X-ray Detectable PEEK

Ršchling Engineering Plastics is the first manufacturer to offer extruded X-ray detectable PEEK sheets and rods for machined parts and components specifically designed for high temperature applications. Repeated handling, cleaning and normal wear and tear of plastic component parts on processing machinery increases the risk of a fragment breaking off and contaminating the product, especially with the ongoing pressure to increase production line speeds. Quality checks are performed at process control points typically with either metal or x-ray detection systems. In many cases, X-ray systems are required or preferred due to the food (such as meat products) and the fact that the system can effectively detect contamination postpackaging.

SustaPEEK XDT has been proven to be detected in a particle as small as a 3mm cube on production lines running as fast as 250 fpm.

Together with their recently developed Polystone M XDT (UHMW-PE) and Sustarin C XDT (Acetal), Ršchling now provides three of the most commonly used engineering plastics in the food processing industry in these special x-ray detectable grades. With new regulations in place, the FDA now mandates that all food processors have comprehensive preventive controls and safety programs.

The material is available as rods 1/2Ó to 6Ó dia. and sheets 3/8Ó to 4Ó thick. Applications include scraper blades, filler plates, pocket fillers, piston fillers, mixer components, wear plate, volumetric fillers, hopper guides, baffles, pillow blocks, cups and sleeves and dividers.

For more information, contact Tim Brown, Ršchling Engineered Plastics, P.O. Box 2729, Gastonia, NC 28053, 704-884-3510, Fax: 704-922-1835, E-mail: tim.brown@roechling-plastics.us, Web: www.roechlingplastics.us.