Launching Stanyl® TC: Material of Choice for LED Retrofit Lamps

Evansville, IN. - June 2, 2009 - DSM Engineering Plastics has launched a new portfolio of thermally conductive materials based on Stanyl PA46. Stanyl® TC is a thermally conductive PA46 providing high thermal management while retaining the material’s very high mechanical strength.

The first key use of the new material is in LED Retrofit Lamps. In this type of application, thermal management is the main challenge, followed by mechanical / electrical performance. Stanyl TC was developed specifically to meet these needs. A recent example is the high-power retrofit Lamp Philips MASTER LED MR16 which uses Stanyl TC instead of aluminum for the housing structure.

According to Global Marketing Manager Stanyl, Franck Lagoutte, Stanyl TC is a breakthrough in the Lighting Industry: “Stanyl TC offers lighting producers and designers the opportunity to replace commonly used metals in LED retrofit lamps, while providing the necessary thermal dissipation.”

Mr Lagoutte adds: “Stanyl TC is rapidly establishing a position as the material of choice for the Lighting industry. Stanyl TC is the first thermally conductive plastic to combine strong mechanical performance and high thermal management properties. By using Stanyl TC instead of metal, our customers’ benefits include weight saving, higher flexibility in manufacturing, and - for the newest generation of lamps - greater design freedom to develop innovative ‘heat sink’.”

DSM Engineering Plastics has a strong track record and many years of expertise in thermal management, using high performance polymers. Franck Lagoutte: “Lighting is a strategic segment for DSM Engineering Plastics. As we set out to help the Lighting industry to make LED Retrofit Lamps the near future of lighting, we will continue to innovate and launch on the market further new Stanyl TC grades later this year.”

Comments

[car-led]

LED lights are available in a huge variety of white color temperatures, but since it has always been easier to manufacture blue LEDs, many cheap LEDs have a naturally cold/bluish tinge.

[Low voltage lights]

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