SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL OPTIONS

Performance with Responsible Material Choices
Selected SpinoPC® product families are available with Post-Industrial Recycled (PIR) and Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) content, providing alternative material concepts for applications with defined sustainability targets. Depending on technical, optical, and application requirements, Politem can offer Prime, Hybrid, and Full Recycle material concepts while maintaining a strong focus on processing consistency and application-specific performance.

Material Concepts: Prime • Hybrid • Full Recycle
Recycled Content: PIR • PCR

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

From Material Selection to Application Development
Selecting the appropriate polycarbonate compound requires consideration of component geometry, impact and mechanical loads, operating temperature, transparency or color requirements, UV and chemical exposure, electrical performance, processing conditions, and applicable validation standards. Politem’s technical team supports customers in identifying the most appropriate SpinoPC® solution and adapting formulations to application-specific performance, appearance, and processing targets.

Technical resources include:
* Technical Data Sheets
* Processing Recommendations
* Regulatory & Compliance Documentation
* Application-Specific Material Support
* Customized Compound Development

FIND YOUR SpinoPC® GRADE
Explore the SpinoPC® portfolio according to impact and heat requirements, transparency or color, reinforcement level, functional technology, recycled content, processing conditions, and application.

PRODUCT RANGE

SpinoPC®
Unreinforced and Performance-Modified PC Compounds

SpinoPC® grades provide a versatile engineering material platform combining high impact strength, heat resistance, dimensional stability, electrical insulation, and good surface quality. Transparent, opaque, high-flow, UV-stabilized, and performance-modified solutions can be developed for specific application needs.

SpinoPC®
Reinforced Glass Fiber and Mineral Reinforced PC Compounds

Reinforced SpinoPC® grades combine polycarbonate with glass fiber or mineral systems to provide increased stiffness, strength, dimensional control, and resistance to deformation under mechanical and thermal loads. Different reinforcement levels and stabilization packages allow the material to be optimized for structural components, precision housings, electrical parts, appliance components, and mobility applications requiring reliable dimensional and mechanical performance.

SpinoPC® Functional Solutions
Flame Retardant Optical and Customized Compounds

SpinoPC® formulations can be tailored through impact and flow modification, heat and UV stabilization, flame-retardant and halogen-free flame-retardant technologies, electrical optimization, light diffusion, optical effects, laser marking, color development, and other application-driven technologies.

 

MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES

The SpinoPC® platform can be tailored through reinforcement, performance modification, optical control, and functional additive technologies. These technologies allow the compound to be optimized according to the mechanical, thermal, dimensional, electrical, environmental, visual, and processing requirements of the final application.

Reinforcement Technologies
Glass Fiber • Carbon Fiber • Mineral • Hybrid Reinforcement

Reinforcement systems can be engineered to achieve the required balance of stiffness, strength, dimensional control, heat resistance, surface quality, and processing behavior.

Performance Modification
High Flow • Heat Stabilized • UV Stabilized • Scratch Resistant • Chemical Resistant • Low Warpage

Application-specific modification packages help optimize performance under impact, elevated temperatures, outdoor exposure, cleaning agents, selected chemicals, repeated use, and demanding processing conditions.

Functional Technologies
Flame Retardant • Halogen-Free FR • Enhanced Electrical Properties • Conductive • Antistatic • Low VOC • Laser Markable

Functional additive technologies extend the SpinoPC® portfolio into applications requiring fire safety, electrical insulation, light diffusion, optical effects, controlled conductivity, low emissions, traceability, or other specialized performance.

Sustainable Material Options
Prime • Hybrid • PIR • PCR • Full Recycle

Selected SpinoPC® formulations can incorporate Post-Industrial Recycled (PIR) and Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) raw materials, including Hybrid and Full Recycle concepts, according to appearance, performance, consistency, and sustainability requirements.

PERFORMANCE

Engineered Performance for Impact Thermal and Visual Requirements
SpinoPC® compounds can be tailored to achieve the required balance of impact strength, heat resistance, dimensional stability, electrical insulation, surface quality, optical performance, durability, and efficient processing.

Impact and Thermal Performance
The polycarbonate platform combines high impact strength with useful heat resistance, while heat-stabilized and flame-retardant technologies support reliable performance under application-specific thermal and fire-safety conditions.

Structural Performance
Glass fiber, carbon fiber, mineral, and hybrid reinforcement systems enable increased stiffness, strength, load-bearing capability, and improved dimensional control for structural applications.

Dimensional Stability
Low and uniform molding shrinkage, optimized reinforcement, and low-warpage technologies support dimensional accuracy, stable tolerances, and reliable assembly in precision molded components.

Surface Optical and Environmental Performance
Application-specific solutions can be developed for components requiring UV resistance, scratch resistance, transparency, light diffusion, controlled gloss, color stability, and resistance to selected cleaning agents and chemicals.

Electrical and Flame-Retardant Performance
Flame-retardant and electrically optimized grades support applications requiring reliable insulation behavior, resistance to electrical tracking, and compliance with application-specific UL 94, Glow Wire, and CTI requirements.

 

APPLICATIONS

Automotive
SpinoPC® compounds provide material solutions for impact-resistant, structural, optical, and electrical automotive components requiring surface quality, dimensional stability, heat resistance, and durable appearance.

Typical applications:
Lighting components • display and instrument parts • sensor housings • interior trim components • electrical housings • covers • brackets • protective components

Electrical & Electronics
Flame-retardant, halogen-free flame-retardant, and electrically optimized SpinoPC® formulations are available for housings and precision components where impact resistance and electrical safety are critical.

Typical applications:
Electrical housings • switch and control components • meter covers • lighting parts • circuit-protection housings • transparent covers • structural electrical components

Home Appliances
SpinoPC® materials provide impact resistance, heat performance, surface quality, transparency options, and structural durability for functional and visible components used throughout household appliances.

Typical applications:
Control panels • transparent covers • electrical housings • handles • structural supports • lighting components • visible and precision parts

Industrial Applications
Reinforced, impact-modified, and functionally modified compounds support industrial components requiring durability, impact protection, dimensional accuracy, electrical insulation, and surface quality.

Typical applications:
Machine guards • safety covers • electrical enclosures • instrument housings • structural supports • transparent inspection components • protective parts

Drone & Advanced Mobility
Impact-resistant, reinforced, and functionally modified grades support lightweight component design while providing the thermal, electrical, visual, and environmental reliability required by next-generation mobility systems.

Typical applications:
Protective covers • display and lighting parts • sensor housings • battery and power-electronics peripherals • electrical housings • brackets • structural components

PROCESSING

Controlled Processing for Consistent Part Quality
SpinoPC® compounds are developed for stable and repeatable industrial processing. Because polycarbonate is moisture-sensitive before melting, controlled drying, sealed material handling, residence time, and temperature management are essential for protecting melt quality, surface appearance, and final performance.

Injection Molding
SpinoPC® injection molding grades are available for transparent and colored components, thin-wall housings, precision parts, and complex reinforced structural components. Processing conditions are selected according to flow, optical and surface requirements, component geometry, tool design, and application needs.

Drying and Material Handling
Grade-specific drying conditions and moisture limits must be followed before processing. Proper storage, sealed transfer, and controlled residence time help protect melt quality, surface appearance, mechanical performance, and process stability.

Tooling and Temperature Control
Appropriate machine capability, wear-resistant tooling where required, controlled melt and mold temperatures, balanced filling and cooling, and careful residence-time control support surface quality, dimensional consistency, optical performance, and repeatable production.

Grade-specific drying conditions, melt temperatures, mold temperatures, residence-time limits, and other processing recommendations are provided in the relevant technical documentation.