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Daikyo D Sigma Pistons

By Katie Espenshade

八月 21, 2020

West and its partner Daikyo have introduced a superior quality elastomeric piston the Daikyo D Sigma® 1mL long piston, substantially raising the standard for product acceptance. The D Sigma piston combines Daikyo best practices with a known formulation (D21-7H), Daikyo Flurotec® film, RB2 Coating, RSV® and RUV® processing with key innovation improvements of automated dimensional measurements, tight Acceptable Quality Levels (AQLs), particulate testing per ISO 8871-3, and enhanced vision inspection to achieve high levels of performance and consistency.

Daikyo D Sigma Pistons

By Christa Jansen-Otten

七月 20, 2020

Innovation in manufacturing involves a spectrum of evolution improvements resulting in what West’s partner Daikyo Seiko, Ltd. considers "Absolute Quality." Recent continuous improvement efforts helped Daikyo achieve even higher levels in cleanliness of elastomer products.