Map of COE Locations & Capabilities
Welcome to Kalrez® and Vespel® Centers of Excellence for Application Testing
What is a Center of Excellence?
Science and inclusive innovation are at the heart of the DuPont Global Collaboratory. DuPont™ Kalrez® and Vespel® work with customers to bring state of the art technology to solve customers’ toughest application challenges. DuPont provides unique, application-focused testing capabilities including evaluation, screening and comparison of new materials and designs. This helps reduce cost and risk of implementing new solutions. Our goal is to:
- Match customer requirements with the most sustainable, cost-effective product/application solutions.
- Simulate part performance in customer application conditions,
- Foster innovation and knowledge development, and
- Showcase DuPont science and our brand promise to the marketplace.
DuPont™ Kalrez® and Vespel® have created a network of global Centers of Excellence (COE) for application testing to support the current and emerging needs in the following areas:
- Improving fuel efficiency, part performance and lower operating cost in Aircraft Engines
- Improving sealing materials to reduce vacuum loss in electronics and semiconductor integrated circuit manufacturing for lower operating cost
- Increasing safety and reliability with high performance materials in Fluid and Materials Handling, and
- Increasing component life by reducing wear and friction in Transportation for better performance and fuel economy
