Peek 3D Printing

miniFactory Industrial 3D Printers enables to create parts with PEEK, PAEK and PEKK polymers.

HIGH CRYSTALLINITY FOR THE PARTS

250°C heated chamber enables printing of highly crystalline parts - Better dimensional accuracy and strength for printed parts.

INTEGRATED ANNEALING SYSTEM

Ultra has an integrated easy-to-use annealing software to increase the crystallinity of the parts.

OFFENES MATERIALSYSTEM

Compatible with all PEEK, PEKK and PAEK materials + ESD, CF and GF reinforced materials.

ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION

High performance 3D Printer, active material drying and integrated annealing system – No need for costly secondary equipment.

QUALITÄTSSICHERUNGSTECHNOLOGIE

3D printing quality assurance ensures that the printing process has been completed as desired.

SENSIBLE INVESTMENT

A high-quality end-to-end solution. Proven satisfied customers in over 20 different countries.

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SEAMLESS QUALITY CONTROL FOR YOUR PEEK PARTS

With Aarni quality assurance software, you can create trust and transparency in your part production.
An accurate line-by-line monitoring that ensures the part is certified and completed as desired.

GET A VISUAL OVERVIEW OF YOUR PRINTING PROCESS

With the Aarni software you’ll have a clear overview of the workflow and the actual printing environment. You can also check the basic parameters used for the printed part.

QUALITY CERTIFICATE

Aarni allows you to create a document that highlights the entire printing process. This document has the same intuitive visualization as the 3D model and charts.

WHY MINIFACTORY 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY FOR PEEK?

4 reasons why PEEK 3D printing is a significant enabler for your part manufacturing

SHORT LEAD TIME

What used to take 15-45 days with conventional methods, can be achieved in hours and days.

NOT LIMITED BY THE STOCK SHAPES

PEEK stock shapes are extremely expensive and limited. Save up to 80% in manufacturing cost.

HIGH CUSTOMIZABILITY

Cost-effective iteration. Product development can be up to 80% cheaper and faster.

AVAILABILITY

PEEK is mainly available for FFF 3D printing technology.

INTEGRATED ANNEALING SYSTEM

Ultra has an integrated annealing system that allows you to increase the crystallinity of the parts.
Set the desired annealing cycle according to the used material.

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WHICH INDUSTRIES UTILIZE PEEK?

miniFactory Ultra is leveraged in many industries that use PEEK, PEKK and PAEK polymers.

One of the key development areas in aerospace is to reduce fuel consumption. One way to succeed here is to manufacture lighter parts; they enable lower energy use and thus reduce fuel consumption.

AEROSPACE

When schedules are non-negotiable, 3D printing gives defence manufacturers the freedom to rapidly manufacture or build complex, functional prototypes and spare parts.

DEFENCE

PEEK 3D printing is a very cost-effective manufacturing method for a wide variety of insulative parts. Therefore it should be considered for a wide range of high-temperature applications in electronics.

ELECTRONICS

3D printing in the oil and gas industry offers the opportunity to manufacture low-volume spare parts that are relatively expensive to manufacture and store.

OIL & GAS

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HOW MUCH YOU CAN SAVE WITH PEEK 3D PRINTING?

The calculation below compares the manufacturing costs of a CF-PEEK part with different technologies.
Example part CF PEEK part for aerospace. Size: Ø12 x 9cm, weight 180g.

Technologie

Equipment Investment

lead time / price for

1 pcs

lead time / price for

10 pcs

lead time / price for

50 pcs

3D Printing

Ultra 3D Printer
~70 000€

1 day / 180€

10 days / 1 800€

50 days / 9 000€

CNC 5 Axis Milling

Machine
~150 000€
Material block
~1 000€ / pc

2 days / 1 000€

5 days / 10 000€

25 days / 50 000€

Injection Molding

Machine
~200 000€
Heatable mold
~15 000€

4 days / 15 020€

4 days / 15 200€

5 days / 16 000€

PEEK 3D PRINTING WITH MINIFACTORY

Polyaryletherketone (PAEK) is a family of semi-crystalline thermoplastics with high-temperature stability and high mechanical strength. The two best-known materials in this group that can be 3D printed using FFF technology are PEEK (Polyetheretherketone) and PEKK (Polyetherketoneketone).

PEEK 3D printing is an exciting opportunity, as 3D printing of the material which is at the top of the polymer pyramid allows parts to be manufactured faster, cheaper and more flexibly compared to traditional manufacturing methods.

For semi-crystalline polymers, the choice of chamber temperature is mainly based on the crystallisation properties of the material. Thus, PEEK 3D printing requires a complete understanding of the material and a high-performance 3D printer such as miniFactory Ultra 2 and Ignite.

NEAT PEEK vs CARBON FIBER REINFROCED PEEK

PEEK and PEKK materials are also available for 3D printing in carbon fibre reinforced form.
The carbon fibre improves the compressive strength, stiffness and temperature resistance of parts.
Carbon fibres also stabilise the printed piece and ensure better dimensional accuracy of the parts to be printed.

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CARBON FIBER REINFORCED peek

CUSTOMER CASES

European Space Agency (ESA)

Every kilogram launched to orbit can cost up to $30.000.
See how ESA plans to reduce the weight of the parts at least 50% by using 3D printing and carbon fiber reinforced parts.

Semi-crystalline Kepstan® PEKK seals on the miniFactory Ultra®

Arkema and miniFactory have collaborated to develop materials and processes for 3D printing functional objects made of semi-crystalline Kepstan® PEKK material. In this white paper, we present the hardware method and results.

READY TO START PEEK 3D PRINTING?

You can get full service from deployment to
in-depth trainings via our official local partners

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Peek 3D Printing

HIGH CRYSTALLINITY FOR THE PARTS

INTEGRATED ANNEALING SYSTEM

OFFENES MATERIALSYSTEM

ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION

QUALITÄTSSICHERUNGSTECHNOLOGIE

SENSIBLE INVESTMENT

SEAMLESS QUALITY CONTROL FOR YOUR PEEK PARTS

GET A VISUAL OVERVIEW OF YOUR PRINTING PROCESS

QUALITY CERTIFICATE

WHY MINIFACTORY 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY FOR PEEK?

SHORT LEAD TIME

NOT LIMITED BY THE STOCK SHAPES

HIGH CUSTOMIZABILITY

AVAILABILITY

INTEGRATED ANNEALING SYSTEM

WHICH INDUSTRIES UTILIZE PEEK?

HOW MUCH YOU CAN SAVE WITH PEEK 3D PRINTING?

READY TO RENEW YOUR PEEK PART MANUFACTURING?

PEEK 3D PRINTING WITH MINIFACTORY

NEAT PEEK vs CARBON FIBER REINFROCED PEEK

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CARBON FIBER REINFORCED peek

CUSTOMER CASES

European Space Agency (ESA)

Semi-crystalline Kepstan® PEKK seals on the miniFactory Ultra®

READY TO START PEEK 3D PRINTING?

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