PEEK Custom Parts and PEEK Fasteners

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PEEK custom parts and PEEK fasteners such as screws, hex heads, hex nuts, set screws, flat washers and threaded studs are used in a wide range of industries.These include semiconductor manufacturing equipment, oil and gas, telecommunications,  medical equipment and medical parts for implantation in the human body.  It is also used widely in the semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry, and the electronics and  food processing industries. PEEK stands for polyetheretherketone.
Properties of Polyetheretherketone
Excellent chemical resistance
Excellent insulating properties (dielectric properties/nonconducting)
Low out-gassing
94 V-0 flammability rating
High purity
Excellent hydrolysis resistance. … Read more

PEEK Screws and Custom Parts

TORLON® Polyamide-imide

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TORLON®, Polyamide-imide (PAI)

TORLON® is the Solvay brand name for polyamide-imide or PAI.  It can be machined into custom parts, screws and other fasteners including hex nuts. set screws, hex head cap screws and threaded studs. Polyamide-imides demonstrate exceptional mechanical, thermal and chemical resistance properties making them well suited to severe environmental service.
High Heat Performance
Torlon®, polyamide-imide have exceptionally high heat performance with a continuous service temperature of 260°C or 500°F and are inherently flame resistant. … Read more

Torlon® PAI Custom Parts

Vented Plastic Screws in Vacuum Systems

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Vented Screws
Plastic vented screws are often used in vacuum systems. They either have a hole drilled through their axis or along the side of the screw.  This hole allows the evacuation of trapped pockets of air and surface contaminates from blind-tapped holes. A bind-tapped hole is one that is drilled to a specified depth without breaking through the other side of the work piece. 
Vacuum Systems in HV, and UHV
Vented screws allow for faster and more efficient pump-down of High Vacuum (HV), … Read more

vented plastic screws for vaccum system applications

Vespel®: The Aerospace Material

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DuPont Vespel® Polyimide
Vespel® is the DuPont trade name for a group of materials used to make a wide variety of components including custom parts such as valve seals, thrust washers, pintle tips and actuator guide bushings. Some Vespel® grades are used to make fasteners such as screws, hex cap screws,  hex nuts and locking fasteners, etc.  It is a high performance plastic used principally in the semiconductor, aerospace and in transportation applications.  In this blog we will focus on the use of Vespel® in the aerospace industry.  … Read more

Vespel The Aerospace Material

Isoplast® 40% long glass TPU: Hex Head Cap Screws, Hex Nuts and Custom Parts

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Isoplast® 40% long glass TPU is an injection molding grade of thermoplastic polyurethane. It is a rigid thermoplastic polyurethane and is used to make fasteners such as hex head cap screws, flanged hex head cap screws and hex nuts as well as many custom products. The color of the natural material is off-white. It is also commonly dyed dark gray. It is one of the strongest plastic materials available.  Isoplast® 40% long glass TPU has replaced steel in some applications.  … Read more

Isoplast® 40% long glass TPU