Ascend exhibiting Vydyne® PA66 E&E, industrial applications at Chinaplas 2017

Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of PA66 resin, will showcase its latest technology at Chinaplas 2017. Applications on display at the booth will include cable ties and fasteners; electrical and electronic components; and industrial, building and construction components made with various grades of Ascend’s Vydyne^® PA66.

Vydyne PA66 is available in numerous grades and is designed to help customers meet strict specifications. Key applications on display include the following:

• Terminal blocks: The new Vydyne ECO366H is an unreinforced PA66 grade that meets V0 rating down to 0.40 mm and exhibits best in class RTI of 150°C. The grade, offered in multiple colors, exhibits superior melt flow for intricate parts and delivers good stiffness/impact balance, chemical resistance, and superior thermal resistance.
• Connectors: Electrical connectors made with Vydyne PA66 J series plastics are heat-stabilized and glass-filled resins that are electrically neutral and non-corrosive.
• Cable ties:  From heat-stabilized, impact modified, outdoor weatherable and UV resistant and even to flame-resistant, a number of Ascend’s high-flow grades of Vydyne PA66 are designed to meet a variety of specifications and improve productivity.

“Vydyne PA66’s exceptional properties and ease of use continue to make it an ideal thermoplastic for E&E applications,” said Ed Nerlich, Ascend’s global E&E segment leader. “We are constantly working with our customers to deliver increased functionality from our material.”

Ascend is exhibiting at booth 11.2B41 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, China.

For more information on Ascend’s portfolio of PA66 solutions, please visit ascendmaterials.com/chinaplas.