Torlon 4203 ¼”-20 Screws are used to fasten a composite housing containing radar equipment to an aluminum skinned aircraft. Thirty-six (36) Torlon screws are used to mount the composite housing. Metallic fasteners interfered with the signal. The application required a strong, EMI/RFI transparent material. Customer testing of
Read more →Drake Plastics Ltd. Co. is pleased to announce Gary T. Brooks has joined the Drake team as Chief Technology Officer. Gary holds a degree in Plastics Engineering from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, as well as a MBA from Northern Illinois University. Gary’s vast experience is higlighted by
Read more →Drake Plastics Ltd. Co. extends its wide range of PEEK machinable shapes with the extrusion of 6.0” Dia. 30% Carbon Fiber reinforced PEEK rod. Drake produced Solvay KT820CF30 can be certified to Mil-P 46183 Type III, Class 2 adding to its acceptance in aerospace, healthcare, and other
Read more →Cypress, Tex., May 2013 – Drake Plastics Ltd. Co. is now capable of producing quality prototypes using 3D printing technology. Drake adds this service to assist Torlon and PEEK customers’ new part development activities. This capability speeds up the process from idea to part and is a
Read more →Drake Plastics now extrudes 6″ (152.4mm) diameter Torlon 4203 rod, extending its wide range of Torlon machinable shapes. This rod enables Torlon to be used for additional critical applications including thermal isolators, electrical insulators, valve seats, wheels, baffles and gears. The larger diameter improves yield, reducing the
Read more →Drake Plastics Ltd. Co. provided 30% carbon fiber reinforced PEEK rod to Britek SA, Inc. in San Antonio, TX for ultrasound transducer housings. The 2-inch diameter rod made of Solvay’s KetaSpire® 820CF30 PEEK was manufactured at our Drake Research Ltd. facility in San Antonio, TX. View Press
Read more →Drake Plastic Products Inc. has recently been awarded Trademark Registration 3,188,378 for Seamless Tube® by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Drake Plastics is a specialty processor and technical marketer of advanced polymers. The newly awarded Trademark is the ideal description of this unique capability in
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