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APICAL® Polyimide Film Division

About APICAL®

APICAL® Polyimide Film Is the Right Choice.

No one in business needs to be convinced that competing in the market place today isn’t easy. Staying on the cutting edge means not only keeping up with rapidly changing technology, it means going the extra mile for customers far beyond what they’ve come to expect.

But being the best in any industry also requires utilizing manufacturers who share this philosophy and have followed it to create their own world class products. In the Polyimide Film industry, one company has built its success through this kind of caring, offering a superior product backed by a level of service previously unheard of in the Polyimide Film market.

In the mid 1980’s, Kaneka recognized the capabilities of a new super high performance Polyimide Film product called APICAL®, developed by the Kaneka Corporation of Japan. Kaneka North America, a bold and refreshing presence in the global Polyimide Film industry.

Kaneka North America – APICAL® Division has become the leader in Polyimide Film manufacturing, and a company committed to service is responding to its customers needs. In this market, APICAL® Polyimide Film has become the preferred choice of those whose own high standards demand it.

Ask The Engineers

Here's your chance to ask Kaneka Engineers questions about APICAL® Polyimide Film and its applications. Use it as an open exchange of ideas and questions about polyimide applications, challenges, and innovations. ​
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About Apical

APICAL Polyimide Film Is the Right Choice.

No one in business needs to be convinced that competing in the market place today isn’t easy. Staying on the cutting edge means not only keeping up with rapidly changing technology, it means going the extra mile for customers far beyond what they’ve come to expect.

But being the best in any industry also requires utilizing manufacturers who share this philosophy and have followed it to create their own world class products. In the Polyimide Film industry, one company has built its success through this kind of caring, offering a superior product backed by a level of service previously unheard of in the Polyimide Film market.

In the mid 1980’s, Kaneka recognized the capabilities of a new super high performance Polyimide Film product called APICAL®, developed by the Kaneka Corporation of Japan. Kaneka North America, a bold and refreshing presence in the global Polyimide Film industry.

Kaneka North America – APICAL® Division has become the leader in Polyimide Film manufacturing, and a company committed to service is responding to its customers needs. In this market, APICAL® Polyimide Film has become the preferred choice of those whose own high standards demand it.

Ask The Engineers

Here's your chance to ask Kaneka Engineers questions about APICAL® Polyimide Film and its applications. Use it as an open exchange of ideas and questions about polyimide applications, challenges, and innovations. ​
Email Us Your Questions

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Quality

Industries who depend upon APICAL® Polyimide film benefit not only from a carefully designed product, but from the process behind it as well. Unlike many film manufacturers, APICAL® Polyimide process technology is driven by quality not speed.

Performance

In spite of being lighter in weight than many of the materials it has replaced, the overall performance of APICAL® Polyimide surpasses them. Its high degree of dimensional stability allows it to be wrapped tightly for applications where space is a premium. It is tough, highly resistant to tearing, abrasion and puncture.

Technical Data

APICAL® Polyimide Films possess an excellent balance of physical, thermal, electrical, and chemical properties over a wide range of temperatures for flexible printed circuits, tape automated bonding, motor generator insulation, wire and cable insulation, pressure sensitive tape and other uses.

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