Computer chips run our lives. They’re in everything from cell phones to cars and have become increasingly complex. As demand has increased, so has the need for new semi-conductor facilities, and safe ways to manage the flow of the chemicals needed to make them.
When a leading semi-conductor manufacturer was planning to build new facilities, they needed a solvent cement tailored to work with CPVC pipes and the specific chemicals they use in production. There could be no leaks. No corrosion. Absolutely no failures.
They turned to the Weld-On team at IPS for a solution.
Weld-On had anticipated this need and started development. Weld-On created a specification to meet the client’s requirements and initiated development of a proprietary formula for what became Weld-On® 724®. The formulation underwent aggressive lab testing for independent certification and was subjected to much higher temperatures, pressures and chemical concentrations than the requirement. It passed with flying colors and was certified for use. Weld-On personnel then trained installers on product safety, selection, and usage, ensuring they received B31.3 certification to work on-site at the client’s facilities.
This semi-conductor manufacturer now specifies Weld-On® 724® in the construction of all their new facilities. In fact, the product has proven so successful, that semi-conductor facility builders across Europe go to great lengths to source CPVC pipe from the US specifically so they can use Weld-On® 724®.
What was a first-to-market product, with intellectual property that can’t be duplicated, has become the category standard.
Weld-On 724 protects the workers and environment from hazardous leaks and companies from potentially ruinous financial damage. And companies can safely make more of the chips that keep the world moving.
