As president of Polymics, I once again was given the honor of being invited to be a speaker at a materials conference.  I was excited to learn that this conference was going to be held in China.

It was a good trip and I got to meet some interesting people who are also pioneering the limits of engineering plastics.

One such man is doing research on ways to make PEEK not only bio-degradable but child safe.  This could potentially turn into a very lucrative market nitch: baby toys that are truely indestructable.

He went on to explain that these chew rings and building blocks were not just dish-washer safe, but could be sterilized at 600 F if the mother so chose. Not only that, but the potential for these blocks to be passed on from generation to generation is huge.  Imagine, a rattle or chew toy that had been held by the great minds of yester-year.  Your many times great grandfather that helped build the elevator to the moon chewed on a ring that the next genius is able to play with care-free.

We exchanged business cards.  I hope to be in touch with him about applications of PEEK in the world of cribs.

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