Motorola Selects Amodel AT-6115 HS from BP Amoco for Header Connector

    ALPHARETTA, Ga.--June 28, 2001--

    New Engineering Polymer Meets SMT Reflow Processing Requirements

    Supporting its ongoing commitment to provide customers with efficient and intelligent technologies, Motorola's Automotive Industrial Electronics Group (AIEG) will utilize BP Amoco's recently introduced Amodel AT-6115 HS resin to mold the connectors in its new automotive control modules.
    Amodel AT-6115 HS is a toughened 15 percent glass-fiber reinforced polyphthalamide that allows connector elongation for terminal insertion, latches or snap-fit designs.
    Amodel AT-6115 HS offers an excellent heat deflection temperature, which is critical for withstanding the high reflow temperatures of automotive surface mount applications. However, it remains ductile enough to satisfy most design assembly requirements. In addition, this material can be molded using conventional hot-water injection molding technology.
    "In designing the new header connector, we needed an engineering polymer that could meet reflow processing requirements without losing either its dimensional stability or mechanical properties," said Vince Guarna, director of technology and engineering for Motorola AIEG. "The material we chose needed to allow terminal insertion without breaking. We selected Amodel AT-6115 HS because it offered a cost-effective solution that met our stringent mechanical, design and manufacturing requirements. This enabled us to develop a superior product for our customers at a lower cost."