Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation (MEP), the global leader in high performance polyacetal materials, meets the rapidly changing stringent regulatory and functional requirements of the automotive, electronics and general industries markets for low formaldehyde emissions with a new polyacetal (POM) product family.
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New Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics tech helps reduce emission footprints
MEP has announced the innovative low-odour and low-residue Iupital 05 Polyacetal Series.
Traditional industrial polyacetal offerings can give off undesired gaseous formaldehyde products during processing, which hampers its adoption in low-emission driven industries, including automotive applications, electronics and general industry.
This best-in-class formulation allows the Iupital line to significantly reduce the production of formaldehyde while maintaining excellent chemical, thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties with exceptional wear resistance.
By optimising manufacturing technology through proprietary R&D efforts, the MEP engineering team has succeeded in cutting the amount of formaldehyde typically generated in half. This innovation optimises injection moulding production due to less mould deposit, reduces downtime for cleaning moulds, and extending the life of the mould – thus resulting in lower operating costs.
MEP will introduce this new generation of innovative polyacetals with a range of different viscosities, including the standard flow version F20-05 and the high flow grades F30-05 and F40-05.
Kazuhiro Ando, Executive Officer of MEP Japan, said: “With this new manufacturing innovation, we are confident MEP can not only successfully extend the already widely adopted Iupital portfolio by providing a sought after solution for emission reduction to industry, but also contribute positively to society by offering products with a further improved environmental footprint.”