Duracon - POM - Polyplastics

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Materials with Multiple Functions
... housings for personnel digital assistants (PDA) (Fig.3). Characteristics in combination: For the main components of a CD drive assembly, with which four data media up to the DVD can be read, the manufacturer uses Ricoh polyacetal (POM; Duracon corresponds to Hostaform) as well as polybutylene terephthalate (PBT; Duranex corresponds to Celanex) from Ticona (Fig.4). For the relatively large load carrier component above all great hardness and rigidity with small distortion are required. These req...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Under Extreme Conditions
...metimes lead to electrical charging of these prefabricated parts. For filters integrated directly into the fuel sender unit the Japanese company Denso that supplies Toyota, Mitsubishi and Suzuki, among others, has solved the problem using a type of Duracon (POM, a proprietary name of Polyplastics, a subsidiary of Ticona in Asia). This POM was specifically modified with carbon fibres and conductive carbon black and fulfils stringent requirements on electric conductivity and long service flexural ...

Kunststoffe international, 2014-10-10, Polyoxymethylene (Polyacetal, POM)
...me the largest producer of POM, followed by Europe, the USA and South Korea.The current market leaders are Celanese Corp., Dallas, Texas/USA (Hostaform, Kematal, Celcon); DuPont AG, Wilmington, Delaware/USA (Delrin); Polyplastics AG, Tokyo, Japan (Duracon), Korea Engineering Plastics Co. Ltd., Seoul, South Korea (Kepital); Mitsubishi Chemicals Inc., Tokyo, Japan (Lupital); and BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany (Ultraform). Other notable producers are Zaklady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach S.A., Tarnó...