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QUADRANT EPP has launched www.
designwithtorlon.com, a multimedia
website that provides information to
engineers, designers and machinists on
the material properties and advantages
of the company’s machinable Torlon®
PAI shapes.
In addition to standard material infor-
mation such as product specifications,
basic application information and
downloadable documentation, the new
sitealso featuresspeciallycommissioned
video elements that increase the site’s
appeal and usefulness for the design
community.
Video segments cover topics such as saw
cutting, turning, milling and fly-cutting.
Site visitors can see first hand how these
processes are performed in Quadrant’s
Technical Centres. The processes
demonstrated address many frequently
asked questions about designing
parts with Torlon PAI and many other
advanced engineering plastics.
In addition to the video segments on
material fabrication and machining
procedures, Quadrant has introduced
a newly commissioned series of
video shorts modelled on a US talk
show format that address design and
performance concepts.
These segments are grouped in the
site’s Vodcast area and are intended
to be light-hearted, entertaining and
informative.
The show can be subscribed to as an
RSS feed for visitors who want to stay
connected to new updates from the
programme.
The primary aim of the site is to
illustrate the material properties and
performance advantages of Torlon
PAI when compared to machinable
polyimide materials. The versatile
performance benefits Torlon PAI offers
at elevated temperatures, ranging
from 150°C to 250°C, are not always
High performance plastics design
and material knowledge
understood in the wider materials
design and engineering community.
These include excellent wear and
frictional performance, exceptional
strength, stiffness, and dimensional
stability – all of which are described in
the ‘Why Torlon’ section of the site.
Torlon PAI also displays high creep
resistance and inherent low flammabil-
ity, as well as resistance against high
energy radiation (gamma- and X-rays).
Torlon PAI shapes are available
in extruded, injection moulded and
compression moulded grades, for a
range of highly demanding applications
in various industries, especially the
aerospace, chemical processing,
energy and semiconductors sectors.
Quadrant Engineering Plastic
Products – Switzerland
The homepage of Quadrant’s new interactive website S S
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