PEEK is a high-performance thermoplastic for components that must function reliably under high temperatures, media, and continuous loads. Ensinger offers PEEK compounds and PEEK granulates in various forms for PEEK plastic injection moulding: glass or carbon fibre reinforced for increased stiffness and strength, tribologically modified for low friction and high wear resistance, highly heat-stable XT variants with increased Tg/melting point, detectable types for the food industry (including optical, inductive, and X-ray detectability; FDA/EU 10/2011) and LDS-compatible grades for direct conductor track structuring in electronics and medical technology applications.
Typical material characteristics of PEEK compounds are very high temperature resistance (continuous up to ~260 °C, short-term up to ~300 °C depending on type), excellent chemical resistance, low moisture absorption, low coefficient of thermal expansion, and high dimensional stability. Carbon fibre-containing PEEK granules can also be designed to be electrically conductive; detectable or LDS grades address functional safety and integration requirements.
The portfolio range of PEEK plastic granulates covers metal replacement in automotive and mechanical engineering, tribological systems with dry or lubricated operation, electronics/semiconductors including HF/5G-related applications, and hygiene and process-critical areas of food technology .