reactor was a vital tool in the development of a successful nylon salt process. It cost $25,000. An eight-man construction gang and a six-man operating crew spent two and a half months setting it up. Its operation for a month...
