Typed caption: "Neoprene is produced around the clock in this DuPont plant located near Montague, Michigan. When it was first produced commercially in 1932, the new synthetic sold for $1.05 a pound. Now, thanks to increased consumption and improved...
Caption text on photo: "Dr. Wallace H. Carothers, shown here with neoprene, first commercially successful synthetic rubber, came to the DuPont Company the year after it launched its program of fundamental research in 1927. Dr. Carothers, who...
Caption text on photo: "Warm filtered water de-ices the neoprene as it goes through water troughs at the DuPont Company's Louisville Works. The company produces neoprene only as a raw material. It is sold to rubber products manufacturers who...
Caption text on photo: "An operator draws a sample of neoprene latex from a 400-gallon polymerization kettle. Sample is used for production control tests. A part of the plant's production is shipped from DuPont's Louisville Works in the form; the...
Caption text on photo: "This is dry neoprene, the form in which part of the product made at DuPont's Louisville Works is shipped. Neoprene first sold for $1 a pound; now, as a result of continual research and process improvements, price is down to...
Neoprene, a product of DuPont's research program is shipped to customers in the form of chips from this plant near Montague, Michigan. Further processing includes milling with additives to get desired compound and vulcanizing into final form.
Neoprene latex looks like this at 2500 magnification. This photograph was made with the aid of an electron microscope, one of the research chemists' most valuable tools to discovery.
Particles of neoprene latex, made by DuPont, look like this when magnified 25,000 times. Prior to examination under the electron microscope, the specimen was show-cast with gold to give the three dimension effect. Shadow-casting is a relatively new...
Neoprene is used almost exclusively as the material for protective jackets in the wire industry, being applied to wide range of products including motor ignition cable, extension cords and large size power transmission cables, as shown here. It...
Work light socket holders made of neoprene do not deteriorate when in contact with grease normally present in repair operations. Mechanics and service men like the tough, durable qualities.
Caption text on photo: "Neoprene, a product of DuPont's research program, is shipped to customers in the form of chips from this plant near Montague, Michigan. Further processing includes milling with additives to get desired compound and...
