{"id":2391,"date":"2021-01-25T09:16:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T09:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.becgroup.com\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2024-09-03T14:34:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:34:52","slug":"material-of-the-month-polyethylene-terephthalate-or-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.becgroup.com\/news\/material-of-the-month-polyethylene-terephthalate-or-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>PET \u2013 We know our plastics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>100% RECYCLABLE THERMOPLASTIC<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This month\u2019s feature plastic is Polyethylene terephthalate, otherwise known as PET.<\/p>\n<p>The largest use of PET comes from synthetic fibres, with bottle resin production a close second. In textile terms, PET is often dubbed \u201cpolyester\u201d and PET for packaging resins.<\/p>\n<p>But PET is also suitable for injection moulding, and is often used by the electronics industry.<\/p>\n<p>We use PET when we\u2019re injection moulding and overmoulding for customers from the electronics sector for: electrical casings, electrical housings, electrical switches and capacitors.<\/p>\n<p>In every single one of our projects, material selection has a huge bearing on the success of the end product &#8211; it\u2019s reliability, performance and cost.<\/p>\n<p>A crucial part of what we do is to ask the right questions.\u00a0 That way, we can apply our injection moulding knowledge to determine the most suitable material, as part of the <strong>New Product Development Process (NPD).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On more than one occasion PET has proved the best candidate.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An over-moulded rocker switch<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part of a chassis-mounted switch<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.becgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BECGroup_DAF_RockerSwitch_PET_03-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.becgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BECGroup_DAF_RockerSwitch_PET_03-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.becgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BECGroup_DAF_RockerSwitch_PET_03-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.becgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BECGroup_DAF_RockerSwitch_PET_03-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.becgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BECGroup_DAF_RockerSwitch_PET_03-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.becgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BECGroup_DAF_RockerSwitch_PET_03.jpg 1348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>Image of a rocker switch: Front is overmoulded onto in-mould decoration (IMD) polycarbonate<\/h5>\n<p>As we know only too well, every polymer and thermoplastic has its strengths and weaknesses:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100% recyclable \u2013 made to be remade<\/li>\n<li>Good electrical properties<\/li>\n<li>Hard, stiff and strong (fillers are available i.e. glass)<\/li>\n<li>Dimensionally stable and absorbs little water<\/li>\n<li>Good gas barrier properties<\/li>\n<li>Good chemical resistance (except to alkalis)<\/li>\n<li>Can be transparent and colourless<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Poor resistance to heat above 85\u00b0<\/li>\n<li>Poor chemical resistance to alkalis<\/li>\n<li>Cost &#8211; varies from \u00a32.0\/kg for co-polyster moulding resin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Give us a call when you\u2019re in the NPD phase, it\u2019s the best time &#8211; in terms of saving delays and costs &#8211; to seek advice about the most suitable materials.\u00a0 Reviewing what your product needs to do, the environment it will end up in, its frequency of usage and whether it will need to withstand chemical applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re here to give you greater visibility of the material selection options available to you, for your next product.\u00a0 Is it for the electronics sector manufacturing or another industry sector?\u00a0 Call us on 01425 613131 or email <a href=\"mailto:hello@becgroup.com\">hello@becgroup.com.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Material of the Month:  PET.  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