Electric & Electronic
Connectors, housings, battery systems or printed circuit board carriers: The electrical and electronics industry requires engineering plastics, rubbers and speciality chemicals that must be electrically insulating, mechanically robust and often flame-retardant all at once. Biesterfeld supplies manufacturers of such components with high-quality raw materials that meet precisely these requirements.
Our strengths
Plastics and rubber – from compounds to finished components
We offer a comprehensive range of engineering plastics, rubber products and additives for insulation, sealing and enclosure technology.
Technical support for processing and formulation
Our application engineers help to develop compounds that offer stable processing – for example, during extrusion or cross-linking – and consistent quality, and assist in reducing scrap and downtime.
Experience with safety and regulatory requirements
We support you in meeting customer-specific and standardised requirements for insulation, sealing performance and durability, and ensure consistent quality even on an industrial scale.
Our portfolio
The electrification of transport and industry is driving demand for materials that are suitable for high-voltage applications, thermally stable and, at the same time, lightweight. Growing electrification, grid expansion, the rising electricity demand from data centres and new options in the supply chain are also increasingly shaping energy distribution. Miniaturisation demands tighter tolerances and flame-retardant, electrically insulating compounds in the smallest of spaces, whilst the expansion of charging infrastructure, wind and solar energy is placing new demands on UV and weather resistance.
Our customers include cable compounders and cable manufacturers, as well as manufacturers of electrical components such as connectors, seals, cable glands and enclosures, and companies in the power distribution sector. For them, the key priorities are to develop compounds that offer consistent processing and quality, to meet technical, regulatory and economic targets, to produce cables efficiently and at high output, reduce scrap, downtime and complexity, and to manufacture durable, high-performance components with reliable sealing, insulation and protection.
As a distributor, we are familiar with volatile raw material prices and supply security, high performance requirements, processing issues relating to extrusion or cross-linking, as well as time pressures associated with demanding performance specifications, regulatory requirements, material compatibility and cost pressures, having gained this experience from numerous customer projects – and we provide targeted support to help meet customer-specific and regulatory requirements, ensure consistent quality even on an industrial scale, comply with demanding safety and durability standards, balance sealing performance, durability and processability, and qualify more sustainable materials.
With sample components for approval processes and regional warehousing, we also ensure short lead times for safety-critical series production. Our range of applications extends from connectors and enclosure systems for low- and high-voltage applications, sensor technology and industrial electronics, through to battery systems and charging technology (including battery enclosures and busbar insulation), right up to printed circuit board carriers and electronic modules. In addition, we offer semiconductor and sensor applications, switching, relay and protection systems (circuit breakers, fuse holders, terminal blocks), transformers and coils, cable and wire assembly (cable grommets, ties and sheaths), telecommunications components, wind and solar energy, and fuel cell systems. We also supply suitable materials for medical technology – such as orthopaedics, implants and prosthetics.