The advantages of Ultraform over ...
... homopolymers
Copolymeric Ultraform has major advantages over the usual polyacetal homopolymers on the market, for
example:
• Stability during processing (broader processing range, low tendency to form mold deposits and low odor generation)
• Resistance to hot water and alkalis
... other engineering plastics
Ultraform has advantages over many other polymeric materials:
• higher strength and rigidity up to 130°C (short-term loads)
• good dimensional stability
• high resilience
• chemical resistance, no stress cracking
• good sliding properties
Ultraform can be subdivided into the following product groups:
Grades with high melt strength and high molecular weight
for extrusion of thin and thick-walled semifinished products and hollow profiles.
Standard injection-molding grades
in various viscosity classes; rapid processing, easy demolding, no mold deposits.
Impact-modified injection-molding grades
for applications with particularly high toughness requirements.
Glass-fiber-reinforced injection-molding grade
with very high strength, rigidity and hardness and superior heat distortion resistance.
Mineral-filled injection-molding grade
for low-warping, dimensionally stable moldings with somewhat higher rigidity, strength and hardness.
Specialty grades for:
• light-stability and weather resistance
• superior resistance to hot water
• superior resistance to hot diesel fuel
• superior markability with Nd:YAG lasers
Ultraform - the material with applications from A to Z
Among the most important application sectors for Ultraform are automotive construction,
general mechanical engineering, household appliances, precision engineering, communications technology, plumbing and sanitary equipment, consumer goods and leisure equipment.
Consumer goods, sport and leisure
Valves and spray heads for aerosols, disposable lighters and LPG tanks, fishing tackle parts, ski binding parts, toy components, mast sockets and dagger-board slots for sailboards, central joints for hang gliders, reinforcement for sports shoe soles.
Mechanical engineering
Pulleys and rollers, bearings, gearwheels, load-transmitting levers and rods, conveyor chains, casing components.
Building, plumbing and sanitary sectors
Sound-dampening components for WC and bathroom, pump and filter casings, fittings, valves, curtain rollers, window and door fittings, hinges.
Household sector
Drives, cams, pump components, valves, gearboxes, kettles, brewing units for espresso machines.
Precision engineering and communications technology
Ratchets; snap connectors; figure drums; tape hubs, spools and roller guides for audio and video cassettes; cams and cam wheels; gearwheels and gearboxes; precision components for measurement and control technology.
Automotive construction
Ball sockets for tie rod ends; (snap) fasteners; windscreen wiper clips, fuel tank caps and sensors, fuel pump casings, valves, loudspeaker grilles, low-power drive components, release buttons for seat belts, suspension stabilizer links.