®
NYLON 6,6 ENGINEERING POLYMERS FROM
INVISTA, THE WORLD’S LARGEST PA66
POLYMER AND INTERMEDIATES PRODUCER
new forces at work
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new forces at work:
performance
TORZEN® RESIN:
the performance overview
Begin with a global market
contents
presence, add technical expertise
and service excellence delivered by a team of committed and
people, working to find new applications for a
range of nylon 6,6 products… and the result is performance,
experienced
TORZEN® Resin: The Performance Overview
Introduction to INVISTA
Innovation
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as defined by our customers.
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Product Portfolio
INVISTA is the world’s largest producer of PA66
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A World of Polyamides
Markets
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polymer and intermediates* and a growing force in
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the nylon engineering polymers market.
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TORZEN Marathon™ Resin
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Service Support and Applications
Online Resources and Tools
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Designing with TORZEN® Polyamide Resins
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Designing with TORZEN® Resin
Simulations and Testing
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TORZEN® Resin
Synonymous with Quality
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*According to a 2013 capacity report from the PCI Nylon Yellowbook.
Our Customers’ Needs – Global Products
Conforming to Global Specifications
With more than 75 years of experience in nylon 6,6
technology, INVISTA launched its engineering polymers
business in 2009 to further expand its capabilities in the
polymer industry. Today, INVISTA Engineering Polymer
Solutions has a business presence in North America, South
America, Europe and Asia. Through quality products, service
excellence and global scope, customers are experiencing
new market forces at work under the TORZEN® nylon
engineering polymers brand.
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new forces at work:
presence
INVISTA Engineering Polymer Solutions has manufacturing
operations in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands
and Argentina, with commercial and technical support
available across the globe. The business continues to invest
in polymer, compounding and service assets around the
globe. A state-of-the-art nylon plant in China, breaking
ground in 2014, will deploy INVISTA’s latest advances in its
proprietary nylon intermediates technology.
INVISTA Engineering Polymer Solutions is excited to grow
the global nylon polymers market by helping engineers
realize new designs and approaches to plastic molding
that previously were not possible.
presence
THROUGHOUT THE
NYLON 6,6 VALUE CHAIN
GROWING PRODUCTION AND EXPANDING
CAPABILITIES
Since coming on-stream in 2009, INVISTA Engineering Polymer Solutions has
developed polymer grades, compounding capabilities, design assistance, and other
value-added services to complement its global production assets and decades
of technical expertise. INVISTA Engineering Polymer Solutions’ business strategy
incorporates the entire value chain, from the supply of chemical intermediates to
delivery of products that enable realization of new designs and methods to create
value for society.
As a world leader in nylon intermediates and polymers,
INVISTA has a significant presence throughout the
nylon 6,6 value chain. The company’s nylon intermediates
technology (adiponitrile, or ADN, production) is widely
recognized as the most cost-effective and efficient process
in the industry for producing nylon 6,6.
With this significant competitive advantage, more than
75 percent of the world’s existing ADN capacity employs
INVISTA’s proprietary technologies.
Percent Wholly-owned Market Share
company profile
• Global producer of nylon 6,6 polymer and intermediates
Koch companies:
• Operates in more than 20 countries with 10,000 employees
• 100,000 employees
• Wholly owned, independently managed, subsidiary of Koch
Industries, Inc.
• 60 countries
• Acquired in 2004 from E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
• $60 billion in acquisitions and other
capital investments since 2003
• $115 billion in revenue*
ADN
60%
40% HMD
KNOWLEDGE
=
RESEARCH +
INNOVATION
presence
INVISTA is a well-established, global
organization that acts and responds
as an entrepreneurial company. This
“best-of-both-worlds” character is a
product of a rich, 75-year heritage
in nylon technology and the unique
business philosophy of its parent
company, Koch Industries, Inc.
One of INVISTA’s most valuable
assets is its intellectual property.
INVISTA owns more than 700 unique
pending or granted U.S. patents, with
corresponding patents in nearly all
of the countries where INVISTA has a
business presence. Many of INVISTA’s
global trademarks are consumerrecognized brands.
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More than 4,400 trademark
registrations worldwide
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INVISTA’s nylon intermediates
technology (ADN production) is
widely recognized as the most
cost-effective and efficient method
in the industry
INVISTA
INVISTA
*According to Forbes magazine.
*According to 2013 PCI Nylon Yellowbook.
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new forces at work:
INNOVATION MEANS BUSINESS
SUSTAINABILITY
Stewardship is the purposeful and responsible management of something
entrusted to one’s care, and INVISTA thinks about it in reference to the environment,
employees and communities. Responsible stewardship is the foundation for
INVISTA’s Sustainability Vision:
INVISTA creates long-term value for society by protecting the
environment and the safety and health of its workers and others;
using resources more efficiently; consistently applying good science,
and employing Market-Based Management® principles. Together,
these contribute to overall quality of life.
INVISTA seeks ways to conserve resources, reduce emissions, and increase the utility
and durability of its products — not just because these are the right things to do,
but because they make sound business sense.
INVISTA has committed to a goal of reducing energy intensity 20 percent by 2020. To
achieve this “20 by 2020” goal, the company will seek to further optimize its current
energy practices, while making capital investments at its manufacturing facilities to
reduce the amount of energy used per ton of product.
performance
+
sustainability
INVISTA has put in place a number of collaborations with
external parties in the biotechnology space over the past few
years. The company is collaborating on the development of
new technologies to enable bio-derived processes for the
production of industrial chemicals. At this time, the primary
focus is on nylon intermediates and feedstocks. INVISTA
believes that biotechnology has the potential to significantly
improve the cost and availability of several chemicals and
raw materials that we use to produce current products,
including engineered polymers.
A firm commitment to resource stewardship, waste
elimination and environmental protection is central to
INVISTA’s Market-Based Management® culture, which
guides every decision it makes.
One example of resource stewardship is recycled products.
With decades of experience in polyamide resin production,
INVISTA has developed a highly-efficient and effective
method of recycling post-industrial waste and repurposing
it into high-quality, recycled polyamide resin. INVISTA sells
its recycled resin as compounding feedstock. In many
cases, compounders can use this recycled resin instead
of, or combined with, our prime resin. In this way, INVISTA
provides a variety of options to its customers, who can then
offer recycled options to their ultimate end user.
INVESTING IN INNOVATION
KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA
SITE FOR NYLON POLYMER
AND FIBER PRODUCTION
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INVISTA is investing more than $100 million at its facility in Orange, Texas,
USA, to install INVISTA’s next-generation adiponitrile (ADN) technology.
ADN is a critical intermediate chemical used in the manufacture of
nylon 6,6. The technology involves a new butadiene-based chemistry
that delivers significant air emission and waste reductions, improves
product yields and ease of operations, and requires a lower annual
maintenance investment compared to existing technology.
INVISTA estimates that the new ADN process in Orange will result in
benzene reductions of approximately 250 tons per year of total annual
benzene contained in wastewater streams, and 7-12 tons per year of
benzene air emissions at the facility. Implementing the technology will also
result in a reduction in the amount of benzene in the waste sent off-site.
ADN pilot plant in
orange, texas, USA
new forces at work:
product
Product PORTFOLIO
UNREINFORCED PA66 RESIN
Resin Description
PA66
compounding
feedstock
Commercial Name
48RV, low-moisture
compounding feedstock
TORZEN® U4800
48RV, compounding
feedstock
TORZEN® U4801
48RV, additive-free
compounding feedstock
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TORZEN U4803
35RV, high-flow compounding
feedstock
TORZEN® U3501
45RV, low-moisture compounding
feedstock
TORZEN® U4500
45RV, compounding
feedstock
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51RV, compounding
feedstock
PA66
unreinforced
specialty
SPECIALTY REINFORCED PA66 RESIN
Resin Description
mineral filled
PA66 resin
glass/mineral
filled PA66
resin
TORZEN® M3000HSL
15% glass/mineral, lubricated
TORZEN® GM1500HSL
38% glass/mineral, heat stabilized,
lubricated
TORZEN® GM3800HSL
40% glass/mineral, heat stabilized,
lubricated
TORZEN® GM4000HSL
mid-toughened, heat stabilized,
lubricated
TORZEN® T2000HSL
TORZEN® U5101
toughened
PA66 resin
highly-toughened, heat stabilized,
lubricated
TORZEN® T3000HSL
13% GF, toughened, heat stabilized,
lubricated
TORZEN® GT1300HSL
14% GF, toughened, heat stabilized,
lubricated
TORZEN® GT1400HSL
48RV, lubricated,
heat stabilized
TORZEN® U4830HSL
33% GF, toughened, heat stabilized,
lubricated
TORZEN® GT3300HSL
48RV, lubricated,
highly nucleated
TORZEN® U4844NL
44RV, lubricated, moderately
nucleated, high flow
TORZEN® U4460NL
25%
lubricated
30% GF,
GF, heat
heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN MARATHON™ PA66 RESIN
Resin Description
Commercial Name
TORZEN® G2500HR
TORZEN G3000HR
33% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN G3300HR
25%
lubricated
35% GF,
GF, heat
heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN® G3500HR
25%
lubricated
50% GF,
GF, heat
heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN® G5000HR
13% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN® G1300HSL
15% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN® G1500HSL
25%
lubricated
20% GF,
GF, heat
heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN® G2000HSL
25%
lubricated
25% GF,
GF, heat
heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN® G2500HSL
30% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN® G3000HSL
30% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN MARATHON™
G3000XHL
35% GF, Heat Stabilized, Lubricated
TORZEN MARATHON™
G3500XHL
40% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN MARATHON™
G4000XHL
50% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN MARATHON™
G5000XHL
unfilled, heat stabilized,
halogen free, V0
TORZEN MARATHON™
FRU4800XHL
25% GF, heat stabilized,
flame retardant, V0
TORZEN MARATHON™
FRG2500XHL
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flame
retardant
PA66 resin
NYLON 6,6 – MORE THAN 75 YEARS IN THE MAKING
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Invented in the 1930s
Advantages of PA66 (vs. PA6):
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Forms: extruded through spinnerets into fiber or molded/formed into
plastic parts
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Dimensional stability
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Higher melting point
Since 1939, new applications emerged: nylon sheer stockings
(durable, easy-care); parachutes and fishing line (moisture-resistant,
silk replacement); flak vests (strength, durability, protection against
shell fragments); aircraft tire reinforcement (assisted safe landing of
heavy bombers); automotive engine components (metal replacement,
lightweighting)
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More compact molecular
structure
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Higher tensile strength
in use
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Better abrasion resistance
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33% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN G3300HSL
35% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN® G3500HSL
40% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN® G4000HSL
43% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN® G4300HSL
50% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
TORZEN® G5000HSL
INVISTA Engineering Polymer Solutions
glass
reinforced
PA66 resin
Commercial Name
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heat stabilized
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30% mineral filled, heat stabilized,
lubricated
TORZEN® U4820L
25% GF, heat stabilized, lubricated
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TORZEN® M1500HS
48RV, lubricated
Resin Description
glass
reinforced
PA66 resin
15% mineral filled, heat stabilized
TORZEN U4501
GLASS REINFORCED PA66 RESIN
hydrolysis
resistant
Commercial Name
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Nylon 6,6 made from adipic acid and hexamethylene diamine (HMD)
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new forces at work:
people
+
presence
people + presence = A WORLD OF POLYAMIDES
INVISTA Engineering Polymer Solutions works to provide total solutions to its customers
in the world of polyamides, from polymers and compounds to application development
and technical service. Customers benefit from INVISTA’s deep knowledge of nylon 6,6,
as well as the company’s position as an upstream supplier of intermediates for other
polyamide and copolyamide families.
processes upstream/downstream of invista’s
present engineering polymer capabilities
invista’s existing capabilities
cyclohexane
nitric acid
o2
polyamide 6,6
polymerization
adipic acid
unreinforced
products
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compounding
products
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cable ties
battery caps
compounding
h2
hexamethylene
diamine
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air intake manifold
electrical connectors
ski bindings
fiber spinning
post-industrial
recycle
pta
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wheel covers
fan blades
chair bases
high performance
polyamides
h2
hcn
adiponitrile
butadiene
nitric acid
compounded
products
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dytek a amines
C12tm
dodecanedioic
acid
polyamide 6,12
polymerization
compounded
products
New proprietary
process
polyamide 12
polymerization
compounded
products
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led lights
medical devices
personal care products
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fuel lines
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fuel and brake lines
medical devices
natural gas transport lines
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new forces at work:
product
MARKETS
+
presence
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS
product + presence ACROSS SECTORS AND SEGMENTS
With an efficient yet responsive product portfolio, and through its extensive
geographic presence, INVISTA is able to seamlessly serve a broad range of
sectors and segments.
FEATURED APPLICATION SPACE: Connectors
VALUE IN USE FOR PA66: Hydrolysis and thermal shock resistance, latch strength,
fast nucleation leading to low cycle time, RTI and flame
retardant (V0 to V2)*
KEY PRODUCTS: TORZEN® U4820L PA66 resin, TORZEN® U4830HSL PA66 resin,
TORZEN Marathon™ FRU4800XHL PA66 resin
In the connector market, excellent hydrolysis and thermal shock resistance, latch strength, fast nucleation
leading to low cycle time, RTI and flame retardant (V0 to V2) are key attributes of PA66. In addition,
INVISTA has flame retardant products with V0 rating for glass reinforced and unreinforced products.
AUTOMOTIVE
*Compared to PA6.
FEATURED APPLICATION SPACE: Automotive Cooling System
VALUE IN USE FOR PA66: Hydrolysis resistance, burst pressure
INDUSTRIAL
and creep resistance
KEY PRODUCT: TORZEN® G3000HR PA66 resin
FEATURED APPLICATION SPACE: Cable ties and fasteners
VALUE IN USE FOR PA66: Fast nucleating (low cycle time) behavior, good toughness, stress-
In cooling systems, the requirement for a balance of hydrolysis resistance, burst
pressure and creep resistance makes polyamides such as TORZEN® G3000HR PA66
resin a great choice. These resins have been validated—and in some cases, are in
the process of final testing—in radiator end tanks, radiator pipes, radiator fans,
expansion bottles, shrouds and thermostat control units, to name a few.
INVISTA offers total solution support to its customers from molding, mold flow,
and engineering design data for FEA analysis.
strain behavior, long-term thermal aging, and chemical resistance
KEY PRODUCTS: TORZEN® U4820L PA66 resin, TORZEN® U4830HSL PA66 resin, TORZEN® U4460NL
PA66 resin, TORZEN® T2000HSL PA66 resin, TORZEN® T3000HSL PA66 resin
In the cable tie and fasteners market, nylon 6,6 provides an optimum balance of fast nucleating
(low cycle time) behavior, toughness, good stress-strain behavior, long-term thermal aging, and
chemical resistance—great for a range of cable tie and fastener applications.
INVISTA offers reinforced and unreinforced TORZEN® PA66 resins for these applications. These products
have equivalent or higher UL RTI recognitions versus competitive resins that serve this marketplace.
GLOBAL PRODUCT –
VALIDATED IN MULTIPLE
END-APPLICATIONS
CONSUMER
FEATURED APPLICATION SPACE: Appliances, toys, sporting goods,
tools, batteries, and lighter and aerosol valves
VALUE IN USE FOR PA66: A good balance of impact at room temperature and
at -40°C, mechanical properties, chemical resistance
and excellent flow properties
PART MOLDED AND VALIDATED FROM TORZEN® G3000HR* RESIN
PART MOLDED AND UNDERGOING VALIDATION WITH TORZEN® G3000HR* RESIN
KEY PRODUCTS: TORZEN® T3000HSL BK20 PA66 resin, TORZEN® U4820L PA66 resin,
TORZEN® U4460NL PA66 resin, TORZEN® U4844NL PA66 resin
* Many of the applications molded for vehicles other than that shown above.
In the consumer goods market, INVISTA offers TORZEN® T3000HSL BK20—a highly toughened,
heat stabilized, black PA66 resin with good impact strength, stiffness, weld line strength, surface
appearance and flow.
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new forces at work:
people
+
product
people = VALUE-ADDED SERVICES
INVISTA Engineering Polymer Solutions’ TORZEN® brand is more than a product; it
represents our promise to be a comprehensive service provider for our customers. We
have qualified professionals around the globe, all of whom offer technical assistance,
product knowledge and industry expertise in developing innovative solutions.
GO THE
DISTANCE
TORZEN MARATHON™ PA66 RESIN
PA66 resins offer an excellent balance of toughness, wear resistance, heat and
chemical resistance. But current trends in the marketplace—whether dealing with
turbo-charged engines in the automotive sector or smaller packaging sizes in the
E&E space—are driving a need for improved heat-aging characteristics, especially in
the continuous use temperature up to 190°C and peak temperature up to 230°C.
At these elevated continuous-use temperatures, conventional PA66 has limitations,
and other polymers—such as higher temperature polyamides (PPA) and
polyphenylene sulfides (PPS)—are generally used due to superior heataging characteristics.
INVISTA’s TORZEN Marathon™ resin responds to customer
needs for a nylon with improved heat aging properties.
INVISTA’s customers further benefit as this new technology broadens the processing
window, offering up to 50 percent lower melt viscosity compared with conventional
polyamides. It also enables customers to use tools that are already cut for PA66.
TORZEN MarathonTM resins can allow for material consolidation. For example, with
this technology, both the hot and cold sides of charge air cooler can be made with
only one product.
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TORZEN® BRAND MEANS SERVICE:
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Process optimization through a scientific approach, with a goal to provide efficiencies such as
reduced cycle time and improved yield via part quality and tooling improvements
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Product, molding and design training for enhancing nylon 6,6 processing
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Technical support during validations and qualifications
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New application development support – including mold flow and FEA analysis
people + product
APPLICATION-BACK PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES
INVISTA’s engineering polymers product development is based on focused
applications—identifying and realizing those uses for nylon 6,6 for end customers
that deliver the highest value compared to other materials.
INVISTA’s intent in its application-back product development
is to understand the market and customer requirements, and
translate these needs into product requirements. INVISTA’s
product development team then converts these needs
into formulation design space, which allows the team to
effectively develop products focused on application spaces
of interest. This scientific approach allows flexibility to modify
formulations that optimize performance as required, while
also allowing us to develop global formulations for global
application spaces.
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new forces at work:
presence
CAE MODELING
INVISTA’S ONLINE
Material Property Deck Downloads from
INVISTA Engineering Polymer Solutions Website
presence –
KNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
AT WWW.EPS.INVISTA.COM
CAE MATERIAL PROPERTY
DECK DOWNLOAD
Automatic Property Input Deck Preparation
for CAE Analysis
DATA SHEET PROPERTIES
VISIBILITY AND SEARCH CONTROL
CAE-LINKED MATERIAL
DATABASE
CAE-Specific Formatted Material
Property Data Deck
ENGINEERING PROPERTIES
ENGINEERING STRESS-STRAIN CURVES
DESIGNING WITH
TORZEN® PA66 RESINS
As a solution provider, INVISTA creates value for its customers through design
assistance, FEA analysis and mold filling analysis technical support.
At www.eps.invista.com, customers can use our virtual tools to explore and
analyze the performance of our resin in various applications.
Downloadable Fatigue data
Torzen® G3500 HSL resin
CAE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
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Analyze structure to obtain stress and
deformation of parts under design loadings
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Download from INVISTA Engineering Polymer Solutions website
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Identify critical areas for design improvement
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View property data in analog and digital forms
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Print, share or export in various formats
Perform structural optimization in a proactive
design process
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new forces at work:
performance
DESIGNING WITH TORZEN® RESIN –
SIMULATIONS AND TESTING
INJECTION MOLDING SIMULATION MOLD FILLING ANALYSIS
CUSTOMIZED PART TESTING TO SIMULATE
LOADINGS DURING ACTUAL SERVICE
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Determine gate locations and number of gates
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Determine and reduce weldline locations
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Identify air traps and vent locations
ABILITY TO DESIGN UNIQUE TEST RIGS ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS
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Predict clamp force and injection pressure injection
molding machine size
ALL DATA, INFORMATION AND PARTS PROTECTED BY NDA AGREEMENT
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Identify areas with high melt temperatures and
high shear stress
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Minimize volumetric shrinkage variation and warpage
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Identify and reduce potential sink marks
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Determine optimum processing conditions, such as
injection speed, packing pressure and packing time
TORZEN® RESIN – SYNONYMOUS WITH QUALITY
INVISTA carefully selects in-house technicians
and contract manufacturers to confidently and
consistently represent TORZEN® branded products.
INVISTA qualifies its external relationships through
its proprietary “process tolerancing” techniques to
attain the highest possible product capability.
STRUCTURAL SIMULATION
•
Stress, strain and deformation
under mechanical and
thermal loads
•
Eigenmodes and
Eigenfrequencies
•
Harmonic response analysis
•
Structural-borne noise
•
Airborne noise
INVISTA helps control manufacturing
specifications based on market needs, test biases,
and process and raw material variance.
our customers’ needs – global products
conforming to global specifications
*Images courtesy of TiK - Technologie in Kunststoff GmbH.
PART TESTING FOR DESIGN VALIDATION
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Shaker with slip table
Pressure pulsation with liquids and air
Hot air pressure pulsation up to 350°C
Thermal shock test
Oil spray test GMW 3155 (certified by
General Motors) at TiK
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Aging tests including temperature,
media (e.g., oil, glycol, humidity)
Back-fire test bench with up to 1 bar/ms
Oil separation measurement
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Acoustic measurements
INVISTA Engineering Polymer Solutions
One way INVISTA meets the needs of its customers is to offer global products
that conform to global specifications. We define global products as a product
that has the same International Material Data System (IMDS) number and
regulatory portfolio. Customers demand global products because, once
qualified, they can release the product across multiple applications and
multiple regions. In addition, global products drive simplicity and lower the
carrying cost for multiple resins (product rationalization). And for engineers, a
global product means design freedom—a breadth of applications, through a
deep understanding of only a few strategic material options.
CUSTOMERS CAN BENEFIT FROM INVISTA’S GLOBAL
PRODUCTS BY BEING ABLE TO USE ONE PRODUCT ACROSS
MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS AND REGIONS.
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The information provided herein is for information purposes only and INVISTA disclaims any warranty relating to such
information. Under no circumstances shall INVISTA or its affiliates be responsible for your use or reliance on such information.
TORZEN® and TORZEN Marathon™ are trademarks of INVISTA. Market-Based Management® is a registered trademark of Koch
Industries, Inc. in the United States used under license. All other trademarks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
© 2014 INVISTA.