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Case Study: One Word Sums Up Performance Requirements for Plastics in Deep Space: Reliability
From launch through deployment sequences, the James Webb Space Telescope required uncompromised performance from all operating mechanisms. The demand for reliability in conditions of deep space narrowed the field of candidate materials for mission-critical components. Torlon 5030 emerged as the solution for devices crucial to various deployment stages of the telescope. Download PDF Case Study Contact Our Experts
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An Overview of The Characteristics and Applications of Torlon 7130
Torlon 7130 is a high-performance formulation within the polyamide-imide (PAI) family of polymers. Its physical properties and bearing and wear resistance serve extremely demanding applications. These applications include components for equipment and systems used in the following high-technology industries: Aerospace Automotive and transportation Oil and gas Chemical processing Industrial machinery Medical prostheses Torlon 7130 is distinguished by the additive content of 30 percent carbon fiber in its formulation. This fiber reinforcement imparts higher tensile strength and significantly more flexural modulus to the PAI polymer. The properties achieved by the addition of the carbon fiber reinforcement make Torlon 7130 ideal for ...
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Case Study: Ultem 1000 Solves Multiple Performance Challenges for Satellite Antennas
Communications satellite antennas require materials of construction that do not attenuate or distort radio waves being transmitted and received. Particularly in high-frequency transmission, RF interference can affect signal integrity and potentially cause loss of important data. Ultem 1000 PEI, a high-performance polymer, has gained wide recognition as a material for injection molded and machined satellite components that helps avoid this problem. Among non-metallic candidates for these applications, Ultem 1000 stands out because of its superior RF transparency. Radio waves that pass through components made from the material maintain exceptional integrity, assuring high quality and efficient communications. Download PDF Case Study ...
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Case Study: Torlon PAI’s Thermal Isolation, High Strength Keys to Weight-Saving Innovation in Composite Aircraft’s Hydraulic System
The drive for more fuel efficient, comfortable, higher capacity commercial airplanes has led to the increasing use of carbon fiber composites in aircraft structures. Compared to metallic materials, they provide equivalent or enhanced structural strength within their service temperature ranges, offer far more design versatility, and deliver the added benefit of fuel-efficient weight reduction which can be leveraged to increase payload capacity. In fact, carbon-fiber composite materials have proven their performance and weight-saving advantages so successfully that they now make up approximately 50% of the weight of most modern commercial aircraft. Download PDF Case Study Contact Our Experts
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Case Study: Less is More with Ultra High-Performance Thermoplastics for Space Flight Components
Aerospace design engineers place a high priority on reducing equipment weight. Every component is evaluated, including the numerous small parts of systems where saving a few grams can add up to a significant total weight reduction. At the same time, it is essential that reliability and functional integrity are never compromised. Download PDF Case Study Contact Our Experts
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Case Study: High-Temperature PEEK XT Extends Downhole Pump Life
Bearing failures in downhole pumps can result in significant process interruptions and extra costs for unscheduled maintenance. Backup rings injection molded by Drake Plastics in Syensqo’s 30% glass filled KetaSpire® PEEK XT resin retain higher mechanical properties at elevated temperatures to extend the service life of the equipment. The new PEEK formulation also offers improved melt stability which preserves the material’s overall properties during high temperature processing versus conventional PEEK polymers. Download PDF Case Study Contact Our Experts
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DEMGY Group Announces The Creation of a Transatlantic Alliance with DRAKE Plastics Ltd. Co in the Field of High-Performance Polymer Solutions and Their Transformation
St-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, 21 March 2024 – DEMGY Group, an international technology group in innovative plastics processing, designs and manufactures high-performance plastic and composite solutions that are lighter than metal, to promote decarbonization. This year, DEMGY is taking part in Global Industrie for the first time. This is an opportunity to formalize the strategic alliance formed with DRAKE Plastics Ltd. Co to offer their customers in France a wider range of innovative solutions in ultra-high-performance and extreme-performance plastic products. Named Liberty Alliance, the partnership between DRAKE Plastics Ltd. Co and DEMGY Group offers customers access to a wide range of reliable, cost-effective ...
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Drake and DEMGY Form Trans-Atlantic Alliance in High-Performance Polymer Solutions
DRAKE Plastics Ltd. Co. based in Cypress Texas, USA, and DEMGY group headquartered in Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, France, have formed an alliance to provide customers a broader range of high-performance plastics solutions for challenging applications. Designated the “Liberty Alliance,” the partnership draws its name from the close historic ties between the two countries. DRAKE and DEMGY are leaders in high-performance polymer solutions in their regions. Both have years of application expertise in high-technology industries including aerospace, medical, mobility and semiconductor manufacturing. The synergy from their distinct application, production, and market coverage capabilities offers customers fast access to a wider spectrum of reliable, ...
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Drake Plastics Ltd Groundbreaking Ceremony
CYPRESS, TX – Drake Plastics Ltd is pleased to announce the groundbreaking of its new 140,000 Sq Ft campus, scheduled for Friday, November 3, 2024, at 3:30pm, in Cypress. Expected attendees for the ceremony will be Congressman Westly Hunt. 38th District of Texas; Commissioner Tom Ramsey, Precinct 3; Betty Russo, Representative from the Department of Texas Economic Development, as well as other Key Community Leaders. “For over 25 years, Drake Plastics has been a vital part of the Greater Houston business community. We are proud to be reinvesting in our community with this new state-of-the-art $26 million, 40-acre property that ...
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Drake Plastics Develops Industry’s Largest Extruded Torlon PAI Tube
Proprietary Technology Yields Seamless Tube with 138mm (5.5”) Wall Thickness Cypress, TX – Drake Plastics Ltd. has produced rigid tube extruded from Torlon® PAI with an unprecedented 450mm (17.7-inch) OD and a 150mm (5.9-inch) ID. Its size and wall thickness represent technological milestones in melt processing ultra high-performance polymers. The massive tube is machined into large components of an alternative energy application where Torlon PAI emerged as the only material to withstand the temperature range involved. A leading global supplier of advanced polymer semifinished shapes for machining, Drake developed the new size in Torlon PAI using its unique Seamless Tube® ...
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