
14 Jul 2010
QUADRANT LAUNCHES NEW ULTRA-HIGH TEMPERATURE PI AND PEEK MATERIALS FOR MACHINED PARTS
Quadrant is expanding design and performance possibilities for machined parts in high temperature applications with the launch of Duratron® D7000 PI polyimides and modified PEEK Semitron® MP370. The new materials provide cost-effective solutions to the performance gaps currently facing machine designers and engineers.
Duratron D7000 PI and new bearing grade Duratron D7015G PI are high performance polyimide materials that bring the benefits of polymer materials to applications operating in the region of 315° C (600° F). While polyimide has been widely used in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing equipment for years, Quadrant’s new Duratron D7000 PI materials are available in a wider range of sheet sizes and tube configurations than other PIs. As a result, new opportunities in parts design are made possible. It also provides access to these shapes via the strongest worldwide distribution network in the materials industry.
Their launch marks an important addition to Quadrant’s portfolio of ultra high temperature, polyimide materials. Quadrant recently rebranded its existing portfolio of market leading PAI, PBI and PEI high performance Advanced Engineering Plastics (AEP) under the umbrella brand “Duratron” in order to simplify choice and make products easier to identify based on their performance attributes. The new Duratron PI grades, available in a range of sizes, will help engineers to more precisely and economically select the most suitable and highest performing products for specific applications and environments.
New, homogenous, ceramic-filled PEEK Semitron MP370 gives semiconductor test socket designers a stable platform for innovative design ideas, by allowing builders to more closely tailor the socket material to the application environment.
An extension to the Duratron PAI (Torlon®), Ketron® PEEK and Semitron® ESd materials that are industry standards for this market, Semitron MP370 PEEK is not subject to the “soft centre” or inconsistent physical properties that can be found in injection moulded shapes. As a result of its excellent machinability engineers have the possibility to generate very small diameter holes and very tight hole patterns for the first time with a generic, ceramic filled PEEK.
“Quadrant’s approach of helping to select the “right” material for each application brings real value to equipment builders by not immediately jumping to ultra-exotic (and ultra-high priced) solutions,” comments Dr. Stephan Glander, Global Director Research & Market Development, Quadrant. “We are excited to fill current performance gaps with these innovative material advances for a broad range of industrial sectors.”
Both materials will make their market debut at the Semicon West 2010 trade show on July 13, 2010 in San Francisco, USA at Booth #1435 in the South Hall of Moscone Center.
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About Quadrant EPP
Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (Quadrant EPP) is the world’s leading manufacturer of semi-finished products. Quadrant EPP’s materials range from UHMW polyethylene, nylon and acetal to ultra-high performance polymers that resist temperatures to over 425°C. The company’s rods, sheets, tubes and custom shapes are used to machine parts for the food processing and packaging sectors, semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, electronics, chemical processing, life sciences, energy and diverse industrial equipment. Quadrant EPP also manufactures finished products for these industries. Products and services are available through a worldwide network of branch offices, technical support centres and authorized dealers. Learn more about Quadrant EPP at www.quadrantplastics.com.
About the Quadrant group
Quadrant is a leading global manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastic materials in the form of semifinished products and finished parts with locations in 19 countries and more than 2 000 employees. Its specialty engineering thermoplastics and composites are superior in performance to metals and other materials and are used in a growing number of applications, primarily in the capital goods industry. Together with leaders in a wide range of customer markets, Quadrant is continuously developing new areas of application. With its strategic partner, Mitsubishi Plastics, Quadrant is well prepared to expand its market leadership position in the future.
Duratron, Semitron, and Ketron are registered trademarks of the Quadrant Group.
Torlon is a trademark of Solvay Advanced Polymers.
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