Vinyl Applications
	Preheat scrim prior to vinyl extrusion Anneal vinyl film to remove wrinkles prior to lamination Gel and Fuse vinyl on fabric (back-lit awnings, tarpaulins, conveyor belting, membrane roofing) Preheat film, coated fabrics, carpet backing and wallcoverings prior to embossing Anneal calendered film prior to printing Dry flood coatings and inks on embossed vinyl film Gel and Fuse PVC back coatings on carpet (carpet tiles) Dry solvent-based and water-based top coatings on vinyl film Fuse PVC on screening and mesh Fuse PVC on yarns Dry solvent-based and water-based inks on multicolor rotogravure vinyl presses Fuse PVC on geotextile fabrics Preheat vinyl floor coverings prior to printing Dry water-based inks on floor coverings (station dryer on rotogravure presses) Fuse PVC jacketing on fiberglass sleeving Dry residual moisture out of fabrics prior to PVC saturation Preheat UV curable protective wear coats on vinyl floor coverings Dry primer coatings on vinyl films for billboard material Fuse vinyl rope Gel vinyl for road marker tape Gel and fuse vinyl floor coverings Dry commercial wallcoverings (in line station dryer) Lay-flat (Heat and Cool) prior to printing

	Adhesive Coating Applications
		Preheat adhesives on release liners, paper and film prior to hot air ovens for speed increases Dry PSAs on release liner, film or paper (tapes, labels) Heat-activate roll coated adhesives and hot melt adhesives prior to laminating Dry cold seal adhesives (coadhesives) Dry adhesives on foam prior to lamination (dashboards-laminate vinyl to foam) Flow powder adhesives on foam prior to fabric lamination (automotive interiors) Preheat film and paper substrates prior to hot melt adhesives to improve bond for extrusion coating and laminating Postheat solvent-based adhesives to remove residual solvent Dry PSAs for transdermal delivery systems

	Printing Applications
		Dry water-based and solvent-based inks on vinyl film, paper and wallcoverings (interstation dryers on rotogravure presses) Predry and Dry water-based flexographic inks for line speed increases Predry water-based inks with infrared heat for line speed increases Preheat paper and board prior to printing Dry water-based base coat and top coat inks and overprint varnish on linerboard Dry water-based inks on flexible packaging Dry plastisol transfer inks on paper board Dry conductive solvent-based inks on polyester and polyimide film Dry carbonless coatings on business forms Dry ink on can ends Heat-treat inks on cold printing lines Dry ink-jet printing on high speed presses

	Yarns, Threads, Tows, Fibers and Strapping Applications
		Predry size finish on filament warp yarns (slasher predryer) Dry and Cure water-based coatings on threads and yarns Dry strapping adhesives Dry and Cure bonding adhesive on fiberglass roving Bond and Heatstretch synthetic thread Heatset polyester yarns Predry and Dry sizing on carbon fiber tows Dry yarn skins Dry coatings on warp yarns Dry PTFE dispersion coatings on braid Dry dye on thread

	Tubing, Wire and Fiber Optics Applications
		Sinter extruded tubing made of Teflon* (Dupont's registered trademark) Cure extruded silicone tubing Preheat hose prior to extrusion Heat-treat co-extruded automotive gasketing (automotive weather stripping) Preheat PVC and steel conduit before cutting Preheat tubing made of Teflon prior to convoluting gas piping Dry and Sinter PTFE dispersion coatings on glass braided tubing made of Teflon (automotive fuel lines) Heat FEP extrusion on wire Cure silicone hose (fire hose) Sinter PTFE cable wrap on multiconductor wire Dry and Cure striping and nomenclature ink on insulated wire Dry and Cure color coding inks on fiber optics Preheat wire prior to extrusion Dry and Cure saturants (latex, acrylic, urethane) on fiberglass sleeving (dielectric sleeving) Singe and Heat-Clean fiberglass sleeving prior to coating Fuse PVC coatings on fiberglass sleeving Dry water-based UV curable coatings on fiberglass sleeving prior to UV cure Heat-Shrink tubing made of Teflon on catheters Heat-Shrink tubing Dry graphite coatings on spark plug wire Sinter fluoropolymer resins on high temperature wire Dry lacquer on braided insulated wire

	Paper, Film and Foil Converting Applications
		Predry coatings on webs with infrared heat prior to drying in a hot air oven to increase line speeds Dry and Cure coatings on paper and film webs (unprinted rolls, flexible packaging, tapes, labels) Dry PSAs, laminating adhesives and heatseal coatings Dry printing Dry silicone release coatings on paper webs Dry overprint coatings, barrier coatings and primer coatings Cure 100% solids PVC inks on paper Cure phenolic resin on paper Preheat wallcoverings, vinyl, paper and film webs prior to embossing or laminating Preheat scrim prior to extrusion coating Preheat UV coatings on paper to improve flow out and gloss Postheat with infrared after a dryer to initiate curing Reactivate adhesives Maintain product temperature at nip for better bonding in laminating applications Anneal film and vinyl

	Textile Applications
		Predry and Dry water, dyes, latex, resins, adhesives, inks, vinyl, silicone, acrylic, fluorocarbon, polyurethane, water repellent, flame retardant and other coatings on woven or nonwoven fabrics to increase line speeds Heatset polyester and other synthetic woven and knit fabrics Predry latex back coatings on carpet, automotive fabric and upholstery fabric to increase speed and to set the latex to prevent it from adhering to drum dryers or steam cans Dry stain resist sprayed coatings on automotive and upholstery fabrics Cure transfer inks printed on fabrics Sinter powder adhesives for fusible interlinings Dry PVA coatings on narrow fabrics for seat belt webbing, conduit leader and straps Predry finishes on narrow elastic fabrics for speed increases Predry finishes on apparel fabric Preheat auto carpet prior to extruded back coating Preheat auto carpet prior to molding Preheat auto fabric prior to lamination Preheat fabric and foam for powder bonded lamination Melt and Flow powder adhesives for auto fabrics (automotive soft trim, headliners, seats, side panels) Predry tubular knits prior to drum dryers, through-air dryers or tensionless conveyor dryers Predry screen printed fabrics prior to curing ovens for speed increases Predry flock adhesive to anchor flocking prior to hot air impingement ovens Postcure latex back coatings on upholstery and auto fabrics (improves quality by reducing face temperature) Predry selvage prior to, on and post tenter frames to reduce pick-off on tenter frame clips and pins (reduces down time for cleaning) Dry selvage on tentered fabrics Predry printed flocked fabrics Predry foamed on or sprayed on topical finishes to increase line speeds and product quality Predry saturated woven and nonwoven fabrics Predry size on filament yarns prior to steam cans for slashing applications Predry foamed latex back coatings on velour and upholstery fabrics

	Industrial and Coated Fabrics Applications
		Dry, Bake and Sinter PTFE on fiberglass fabric (belting, e-glass, c-glass, s-glass, roofing) Dry adhesive on duct tape Cure calendered silicone on fabric (roofing membrane, surgical gowns) Heat-clean and Carmelize glass fabric (e-glass, welding curtains, gloves) Dry silane on glass fabric Dry urethane coatings on fabrics B-stage phenolic resin and epoxy on glass fabric (prepregs) Anneal monofilament woven belts (paper maker belts) Heatset polyester knit fabrics and nylon flocked fabrics Dry sizing on polyester belting Cure silicone saturated fabric Dry residual moisture from fabric prior to b-staging or PVC impregnation Pre-cure rubber coated fabrics to reduce roll pick-off (air bags)

	Coated Metal Webs and Parts Applications
		Dry photo resist on aluminum for printing plates Dry and Cure primer and finish paints on steel strip Dry roll coated treatment on strip Dry water-based treatments for metal prep on strip (strip drying after treatment bath) Dry and Cure silicone release coatings for separator plates (electrostatic precipitators) Dry water-based adhesive on aluminum-brass-steel laminates for shim stock Oxidize stainless steel strips (saw blades) Dry photo resist on steel rolls for chemical imaging (screen print rolls) Cure and Sinter Teflon on steel parts Melt and Flow powder coatings on parts, webs and steel tapes Dry electrode pastes on metal webs (batteries) Dry wet bond adhesives on metallized film (scrim reinforced insulation backing) Sinter polymer powder in die cut metal molds Heat metal molds Dry and Cure coatings on catheters

	Printed Circuit Board Applications
		Dip Coat and Dry conformal coatings on PCBs

	High Temperature Materials, Coatings and Saturants (Silicone and Teflon*) Applications (*Dupont's registered trademark)
		Cure silicone tubing (automotive fuel lines, medical tubing, weather stripping, window sealing) Preheat and Cure 100% solids silicone on release liner Dip Coat and Dry silicone conformal coatings on PCBs Dry silicone finishes on nonwovens and wovens Cure calendered silicone on polyester fabric Cure silicone sheets Cure silicone tape Cure silicone wire jacket Dry and Cure silicone saturant on industrial fabrics (fiberglass, auto air bags) Cure silicone on medical slides and trays Dry, Bake and Sinter PTFE on fiberglass fabric and sleeving Sinter PTFE tubing (automotive fuel lines, medical tubing, chemical hose) Preheat PTFE film prior to stretching Sinter PTFE film Dry PTFE dispersion on yarns and braids (gasketing, rope) Dry PTFE dispersion on glass fabric for filter bags Dry, Bake and Sinter PTFE casted on polyimide film Sinter PTFE cable wrap on multiconductor wire Heat FEP extrusion on wire Heatshrink PTFE tubing Sinter PTFE on light bulbs

	Nonwovens Applications
		Dry bonding agent in nonwoven webs Thermal-bond low melt fibers for nonwoven webs Sinter bonding powder in nonwoven webs Dry finishes on nonwoven webs Preheat nonwovens prior to hot nip laminating or calendering Sinter powders on nonwoven fusible inner liners Dry residual moisture out of nonwoven webs Singe needle punched fabrics Heatset pleated nonwovens for filter media Dry repellent finishes on medical nonwovens Dry latex binder for bonding fibers in disposable diapers Heat nonwovens to bulk nonwovens Dry antistatic finish on nonwoven webs Predry latex saturant in needle punched nonwovens prior to steam can drying to reduce pick-off Predry, Dry, Cure and Bond nonwovens (roll goods, filter media, geotextiles, medical nonwovens, disposable diapers, cover stock)

	Narrow Webs, Fabrics and Products Applications
		Dry water-based topcoating on fiberglass web Dry narrow web printing Dry coatings on narrow fabrics Dry elastic fabrics Dry PSAs on label stock Heat-condition synthetic yarn (tire cord)

Clean Air Applications
	Eliminate VOCs, smoke and odor from exhaust air streams with direct fired thermal and catalytic fume oxidizers with heat recovery

Medical Manufacturing Applications
	Cure extruded silicone medical tubing Dry adhesives on transdermal delivery systems Dry coatings on medical packaging, membranes, assays, surgical films, wound dressings and implants Dry water from nonwoven webs (wipes, surgical gowns) Dry finishes on medical nonwovens Dry polymer coatings on catheters Dry and Sinter PTFE tubing Destroy VOCs from solvent drying applications Heat-Shrink FEP extrusion on catheters Heat-Shrink tubing made of Teflon on catheters Heat-Treat catheters Laminate textiles and nonwovens for medical fabrics Thermal-Bond nonwoven webs

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