Zyvex Performance Materials
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Zyvex Technologies is a molecular engineering
company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio
. Zyvex Technologies focuses on developing advanced materials, including prepreg, epoxy resins, and adhesives.
, Texas
, South Dakota
, and Washington. They are a 2007 spin-off from Zyvex
, the world's first molecular nano-technology company. In 2009, Zyvex Technologies shared a $4.9 million grant from the Ohio Third Frontier program. This funding goes toward developing advanced ‘nano-enhanced’ plastic
s with Polyone Corporation, as well as advanced resin systems with Hexion Specialty Chemicals
.
In October 2010, Zyvex Performance Materials changed its name to Zyvex Technologies.
. Historically, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene
were inherently strong but considered difficult to use in materials because of molecular bonding challenges. Zyvex Technologies is notable for having developed molecules that solve these dispersion problems with its Kentera technology.
Zyvex's Advanced Composites Solutions team helps develop products built from proprietary technology. One more notable project is the Piranha Unmanned Surface Vessel
(USV). This 54 foot boat
weights 8,000 lbs and has three times the payload and ten times the range compared to other USVs built from traditional materials, such as aluminum.
Zyvex formally launched their marine division, Zyvex Marine
, on November 4, 2011 to handle all boat creation activities.
Easton Sporting Goods was the first public commercial customer for Zyvex Technologies, offering a successful line of carbon nanotube enhanced baseball, hockey, and bike equipment with the label ‘Powered by Zyvex.’ The CNT technology from Zyvex made the products lighter, stiffer, and stronger. In the year of its release, Forbes magazine selected it as a Top 5 Product of the Year.
In 2008, Lockheed Martin announced a partnership with Zyvex Technologies to develop advanced materials for use on some of their defense and commercial application projects.
In 2010, Zyvex Technologies was selected by Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats to provide advanced resin systems for their line of high-speed, high-performance luxury speed boats. The entire product line is built using an exclusive vacuum bagged carbon fiber reinforced lamination schedule, now cured with ZPM epoxy resin solutions.
Molecular engineering
Molecular engineering is any means of manufacturing molecules. It may be used to create, on an extremely small scale, most typically one at a time, new molecules which may not exist in nature, or be stable beyond a very narrow range of conditions....
company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. Zyvex Technologies focuses on developing advanced materials, including prepreg, epoxy resins, and adhesives.
History
Zyvex Technologies is a privately held company and does not publicly report its revenue or all of its customers. It has supply chain and operational partners in OhioOhio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, and Washington. They are a 2007 spin-off from Zyvex
Zyvex
Zyvex was the first molecular nanotechnology company, founded by James R. Von Ehr II in 1997.In April 2007, the corporation split into four components: Zyvex Technologies, Zyvex Instruments , Zyvex Labs, and Zyvex Asia....
, the world's first molecular nano-technology company. In 2009, Zyvex Technologies shared a $4.9 million grant from the Ohio Third Frontier program. This funding goes toward developing advanced ‘nano-enhanced’ plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
s with Polyone Corporation, as well as advanced resin systems with Hexion Specialty Chemicals
Hexion Specialty Chemicals
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. is now Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. an operating company of Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC,“the new Momentive.” ...
.
In October 2010, Zyvex Performance Materials changed its name to Zyvex Technologies.
Divisions and Developments
Their Engineered Solutions team develops special applications of nano-materials in compositesComposite material
Composite materials, often shortened to composites or called composition materials, are engineered or naturally occurring materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate and distinct at the macroscopic or...
. Historically, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene
Graphene
Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, whose structure is one-atom-thick planar sheets of sp2-bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. The term graphene was coined as a combination of graphite and the suffix -ene by Hanns-Peter Boehm, who described single-layer...
were inherently strong but considered difficult to use in materials because of molecular bonding challenges. Zyvex Technologies is notable for having developed molecules that solve these dispersion problems with its Kentera technology.
Zyvex's Advanced Composites Solutions team helps develop products built from proprietary technology. One more notable project is the Piranha Unmanned Surface Vessel
Piranha Unmanned Surface Vessel
The Piranha Unmanned Surface Vessel is a watercraft developed by Zyvex Marine in 2010. The boat is 54’ in length and weighs just 8,000 lbs...
(USV). This 54 foot boat
Boat
A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a...
weights 8,000 lbs and has three times the payload and ten times the range compared to other USVs built from traditional materials, such as aluminum.
Zyvex formally launched their marine division, Zyvex Marine
Zyvex Marine
Zyvex Marine is a division of Zyvex Technologies, a molecular engineering company. Zyvex Marine develops boats that use Zyvex Technologies' proprietary nanomaterials.-History:...
, on November 4, 2011 to handle all boat creation activities.
Customers
Zyvex Technologies supplies materials and provides new product development support to customers in many markets, including defense, marine, automotive, coatings, energy, aerospace, sporting goods, medical, and ballistics.Easton Sporting Goods was the first public commercial customer for Zyvex Technologies, offering a successful line of carbon nanotube enhanced baseball, hockey, and bike equipment with the label ‘Powered by Zyvex.’ The CNT technology from Zyvex made the products lighter, stiffer, and stronger. In the year of its release, Forbes magazine selected it as a Top 5 Product of the Year.
In 2008, Lockheed Martin announced a partnership with Zyvex Technologies to develop advanced materials for use on some of their defense and commercial application projects.
In 2010, Zyvex Technologies was selected by Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats to provide advanced resin systems for their line of high-speed, high-performance luxury speed boats. The entire product line is built using an exclusive vacuum bagged carbon fiber reinforced lamination schedule, now cured with ZPM epoxy resin solutions.