Home / Capabilities / Design Engineering Design Engineering Can your design engineers benefit from our extensive knowledge of ultra and high performance thermoplastics? We welcome the opportunity to assist your team in the design of technically challenging projects. Performance Plastics partners with our customers’ engineers to deliver exceptional results Since our inception in 1982 Performance Plastics has focused exclusively on injection molding ultra high performance thermoplastics, including fiber reinforced and highly loaded resin compounds. Our engineers have decades of experience in a wide range of resin formulations, and the skills necessary to design tooling and processes to mold these materials. We thrive on the challenge of doing what no one else has done. It starts with obtaining a thorough understanding of your application. Critical preliminary questions typically include: What is the thermal environment? Will the component be subject to chemical, abrasive or corrosive environments? What are the mechanical requirements? Are there weight or inertial limits? What are the friction and wear requirements? Will there be electrical/thermal conductivity requirements? What are the most critical dimensional tolerances? Where are the critical component surfaces? Are there sealing or interface requirements? What are the conditions likely to cause failure? What and how do we test it to ensure quality? Subsequent to developing an understanding of the above, we leverage our experience, knowledge and extensive network of material scientists (when needed) to recommend potential material, tooling and process solution(s). WE USE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS We can quickly evaluate ideas to see what does or does not work. From 3D CAD models, we can machine samples from stock materials, create resin cut or layered prototypes or provide temporary tooling to prove your ideas work before you make a significant capital investment. Our engineering support includes: Mechanical design engineering 3D Priniting Defining required thermoplastic performance characteristics Thermoplastic resin selection and sourcing Solid modeling (SOLIDWORKS, STEP, Parasolid and IGES) CT based advance sizing and part surface mapping Tooling design, tooling materials and sourcing Mold Flow Analysis and Finite Element Analysis Technical Resources Case Studies Removal and Replacement of Failed Bonded Nutplates Presentation VICTREX® PEEK™ Polymer Net Shape Thermoplastic PEEK Seals All Case Studies >> From the Blog Performance Plastics’ Project Development Roadmap Performance Plastics - Experts in Direct Gating Technology Performance Plastics – Experts in Molding High Performance Plastics – Torlon® All Blogs >> Videos Performance Plastics – Experts in Molding High Performance Plastics – Torlon® All Videos >> Let us solve your toughest engineering problems. We work with our customers to design solutions utilizing the capabilities of ultra and high-performance thermoplastic resins, including but not limited to PEEK, Torlon®, Ultem®, EXTEM®, PFA, FEP, PVDF, ETFE. Capitalizing on advanced injection molding techniques most appropriate for the project, we leverage our vast experience and suite of thermoplastic design and manufacturing skills to solve engineering challenges and deliver components that enhance product performance. Contact an Engineer to Get Started Submit Our Services Capabilities Industrial CT Scanning Service Design Engineering Direct Gating Net Shape Molding Precision Injection Molding Quality Control & Credentials Products & Materials EnduroSharp® FEP & PFA (Fluoropolymer) PAI (Polyamidimide) Torlon® PEEK (Polyetheretherketone) PEI (Polyetherimide) Ultem® PPS (Polyphenylene Sulfide) Ryton® Support & Resources PPL News About Us Contact Request a Quote © 2021, Performance Plastics LTD. All Rights Reserved.