Automotive polymer optical fibers

Major polymer applications microwave cookware, fiber optic connectors, capsules for electronic devices, watches, cameras, audiovisual equipment, under-bonnet automotive components, aerospace structures... 

Major polymer applications aircraft interiors, multipin connectors, coil bobbins, integrated circuits sockets, fiber optics connectors, dip switches, automotive fuses, printed circuit boards, transformer wire coatings, microwave cookware, sight glasses, membranes, medical applications (due to the resistance to different methods of sterilization), coatings... 

Vectra . [Hoechst Celanese/Engineer-ing Plastics Hoechst UK] Liq. crystal polymers, some mineral, glass, carbon fill used in electronics, fiber optics, automotive, aircraft/aerospace, chem. processing, industrial, mfg. fields, encapsulation of electronic ctunponents. 

Uses Molded goods sol n. cast or extruded film structural parts tube and piping prosthetic devices optical parts windows computer and business equip. household appliances compact disks paints automotive parts electrical lighting modifier for other polymers reinforcing modifier for recycled polymers and alloys in blends with ABS, polyarylene ether, PBT, PET industrial fibers safety helmets, goggles unbreakable glazings (lamp housings) films food contact and medical applies. in cellophane for food pkg. food-contact surfaces... 

Although an early synthetic plastic derived from cellulose was introduced in Europe in the nineteenth century, it was not until the twentieth century that the modem plastics industry was bom, with the introduction of Bakelite, which found apphcations in the manufacture of telephones, phonograph records, and a variety of varnishes and enamels. Thermoplastics, such as polyethylene, polystyrene, and polyester, can be heated and molded, and bUhons of pounds of them are produced in the United States annually. Polyethylene, a low-weight, flexible material, has many applications, including packj ing, electrical insulation, housewares, and toys. Polystyrene has found uses as an electrical insulator and, because of its clarity, in plastic optical components. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is an important polyester, with applications in fibers and plastic bottles. Polyvinyl chloride (PVG) is one of the most massively manufec-tured synthetic polymers. Its early apphcations were for raincoats, umbrellas, and shower cmtains, but it later found uses in pipe fittings, automotive parts, and shoe soles. 

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