Hertel Wax is an American company which produces
ski wax
Ski wax is a material applied to the bottom of snow runners, including skis, snowboards, and toboggans, to improve their coefficient of friction performance under varying snow conditions. The two main types of wax used on skis are glide waxes and ...
, snowboard wax, skate wax and accessories. The company is owned by Terry Hertel and is based in
Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale () is a city located in the Santa Clara Valley in northwest Santa Clara County in the U.S. state of California.
Sunnyvale lies along the historic El Camino Real and Highway 101 and is bordered by portions of San Jose to the nort ...
.
Terry Hertel founded the company in California in 1972; Hertel Wax was the first producer of all-temperature ski and snowboard waxes. The company approach was to micro-encapsulate tiny water-soluble surfactants into the wax.
The company holds a patent on the first fluorocarbon waxes, introduced in 1986.
References
External links
Official siteshort history of ski wax": Article by Seth Masia
American companies established in 1972
Companies based in Sunnyvale, California
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