High Performance Forming Materials

ENSINGER/PennFibre has announced the addition of a series of new high performance materials for thermoforming applications. These new materials are meant to compliment the line of High Performance Forming Materials the company first introduced in 2003. These new materials will make their official debut at the SPE Thermoforming Conference in Milwaukee this September.

The additions begin with Pennite 4512, a thermoformable Type 6 nylon with 12% glass reinforcement. Pennite 4512 is an advanced version of earlier forming nylons with extended mechanical, elastic and thermal properties. Also in the nylon family will be the introduction of Pennite 4515FR, a flame retardant grade with a UL94-V0 rating.

A family of engineered PBT materials is also in the offering this September. Formulations with FDA approval include neat and 15% glass reinforced grades. There are also several formulations being released with UL94-V0 ratings that include neat and glass reinforcement at 15 and 30% levels. These materials offer exceptional mechanical and thermal properties for a wide range of industrial and transportation applications.

In the Ultra High Performance Materials, ENSINGER/ PennFibre is pleased to announce limited availability of Tecamax SRP. The material is inherently flameproof, exceptionally chemical-resistant and has tensile and flexural modulus ratings of over 1.2 million psi, making it the strongest unreinforced polymer commercially available. Tecamax SRP is designed for the most demanding high performance applications.

ENSINGER/PennFibre’s line of High Performance Forming Materials are available in sheets and rolls in thicknesses from 0.010” to 0.250”. Custom and standard widths up to 50” are available.

For more information, contact David A. Pincin, Ensinger/PennFibre Plastics Inc., 2434 Bristol Road, Bensalem, PA 19020, 800-662-7366 / 215-702-9551, Fax: 215-702-9552, E-mail: penninfo@pennfibre.com, Web: www.pennfibre.com. See them at the SPE Thermoforming Conference Booth # 327.