Thermoformable Sheeting is based on Fortron® PPS.
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Thermoformable polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) sheet and roll products are suited for applications requiring thermal and chemical resistance and inherent flame retardancy. Available as monolayer sheets and rolls in widths to 48 in. and thicknesses from 0.010-0.25 in., products encompass neat, glass-filled and modified grades containing impact modifiers and tougheners. Melt point enables processing to occur between 550 and 600°F.
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Ensinger/Penn Fibre Introduces First Line of Thermoformable PPS Sheet; Selects Fortron ® PPS
Expanded Offering of Fortron® PPS Sheet Includes Neat, Glass-Filled and Modified Grades, with or without Specialized Backing Materials
Summit, New Jersey; Kelsterbach, Germany, Jan. 23, 2004 - Ensinger/Penn Fibre has introduced the first line of thermoformable polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) sheet and roll products for applications needing high thermal and chemical resistance and inherent flame retardancy. These PPS products are good candidates for stationary and mobile chemical tanks, underhood automotive parts, and interior panels and other large, thin-walled elements in buses, planes and trains.
Ensinger/Penn Fibre products in this line are based on Fortron® PPS from Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese AG (NYSE: CZ; FSE: CZZ), and use several formulations developed for thermoforming. The new line encompasses neat, glass-filled and modified grades containing impact modifiers, tougheners and other ingredients.
Ensinger/Penn Fibre's forming grades have been validated by several thermoformers in both thick- and thin-section products. The grades are sold as monolayer sheets and rolls in widths to 48 inches (122 cm) and thicknesses between 0.010 and 0.25 inch (0.25 and 6.4 mm). They are available with optional backings of glass fiber, polyester fabric and other materials that create a gluing surface for strong adhesion in multilayer structures.
"Ensinger/Penn Fibre PPS sheet and roll give manufacturers a formable, crystalline plastic having an exceptionally high melt point so processing can occur between 550 and 600°F (288 and 315°C) or more," says Mike Gehrig, General Manager "We typically work with our customers to provide the exact product they need. We can, for instance, create ribbons slit to widths as narrow as 0.2 inch (5.1 mm), provide a specialized backing, or produce parts punched to a needed shape."
"The thermal performance and inertness of these versatile sheets make them ideal candidates to replace the fluoropolymers used in chemical tank linings and other aggressive environments. We estimate that manufacturers can save 30 percent or more on material costs by using these sheets rather than those made of a fluoropolymer."
Fortron® PPS is a high-performance material having applications that span a broad range of markets. In addition to its heat and chemical resistance, it offers good electrical properties, high hardness and rigidity at elevated temperature, exacting dimensional stability, inherent flame retardancy, and low smoke generation when burned.
For more information
Contact Paul.Reichenbacher@Celanese.com or H.Kuell@Celanese.com for a photo of Fortron® PPS sheets and coils from Ensinger/Penn Fibre.
For more information on Fortron® PPS, contact: Ticona, 90 Morris Avenue, Summit, New Jersey, 07901, USA. Phone: 1-800-833-4882 or 1-908-522-7500. Email: prodinfo@ticona.com. Or visit www.ticona.com.
For information about Penn Fibre's line of thermoformable PPS sheeting, contact: Ensinger/Penn Fibre, 2434 Bristol Road, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, 19020, USA. Phone: 1-800-662-7366. Or visit: www.pennfibre.com.
About Ensinger/Penn Fibre Ensinger/Penn Fibre is an integrated company offering plastic and composite materials and fabricated parts. It was founded in 1937 and is now the leading U.S. manufacturer of thin-gauge engineering plastic materials, especially sheet, strip, rolls/coils, and punched parts for such uses as washers, bushings, gaskets, insulators and standoffs. Ensinger/Penn Fibre is headquartered in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, and has an ISO 9001-2000-certified production facility in Greenwood, Delaware, that includes 10 extrusion lines, 25 punch presses and six precision slitters. For more information, please visit: www.pennfibre.com.
Ensinger/Penn Fibre is a division of Ensinger, Inc., Washington, Pennsylvania. Ensinger is a global leader in engineering plastic stock shapes, including Fortron® PPS extruded stock shapes and plates having thicknesses of 0.25 inch (6.4 mm) or more, custom PPS extruded profiles, and compression- and injection-molded PPS components. For more information, see: www.shopforplastics.com.
About Ticona and Celanese
Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese AG, Kronberg, Germany, produces and markets a broad range of engineering polymers and achieved sales of Euros 757 million in 2002. Ticona has approximately 2,400 employees at production, compounding and research facilities in the USA, Germany and Brazil.
Celanese AG is a global chemicals company with leading positions in its key products and world class process technology. The Celanese portfolio consists of five main businesses: Acetyl Products, Chemical Intermediates, Acetate Products, Technical Polymers Ticona and Performance Products. In 2002, Celanese generated sales of around Euros 4.3 billion and had 10,700 employees. The company has 24 production plants and six research centers in 10 countries mainly in North America, Europe and Asia. Celanese AG shares are listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange (stock exchange symbol CZZ) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol CZ).
For further information about Ticona and Celanese, please visit our websites: www.ticona.com and www.celanese.com.
