2007-12-27 Manufacturing News

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Revolutionary engineering plastics for connectors in appliances

Flame retardant engineering plastics specifically designed for white good manufacturers and OEMs of connectors for unattended appliances.

DSM Engineering Plastics, a Business Group in the performance materials cluster of DSM and one of the world's leading suppliers of engineering thermoplastics, introduces a halogen free material specifically designed for connectors in unattended appliances, Arnite* XG PBT, that meets the requirements in IEC 60335-1.

Producers of white goods need a material for connectors that conforms to IEC 60335-1. This standard describes among others the requirements for unattended household appliances such as washing machines, dryers and dishwashers, which operate under high currents(> 0,2A). They include the GWFI at 850°C (IEC 60695-2-12) and the glow wire test at 750°C on end products (IEC 60695-2-11 GWT). The GWT of 750°C has an extinguishing time of less then 2 seconds on assembled parts. The need to meet these requirements makes it extremely difficult to find the right material.

New halogen free Arnite XG PBT for white good connectors from DSM Engineering Plastics. Click Here for High resolution image. photo: DSM

Arnite XG passes the GWT 750°C on end products, GWFI 850°C and the needle flame test on assembled parts. The material offers excellent thermal performance in addition to a high CTI (600V), good moldability and very low moisture uptake in comparison with PA 6 and PA 66. These unique properties allow OEMs and connector manufacturers to produce high performance and safer connectors for white good applications and to meet the most stringent specifications of IEC 60335-1, while being environmentally friendly.

Arnite XG has a lower environmental impact compared to other solutions, as it uses a flame retardant system that is free of halogen and red phosphorus. Arnite XG has a UL94 V-2 rating.

Brendan Maguire, Design Manager of Molex Ireland explains that this new material delivers an exceptional solution for manufacturers of white goods: “Halogen free Arnite XG is revolutionary because it is the first unfilled PBT which has tested positively according to GWT on end products.”

Molex is a leading one source supplier of interconnect products including everything from electronic, electrical and fiber optic interconnect solutions to switches and application tooling. Molex serves customers in a variety of industries, including the telecom, datacom, computer/ peripherals, automotive, premise wiring, industrial, consumer, medical and military markets.

The development of Arnite XG is in line with DSM’s sustainability policy (People, Planet, Profit) which states that DSM sets out to use energy and raw materials efficiently in order to reduce the environmental impact of our activities and to improve the eco-efficiency of our products and processes on an ongoing basis.

* Trademark of DSM Engineering Plastics.

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