Quadrant EPP claims better feature definition in its process

Quadrant EPP claims better feature definition in its process

Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products has developed a low pressure casting (LPC) technique for making nylon components. The technique allows production of cast nylon 6 products with better feature definition in a single shot. Components made using conventional “static” casting – which uses “no pressure” – must be post-machined.

Cast nylon 6 components are produced directly from caprolactam in a mould. Swiss-owned Quadrant has already produced several parts using LPC, including cable sheaves and components for waste water plants and railways. It will use LPC to manufacture components for customers, rather than licensing the technique.

“This will allow us to bridge the gap between injection moulding and static casting,” said Michael Koch, managing director of Quadrant EPP.