Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics - Polymer Products - Product Announcements

Piston rings injection molded in Meldin® 1000 series, 3000 series, and 5000 series materials offer excellent chemical compatibility and wear life versus traditional cast iron solutions.

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics can produce various piston ring design types in these injection molded Meldin® material grades.

The Meldin® materials' excellent flexural, wear, frictional, and chem... (read more)

Thrust washers injection molded in Meldin® 1000 series, 3000 series, and 5000 series materials offer high wear resistance and excellent self-lubrication characteristics for demanding and dry-running applications.

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics can produce various thrust washer design types in these injection molded Meldin® material grades.

The Meldin® materials' excellent load be... (read more)

Bearings and other wear components made in Rulon® fluoropolymer materials offer low wear, good chemical resistance, and low friction for demanding bearing applications.

Sleeve and flange bearings made in various Rulon® grades are available as standard catalog items. Please contact Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics customer service for the preferred distributor in your area.

Other co... (read more)

Jet engine vane bushings made in Meldin® 7000 series materials provide longer life and reduced maintenance costs.

Meldin® 7000 series materials are ideally suited for high temperature aerospace applications since they do not melt, plus they have a high thermal oxidative stability.

In addition, Meldin® 7000 series materials are compatible with aerospace fuels and oils, plus they are ... (read more)

Rotary vanes injection molded in Meldin® 1000 series, 3000 series, and 5000 series materials have excellent mechanical, frictional, temperature, and chemical properties that make them ideal material choices for demanding and even dry running vane pump and vane compressor applications.

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics can produce various rotary vanes in these injection molded Meldin® mate... (read more)

Brake wear sensor wire holders made in Meldin® 7001 offer excellent electrical properties while providing good durability.

Meldin® 7001 material has been approved by major manufacturers of brake systems for wear sensor holders in trucks and high performance automobiles. Unlike their thermoplastic counterparts, Meldin® 7001 wear sensor wire holders do not melt and can withstand extreme tem... (read more)

Gears injection molded in Meldin® 1000 series, 3000 series, and 5000 series materials have exceptional mechanical, temperature, and chemical properties that make them excellent material choices for demanding and even dry running gear applications.

Meldin® injection molded gears offer substantial weight savings over conventional metal gears. Typically, Meldin® gears offer at least a 50% we... (read more)

Scroll tip seals injection molded in Meldin® 1003 material provide superior wear life over their filled PTFE counterparts.

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics can produce various scroll tip seal parts in the Meldin® 1003 grade as well as other high performance thermoplastic material grades.

These materials exhibit excellent compatibility with the range of refrigerant types and oils us... (read more)

Gerotor elements injection molded in Meldin® 1000 series, 3000 series, and 5000 series materials have excellent mechanical, frictional, temperature, and chemical properties that make them ideal material choices for gerotor pump applications.

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics can produce various inner and outer gerotor elements in these injection molded Meldin® material grades.

Meldi... (read more)