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CNC Machining Plastics: PEEK, POM, PTFE, and How They Cut Differently
Engineering Plastics By Huang Mingguang | 2026-09-18 | 8 min read

CNC Machining Plastics: PEEK, POM, PTFE, and How They Cut Differently

A machinist's guide to cutting engineering plastics: why heat and moisture, not hardness, drive the process, and how PEEK, POM, PTFE, acrylic, and nylon each behave under the tool.

plastics · peek · pom · ptfe · nylon

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PEI vs PEEK vs Nylon for Aerospace Interior Parts: A Machining Perspective
Engineering Plastics By Liu Kaiwen | 2026-09-11 | 9 min read

PEI vs PEEK vs Nylon for Aerospace Interior Parts: A Machining Perspective

How PEI, PEEK, and nylon behave in cut, where each fits aircraft interior requirements from FST grades to bracket loads, and what each choice does to your part cost.

pei · peek · nylon · aerospace · plastics

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CNC Machining Food-Grade POM Parts: Material Selection, Tolerance Control, and Hygiene Standards
Engineering Plastics By Wen Shujin | 2026-09-06 | 8 min read

CNC Machining Food-Grade POM Parts: Material Selection, Tolerance Control, and Hygiene Standards

Food-grade POM selection, machining parameters, and hygiene controls for fluid food automation components, from an shop that runs 100% CMM verification on critical features.

pom · food-grade · plastics · cnc-turning

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Machining PEEK and Engineering Plastics: Where the Rules Differ From Metal
Engineering Plastics By Liu Kaiwen | 2026-09-04 | 6 min read

Machining PEEK and Engineering Plastics: Where the Rules Differ From Metal

PEEK, PEI and POM behave differently from metal: heat management, clamping force, stress relief, and tolerance control, with notes from our polymer lines.

peek · pei · plastics · polymer

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Engineering Polymer Water System Components: PEI, PSU, PPSU, PTFE, PEEK
Engineering Plastics By Qiaosheng Hu | 2026-09-03 | 7 min read

Engineering Polymer Water System Components: PEI, PSU, PPSU, PTFE, PEEK

How KGL machines chemical-resistant polymer fluid components without stress cracking, and keeps sealing faces flat enough to hold pressure.

PEI · PPSU · PEEK · polymer machining · water systems

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