Heat resistant plastics

Manifold made of ULTEM™ 9085 | FFF process | Application: plant engineering

Great potential for use of heat-resistant plastics in high-tech applications

Plastics are often not considered for high-temperature applications, although a large number of heat-resistant plastics are now available. Combining the other advantages of these heat-resistant plastics, such as low friction, low weight and chemical resistance, results in technically interesting solution possibilities.

Heat-resistant plastics as a substitute for metals

In many modern applications, the primary concern is weight savings. Developers are faced with the challenge of saving weight at the same time as achieving higher performance. The use of plastic components is of course an excellent solution, and the use of heat-resistant plastics significantly expands the spectrum. It is possible with our range of high-performance plastics to achieve operating temperatures above 150°C and even 300°C on a permanent basis. The properties of heat-resistant plastics can be further improved with fillers such as glass or carbon fibres, and the heat resistance, thermal expansion and dimensional stability can be significantly influenced. By choosing the right plastic with possible modification, one comes very close to values known from metal alloys.

Developing heat-resistant plastic parts with Hänssler

Selecting the right high-performance plastics is a challenge. Here, you can rely on our expert knowledge. The best-known heat-resistant plastics are PEEK, PPS, PEI, PVDF, PES, PI, PPSU, PSU and PTFE, all of which can be combined with a wide variety of fillers. This results in an enormous number of possible combinations. Our development and design staff will support you right from the product development process in selecting the right material and the optimum manufacturing process. Contact us as early as possible and we will accompany you from the idea to the finished product.

Measuring the temperature of a heat-resistant plastic material

Heat-resistant plastics allow permanently high operating temperatures

Heat-resistant plastics can also be manufactured additively

Not only the choice of the appropriate high-performance plastic, but also the manufacturing process is crucial for a cost-effective and optimal component. Meanwhile, some materials for high-temperature applications can be processed not only by machining, but also by means of additive manufacturing (3D printing). If the geometry becomes too complex, components made of PEEK or PPS, for example, can be additively manufactured. If fits or threads are required on the components, these printed components can also be mechanically reworked.

3D printed device for sterilisation made of Ultem 1010

Device for sterilization made of Ultem 1010 | FFF process | Application: medical technology

Discover unique technical 3D printing solutions from our expert team

An additively manufactured suction device

Large Format 3D Printing

Refined process offers cost-optimized development

Print up to 1 cubic meter using the FFF process
Get to know Hänssler’s large 3D printing process. We support you from the first prototypes to the applicable small series. By choosing the right material and the ideal design, we manufacture your individual and complex components.

Sustainability and resource savings thanks to 3D printing
It is particularly worth emphasizing that the additive manufacturing process benefits the environment. Compared to subtractive manufacturing, material is saved during production because only the required amount of filament is used.

Quality and price
Quality but also prices and delivery times play a decisive role. It is therefore important to make the right choice already with the semi-finished product. For this reason, we work with selected and specialized partners.

Plastic part made of PEEK produced by additive manufacturing

Fibre-reinforced materials

Both glass fibre composites and carbon fibre composites enormously expand the range of applications for additively manufactured components. Fibre-reinforced plastics are the optimal solution, especially when it comes to high load-bearing capacity, dimensional stability and maximum weight reduction.

Elbow made of material ULTEM 9085 manufactured by additive manufacturing

Heat-resistant plastics

Drive unit made of Ultem 1010 and Iglidur 180 PF manufactured by additive manufacturing

Reworked 3D Printed Materials

In principle, additively manufactured components or 3D prints can be used without further processing steps. However, additively printed components can be optimized for certain applications. Various processes are available for this purpose, and certain advantages of conventional and additive manufacturing methods can thus be combined.

Seal made of TPU manufactured by additive manufacturing

Potential for your company

Additive manufacturing opens up new degrees of freedom that can be used in the development process of series parts on the one hand and have a major influence on the design of the component itself on the other.

An additively manufactured gripper arm grips an orange pepper

food safe 3D print

Fast, cost-effective and food-safe 3D printing is supposed to deliver urgently needed components – even in small quantities. But do the material and the 3D printing process even meet the high requirements of the food industry?

Additively manufactured component in process monitoring

Process monitoring in 3D printing

Today, hardly any common manufacturing process is imaginable without process monitoring. This guarantees reproducible conditions and thus consistently high quality. Industrial 3D printing at HÄNSSLER is now also constantly monitored.