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APICAL's
Quality Is a Priority
Industries
who depend upon APICAL Polyimide Film benefit not only
from a carefully designed product, but from the process
behind it as well. Unlike many film manufacturers, APICAL
Polyimide process technology is driven by quality, not
speed. APICAL Polyimide is also certified to ISO 9002
requirements.
Cleanliness
isn't just another requirement when producing APICAL Polyimide
film, it's an absolute priority. The process is enclosed
in a Class 10,000 clean room and any person entering this
production area must first suit up with protective clothing
and enter an air shower to ensure that no possible contamination
enters the area.
It's
here that the precisely controlled prepolymer is delivered
to the casting line in a class 1,000 area, and is evenly
cast onto a stainless steel surface.
The
resulting Polyimide film is monitored through automatic
gauge control and 100% inspected with laser defect detection
equipment. Depending upon customer requirements, APICAL
Polyimide may then be slit into smaller widths prior to
packaging.
Because
the Polyimide film is cast and thermally cured slowly
and precisely, there's more time for it to harden evenly
with less residual stress than other Polyimide films.
As a result, more uniform film thickness and across-the-web
property uniformity provide the user with a superior Polyimide
film.
 Several
years ago, this type of film was in tight supply, we were
single-sourced, we were having problems getting deliveries
from our supplier, [Kaneka] came through for us
with delivery of material to satisfy customer needs. We
also considered the type of company [Apical Division
- KTC] was because we needed new products and in a
quickly moving technological area such as Flex Circuits,
the development of new products is very important.
--
an Apical Division - KTC Customer
Certification
APICAL
Polyimide films are certified to meet the requirements
of military specifications MIL-P-46112B (MR), for all
types, IPC specification IPC-FC-231/1, for AV type and
NP type film. Written certification is available with
delivery upon request
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