Engineering Plastics

Technical plastics have become an established reality within the pharmaceutical industry, offering solutions for applications that require high chemical resistance.

Moving beyond their traditional niche in the microelectronics and petrochemical industries, materials such as PFA, PVDF, PPN, and ECTFE have expanded their range of applications. These plastics identified by their acronyms complement more conventional materials, offering exceptional characteristics that allow them to withstand harsh chemical environments such as strong halogenated acids, strong bases, and chlorinated solutions that ferrous materials cannot endure.

These technical plastics can be used to transport such substances at temperatures of up to 120°C, making them the optimal choice for specialized fluids.

Furthermore, the ability to join these materials using BCF (Bead and Crevice-Free) welding technology which results in an internal surface roughness even superior to that achieved with orbital welding on stainless steel combined with the availability of components specifically designed for the pharmaceutical sector (such as clamp-style ferrules, diaphragm valves, and instrumentation), allows them to compete effectively in certain fluid-handling applications.