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Drake’s Seamless Tube® capability has been used to solve dimensional stability and service life problems in the printing of two-piece aluminum cans. Drake is working in close cooperation with North America’s leading fabricator of can mandrels, Blair Machine and Tool Co.

Drake’s unique ability to produce Seamless Torlon Tube® has enabled many new applications to be served with Torlon. Further refinements in our process are underway to produce on final size as well as thin wall sections.

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

Torlon 4435 offers unmatched wear performance at high PV’s without external lubrication (see figure). In addition to its groundbreaking wear performance, Torlon 4435 offers excellent mechanical properties, including high strength and heat resistance.

The Ferrari race team Risi Competizione has upgraded to Torlon 4435 suspension bushings supplied by Drake Plastics. Each car has 8 upper and 8 lower bushings. Factory bushing material wears out and has to be changed between every race. The Risi Team engineers were seeking a solution

From modern compressors to old-school superchargers, Torlon 4435 sliding vanes are breathing new life into rotary vane machinery. In addition to a dramatic extension in life, Torlon 4435 vanes reduce operating cost by requiring less lubrication. Torlon’s high temperature capability also enables higher discharge pressures than traditional

Tough, lightweight and non-conductive, Torlon 4203 is the material of first choice for drop tank and in-flight refueling connects for Allied air forces around the world. Drake’s extensive Seamless Tube® capability enables parts to be made quickly and economically. Additionally, flow and weld lines found in injection

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

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