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## [The Difference Between Kapton® and Teflon® Film](https://market.americandurafilm.com/blog/the-difference-between-kapton-and-teflon-film)
Posted by [Mack Hendrick](https://market.americandurafilm.com/blog/author/mack-hendrick) on Sep 26, 2019 4:16:12 PM
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A Comparison of the Most Popular High-Performance Films Teflon® and Kapton® films are two of the most popular high-performance films on the market today. Both possess outstanding performance features that make them an ideal choice for a wide variety of applications. Many of our customers have questions regarding which type of film would be best for their specific application. To provide our customers with complete transparency into the uniqueness of each of these products, we’ve broken down their differences below in an easily digestible format. Read along to discover whether Kapton® or Teflon® film is the best film to meet your product requirements.
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## [Kapton Film and the Rosetta Mission (Kapton Films - Sep 2017 - Dec 2017)](https://market.americandurafilm.com/blog/kapton-film-and-the-rosetta-mission-0)
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The Philae Lander Wants its Time in the Sun As you might imagine, we are as fascinated with Rosetta’s success as are any of the scientists that have worked on or observed this mission for the last 10-plus years. It’s as riveting a thriller as any sci-fi movie—only this isn’t made of the stuff of someone’s imagination (well, it was at some point!). It is now a reality and made, in part, of material we handle every day at American Durafilm: Kapton® film.
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## [High-Performance Kapton® Film Lamination Capability](https://market.americandurafilm.com/blog/high-performance-kapton-film-lamination-capability)
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## [Kapton Film and the Rosetta Mission](https://market.americandurafilm.com/blog/kapton-film-and-the-rosetta-mission)
Posted by [Mack Hendrick](https://market.americandurafilm.com/blog/author/mack-hendrick) on Nov 25, 2014 9:39:00 AM
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The Philae Lander Wants its Time in the Sun As you might imagine, we are as fascinated with Rosetta’s success as are any of the scientists that have worked on or observed this mission for the last 10-plus years. It’s as riveting a thriller as any sci-fi movie—only this isn’t made of the stuff of someone’s imagination (well, it was at some point!). It is now a reality and made, in part, of material we handle every day at American Durafilm: Kapton® film.
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## [Kapton Film and the Aerospace Industry](https://market.americandurafilm.com/blog/kapton-film-and-the-aerospace-industry)
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At Work on the Rosetta Mission: Innovation and Exploration at its Core You know that expression, “We can send a man to the moon; why can’t we …?” Then fill in the blank with any perceived world problem that perplexes us because it remains unanswered. Sorry, you won’t find the answers to those conundrums here, but we can tell you about one amazing product that integrally assists in getting man to the moon: Kapton® film.
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## [Kapton Film Functionality in the Electrical Industry](https://market.americandurafilm.com/blog/kapton-film-functionality-in-the-electrical-industry)
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Exploring Kapton’s Unparalleled Versatility and Reliability It’s widely known how versatile Kapton® film is across a multitude of industries: medical, military, aerospace, and you may have read our recent blog about Kapton®’s application in the medical field for its use in critical storage and preservation in materials like cryogenic storage bags. Another industry that relies on the versatility and high-performance of Kapton® is the electrical industry.
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## [Enlisting Kapton Film in the Military](https://market.americandurafilm.com/blog/enlisting-kapton-film-in-the-military)
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Protecting Those Who Protect Us To say that military conditions can be harsh is an understatement. Lives, governments, and countries are at stake when conflicts rage. When brave soldiers are at work doing the job of protecting our freedoms, they shouldn’t have to give a second thought to the details of how their equipment and transportation protect them. Kapton® film helps keep them safe.
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