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Re-using precious materials without sacrificing the capability characteristics was an illusion... This year, effective Up-Cycling of valuable perfluorinated material has become a reality.

Typically, FFKM materials provide the best possible resistance to very high temperatures and extreme chemical environments, whilst maintaining their elastomeric sealing capabilities and without compromising their key mechanical properties, such as compression set resistance, volume swell resistance and tensile properties.

The combination of Stanyl® polyamide 46 from DSM and 3M™ Dyneon™ Fluoroelastomers has created a unique composite material to support the rising trend for lightweight automotive construction.

3M has developed a patent-pending 3D printing technology as an additional and differentiated way of processing fully-fluorinated polymers. This will enable complex structures to be fabricated without the need to use expensive traditional processing techniques.