Polymicro
Technologies, LLC Receives R&D Award Recognizing
the 100 Most Technologically Significant New Products and Processes of
the Year
Prestigious Honor in Applied Research Awarded for its
Contribution to
the Development of the ANTEK® 3600 Series Microwave GC
Column Oven
 Phoenix,
Arizona
– December 18, 2003 – Polymicro Technologies, LLC. receives R&D 100
Award for its contribution to the development of the Antek 3600 Series
Microwave GC Column Oven. The award, shared between Polymicro
Technologies, Antek Instruments L.P., MT Systems, LLC, & Supelco,
acknowledges the top 100 most technologically significant innovations
of the year in academia, industry and government. This prestigious
award, now in its 41st year, is presented by R&D
Magazine.
Receipt of the R&D 100 award showcases Polymicro Technology’s leading
role in the fabrication of unique, custom capillary tubing products
for emerging GC technologies. “In this instance, the challenge was to
develop a one-of-a-kind polyimide coating that efficiently absorbs
microwave energy so that the GC column is selectively heated, allowing
analysis cycle times to be greatly reduced. Development of this
technology has required steadfast attention to detail and extensive
cooperation with development partners,” states Joe Macomber,
Separations Science Manager.” Macomber furthers, “This is another
example the Company’s commitment to allow customers to “Explore the
Capabilities” of Polymico Technologies, reinforcing the Company’s
focused customer responsiveness.”
This is the first R&D 100 award for Polymicro Technologies, but the
second significant award in calendar 2003. In February, the company
received the prestigious & internationally recognized Crystal Award
from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) for its
outstanding contribution to the Compact Muon Selenoid Project, a
component of CERN’s particle accelerator which may answer why objects
in the universe have weight.
About Polymicro
Technologies, LLC
Explore the Capabilities™
Located in Phoenix, Arizona, Polymicro Technologies, LLC is the
world's leading manufacturer and supplier of silica capillary tubing
and specialty optical fibers, optical fiber and capillary assemblies,
discrete micro components and quartz optical fiber ferrules. Since
1984, Polymicro Technologies has served the analytical, medical,
aerospace, military, manufacturing, telecommunication and
communication industries. Polymicro Technologies offers a total
manufacturing solution, providing initial product design, product &
process development, prototyping & beta trials and volume production.
Website:
www.polymicro.com
About the R&D 100
Awards
The R&D 100 Awards were established in 1963. They were originally
known as the I-R 100s, in keeping with the original name of the
magazine, Industrial Research. In 1963, the winners were picked
by a panel of outside judges selected by the publisher and editor. No
entries were required, and only U.S. companies could win. A formal
entry procedure was established in 1964 and final judging was made by
the magazine's editors (with the advice of outside experts). The first
non-U.S. winners came along in 1965.
Over the years,
the R&D 100 Awards have recognized winning products with such
household names as Polacolor film (1963), the flashcube (1965), the
automated teller machine (1973), the halogen lamp (1974), the fax
machine (1975), the liquid crystal display (1980), the printer (1986),
the Kodak Photo CD (1991), the Nicoderm antismoking patch (1992),
Taxol anticancer drug (1993), lab on a chip (1996), and HDTV (1998).
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