22 Oct 2002
Robix Develops New Technique for Circular Extrusions in Victrex® PEEK™Polymer
Robix Ltd, the specialist engineering plastics processor, has developed a manufacturing technique to enable them to produce Victrex® PEEK™ polymer circular extrusions, of between 600mm and 1200mm diameter with wall thickness up to 25mm x 19 mm, from existing tooling.
Building on the proprietary Robix production technology, this unique system is capable of producing up to 3m diameter extrusions with even larger cross sections. The product is produced as a continuous 'spiral' and sections are then cut and joined to complete the circle by melt bonding. The joint integrity of the completed 'circle' has been verified by X-Ray photography. The product can then be shipped to end users for finish machining.
The process has been used successfully with all standard viscosity Victrex® PEEK™ polymer grades (filled and unfilled) and can be used for short or long production runs. Other engineering polymers may also be extruded by this method.
This new production technique offers flexibility which was hitherto unavailable; previous solutions would have been to machine parts from large section billets, or stock-shape tubes, with high material wastage and machining costs.
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Helen SwarbrickVictrex plc
Victrex Technology Centre
Hillhouse International
Thornton Cleveleys
Lancashire FY5 4QD
United Kingdom
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Notes for editors
Victrex plc, which has its sales, technical and production headquarters at Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire, UK, had a turnover of more than £72m in the last financial year. The company exports 97 percent of its Victrex® PEEK™ polymer output to OEMs in the automotive, industrial, medical, food and electronics market sectors in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
Information on products, technical support services and sales and distribution contacts worldwide, can be accessed through the company’s web site: www.victrex.com
The PEEK™ Trademark
For many years Victrex plc has been using the PEEK™ trademark to refer to its brand of Polyaryletherketone. Victrex plc is the sole manufacturer and supplier of the Victrex® PEEK™ brand polymer world-wide. PEEK™ is a trademark of Victrex plc.
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Robix Develops New Technique for Circular Extrusions in Victrex® PEEK™ Polymer