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PEEK · Product form

PEEK Stock Shape

I need to machine a part from high-performance polymer. Who makes stock shape in this material and size?

What it is

Semi-finished polymer rod, plate, sheet or tube produced by extrusion, compression moulding or direct forming, intended to be machined into finished parts. The route to low-volume parts without paying for moulding tooling.

Typical dimensions
Rod to roughly 6 inch diameter; plate to several inches thick.
Also known as
semi-finished shapes, rod and plate, machinable stock, extruded shapes

Suppliers

Grouped by what they actually are. A mill and a distributor answer different needs.

Mills and producers 3

Companies that manufacture this form. Mill direct means longer lead times and mill minimums, with full melt traceability.

  • Drake Plastics Verified
    Cypress, TX · Converter Service provider
    Unfilled PEEK, 30% Carbon Filled PEEK

    Extrudes machinable PEEK stock shape as rod, plate, seamless tube, sheet and film.

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  • Ensinger Verified
    Washington, PA · Converter
    Unfilled PEEK, 30% Glass Filled PEEK, 30% Carbon Filled PEEK, Bearing Grade PEEK

    TECAPEEK stock shape as rod, plate and tube.

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  • Victrex Reported
    Lancashire · Mill
    Unfilled PEEK

    Film is a named form. Recorded as stock shape because the atlas has no film product; the distinction is noted rather than lost.

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Distributors and stockists 1

Companies that hold inventory for resale. Faster and available in small quantities, at a markup. Ask what mill the material came from if traceability matters.

Production methods

The same form, purchased as tolling on your own material.

Stock Shape Forming 2

Producing semi-finished polymer rod, plate, sheet and tube by extrusion, compression moulding or direct forming, then stress relieving so the shape can be machined without moving.

  • Drake Plastics Verified
    Cypress, TX · Converter Service provider

    Extrudes and injection molds PEEK stock shape, then stress relieves it.

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  • Ensinger Verified
    Washington, PA · Converter

    Produces TECAPEEK stock shape. US manufacturing location was not stated on the source page.

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