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NorthPlex

• P.E.T.G. Copolyester
• Optically clear
• Rigid
• Northplex is a very strong material. It has 80 - 90% of the impact strength of polycarbonate (used as bullet proof glass).
• Northplex is notch sensitive
• No shrinkage

Sheet size: 2440 x 1220mm, 2050 x 1250mm.

Prosthetic square size: 460 x 420mm, 406 x 406mm, 343 x 343mm, 305 x 305mm.

Thickness: 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 15mm.

Moulding temperature:

• Orthotics 120°C/248°F
• Prosthetics 160°C / 320°F

N.B. Northplex must not cooked at temperatures above 160°C. Temperatures above this will seriously weaken the material.

Cooking time: 3 minutes per mm thickness. N.B.As all ovens have slightly different heating characteristics please use our recommended timings as a guide only.

Shrinkage by volume, as measured in a study conducted by NCTEPO at the University of Strathclyde.