Increasingly becoming the global standard by automotive suppliers and manufacturers, ISO/TS 16949 defines quality management system requirements and aims for continual improvement and defect prevention. The Greenville, SC plant of Solvay Advanced Polymers (Alpharetta, GA), which manufactures Torlon polyamide-imide (PAI) products, announced that it has just earned this registration.
![]() The increased quality standards for the facility manufacturing Solvay’s Torlon PAI makes this material ideal for automotive parts like transmission seal rings. |
A full range of PAI products are manufactured at the facility, including glass-reinforced, carbon fiber-reinforced, and wear-resistant grades for automotive, industrial, semiconductor, aerospace, and oil and gas recovery applications. This material is often used as a replacement for steel or other metals due to its mechanical properties at operating temperatures up to 527°F (275°C), including automotive transmission seal rings, check valves, solenoid bushings, and brake components.—[email protected]