In today’s ever-changing and competitive electronics industry, manufacturers are under increasing pressure to deliver consistent quality and device efficiency while improving safety and cutting costs. Americhem develops custom compounds for electronics that help manufacturers meet the highest standards and strictest requirements. Our ability to create customized electronics solutions doesn’t just happen because we are tech-savvy. We employ a team of experts with deep experience in electronics resins and additive solutions for electronics that know how to enhance processes, products and profitability. Americhem’s thermoplastic compounds for electronics are widely trusted and used across multiple technology markets by many of the world’s leading companies.
With compounding expertise that spans decades, there isn’t a polymer challenge we haven’t encountered. Connect with one of our team members today to formulate a tailored electronics resin solution that meets your product’s functional requirements and economic constraints.
ENGINEERING YOUR SUCCESS IN SEMICONDUCTORS
Specialty thermoplastics play a vital role in the semiconductor industry, where conductivity, shielding, insulating, chemical resistance, heat resistance and dimensional stability are paramount. Americhem understands the complexities involved in the manufacturing and handling of semiconductors and the costly effects of electrostatic discharge (ESD). As an independent compounder, we capitalize on our extensive supplier relationships to select high-performance resins for electronics. These resins are blended with carefully selected additives, fillers and fibers to produce a wide range of conductivity levels, enhance polymer characteristics and impart desired properties.
Our low outgassing materials are dimensionally stable at high and low temperatures and provide clean, contaminant-free surfaces for ultra-high purity processing. They resist harsh chemicals, acids and solvents, and can be engineered to meet UL flammability and safety standards, and achieve RoHS / REACH compliance. Lot-to-lot consistency is ensured for precision processing through standardized equipment and testing methods.
Leverage Americhem’s extensive R&D and process engineering capabilities to mold your ideas into reality and address critical performance requirements for:
- Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP)
- Etching and cleaning
- Packaging
- Testing
PRECOLORING SOLUTIONS THAT SIMPLIFY YOUR COLORING CHALLENGES
As leaders in color technology, we will work with your design team to help elevate your brand with over 60 precolored resin formulations to choose from in our ColorFast™ series. ColorFast™ provides an easy way to achieve standard industry color coding for products like display modules, bezels, connectors and more.
Americhem can precolor a wide range of materials to meet the specific requirements of your application. Some examples include:
- Elastomers for soft-touch applications
- Flame-retardant materials to meet UL, CSA and IEC requirements
- Translucent and transparent materials
- ESD and shielding materials
- Wear and friction materials
- High-temperature materials
- Customer-specified trade name resins
Americhem’s custom compounds for electronics are backed by the highest level of service and support for your unique application. You can be sure all your key concerns associated with electronics manufacturing will be addressed in ways that differentiate your product in the market.
From dimensional stability and surface resistivity to chemical and flame resistance, we can create a specialty compound to meet your packaging, testing and wafer handling needs.
Additive manufacturing has unlocked new opportunities for manufacturers in diverse industries. Americhem offers an array of specialty engineered compounds suitable for housings, bezels and other parts that require tight tolerances.
With IoT networks expanding everywhere, the need for plastic assembly solutions continues to rise. Americhem’s custom compounds for the electronics industry meet various requirements for hardware components like sensors, routers and bridges.
In manufacturing, robotics perform a wide range of strenuous and monotonous tasks. Housings, wear surfaces and structural components made from Americhem’s plastics help robots last longer and withstand harsh environments.
Today’s industrial automation products are more connected than ever, requiring custom thermoplastic solutions that protect people and expensive equipment from electrical hazards. Customers look to Americhem when designing interfaces, controllers, IR sensors, switches, relays and power management systems.
From phones, tablets, laptops and GPS units to handheld inventory scanners and detectors, Americhem offers an array of customized thermoplastics that protect devices, promote brand identity and provide fundamental ergonomic features that improve comfort, control and dexterity.
Americhem’s extensive offering of custom compounds can be found in several of today’s most advanced wearable devices, including watches, glasses and virtual reality headsets. Partner with us to meet all your wear and tear resistance challenges.
Drone technologies have evolved rapidly in recent years. Americhem has kept pace with customizable resins that allow for the production of structurally reinforced, lightweight parts for frames, controllers, transmitters and propellors.
Americhem helps lighting manufacturers overcome multiple design and manufacturing challenges with custom compounds created for structural components, controllers and display modules.
Whether you need EMI/RFI shielding or internally lubricated components for wear reduction and longer life, Americhem has a broad portfolio of solutions that outperform while providing necessary flame retardance and regulatory compliance.
Our specialty compounds offer engineers the design flexibility to manage the demanding needs of increasing data storage capacity while limiting the footprint of data storage equipment and meeting the ever-changing regulatory requirements of the market.
Don’t see your market listed here? We are always eager to provide personalized service and tailored solutions to our customers. Let our experts guide you through the development and manufacturing process with our industry-leading formulations, processing and testing capabilities.
Whether you need to eliminate static charge build-up, provide shielding from EMI/RFI interference, increase material strength, integrate soft-touch features or color code your product, Americhem has dedicated brand lines to maximize a polymer’s potential.
INELEC™ ELECTRICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS
Electrostatic build-up can wreak havoc on electronic housings and components, causing safety concerns, premature wear, and damage to products and equipment. Americhem’s InElec™ compounds control that risk by imparting conductive technologies such as carbon fibers and powders for electronics to achieve specific electrical properties. Common applications for InElec™ include ESD control, EMI shielding and component/system grounding.
INSTRUC™ STRUCTURALLY REINFORCED COMPOUNDS
Whether you are working with high temperatures, high loads or just need a wear-resistant plastic to boost the durability of your products, InStruc™ helps achieve the exact performance and properties required by combining glass, carbon and mineral reinforcements. Customers specify InStruc™ as a replacement for metal to meet weight reduction targets and consolidate parts that can be formed without assembly.
INTHERM™ THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOUNDS
Thermal conductivity is a primary concern for electronic device makers that need reliable solutions to manage heat buildup and hot spots. Americhem’s InTherm™ product line achieves thermal conductivity up to 100 times that of unmodified resins depending on the proprietary filler technology applied. Customers turn to InTherm™ to extend product life and increase product performance.
SEVRENE® THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
Does your product design call for a soft touch grip or ergonomic design? Sevrene® is an all-thermoplastic tri-block compound that exhibits rubber-like characteristics. With Sevrene®, you can bring textures alive and create a unique surface feel that your customers would expect in a high-quality product with built-in resistance to heat, ozone and UV light.
COLORFAST™ PRECOLORED ENGINEERING RESINS
Choose from more than 60 pre-colored resin formulations with transparent, opaque or translucent options to achieve a specific look for your product. Our ColorFast™ solutions allow you to meet industry standards for color coding and achieve a consistent brand identity across entire product lines.