Strong product with long fibres
EMS-GRIVORY is breaking new ground with long glass-fibre reinforced polyamides (PA-LFT). Since the start of 2008, EMS-GRIVORY has been manufacturing PA-LFT products based on the well established product families Grilon TS, Grivory GV and Grivory HT, at the production site in Gross-Umstadt, Germany. In a pultrusion process developed by EMS, long glass fibres are impregnated into a polyamide melt and then cut in the typical, 10-mm-long granule form. In the finished component, the long glass fibres form a non-woven fibre structure which provides the material with a more isotropic reinforcement. The finished components exhibit significantly improved mechanical properties compared to short glass-fibre products (PA-GF). This improvement in mechanical performance is also given at high temperatures and even above the glass transition point.With PA-LFT products, high-performance structural components can be manufactured which are capable of resisting high application temperatures or absorbing high impact forces. PA-LFT is a cost-saving and low-weight alternative to die-cast metals and comes into its own where short glass-fibre products (PA-GF) with high filler content reach their limits.
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Metal replacement at the highes level Car hoist with a threaded bush of long glass-fibre reinforced polyamide  Watch video |
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EMS-CHEMIE (Deutschland) GmbH
Business Unit EMS-GRIVORY
Horst Heckel
Warthweg 14
D-64823 Gross-Umstadt
phone +49 6078 783 114