Lexan film: stampings and moldings

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the dr D. Müller GmbH is one of the best known and most specialized processors of Lexan films from Sabic Plastics (formerly GE Plastics). The specialty of the company stampings include molded parts and insulating parts.

Property profile of Lexan films

Lexan sheeting is made from Sabic Lexan polycarbonate granules and has many good properties. The films are highly impact-resistant, heat-resistant up to approx. 130°C and cold-resistant down to approx. -40°C, dimensionally stable, insulating, transparent and have a wide variety of surfaces.

The Lexan film is available in black or milky white, flame retardant according to UL94-V0, according to FDA regulations and with a scratch-resistant coating. These polycarbonate film can with different procedures the Dr. Dietrich Müller GmbH printed, cut, punched, glued, embossed, deep-drawn, bent.

The material can be used for displays and nameplates for the home, industry, mobile phones, automobiles and many more, with the printing being protected by the film itself. Lexan is used as a light-diffusing film, particularly in the field of LED lighting technology. Lexan foil is also often used as an insulating molded part in the field of electrical insulation materials.

There are several special types of Lexan film, which should be presented here in particular:

Lexan-FR film as a flame retardant material

Lexan FR grades are UL94 tested. All products in this FR series (flame retardant) combine high heat resistance with excellent self-extinguishing and electrical properties. The products can be used almost universally. The spectrum of applications ranges from graphic applications to insulating part applications to complex three-dimensional shielding. The FR products form a family of flame-retardant polycarbonate films that are available with different surface structures. Very useful EMC protective parts can be produced in combination with copper and aluminum foils.

Lexan HP films

HP Films are high-performance, transparent, single-side coated polycarbonate films. The coated side offers very good chemical and abrasion resistance. The other side can be printed as usual (base film 8010). These properties make HP films suitable for graphic applications. Choosing the right HP type is highly application dependent.

Lexan film under the UL recognized Repackaging label

Many customers sell their electric motors, transformers and lights in the USA. This usually requires UL certification.

The special feature of the UL certification is the strong focus on individual components and their technical, mechanical and chemical interaction. The main principle and guiding principle of UL certification is also to minimize the risk to the end user.

There are so-called UL-approved repackers for the winding industry. These are mostly fabricators who process the materials produced by the original manufacturers.

With this outer packaging, UL always certifies the products in the containers and in the dimensions in which they leave the respective production facility. If materials are wrapped, punched or deformed, the UL approval of the respective product expires

Due to the outer packaging approval granted by UL, Dr. D. Müller GmbH no surface insulating materials and laminates with these approvals.

Customers can rest easy with UL recognized sheet insulation materials Lexan, Mylar , Nomex , Teonex , hostaphane relate. In addition, the Dr. D. Müller GmbH has the advantage that UL-approved laminates also retain their certification.