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Do you have experience with ultra-high-performance PEEK materials? Come from an industrial application with harsh chemical & thermal conditions? Robert McKay & Silvia Berretta of Victrex have extensive experience with PEEK and have been instrumental in launching PAEK, an ultra-high-performance option to PEEK with increased printability & more flexible processing window. In fact, VictrexAM™ 200 PAEK is now a Stratasys validated material. We've experienced challenges printing with PEEK & believe the processing ease & flexibility offered by PAEK could vastly accelerate the adoption of additive across applications like aerospace, defense, medical, heavy industrial & electronics. Learn how PAEK is an additive manufacturing superhero!00:00 Intro01:52 PEEK material & challenges05:26 Intro to Victrex, inventor of PEEK06:04 PAEK is the true superhero06:30 Meet Robert McKay & Silvia Berretta09:33 Victrex & PEEK designed for injection molding10:35 Evidence of PEEK’s use worldwide11:25 Victrex manufacturing12:20 The AM world in Victrex13:26 PEEK support group?14:07 PAEK pulled by trends15:50 Relationship between PEEK & PAEK16:21 Misconceptions of PAEK18:42 PAEK molecular differences & crystallization speed21:39 PAEK lower viscosity & wider processing window23:00 PAEK soluble supports & a sweet spot of crystallization26:25 Victrex & the Stratasys OpenAM program28:55 OpenAM Beta & first part using AM 200 PAEK34:36 Acceptance and success of PAEK36:47 PAEK qualified for aerospace flight uses38:28 Defining certifications to achieve39:36 Higher chemical resistance45:34 Reinforcement additives48:25 Requests for fiber-filled filament49:45 Specifying materials for additive51:21 Drivers of carbon fiber 53:02 Advice about exploring PAEK55:22 Confidence to align PAEK with PEEK applicationsPAEK at DI Labs
