First Graphene has signed a 36-month strategic partner agreement with UK-based Vector Companies Group Limited, expanding its commercial distribution into the global heat flux sensor market.
The agreement coincides with Vector's launch of Peltyr, a new line of printed heat flux sensors incorporating First Graphene's PureGRAPH material. The sensors measure real-time thermal performance and heat transfer rates (in-situ U-values) through building fabric such as walls, roofs, and floors, offering a direct measurement alternative to theoretical modeling during energy-efficiency retrofits.
Under the agreement, Vector will introduce prospective industrial end-users to First Graphene, while procuring PureGRAPH® supplies under separate commercial purchase orders - expanding an existing relationship between the two companies across advanced materials, manufacturing, and the built environment.
Beyond construction, First Graphene said the underlying heat flux sensing technology has potential applications in industrial process monitoring, HVAC climate control, meteorology, automotive thermal management, aerospace, and research laboratories.
Michael Bell, First Graphene's Managing Director and CEO, said: "Peltyr demonstrates exactly what we want to achieve with our partners. By using the unique performance characteristics of graphene to solve a real industrial problem, we can develop a product that can be manufactured at scale and commercially adopted by industry."
