Author name: Drake Plastics

Drake Plastics has once again increased the size availability of extruded Torlon shapes for machined parts by completing an order […]

CYPRESS, TX, February 2016—Drake Plastics announces the formation of Drake Plastics Medical to better serve the specialized requirements of the

Drake Plastics proprietary melt process yields Seal Segments™ with superior physical properties over compression molded materials. The two-piece split segment

Drake Plastics is pleased to offer AvaSpire® PAEK machinable shapes and injection molded parts. AvaSpire is complementary to Drake’s Torlon

An electrical component used on the F-22 fighter required a heavier cross-section than had previously been produced in Torlon 5030.

Precision machined Torlon poppets, seats and spools operate at 5000 psi (34 Mpa) and extend service life. Increased operating pressures

Drake’s Seamless Tube® capability has been used to solve dimensional stability and service life problems in the printing of two-piece

Drake’s unique ability to produce Seamless Torlon Tube® has enabled many new applications to be served with Torlon. Further refinements

Drake Plastics has recently developed a process to extrude Torlon to a .050″ (1.27 mm) size. The initial applications include

Torlon 4435 offers unmatched wear performance at high PV’s without external lubrication (see figure). In addition to its groundbreaking wear