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PEI (Polyetherimide) Polymer Machining

My part is PEEK, ULTEM or Vespel and has to hold tolerance. Who machines polymer stock shape without the part moving after it comes off the machine?

What it is

Machining finished parts from polymer stock shape. Distinct from metal machining: the material moves under cutting load, holds heat, and relieves internal stress as material is removed, so fixturing and annealing matter more than speeds and feeds.

Suppliers

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Companies that perform this process on customer material.

  • Drake Plastics Verified
    Cypress, TX · Converter Service provider

    Precision machining of finished ULTEM components, in the same shop that made the stock shape.

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  • Fullerton, CA · Distributor Service provider

    Offers plastic machining alongside stocked ULTEM 1000, glass-filled 2300, film and ESD grades.

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