Synthane Taylor Laminates
Synthane Taylor Laminates
History
Since its founding in 1961, Taconic has been on the cutting edge of developing and marketing advanced engineered composite materials. Currently, the ISO 9001:2000
registered company operates four divisions: Industrial Products, Advanced Dielectric, Architectural Fabrics and Food Products. Taconic's products are used by a wide variety of customers across a range of industries-whenever strong, lightweight, waterproof, thermal, fireproof, and/or nonstick materials are required.
Lester T. Russell, the acknowledged inventor of the process for applying polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) to fiberglass fabric, founded Taconic in 1961. Over the last four decades, the company has expanded on this core capability by serving numerous markets. Taconic is now able to supply the international market through global manufacturing, fabrication, sales, and service organizations that support the sale of its products. Facilities in Europe, the Americas, and Asia serve customers with high-quality fabricated materials and multilingual local sales support.
The Taconic Team
The Taconic team consists of talented individuals who are skilled at responding quickly to rapidly changing markets. Under the leadership of Chairman Andrew G. Russell, the Taconic team continues to demonstrate the ability to convert knowledge into innovation-resulting in Taconic maintaining its position as a leading supplier of advanced engineered composite materials.
The company's success is also dependent on strategic partnerships with customers, who are a key part of the Taconic success story. Customer insight allows Taconic to anticipate and meet changing needs with product innovation and technical support. For instance, based on customer feedback, the Advanced Dielectric division developed RF-35 in long laminate formats for long PCS/PCN antenna applications. Check the What's New sections of the Industrial and Advanced Dielectric divisions to learn more about their latest innovations.
Architectural Fabrics Division
For much of its history, Taconic has been providing PTFE and silicone-coated fiberglass fabrics for unique, innovative architectural structures. Taconic fabrics are designed to provide lightweight, convenient, fireproof, and beautiful alternatives to traditional architectural materials. The use of PTFE-GLASS™ fabrics allows superior heat and cold resistance and a smooth, waterproof surface for numerous architectural applications such as skylight systems, roof systems, canopies/walkways, freestanding structures, and interior shading and acoustical systems. Recent installations include the Pilgrim's Accommodation Project in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and the Baby Dome in London, England.
Taconic's Advanced Dielectric Division was founded in the early 1980s with a vision to supply the world with the finest quality microwave circuit board materials available. Today, this vision has been realized. Advanced Dielectric Division technology is used in some of the most leading-edge communication systems in the world. Typical applications for Taconic laminate substrates include emerging collision-avoidance and radar systems as well as cellular communications and global positioning systems (GPS). Long-term product development goals include supplying high-end, high-frequency PTFE laminated circuit board material that offers improved performance and lower costs.
Established in 1993, Taconic's Food Products Division offers a wide range of fabrics and converted materials for the institutional, retail food, food service and direct-to-consumer markets. The Food Products Division recently introduced an important new material - Tefbake - an innovative new product that provides a reusable, nonstick surface for bacteria-free, low-fat, low-cholesterol cooking. By using PTFE-coated materials, food products applications benefit from a durable, smooth, nonstick surface that withstands high temperatures.
Founded in 1961, this division produces a wide range of coated materials, including specialty fabrics, pressure-sensitive tapes, engineered conveyor belts, and silicone products. The lightweight, durable, nonstick, dielectric and thermal characteristics of these chemically-resistant coated materials makes them well-suited for applications in the plastic packaging, textile manufacturing, chemical, silk-screening, oil, aerospace and distribution industries. One of the Industrial Products Division's key customers is the Taconic Advanced Dielectric Division, supplying the primary component used to produce its high-quality microwave circuit board substrates.
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