New proprietary melting and fiberizing technology will be utilized and is specially designed for the unique and demanding requirements of producing L-Glass fibers. The new technology also provides a scalable platform for future capacity increases and product line extensions.
“This is a very exciting time for L-Glass at AGY.” said Scott Northrup, Vice President of Science & Technology. “The investment in capacity is the culmination of several years of development, testing and qualification, and should give our value chain partners confidence that AGY is committed to a long-term supply of L-Glass yarns.”
The low dielectric constant (4.8 @ 10 GHz) and low dissipation factor (0.003 @ 10 GHz) properties of L-Glass fibers are ideally suited for designs requiring increased signal speeds and better signal integrity as compared to traditional E-Glass/epoxy substrate materials.