19/03/2020 / News
insulbar materials: It’s all about the right mixture
Improved materials play an important pace making role for technological development. This is also the case for the thermal separation of window systems. Alongside the technical criteria which a material essentially has to fulfil, climate and weather conditions, for example, place a variety of demands on the material.
The plastics that we use for insulbar insulating bars are almost exclusively polyamides. These have the optimum mechanical properties for this purpose.
Plastic bars for thermal separation of windows and façades must above all be stable, durable and have a highly insulating effect. But not all bars are the same. Different intended uses require different materials and modifications. Here is an overview of our insulbar TECATHERM materials:
Proven thousands of times over: our standard plastics
| Application/ ideal for |
Material |
Properties |
| All common metal frame profiles |
TECATHERM 66 GF Polyamide 66, glass fibre reinforced |
Extremely robust, perfect for hollow chamber profiles with thin walls; for powder coating and anodising in the assembly |
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Ecological construction |
TECATHERM 66 GF RE 100 % unmixed recycled polyamide 66, glass fibre reinforced |
Outstanding mechanical properties; environmentally friendly and sustainable |
For special cases: Customised, non-standard materials
| Application/ ideal for |
Material |
Properties |
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Improvement of existing systems with respect to the Uf value or installation depth |
TECATHERM 66 GF foamed Polyamide 66 foamed, glass fibre reinforced |
Optimum strength, reduced thermal conduction capacity, combines energy and cost effectiveness | |
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Particularly low Uf values or small installation depths |
TECATHERM 66 PPE GF 20 Polymer blend, foamed, glass fibre reinforced |
Low thermal conduction capacity, high stability; suitable for powder coating and anodising in the assembly | |
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Powder coating insulbar ESP |
TECATHERM 66 ESP PA 66, glass fibre reinforced, modified |
Optimised electrostatic properties enable improved powder attraction during coating and thereby give a perfect appearance to the finish | |
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Bolt operating profiles insulbar LUB |
TECATHERM 66 GF lub PA 66, glass fibre reinforced, modified |
Self-lubricating | |
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Façade pressure plates or glazing beads |
TECATHERM 66 GF 40 PA 66, with higher percentage of glass fibre (40 %) |
Particularly stable |
Insulating profiles from the plastics expert
The Ensinger portfolio offers over 100 different standard, engineering and high-performance plastics for every requirement and a wide variety of applications. Over and above this, over 500 plastic modifications are possible. Having over 50 years’ experience as well as the possibility of carrying out our own compounding contribute to our materials’ performance.