For demanding applications

Ensinger will be unveiling an array of innovative new products to the international trade public at K 2010, with the focus firmly on stock shapes. And in the field of polyimides, the plastics processing company has also expanded its portfolio of sintered mouldings.

Semi-conductor production

The miniaturization of semi-conductor elements has posed a number of new challenges to plastics processors. TECAPEEK CMF, a material modified using ceramic on the basis of VICTREX® PEEK™, has already proven its excellent credentials in the semi-con industry. The hardness and rigidity properties of this material are matched by excellent toughness – even with long-term exposure to temperatures of 260°C. The outstanding dimensional stability of this material permits extremely narrow tolerances to be achieved. TECAPEEK CMF is now available in both white and grey.
The material TECAPEEK TS offers an optimized property profile for use in test sockets: Its toughness and improved hardness ensure a long service life in application. The benefits are clearly evident right from the processing stage: TECAPEEK TS lends itself ideally to machining, with burr formation kept to an absolute minimum even with the very finest structures. It offers a high level of dimensional stability over a wide temperature range.

Food processing

New materials are now being offered which enhance production safety in the processing and packaging of foods: ID semi-finished products from Ensinger can be easily traced in production using conventional metal detectors in the event that equipment parts should break unexpectedly and contaminate the processed food. TECAFORM AH ID is the ideal material for applications in the low-temperature range, and is used in the colours blue and grey. A new product entitled TECAPEEK ID is also suitable for use at high temperatures and is highly resistant to chemicals.

Medical technology

In the medical sector, Ensinger has supplemented its orthopaedic product range to include a thermoplastic semi-finished composite by the name of TECATEC PEKK CW60. Featuring 60 per cent carbon fibre reinforcement, this material offers far superior tensile and flexural strength compared to fibre reinforced extrudates. In conjunction with its excellent dimensional stability, it provides optimum conditions for high-strength components used in traumatic injury therapy. X-ray transparency offers an essential benefit in conjunction with imaging systems. Composites based on the polyaryletherketone PEKK demonstrate a higher glass transition point than PEEK, and so offer a higher level of safety for multiple sterilization with superheated steam (134°C). It goes without saying that this material is both biocompatible and also corrosion resistant.

Wide-ranging applications including aerospace and automotive engineering, the semiconductor industry, mechanical engineering, and the glass industry

Newly developed polymers from the Ensinger TECASINT 3000 and 4000 product families are extending the application scope of non-melting polyimides for high-performance applications. Semi-finished products and direct formed parts from the TECASINT 3000 series are characterized in particular by their extreme temperature resistance, toughness and good machining properties. TECASINT 4000 is synonymous with minimal water absorption, improved chemical resistance and unmatched oxidative stability at high temperatures. In addition, special types with substantially higher temperature resistance are available for applications posing stringent thermal demands.
Alongside unfilled materials complying to the most stringent demands in terms of purity, mechanical strength and electrical insulation, special types modified with 15 or 40 per cent graphite are also available. These products are characterized by low coefficients of friction, good wear properties and improved thermal ageing. Fields of application include slide bearings exposed to extreme stress levels and the handling of hot glass.


K 2010, Düsseldorf, 27th Oct. – 3rd Nov. –– Hall 5, Stand D 05