Engineering Plastics

PVC has exceptional chemical resistance, excellent electrical and thermal insulation properties. The high impact strength and self - extinguishing properties of PVC gives it a class 1 fire rating, making this an excellent choice for industrial hygienic wall cladding material. PVC can be formed, fabricated and easily weldable making this one of the most versatile plastics available.

Polypropylene co-polymer sheets are used extensively in Hygienic Lining Systems for walls and ceiling cladding. Hygienic, tough and impact resistant, polypropylene will stand repeated stem cleaning and is ideal in all food industry applications.

High density polyethylene is available in 3 grades depending on the molecular weight: HDPE (PE300), HMWPE (PE500) & UHMWPE (PE1000). HDPE has excellent impact strength even at temperatures as low as 30 degrees celsius used in tank and container building. HMWPE exhibits a good combination on stiffness, toughness, mechanical dampening ability with wear resistance and can be easily welded. Used mainly in the food and leisure industry. UHMWPE has excellent sliding properties, high wear resistance and outstanding impact strength even at temperatures below -200 degree celsius.

Acetal (natural/black) is well suited for machining on automatic lathes and is particularly recommeded for mechanical precision parts. Acetal copolymer is more resistant against hydrolysis, strong alkalis and thermal-oxidative degradation than the acetal homopolymer.The latter, however, has higher mechanical strength, stiffness, hardness and creep resistance as well as a lower thermal expansion rate. Availability Sheet/Plate: Thickness 1-120mm, Rods: Diameter 5-400mm.

PTFE is truly a unique material and still the most widely used of all the fluoropolymers. PTFE has a combination of chemical, electrical and thermal performance unmatched by any other commercially available material. Availability Sheet/Plate: Thickness 0.25-60mm, Rods: Diameter 4-90mm.

Nylon 6 PLA (Ertalon 6 PLA) available in natural (ivory) & black Unmodifield cast nylon 6 grade has very similar properties of Nylon 66 SA. It combines high strength, stiffness and hardness with good creep and wear resistance, heat ageing properties and machinability. Availability Plates: Thickness 10-100mm Rods: Diameter 50-300mm

Nylon 66 SA (natural/black) Material with a higher mechanical strength, stiffness, heat and wear resistance than Nylon 6 SA. It also has a better creep resistance but its impact strength and mechanical damping ability are reduced. Well suited for machining on automatic lathes. Availability Plates: Thickness 1-60mm, Rods: Diameter 5-250mm.

Nylon 66-GF30 (Black) compared with virgin Nylon 66 cast, this 30 percent glass fibre reinforced and heat stabilised nylon grade offers increased strength. stiffness, creep resistance and dimensional stability whilst retaining an excellent wear resistance. It also allows higher maximum service temperatures. Availabiliy Plate: Thickness 10-100mm, Rod: Thickness 10-200mm.

Ertalon LFX is a cast nylon 6 that is internally lubricated and self-lubricating. Designed for unlubricated, highly loaded and slow moving parts applications, Ertalon LFX yields a considerable enlargement of the application opportunities compared to standard cast nylons. Ertalon LFX offers up to 50% lower coefficient of friction, considerably increasing the pressures-velocity capabilities, and Ertalon LFX has vastly improved wear resistance (up to 10 times better). Availability Plate: Thickness 10-100mm, Rods: Diamater 50-250mm.

Nylatron MC901 (blue) this modified cast nylon 6 grade with its distinctive blue colour exhibits higher toughness, flexibility and fatigue resistance than cast nylon 6. It has proved to be an excellent material for gear wheels, racks and pinions. Availability: Sheet/Plate: Thickness: 10-60mm, Rods: Diameter: 50-425mm

Nylatron GS (grey-black) material is stiffer, harder and dimensionally more stable than extruded nylon 66 but results in some loss of impact strength. However, bearing and wear properties are enhanced. Availability Plates: Thickness 8-50mm, Rod: Diameter 10-50mm.

Ertalyte (PET) natural-white / black The specific properties of this virgin crystalline PET makes it especially suitable for the manufacture of mechanical precision parts which have to sustain high loads and/or are subject to wear. Ertalyte TX (PET+solid lubricant) pale grey Ertalyte TX is a polyethylene terephthalate compond incorporating a uniformly dispersed solid lubricant. Its specific formulation makes it a premium lubricated bearing grade. Ertalyte TX not only has an outstanding wear resistance, but offers in comparison with Ertalye an even lower coefficient of friction as well as higher pressure-velocity capabilities. Availability Sheet/Plates:Thickness 2-100mm, Rods: Diameter 10-210mm.

Ketron Peek (natural/brownish grey or black)

A unique combination of high mechanical properties, temperature resistance and excellent chemical resistance making it the most popular advanced plastics material. Available in PEEK 1000, HPV, GF30 and CA30 grades in sheet & rod.

Ketron Peek is often used to replace PTFE when higher mechanical load bearing capacity, or when superior wear resistance is needed. Ketron Peek is widely selected as a replacement for metal components. Examples of components made from PEEK grades: pump components, valve seats, bearings, rollers, gears, high temperature insulators, components exposed to boiling water or steam.

Ketron PEEK-1000 (PEEK) natural (brownish grey) / black

Ketron PEEK-1000 stock shapes are produced from virgin polyetheretherketone resin and offer the highest toughness and impact strength of all grades. The composition of the raw materials used for the production of the natural stock shapes complies with the directives of the European Union and the American FDA regulations concerning plastic materials intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. These features, added to its excellent sterilisability by means of steam, dry heat, ethylene oxide and gamma irradiation, make this grade very popular in medical, pharmaceutical and food processing industries.

Ketron PEEK-HPV (PEEK + CF + PTFE + graphite) black

The addition of carbon fibres, PTFE and graphite to virgin PEEK results in a "Bearing Grade". Its excellent tribological properties (low friction, long wear and high Pressure-Velocity capabilities) make this grade especially suited for bearing and wear applications.

Ketron PEEK-GF30 (PEEK-GF30) natural (brownish grey)

This 30% glass fibre reinforced grade offers higher stiffness and creep resistance than Ketron PEEK-1000 and has a much better dimensional stability. Ketron PEEK-GF30 is very appropriate for structural parts carrying high static loads for long periods of time at elevated temperatures. Its suitability for sliding parts, however, is to be carefully examined since the glass fibres tend to abrade the mating surface.

Ketron PEEK-CA30 (PEEK-CF30) black

This 30% carbon fibre reinforced grade combines even higher stiffness, mechanical strength and creep resistance than Ketron PEEK-GF30 with an optimum wear resistance. Moreover, the carbon fibres provide 3.5 times higher thermal conductivity than virgin PEEK, dissipating heat from the bearing surface faster.

The Torlon PAI grades combining excellent retention of mechanical strength, stiffness & creep resistance over a wide temperature range with extremely low thermal expansion for high temperature applications. Torlon 4203 Polyamide-imide (PAI) yellow-ochre Offers the best toughness and impact strength of all Torlon PAI grades. Because of its intrinsic high temperature resistance, high dimensional stability and good machinability, this extruded grade is very popular for precision parts in high-tech equipment. In addition, its good electrical insulating ability provides numerous possibilities in the field of electrical components such as connectors, switches, relays, ball bearings and rollers. Torlon 4301 Polyamide-imide (PAI + graphite + PTFE) black The addition of graphite and PTFE provides higher wear resistance and lower coefficient of friction compared to the unfilled grade as well as little or no stick-slip in use. This grade excels in severe wear applications such as non-lubricated bearings, seals, bearings cages and reciprocating compressor parts.

Techtron HPV PPS (deep blue) reinforced, internally lubricated semi-crystalline polymer developed to close the gap both in performance and price between the standard thermoplastic materials (e.g. PA, POM, PET) and the high end advanced engineering plastics (e.g. PBI, PI, PAI, PEEK). Techtron HPV PPS demonstrates an excellent combination of properties including wear resistance, load-bearing capabilities and dimensional stability when exposed to chemicals and high temperature environments. Techtron HPV PPS is found in applications where PA, POM, PET and other plastics fall short or where PI, PEEK and PAI are over-engineered and a more economical solution m,ust be found. Thanks to the uniformly dispersed internal lubricant, it exhibits excellent wear resistance and a low coefficient of friction. It overcomes the disadvantages of virgin PPS caused by a high coefficient of friction, and of glass fibre reinforced PPS which can cause premature wear of the counterface in moving-part applications. The material can be used in all kinds of industrial equipment such as industrial drying and food processing ovens (bearing, roller etc), chemical process equipment (pump, valve & compressor components) and electrical insulating systems.

Celazole PBI (black) offers the highest temperature resistance and best mechanical property retention over 200°C of all unfilled thermoplastics. Celazole PBI is very "clean" in terms of ionic impurity and does not outgas (except water). These characteristics make this material extremely attractive to high-tech industries such as semiconductor and aerospace industries. Usually Celazole PBI is used in critical components to decrease maintenance costs and to gain valuable production "uptime". It is used to replace metals and ceramics in pump components, valve seats (high tech valves) bearings, rollers, high temperature insulators.

PSU 1000 is a translucent (non-optical quality) amorphous thermoplastics material, offering a combination of excellent mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. It often replaces polycarbonate whenever higher temperature resistance, improved chemical resistance or autoclavability is required. PSU 1000 is commonly used in food processing equipment (milk machines, pumps, valves, filtration plates, heat exchangers), for analytical instrumentation and all kinds of components which are subjected to repeated cleaning and sterilisation.

Ultem PEI 1000 is an amber translucent (non-optical quality) amorphous thermoplastics material, offering high strength and heat resistance. It performs continuously to 170°C, making it ideal for high strength / high heat applications, and also for applications requiring consistent dielectric properties over a wide frequency and temperature range. Ultem PEI 1000 is extremely suitable for electrical / electronic insulators (including many semiconductor process components) and a variety of structural components requiring high strength and rigidity at elevated temperatures. Thanks to its good hydrolysis resistance, Ultem PEI 1000 is capable of withstanding repeated autoclaving cycles.

SYMALIT PVDF 1000 is a highly crystal line unreinforced fluoropolymer combining good mechanical, thermal and electrical properties with excellent chemical resistance. Its property profile makes this a versatile engineering material, especially suitable for the manufacture of components for the petrochemical, chemical, metallurgical, pharmaceutical, food, paper, textile and nuclear industries.

Fluorosint's unique properties are the result of a proprietary process in which synthetically manufactured mica is chemically linked to PTFE. This bonding results into a load carrying capability and thermal expansion rate not normally attainable in reinforced PTFE. The chemical and temperature resistance inherent in PTFE are practically retained. Fluorosint 500 (Reinforced Polytetrafluorsethylene (PTFE) + mica) ivory Fluorosint 500 has nine times greater resistance to deformation under load than unfilled PTFE (tested according to ASTM D 621; stress of 14 MPa of 50°C). Its coefficient of linear thermal expansion approaches the expansion rate of aluminium and is 1/5 that of virgin PTFE. It is considerably harder than virgin PTFE, has better wear characteristics and maintains low frictional properties. Fluorosint 500 is also non-abrasive to most mating materials.

Tufnol Plastic is a range of laminated engineering plastics from Tufnol. There are over 40 different grades of Tufnol laminates that include laminates reinforced with paper, cotton and glass fibres. These Tufnol plastic laminates can be bonded with phenolic, epoxy, silicone or polymide resins. Available in tubes, sheets, plates and rods.

Nylon 6 SA extruded available in natural (white) & black. This material offers optimal combination of mechanical strength, stiffness, toughness and wear resistance. These properties, together with good electrical insulating ability and good chemical resistance makes this a "general purpose" grade for mechanical construction and maintenance. Availability Sheet/Plates: Thickness 1-50mm Rods: Diamater 10-75mm

Nylatron GSM, available in grey-black, is a cast grade of Nylon 6. Nylatron GSM contains finely divided particles of molybdenum disulphide to enhance its bearing and wear behaviour without impairing the impact and fatigue resistance inherent to unmodified cast nylon grades.

Polycarbonate, or PC 1000 as it is commonly known, is an engineering grade plastic with great properties. Polycarbonate has very high impact strength, high mechanical strength and very good dimensional stability. Combined with its good creep resistance, electrical insulating, dielectric properties PC 1000 can be used in any number of engineering applications. As polycarbonate is clear/transluscent in colour and food safe, it is widely used when contact with foodstuffs is required. All our polycarbonate is the highest quality Quadrant PC 1000.

Radel PPSU 1000 rod is an advanced engineering amorphous high performance thermoplastic. PPSU 1000 rod offers superior hydrolysis resistance making it suited for repeated steam sterilisation applications. PPSU 1000 rod has a high service temperature of 180°C, high stiffness and dimensional stability, very good resistance against high energy radiation and good electrical insulation and dielectric properties. Radel PPSU 1000 rod available in black.