Headquartered in the UK, Victrex plc is the leading manufacturer of high performance materials, including VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer, VICOTE® Coatings and Aptiv™ Film. Victrex Japan, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Victrex plc.
Victrex materials are some of the highest quality in the world offering an exceptional combination of properties to help processors and end users reach new levels of cost savings, performance and differentiation. Used across a broad range of applications in diverse markets, Victrex products are featured in the automotive, aerospace, industrial, electronics, food processing, and medical markets. Invibio®, Victrex’s biomaterials business, provides specialised solutions for medical device manufacturers.
Victrex`s team of dedicated market development, sales, and technical professionals can be found working hand-in-hand with customers around the world assisting them with new application development, prototyping, product performance data, and processing. Victrex has a global network of sales and distribution centers that serve more than 30 countries worldwide.
Information about the company can be obtained through www.victrex.com or www.victrex.mobi
VICTREX® is a registered trademark of Victrex Manufacturing Limited. PEEK™, PEEK-HT™, T-Series™, MAX-Series™ and APTIV™ are trademarks of Victrex plc. VICOTE® is a registered trademark of Victrex plc.
VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer with its superior performance at high temperature, excellent chemical and hydrolysis resistance, and outstanding wear performance make it an ideal choice for engineers and designers looking to meet the challenge of extending part life and lowering machine operating costs.
From bearings, bushings, and sleeves to yarn guides and wear strips, components made with VICTREX PEEK help keep machinery running at peak productivity levels. Let us help you find a solution tailored to your specific application needs
Typical Applications for VICTREX PEEK for Textile Machinery:
VICTREX PEEK offers a significant benefit to original equipment manufacturers who supply machinery to the textile industry by enabling the construction and reproducible mass production of complex, injection moulded components which do not require further processing or machining.
Typical applications for VICTREX PEEK include bearings, bushings, sleeves, wear plates, yarn and thread guides, chain parts, valves, sensors, belts, gears, seal rings, washers, pump components and wire protection. VICTREX PEEK is particularly suited to demanding applications found in high speed spinning, weaving and knitting, as well as a variety of finishing processes including dying, drying, mercerising, fabric printing and embroidering.
The VICTREX PEEK, VICOTE® Coatings and APTIV film advantage in Textile Machinery:
- Low Friction and Wear Resistance
- Temperature Resistance
- Chemical and Steam Resistance
- Increased Design Flexibility
- Mechanical Strength
- Weight savings, lower moment of inertia
Textile machinery parts featuring VICTREX PEEK, VICTREX® PEEK-HT™ polymer, VICOTE Coatings and APTIV film deliver superior performance, reliability, and increased productivity.
