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It was first produced in the late 1960s or early 1970s by the Raychem Corporation under the trade name CryoFit. Manufacture of these couplings for aerospace hydraulic connections was later transferred to AMCI (Advanced Metal Components Inc.) and then later to Aerofit Products Inc. Additional products using the same shape-memory alloy technology ...
The Raychem Corporation was founded and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, in 1957 by Paul M. Cook, James B. Meikle, and Richard W. Muchmore. [1] Led by Cook and second-in-command Robert M. Halperin, Raychem became a pioneer of commercial products realized through radiation chemistry.
Heat-shrink tubing was invented by Raychem Corporation [4] in 1962. [5] It is manufactured from a thermoplastic material such as polyolefin, fluoropolymer (such as FEP, PTFE or Kynar), PVC, neoprene, silicone elastomer or Viton. The process for making heat-shrink tubing is as follows: First the material is chosen based on its properties.
A cake traditionally made with a pound each of its four main ingredients (flour, butter, eggs, and sugar); today, ingredient proportions vary. Princess cake: Sweden: A cake with alternating layers of sponge cake and whipped cream followed a layer of fresh raspberries and a layer of custard; all these layers are topped with a layer of marzipan.
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The quieter holiday week offers a rare moment to focus on your end-of-year financial checklist.If you're still keeping the bulk of your savings in an account earning under 1%, moving your money to ...
Food & Wine / Photo by Robby Lozano / Food Styling by Jasmine Smith / Prop Styling by Tucker Vines. Bacon, melted American cheese, and a poached egg turn ramen into breakfast.
Shrink wrap, also shrink film, is a material made up of polymer plastic film. When heat is applied, it shrinks tightly over whatever it is covering. [1] [2] [3] Heat can be applied with a handheld heat gun (electric or gas), or the product and film can pass through a heat tunnel on a conveyor.