Computers

Smaller, lighter, faster – these are the bywords of the personal computer industry. As new technology for data storage and processing continues to be commercialized,  “faster” is almost a given, but “smaller” and “lighter” seem to have limits defined by current input/out (I/O) technologies, namely the keyboard and screen, which are likely to be with us for a while yet. Despite these constraints, Ticona’s resins contribute to making both laptops and desktops smaller and lighter by enabling designers to create structures that are both light and strong.

Ticona 's innovative, and in many cases customized, material solutions make a significant contribution to successful equipment development The relentless trend towards miniaturization in computer equipment places increasingly stringent demands on the materials used. Ever more compact designs call for delicate but robust structures that are sometimes required to operate at high temperatures. These are requirements that Ticona 's engineering polymers have been meeting for years.

Increasing manufacturing volumes and the demand for ever more cost-effective production of computers drives design toward highly integrated components, another area where Ticona’s experience comes into play. Ticona’s engineers have the know-how of how to use insert, outsert and two-component molding to support Ticona’s customers – for example outsert technology using Hostaform® or Celcon® acetal copolymer can substantially reduce manufacturing and assembly costs. Not all device requirements are structural – some needs relate to moving parts - and this is where the good sliding characteristics of Hostaform/Celcon acetal copolymer (POM) and Celanex® polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) leads to their use in applications such as CD-ROM drives.