Your partner in quality for Energy Saving Lights

Extensive experience at your disposal to efficiently achieve low cost designs meeting strict quality requirements.

• Co-developer with most major ESL manufacturers

• Advise on construction and design for assembly to meet challenging low cost objectives

• Tailored material solutions for all design concepts - Arnite® PBT with high opacity, avoids translucency in thin walls - Arnite® V0 PBT grades for compliance to strictest safety standards - Arnite® PET for high power lights - Xantar® for designs with lower than normal temperature requirements

WEEE August 2005 directive: Implications for ESL manufacturers

• Where bromine containing flame retardant systems are used to meet flammability, organizing separate waste streams to meet the WEEE directive will increase the cost of the produced ESL part.

• DSM can advise on solutions to reduce the costs of implementing this directive

• We are developing alternative halogen-free systems to give the required flammability performance in materials typically used for this application.

E&E expertise areas

Electrical home
LV Switchgear
Electrical Installation
Lighting
• Lamp Fittings
• ESL lamp bases
• Luminaires
Components
Connectors
Consumer Electronics

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Design and power influence material choice

ESL’s generate heat though at a much lower level than incandescent or discharge lights. The critical point is where the glass tube enters the base. Compact designs lead to high temperatures, requiring Arnite® PBT. For new lights generating up to 300W equivalent lighting, higher temperatures can be experienced and Arnite® PET is the preferred solution.

For larger and low powered designs, the dimensional stability of Xantar® is an optimal solution

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