Stainless Steel Pin Plate for Polyimide Film Stenters
This pin plate is made for polyimide film stenters, not for fabric. The plate is high-strength stainless steel, heat resistant up to 800 degrees and corrosion resistant, because a PI film line runs far hotter than a textile heat setting range. Polyimide film is used in electronics and aerospace for insulation, heat insulation and protection, and the film has to be held under tension without the plate itself distorting.
Key Benefits
- High-strength stainless steel rated to 800 degrees, well above textile chamber temperatures
- Corrosion resistant, so the plate survives the chemistry around a PI film line
- Holds film tension so the line speed can be raised
- Made to the film stenter hole pattern, not adapted from a fabric plate
Application Scenarios
- Polyimide film casting and tenter lines
- High-temperature film heat setting
- Electronics and aerospace film production where film flatness is critical
Who It Is For
- Polyimide film producers running tenter frames
- Engineering teams specifying wear parts for high-temperature film lines
- Maintenance teams replacing plates that have distorted at temperature
Problems It Solves
- Copper-bodied fabric pin plates softening and distorting at film stenter temperatures.
- Film slipping off the pins as the line speed is raised.
- Plates corroding in the chemistry around the film line.
Technical Features and Specifications
Every figure below comes from the part itself. Where a dimension is not listed, it is because we match it against your sample rather than publish a number we cannot stand behind.
Technical Features
- Application: film stenter
- Material: stainless steel
- Colour: silver
- Brand: YH
- Origin: Zhejiang, China
Specifications
| Application | film stenter |
|---|---|
| Material | stainless steel |
| Colour | silver |
| Brand | YH |
| Origin | Zhejiang, China |
Quality Control
- Dimensions gauged against the reference part on every production batch
- Fit checked on a rail or chain section before packing
- Material certificate held for the stock used
- Parts packed in matched sets from one batch so wear is even along the rail
Customisation Options
- Plates matched to your film stenter hole pattern from a sample
- Pin height and pin pitch set for your film thickness
- Matched sets for a full rail
How It Compares
| Compared With | What Changes |
|---|---|
| Copper fabric pin plates | Copper conducts heat well for textile chambers but is not the right choice at 800 degrees. This plate is stainless steel throughout. |
| Standard stainless pins on a copper plate | Here both the plate and the pins are stainless, so nothing in the assembly softens at film line temperature. |
Fitting and Replacing This Part
Step 1
Stop the machine and let the assembly cool before stripping it
Step 2
Note how the old part sits before removing it
Step 3
Clean the seat completely before fitting the new part
Step 4
Turn the rail by hand for one full pass and check free movement
Step 5
Replace in complete sets so grip and wear stay even across the machine
Related Solutions
- Custom Part Manufacturing From Samples — Pin plates, pin plate holders, clips, brush wheels and other metal parts made to customer requirement, from a sample or a drawing.
- Complete Stenter Rail Rebuild — Chain, pin plates, holders, clips, sliders and graphite strip quoted and shipped as one matched package.
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How to Choose and Order a Stenter Pin Plate
Order on hole centres and plate length, not on the machine brand. What to measure, which material to specify and why plates should be replaced in matched sets.
Read GuideStainless Steel Pin Plate for Polyimide Film Stenters Questions
What temperature can this plate take?
The stainless steel plate is heat resistant up to 800 degrees, which is why it suits polyimide film lines rather than textile heat setting.
Can I use this plate on a fabric stenter?
You can, but it is more plate than a fabric line needs. For textiles the copper plate with steel pins conducts chamber heat better and costs less.
Why does PI film need a different plate?
Polyimide film is processed far hotter than fabric, and the film has to stay flat. A plate that softens or distorts at temperature will pull the film out of shape.
Do you make the film stenter holder as well?
Ask us with a photo. We quote holders and related chain parts against a sample or a drawing.
Get a Price on This Part
Tell us the machine brand, the quantity and your rail length. If you are not sure the part matches, send a photo with a ruler across the mounting and we will confirm before you pay.