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Insulating Materials Division

The Insulating Materials Division contains the product sections noted to the left. Please click on the product to view the related standards, documents, news, and more.

Product Scope

The Insulating Materials Section is comprised of the following products:

6-IM Insulating Materials Section

1. Flexible Insulation and Mica Voting Classification
   All flexible sheet and tape materials used for electrical insulation, and all forms of built-up electrical insulation comprising mica splittings and/or mica paper in combination with suitable binders, and with or without re-enforcing materials and products made there from. Excluded are fish paper and those products falling within the scope of the Industrial Laminate Section.
2. Industrial Laminate Voting Classification
   The basic product scope of this Section consists of laminated plastics in any form (but excluding fabricated parts) using papers, fibers (woven or other) or other materials as a reinforcement with thermosetting or thermoplastic resins as binder. 
3. 1. Electromechanical Laminates Voting Classification
      Unclad laminates primarily used for electrical insulation (excluding unclad laminates used as base in  additive circuitry processes). 
   2. Electronics Laminates Voting Classification
      All metal-clad laminates and unclad materials used as a base in additive circuitry processes. Also, included are B-stage prepregs (semi-cured materials) for use as an adhesive and/or encapsulating layer of multi-layer circuitry.
4. Electrical Insulating Resins Voting Classification

The product scope of the Section comprises the product scopes of its constituent Groups.

Excluded from both Groups: Resins and compounds used in products of the Insulating Materials and Wire and Cable Divisions as defined in the NEMA Product Scopes, and compounds containing more than 50% silicone in the resin portion, all molding and coating powders, and core-plate enamels.

1. Synthetic Organic Resin Group
   Synthetic organic resins/polymers and hardeners used as thermoset or thermoplastic electrical or electronic insulation, except for sales to manufacturers of compounded products described in the Resin Combinations Group.
2. Resin Combinations Group
   Products in the Synthetic Organic Resin Group in combination with solvents, additives, fillers, reinforcing materials, and curing agents.

4. Electrical Tubing and Sleeving Voting Classification
   The product scope of the Section includes flexible and semi-rigid electrical insulating tubular products, but not limited to: Fabric-based plastic and rubber, including heat-shrinkable and spiral wound products.
5. Decorative Laminates Voting Classification
   Decorative laminated plastic sheets and other forms, composed of papers, fabrics, and/or other cores
   using thermosetting condensation resins as a binder material, laminated at a minimum of 750 pounds per
   square inch.

Section Officers

Chair

John DiCarlo
Global Business Development Manager
3M Innovative Paper Technology
jmdicarlo@mmm.com

Vice Chair

Stephen Tuckwell
VP & Business Line Manager- SI
Elantas PDG
Stepen.tuckwell@altana.com

Staff

Jean Johnson
Technical Services
jea_johnson@nema.org

John Marcario
Industry Relations
joh_marcario@nema.org

Membership

• 3M Innovative Paper Technologies
• Accurate Plastics
• Apical Division, Kaneka Texas Corporation
• Dupont
• Formica
• Hilec LLC
• Iten Industries
• Krempel Insulation Technology
• Norplex-Micarta
• Rochling Glastic Composites
• Tyco Electronics/Raychem Wire & Cable
• Von Roll USA, Inc.

Next Meeting

• September 12, 2011
  Hyatt Hotel in Mystic, CT

 
Related Standards:

	Calendered Aramid Papers Used for Electrical Insulation
	Coated Electrical Sleeving
	Dynamic Coefficient of Friction of Film-Insulated Magnet Wire
	Electrical Insulating Varnish
	High-Pressure Decorative Laminates (HPDL)
	Industrial Laminated Thermosetting Products
	Magnet Wire
	Manufactured Electrical Mica
	Reclaiming of Magnet Wire Packaging
	Relative Temperature Indices of Industrial Thermosetting Laminates
	Returnable Packaging for 24x6 Magnet Wire Reels
	Simulated Insertion Force Test for Film-Insulated Round Magnet Wire
	Uncoated Treated Fiberglass Sleeving