Trelec Chooses X Gen* Starflam* Resins to Make High Quality Fuse Holders for PCBs

Based in France, Trelec specializes in conception / connectics processing and precision cutting sub-contracting. The company’s over 50 years of know-how was gained by continuously investing in new technologies and, thereby, increasing its capacities of production. Trelec sustains a wide product offering by creating products that add value - and which are dynamically able - to meet customer needs. They chose GE - Plastics’ X Gen Starflam resin to match its innovation requirements in the design of top quality fuse holders for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs).

GE - Plastics & Trelec

“We invest in products that add value to Trelec products, so when GE - Plastics showed the versatility and durability of Starflam resin from the X Gen resin portfolio, we knew we found a winning combination,” says Vincent Muzica of Trelec.

Trelec opted for Starflam resin for a number of reasons:

• Reactivity from LNP* technology for sampling and outperforming Red P and Halogenated FR systems.

• Electrical performance: UL 94 V0*, CTI : 600V, GWFT : 960°C.

• Compliance with WEEE and RoHS, Halogen and Red phosphore free.

• High mechanical performance for automatic assembling.

In addition to general purpose grades, Starflam resins form part of the X Gen resin portfolio, which is designed to provide excellent features and opportunities to a wide range of applications.

Starflam grades are available in PA6, PA6.6 and PPA. They typically have outstanding properties for applications that require flame retardancy, heat resistance, chemical resistance, toughness, and electrical properties.

Starflam resins are widely used in an extensive range of injection molding applications in the electrical and appliance market, such as connectors, switches, thermal breaks, and cooling fans.

Starflam can also be modified to improve specific properties by utilizing glass fiber, minerals, flame retardant, heat stabilizers and impact modifiers.

In essence, Starflam resins offer:

• Excellent chemical resistance

• High strength

• Good processability – high flow and fast cycling

• Heat resistance to 249°C

• Flammability rating of UL 94 V-0 @ 0.76 mm

• Low temperature ductility to -40°C

• Good dimensional stability

• Low thermal expansion

• Good electrical properties

The X Gen resin portfolio is a powerful leap forward in engineering thermoplastics. After 50 years, GE - Plastics is still finding innovative ways to close the gap between extreme product design demands and extreme resin performance.

For Trelec, Starflam resins are a top choice for their PCB fuse holders.

Details at www.trelec.fr