With current transfer methods and because of the highly evaporative nature of both fluorinated and chlorinated solvents, users of vapor degreasers lose substantial inventory when transferring the fluids from storage containers to the vapor...

AGD Systems, a designer and manufacturer of advanced radar technology, has been able to break into a new market area and, within a year, develop a revenue stream that already represents significant new business and is growing fast in the UK and overseas.

By switching to 3M Novec HFE-72E fluid, Mark Salisbury - Manufacturing Engineer of Smiths Aerospace - says, "We are reducing our expenditure on HFC cleaning solvents by around half."

Adoption of new-generation hydrofluoroether (HFE) fluids delivers a host of environmental benefits in the production of advanced defence electronics.