History of nylon

By LOP1512-1

  • First nylon fabric

    First nylon fabric
    Dr. Wallace Cathers discovered nylon. The worlds first synthetic material.

  • Introduced

    Introduced
    Introduced as a fabric at the New York's world fair. It was commercialized quickly as new panny hose.

  • Engineering polymer

    Engineering polymer
    The era of synthetic materials metal replacment began with the development of nylon into an engineering polymer.

  • Nylon went to war

    Nylon went to war
    Nylon went to war in the form of parachutes and tents. Nylon stockings, favorite gifts of American soldiers to impress the British woman. Nylon stockings were scarce in the Americas until end of WWII.

  • "ZytelRNylon"

    "ZytelRNylon"
    In Malmo, Swedan nylon stocking started to become inspected. Du point trade mark the resin "ZytelRNylon"

  • Glass reinforced nylon

    Glass reinforced nylon
    Do pont introduced glass reinforced nylon. Improving its already impressive list of properties.

  • Zytel nylon

    Zytel nylon
    After years of development and testing. General motors adopted Zytel nylon for one of its most popular and reliable engines the 3800.

  • Nylon today

    Nylon today
    Nylon today has changed a lot through the years. Now nylon is used in manufacture of parachutes and there mostly used in today in parachute, cookware, and fabric to make clothes and other materials.