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Zeus polymer solutions are routinely found in applications where materials are exposed to difficult working conditions and environmental extremes. Our fluoropolymers and engineered plastics are quickly becoming the materials of choice for aerospace manufacturers and suppliers worldwide. These materials maintain their exceptional properties under the most demanding conditions of the aviation and space vehicle industries.

Since 1966, Zeus has remained vigilant to evolving markets and what our customers need to succeed in them. Over the last few decades, engineered polymers have emerged as cost-effective and lighter alternatives to other materials, such as metals, commonly used in aircraft design. With the use of performance polymers in the aerospace industry expected to increase in the decades to come, Zeus is well-positioned to support and accelerate future application development by helping you determine your optimum material needs. Zeus continues to focus on producing the highest-quality polymer solutions that meet or exceed industry standards.

Contact us or call toll-free in the US 1-800-526-3842 or +1-803-268-9500 internationally to find out more about how Zeus can help get your project off the ground sooner.

  • Applications

    Composite Manufacturing Aids – We offer a variety of approved contact resins for use in composite manufacturing. Our heat shrinks provide seamless coverings for mandrels and bladders and replace tapes and films, saving both time and money.

    Critical Fluid Transfer – Zeus offers customizable tubing with varying wall thickness tolerances for increased burst pressure. Fillers are available to further optimize your tubing for your fluid management application. Zeus fluoropolymer tubing is chemically inert to typical aerospace fluids such as JP fuels, Skydrol, De-icing, and Salt Spray.

    Fiber Optics – Materials used in fiber optics require superior process control. Our sheathing holds precision tolerances (0.001″ / 0.025 mm) on plastic tubing used in fiber optics. Fillers can also be introduced with our performance resins for added robustness. Complementing our sheathing, Zeus’ reinforced optical fibers offer options where harsh operating environments may be encountered to improve resilience against abrasion, chemicals, radiation, and extreme temperatures.

    Motor / Magnet Winding – Zeus products are your source for motor winding applications, delivering superior insulation that drives motor performance. Our PEEK insulated wire offers exceptional dielectric properties, extended thermal endurance, and extreme abrasion resistance. Zeus also has the ability to work on custom extrusions over a range of wire profiles to increase insulation in inventive ways.

    Wire Harnessing – Zeus provides an array of products for harnessing and insulating wires, cables, hoses, and other unwieldy bundles. Our products provide protection from chafing, heat, corrosion, shock, and moisture.

  • Products

    Convoluted Tubing – This flexible conduit is chemically resistant and able to maintain its mechanical properties even at extreme temperatures.

    Engineered Surface Tubing – For handling larger or more difficult wiring, Zeus engineered surface tubing is an excellent option. Engineered surface tubing eases the pushing and pulling of wires into harness assemblies and decreases friction and strain on fiber optic sheathing.

    Fillers – Our melt extruded resins can be combined with fillers such as carbon to increase static dissipation and glass to enhance toughness.

    Heat Shrink – Zeus’ state-of-the-art heat shrink components provide tight and protective insulation for wires or other critical components subjected to the extremes of heat, corrosion, shock, moisture, and other harsh environmental conditions.

    PEEK Insulated Wire – Also referred to as magnet wire, this product has excellent dielectric strength and a continuous service temperature up to 500 °F (260 °C). Used in electric motors, generators, transformers, solenoids, and other electromechanical equipment, this material offers outstanding abrasion resistance and the capability to tolerate moisture.

    Spiral Wrap – An expandable and highly flexible wrap, this spiral cut tubing is ideal for harnessing and insulating wires, cables, hoses, and other bundles.

    Tubing – Available in a multitude of forms suited for the aerospace industry, our fluoropolymer tubing is chemically inert to fluids such as JP fuels, Skydrol, De-icing fluids, and Salt Spray.

  • Materials

    ETFE – A copolymer of ethylene and tetrafluoroethylene, this material affords excellent resistance to impact, abrasion, and stress cracking. ETFE possesses outstanding toughness, stiffness, and durability, all while being chemically inert. The material can be extruded in multiple forms, including flexible convoluted tubing and heat shrink.

    FEP – This melt-processable fluoropolymer is a preferred choice where high clarity and flexibility are most important. The material has low gas permeability, possesses an excellent UV transmission rating, is gamma sterilizable, and features excellent dielectric strength. FEP can be manufactured in long, continuous lengths, and can also be made into heat shrink that meets AS23053/11 standards.

    PEEK – This high-performance engineered polymer has excellent endurance to heat and one of the highest strength-to-weight ratios of any thermoplastic. This material can be used as an alternative to materials such as aluminum, steel, glass, and even other polymers. PEEK tubing is lightweight and able to withstand operating temperatures of 500 ºF (260 ºC). This tubing tolerates high burst pressures, is thermoformable, resistant to wear and impact, and possesses exceptional torsion stability.

    PFA – This fluoropolymer is known for its ability to maintain its mechanical integrity in extreme temperatures, even when exposed to caustic chemicals. PFA can withstand temperature environments of up to 500 ºF (260 ºC) and can also be extruded in convoluted tubing forms that provide a highly flexible conduit. PFA exhibits excellent lubricity, clarity, and flexibility. PFA is also available in high purity versions that are SEMI F-57 certified.

    PTFE – This material offers the lowest coefficient of friction of any polymer and is highly lubricious. PTFE has become the gold standard for tubing applications requiring ultimate lubricity, high and low temperature utilization, chemical resistance, and precision tolerances. Zeus provides PTFE in many forms, including extruded tubing, Sub-Lite-Wall™ tubing, special profiles, monofilament, multi-lumen tubing, and heat shrink, including heat shrink manufactured to AS23053/12 standards.

    PVDF – This polymer delivers high performance at a competitive cost. Also known as Kynar®, PVDF is characterized by low permeability as well as strong abrasion and chemical resistance. This tubing possesses a host of properties that make it useful in a variety of applications that need flexibility without sacrificing performance.

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