Tubes made from high performance polymer PEEK find their way into many different industries and applications, especially in the oil and gas, or semiconductor industry. PEEK is often the choice of material due to its temperature, chemical and creep resistance combined with its thermal stability and compressive strength.
Required dimensions are as much of a driver as the application itself. Ensinger specializes in various processing methods to achieve the capability of producing PEEK tubes and rings for a wide range of dimensions. In our production facilities all over the world, we produce PEEK tubes and rings through extrusion, compression molding, rotational molding (often referred to as spin cast or spin molding), and injection molding. Compression molding allows us to offer sizes with thicker cross sections and wall thicknesses. Conversely, spin molding can provide tubes with thinner walls, in addition to offering the flexibility of billets that will perform in high temperature sealing applications. All processes offer a wide range of sizes that can be tailored to the customer’s needs. Moreover, we can customize the material blend for tubes and rings by adding suitable fillers and additives or by adjusting the OD and wall thicknesses to fit most oil & gas application needs.
With almost 4000 different combinations of modification, production method and dimension, TECAPEEK offers the best diversity for industrial demand. Our PEEK tubes and PEEK rings are available with wall thicknesses between
5 to 180mm (.2 to 7 inches) and outer diameters of up to 2200 mm (86 inches) and beyond. Lot sizes range from just one single piece for prototyping projects, up to industrial size lots. With a wide range of tube sizes in stock, in addition to others being available on a custom order basis, Ensinger is a strong leader in the PEEK tube industry.