Polyamide Grivory/Grilon LFT

EMS-GRIVORY is breaking new ground with long glassfibre 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 fi bres are impregnated into a polyamide melt and then cut in the typical, 10-mmlong granule form. In the fi nished component, the long
glass fi bres form a non-woven fibre structure which provides the material with a more isotropic reinforcement.

The finished components exhibit signifi cantly 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-fi bre products (PA-GF) with high filler
content reach their limits.