technical information

Tournage PTFE

PTFE Turning

PTFE Turning Turning of plastics, including PCTFE or polychlorotrifluoroethylene, is one of SPN's main activities. Turning is a very delicate operation consisting in machining plastic parts by material removal. This technique only concerns parts that have an axis of revolution. To carry out a turning operation, the company uses high-performance...

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Fraisage PFA

PFA milling

PFA milling Depending on the customer's requirements, SPN uses different processes for the production of plastic parts, such as milling. This operation is reserved for parts without an axis of revolution. The process consists of fixing a plastic block in a vice or a fixture on a milling table. A...

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Tournage PCTFE

PCTFE Turning

PCTFE Turning Turning of plastics, including PCTFE or polychlorotrifluoroethylene, is one of SPN's main activities. Turning is a very delicate operation consisting in machining plastic parts by material removal. This technique only concerns parts that have an axis of revolution. To carry out a turning operation, the company uses high-performance...

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Fraisage PTFE

PTFE milling

PTFE milling SPN has made plastic machining its specialty. Among the operations the company offers is milling. It is used to manufacture certain parts that do not have an axis of revolution. Milling consists of using a fixture or vice to fix a blank on a dedicated table and then...

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PAI (Polyamide-Imide)

PAI (Polyamide-Imide)

PAI (Polyamide-Imide) PAI or polyamide-imide is one of the strongest polymers on the market today. It is also known for its resistance. Without additives, polyamide-imide has the ability to withstand extreme temperatures. This material remains unchanged even when exposed to a temperature of 270°C. Polyamide-imide or PAI is also very resistant...

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Fraisage PCTFE

PCTFE milling

PCTFE milling Some plastic parts are designed using milling technology. This is done by fixing a blank in a fixture or vice on a milling table and removing the plastic component with a cutting tool which can be a milling cutter, a drill or a lathe. Milling is reserved for...

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Siège PCTFE

PCTFE seat

PCTFE seat Entrust the manufacture of your PCTFE seats to SPN, a company that has been processing and machining high-performance plastics for over 80 years. A true reference in this field, SPN manufactures semi-finished products such as films, rods, plates, bars, strips and tubes. We rely on processes such as...

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Propriétés pctfe

PCTFE Properties

PCTFE Properties PCTFE, or polychlorotrifluoroethylene, is a thermoplastic that can be processed at temperature, resulting from the addition of a chlorine atom, which gives it its low melt index. This fluorinated plastic is moulded by hot injection and compression moulding or by extrusion and is characterised by its high tensile...

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Polymère PCTFE

PCTFE polymer

PCTFE polymer Of all the high performance plastics we work and machine at SPN, PCTFE polymer is the most widely used in industrial sectors such as aeronautics and cryogenics. This popularity can be explained by the incomparable technical characteristics of this material. In addition to its low gas permeability, the PCTFE...

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Point de fusion PCTFE

Melting point PCTFE

Melting point PCTFE PCTFE differs from other high-performance plastics by its outstanding characteristics. Perfectly suited for use in industrial sectors such as aeronautics and cryogenics, this material has the ability to retain its mechanical properties even when subjected to cryogenic temperatures. Thanks to the chlorine atom, the PCTFE melting point...

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