Designing with metals includes extra weight, excessive waste, and manufacturing efficiency challenges. As aircraft manufacturers focus on improving fuel efficiency and reducing overall costs by removing weight and improving time-to-market, the specification of metals can be counterproductive. Victrex polyarletherketone (PAEK)-based composites have been effective in addressing these challenges.
The hybrid molding technology using VICTREX™ PAEK-based solutions combines the design and processing efficiencies of injection-molding materials with the high-strength properties of continuously reinforced thermoplastic composites.