EMS-GRIVORY: Fast flowing, high impact strength polyamide 6 for thin-walled applications

For thin-walled power tools this plastic material scores points with both its toughness and with economic aspects such as the shorter cycle time. But the new range of high impact strength Grilon FC products can score points in other areas as well.

EMS-GRIVORY presents a range of new high impact strength Grilon products with improved flowability at the FAKUMA 2009. The grades with the additional designation "FC" follow the market trend in injection moulding towards fastflowing polyamide 6 with a reduced cycle time.

The Grilon FC line stands out due to its exceptionally high flowability with unchanged toughness and a clearly lower tendency to warp. These properties have proved their value in thin-walled housings e.g. for electric hand-held power tools such as drills and grinders or milling machines. In daily use, these have to really take some knocks! The fast-flowing Grilon FC grades easily fill moulds for housing components with unfavourable wall-thickness/flow distance ratios. The unreinforced Grilon BZ 1/2 FC grade is particularly suited for applications such as dowels or clips.

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Due to the improved flowability, cycle times are greatly reduced. Compared to the normal-viscosity Grilon BGZ grades, the new fast flowing Grilon FC grades provide a reduction in cycle time of more than 15 %.

Using conventional fast-cycling moulds, mould deposit is often a problem. Thanks to the excellent flow properties and wide processing window of the Grilon FC grades, this mould deposit can be significantly reduced.

Photo: Power tool drill - Clearly higher stiffness with the same filling capacity compared to a PA 6 GF 30.

More Information: www.emsgrivory.com

FAKUMA 2009, Friedrichshafen, 13.-17.10.2009

EMS-CHEMIE AG, Business Unit EMS-GRIVORY Europe, Domat/Ems, Switzerland

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