FAR OUT -WHERE DID FLEXON COME FROM?

After seeing the amazing properties of Flexon, you may think it is a metal found in an alien space ship that fell to earth. Close - but no cigar!

Flexon (memory metal) was discovered accidently, several years ago, by metallurgists at the U.S. Naval Ordance Lab, who were creating titanium - based alloys for use in missile heat shields.
The story goes that metallurgist produced a small amount of a metal alloy that was hit several times with a hammer to test for hardness. The hammering caused the metal to dent - da huh! No surprise yet. The lab guys left the dented sample of metal on the window sill before going to lunch. When they returned from lunch, they found that the dents had removed themselves after being exposed to the noonday sun. The metal had "remembered" its original shape and returned to it. Cool! Marchon's R&D; Department quickly realized that the temperature for re-shaping could be set at room temperature, eliminating the need for heating to activate the metal's memory.

Memory metal was used in jet fighter aircraft, in NASA research projects, supercomputer electronic connectors and a few experimental medical products. However, the curious memory metal remained largely under utilized until Marchon Eyewear recognized the significance of using this amazing material for an eyewear collection. Today, eyewear is the largest consumer application for memory metals.

New York

Myrtle Beach

Palm Springs

Houston

Orlando

Key West

Williamsburg

Pigeon Forge

Miami Beach

Raleigh

Santa Monica

Oak Creek

San Diego

Lake George

Avalon

North Conway