Engineered Plastics Product Know-How

Advanced engineered plastics are increasingly used to replace expensive or heavy metal components.

ERIKS has been suppling precision plastics products, services and technical expertise to our customers for decades. Our services range from standard part design to rapid prototype development all the way to full production of both standard and custom parts by ERIKS Fab.

ERIKS Fab, our in-house manufacturing facilities, is a close-tolerance, precision production facility with the latest CNC machining and turning equipment and staffed with the most knowledgeable and highly experienced personnel ready to meet your needs.

In addition, because ERIKS is not just another machine shop making parts, we are able to ensure the highest level of quality and provide the most responsive and cost-effective production of precision plastic components possible.

Applications

	Group	Products
	Sealing Components & Rings	o-rings backup rings contoured back-up rings thrust washers vee packings u-rings wipers & scrapers
	Bearings & Bushings	sleeve bushings flanged bushings tapered bearings thrust bearings contact bearings cylindrical bearings spherical bearings
	Structural Components
	Wear Pads & Wear Rings	wear rings
	Specialty Components	lantern rings valve seats spring energized seals engineered plastics speciality metal components high vacuum components custom molded elastomers

Materials

Many advanced engineering plastics are available with different fillers to improve physical or wear related properties. Contact us for recommendations from our technical support team for your specific application.

theroplastics

Material	Temp Range	Comments	ERIKS Gereral Compound
THERMOPLASTICS
Nylon (PA6, PA6.6, PA12)
Acetal (POM) Delrin®		Very rigid but not brittle
Polytetrafluoro ethylene (PTFE)	to 260C (500F)	Excellent chemical resistance & low friction
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)	to 274C (525F)	Flexibility & strength
Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) Ryton®	to 260C (500F)	High compressive strength

thermoset plastics

Material	Temp Range	Comments	ERIKS Gereral Compound
THERMOSET PLASTICS
Phenolic / Cotton Fiber
Epoxy / Carbon Fiber
Polyester / Polyester Orkot®

ERIKS Fab

design

Whether it is a new design and application, or improvements to an existing part – ERIKS can help The ERIKS team of engineers and technical specialists have decades of experience creating both standard and custom parts. We work together with our customers, using the latest CAD/CAM software, to design component parts that are not only high quality, but can also be produced in the most efficient manner possible.

manufacturing

	The benefits of ERIKS Fab include: Modification of existing parts to include new design features New product design and prototype evaluation Reverse engineering of discontinued or difficult to source components New materials to improve part life or performance Short production runs

Services

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  application support
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  design & develop
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  test & analysis
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  logistics