Zyvex Technologies (formerly Zyvex Performance Materials, ZPM) is a

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company headquartered in

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. Zyvex Technologies focuses on developing advanced materials, including

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epoxy resin Epoxy is the family of basic components or cured end products of epoxy resins. Epoxy resins, also known as polyepoxides, are a class of reactive prepolymers and polymers which contain epoxide groups. The epoxide functional group is also co ...

s, 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

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, and

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. They are a 2007 spin-off from

Zyvex Zyvex is a 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 (focused on tools, instrumentation, and applications for the s ...

, the world's first molecular

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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 Plastics are a wide range of synthetic polymers, synthetic or Semisynthesis, semisynthetic materials composed primarily of Polymer, polymers. Their defining characteristic, Plasticity (physics), plasticity, allows them to be Injection moulding ...

s with Polyone Corporation, as well as advanced resin systems with

Hexion Specialty Chemicals Hexion Inc. or Hexion (previously Momentive Specialty Chemicals) is a chemical company based in Columbus, Ohio. It produces thermoset resins and related technologies and specialty products. Hexion is organized into two divisions: the Epoxy, Phen ...

. 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 composites. Historically,

carbon nanotubes A carbon nanotube (CNT) is a tube made of carbon with a diameter in the nanometre range (nanoscale). They are one of the allotropes of carbon. Two broad classes of carbon nanotubes are recognized: * ''Single-walled carbon nanotubes'' (''SWC ...

(CNTs) and

graphene Graphene () is a carbon allotrope consisting of a Single-layer materials, single layer of atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, honeycomb planar nanostructure. The name "graphene" is derived from "graphite" and the suffix -ene, indicating ...

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 The Piranha Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV or unmanned surface vehicle) is a watercraft developed by Zyvex Marine (a division of Zyvex Technologies) in 2010. The boat is in length and weighs about . The Piranha utilizes a lightweight carbon-nanotu ...

(USV). This 54-foot

boat A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically used on inland waterways s ...

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

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. Zyvex formally launched its marine division, Zyvex Marine, 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.

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