
PA6 & PA66 - Akulon®
Akulon polyamide 6 & 66 resins represent the best value in all-purpose engineering materials, offering an excellent balance of design and processing with outstanding mechanical properties in diverse operating environments.
Materials used for kitchen appliances, kitchen utensils and industrial food preparation applications need to meet strict food contact requirements as after water comes out of the tap it is considered food. Besides the strict local regulatory requirements, there are often challenging requirements in appliances, such as coffee machines for long-term use in contact with hot water or steam, or simply for high mechanical performance at elevated temperatures that prevent the use of commodity plastics. Even kitchen utensils, such as spatulas, pan handles, and cake ring slicers, need to meet high temperature mechanical and food contact requirements since these utensils are used for frying and baking.
High performance thermoplastic materials can help eliminate lead from these applications. A second advantage is that these plastics can offer further simplification of designs, reduction of weight, further downsizing and reduction of the total system costs by eliminating metal components. An important aspect of these plastics is a good level of the weldline strength and its retention after storage under the extreme use conditions.
Our portfolio includes a number of engineering plastics ideal for use in contact with hot drinking water and food. These applications are challenging due to long term exposure to hot water, humidity at high temperature, and aggressive cleaners, and required designs still having weldlines.
For these applications we have developed high performance special control grades that have certification for drinking water and food applications in our Stanyl(PA46), Xytron (PPS), EcoPaXX (PA410), ForTii and ForTii Ace (PPA) portfolio.
Akulon polyamide 6 & 66 resins represent the best value in all-purpose engineering materials, offering an excellent balance of design and processing with outstanding mechanical properties in diverse operating environments.
ForTii has a unique PPA's technology with high amide density. The ForTii platform includes polymers that are the highest crystalline, highest melting point and highest glass transition temperature amongst all PPA.
Our Arnite portfolio includes high performance engineering polyester plastics (PBT, PET, and blends) that combine high strength and rigidity with excellent processing characteristics.
Arnitel is a high-performance ThermoPlastic Copolyester (TPC) that offers you a unique combination of flexibility, high temperature resistance and strength - plus excellent processing characteristics.
Xytron is a high performance plastics compound based on linear polyphenylene sulfide. Xytron offers extreme chemical resistance, dimensional stability, and is intrinsically flame retardant.
EcoPaXX is a high-performance aliphatic, biobased polyamide that uniquely balances the benefits of typical short and long chain polyamides, such as low moisture uptake and high mechanical performance.
Specialty Polyamides based on PA6, PA66, PA6/66 with grades that offer performances that go beyond the standard range. A wide variety of grade customizations are available to meet specific demands.
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