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5 advantages of (technical) plastics for high-tech applications<\/h1>\n
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Plastic is highly suitable as a material for high-quality and leading high-tech applications. We see an increasing demand for technical and high-performance plastics for medical applications, aerospace engineering, semicon, the automotive industry, electronics, and optical and precision instruments.<\/p>\n

The reasons why plastic is chosen are different depending on the sector and application, but there are a number of advantages which apply to almost all of them. In this article, we list the 5 most common advantages of plastics for high-tech applications.<\/p>\n

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1. Lightweight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest advantages of plastic over other materials such as metal is its low weight. This makes it possible for manufacturers to make their products even more energy-efficient, sustainable, useful, and environmentally friendly. Being made at the lowest possible weight can be a precondition for vehicle or aviation parts, housings, packaging materials, tank components, or medical devices. Machines which have housings made of plastic are easier to handle and transport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

2. Maximal strength of high-performance plastics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Different high-performance plastics have been developed to ensure excellent performance under extreme conditions. One example is\u00a0PEEK<\/a>, a very strong type of plastic with excellent tensile and flexural durability under varying loads and temperatures. Like PEEK, polyetherimide \u2013 or PEI \u2013 is one of the high-performance plastics. This type of plastic is widely used for aircraft components, partly because of its high mechanical strength. PAI (Polyamide-imide) also has excellent mechanical properties and is used for manufacturing parts which might be subjected to heavy loads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Ideal for high precision machining<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the right expertise and advanced machinery, high-quality technical plastics can be processed very precisely. This makes plastic highly suitable for the manufacture of applications such as precision instruments. We do this by means of 3-axis milling, 4-axis milling or 5-axis simultaneous milling<\/a>, a process in which all machining axes can be controlled simultaneously. At BKB Precision, we have 6 machines in our machine park in a climate-controlled environment, including robots. These machines make it possible to keep production going 24\/7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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