AIP precision machines your industrial components to ensure they can meet the demands for high-performance and resilience of the power & energy markets. We take our decades of material expertise and use it to carefully select the right polymer and composite materials for your application, whether it’s for oil-drilling, gas or other energy sectors.
Our products follow strict industry standards and are high-strength, designed to withstand high temperature and high pressure, and are highly corrosion resistant. When you partner with AIP, you partner with the plastics professionals.
Polymers offer higher strength without extra weight and vibration resistance.
Having superior insulation is necessary for power generation equipment that deals with electrical currents.
Excellent chemical, wear and corrosion resistances reduce downtime and yield long-lasting performance and reliability.
These capabilities allow your high pressure and temperature application to survive extreme environments.
PEEK (PolyEtherEtherKetone) comes in several different grades, each offering excellent chemical and hydrolysis resistance. Very similar to PPS, PEEK has inherently good wear and abrasion resistance, but outshines PPS with its ability to be used continuously to 480°F (250°C). PEEK carries a V-O flammability rating, exhibits very low smoke and toxic gas emission when exposed to flame and is available in several different grades.
PEEK does not operate as well as PAI or PBI at extreme temperature (above 500°F, 260°C), but it is a much better choice in situations requiring chemical resistance, steam resistance or a low moisture absorption rate.
A wide range of extruded and compression molded shapes and sizes are available for machining.
PVDF (Polyvinylienedifluoride) is a specialty fluoropolymer plastic made from KYNAR Resin. KYNAR PVDF has a relatively easy melt process compared to other fluoropolymers with a melting point of 350°F (177°C).
KYANR PVDF also has good resistance to solvents, acids, bases and heat, generating very low smoke during a fire event. KYNAR PVDF is commonly used in the medical and defense industries.
Nylon 6/6 retains many of the properties that Nylon 6 exhibits but has a higher melting point.
Additionally, Nylon 6/6 can be provided in either FDA, USDA, NSF or 3A-Dairy compliances.
PPS (Polyphenelynesulfide) offers the broadest resistance to chemicals of any advanced engineering plastic.
Several grades of PPS exist, including RYTON (Unfilled or Bearing-Grade) and TECHTRON (Unfilled, 40% Glass-Reinforced or High-PV). Additional grades include SUSTATRON (Unfilled or 40% Glass-Reinforced) and TECATRON (Unfilled, Bearing-Grade or Hydrolysis-Resistant).
These various grades of the PPS resin allow for chemical resistance, high temperature stability, zero moisture absorption, excellent dimensional stability, ultra-low wear factors and structural strength. PPS materials also offer low flammability ratings of V-O/5VA.
PEI (Polyetherimide) is a high-strength amorphous polymer often branded as ULTEM.
Characterized by excellent heat and flame resistance with a flammability rating of 94-V-0, ULTEM can perform continuously up to 340°F (171°C). ULTEM is also hydrolysis resistant, as well as highly resistant to most acidic solutions.
Additionally, ULTEM has one of the lowest thermal conductivity ratings and the highest dielectric properties of thermoplastic materials, outperforming both Nylon and DELRIN.
Characterized by excellent heat and flame resistance, ULTEM has the highest dielectric strength of any thermoplastic.
ULTEM is commonly used for a variety of structural components requiring high strength and rigidity at elevated temperatures.
PAI (PolyamideImide) is the highest performing, melt-processible plastic, built from TORLON Resin. TORLON materials maintain strength and stiffness to 500°F (260°C), have excellent wear resistance and are able to endure harsh thermal, chemical and stress conditions.
There are several TORLON grades available for PAI, including TORLON 4203 (electrical and high strength), TORLON 4301 (general purpose wear), TORLON 4XG (glass-reinforced) and TORLON 4XCF (carbon-reinforced).
The compressive strength of TORLON PAI (unfilled) is double that of PEEK, and about 30% higher than that of ULTEM PEI. However, special engineering attention should be used when designing TORLON components in wet environments, as its moisture absorption rate is not as low as other high performance plastics.
Complex Prototypes Machined with Precision in As Little As 10 Business Days
Connector Bodies & Boots
Pipe Centralizers
Sealing Systems
Valve Components
Wear Products (Bearings, Yoke Bushings, etc.)
Land Rigs
Submersible Rigs
Drill Ships
Pump Heads
Pressure Heads
Railing Systems
Brackets and Sleeves
AIP offers a complex quality assurance process from concept to completion. We focus on product quality, fast delivery and cost-effective options. Our decades of experience in power & energy machining allow us to offer you our guidance and expertise every step of the way.
Engineering & Consulting
Design Conceptualization
Precision Machining
Quality Assurance
Finished Product
“The best thing for us about AIP is their quality and material expertise. They have an ability to come up with what we need when we can’t make it work ourselves.”