A Novel Polymer Joining Technology Looking to Develop Strategic Business Partnerships
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Welding by Resistive Implant Tape (WRIT) is a radically new polymer welding technology. It has the unique ability to weld dissimilar polymer plastics together with no weakness in the seam; the weld is typically stronger than the materials being held together. The process can also be reversed to facilitate disassembly and recycling – a key benefit over existing techniques.
Polymer Welding Technologies Limited (PWT) has been formed to commercially exploit the technology and is seeking to collaborate with UK companies to allow them to benefit from the technology.
WRIT was originally developed to overcome shortcomings of radio frequency welding techniques. Indeed, The Welding Institute has conducted extensive tests of a basic form on the WRIT technology for a variety of polymers and has concluded that the technology is sound and has “good structural integrity.” Patents are pending in the US, the EU and the UK.
PWT believes its technology has the potential to transform existing industrial processes, leading to significant cost savings and process/product improvements. Because the technique does not need laboratory or factory sterile conditions for application, polymer structures can be assembled in the field as needed, allowing end-users to streamline their own operations.
WRIT will also enable new polymer products to be created which are not now technically feasible. For example, WRIT welds can withstand pressures of up to 200 psi and can be used in high strength inflatable polymer bags for a range of applications in security, marine and the built environment since, at 200 psi, such inflated polymers take on the characteristics of high tensile steel.
PWT seeks to collaborate with Strategic Business Partners who could secure exclusive licensing and manufacturing rights in specific fields and markets and develop a significant competitive advantage.
Contact: Nicholas Gill, Business Development Director on [email protected] or Tel 07767 760290
