Those world-wide first plant from PEEK is to laser internal in the use

The Topathlet under the technical plastics is Polyetheretherketon (PEEK). Because of its material properties that is ideally suitable thermoplastic for construction units in medicine and biotechnology, engine construction as well as air and space travel. FKM Sintertechnik took now those world-wide first laser interplant in enterprise, with which PEEK shaped parts can be produced inexpensive in series. Relatively high material costs step thereby into the background. From high purity, resistant to hydrolysis and most chemicals, several times sterilizable, mechanically very loadable and above all up to 315�C � that is permanently temperature-steadily PEEK. And thus not enough; noble thermoplastic has to offer still further point characteristics: A small thermal expansion, a good absorption behavior and best sliding parameters. It is very easy and almost flame resistant in addition. In the sum of its characteristics PEEK is singular and the universalist under the technical plastics. As deficiency so far only its high price was considered. With start-up that world-wide first laser interplant for shaped parts from PEEK HT (Victrex) loses this disadvantage however at meaning! Under employment of the new system approach � a P800 of EOS � FKM Sintertechnik is as so far only Manufacturing supplier in the position to supply its customers at short notice and inexpensive single or production items from this high speed polymer. �At short notice and inexpensive the rapid availability of shaped parts from PEEK might be particularly for the manufacturers and developers in medicine, bio and analysis technology from large interest. Is above all here the simultaneousness of temperature stability (fusion point 373�C!), Sterilization barness as well as material-technical purity an in demand material combination. In addition, the heat firmness in interaction with the enormous wear-resisting quality and the high firmness of PEEK is of great importance for the engine construction as well as air and space technology.�The laser interplant P800 used by FKM was developed particularly for the production of PEEK construction units. With its generativen technology of building of layers for the first time a economical production alternative to conventional procedures is available like the injection moulding or the mechanical treatment. Laser-internally takes place in a fast, fully automatic process, with which a focused laser beam from loose PEEK powder manufactures schichtweise solid shaped parts. Up to the building area of the plant (700 x 380 x 560 mm) there are thereby no formative borders. The accuracy is very high with a layer thickness of only 0.12 mm, and the surface quality can be optimized by a Finishing, so that typical PEEK parts as for instance gas caps, antifriction bearing cages, Rotorfl�gel or medium-prominent liaison vehicles ready ready to be installed to be placed to be able.�Technology leap realized with the inexpensive availability of PEEK shaped parts in almost any desired geometry opens completely new operational areas for Manufacturing supplier FKM the laser interprocedure. Also permanently steady construction units for pure space's applications, for the food technology or for the formula 1 are now realizable thereby. It is surely justified to speak here from a technology leap to.�

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