Today’s wells are deeper, resulting in higher temperatures and pressures. This is driving the next generation of oil tools to be designed with high temperature, high strength materials like Torlon. Drake is serving a variety of these applications with parts made from Torlon Seamless Tube®. Due to
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High strength plastic fasteners made from Torlon and PEEK are emerging from best kept secret status. Key benefits are: light weight, chemical & corrosion resistance, and insulative grades don’t interfere with sensitive electronics. Drake now offers several standard, stock fasteners as well as a complete capability to
Read more →In order to keep up with rising customer demand, Drake Plastics designed and built a new facility 15 minutes from our old location in Cypress, Texas. Manufacturing at this location is focused on extruded Torlon Products. Sales and service for extruded specialty PEEK products from our San
Read more →Torlon Balls in sizes ranging from 1/8″ up to 1/2″ are now in stock at Drake Plastics. Torlon Balls offer outstanding corrosion, wear and toughness. They can successfully serve low load applications, many unlubricated. Applications in marine riggings and other harsh environments as well as in fluid
Read more →Torlon 4203 and 5030 Rod in sizes ranging from 2.5″/ 63 mm up to 5.0″/ 130 mm are now available from Drake Plastics. This expanded size offering has enabled dozens of new applications to benefit from Torlon’s exceptional versatility. [hr] Torlon Rod Pricing and Availability
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Drake Plastics has extended the capability of their proprietary process to deliver 6.187” OD X 4.5” ID (152.4 X 114.3) Seamless Tube®. The new size has been produced in Glass Reinforced Torlon 5030 and enables two new applications in the petrochemical industry. It is in stock at
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Drake has developed and now offers 1.25” thick Torlon Plate 12” wide in three popular Torlon grades: 4203, 4301 and 5030. 4203 is pictured.
Read more →Drake Plastics stocks the widest range of Victrex® HT™ shapes. Drake produced Victrex® HT™ can be certified to Schlumberger Specification 100137282. Rod sizes range from .125″ (3.2 MM) to 4.0″ (102 MM) and selective plate sizes are also available.
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The current extrusion plant is getting an extra 2,500 SF (232.26 m2) to provide room for post cure and new annealing ovens. In preparation for future growth, a 7,500 SF (696.77 m2) building is also being erected.
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Drake was recently awarded a contract to produce fuel system connects for 600 gallon wing-mounted drop tanks which extend the range of this popular allied aircraft. The strength and toughness of Drake Plastics’ Torlon polyamide-imide (PAI) Seamless Tube® contribute to increasing the flying range of the F-16
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