Injection molding of Teflon® PFA, FEP, and ETFE plastics as well as other commercially available fluoropolymer resins is an area of special expertise for Performance Plastics. We have successfully launched a number of 8 cavity high volume molds with hot runner systems to produce critical PFA / FEP / ETFE parts for the medical, computer printer, and semiconductor industries.

We have done considerable research and development that has allowed us to be one of the few injection molders in the world that can point to successful implementation of fluoropolymer hot runner molding in multi-cavity applications. Our success comes from expertise in three critical areas:

Hot runner system component design

Specially formulated tool steels

Sophisticated processing techniques



PFA Computer Printer Rollers - molded in an 8 cavity tool with a hot runner system. Performance Plastics molds millions of these parts per year.

Incorporating hot runner systems provides several advantages over conventional techniques:

Significant cost reduction due to elimination of material normally used in the runner system.

Direct gate locations can provide better dimension and tolerance control.
Teflon ® PTFE is not injection moldable, but several grades within the Teflon ® fluoropolymer family that have similar characteristics can be injection molded. Components currently machined from Teflon ® tube, Teflon ® rod, or Teflon ® strip might be candidates for cost reduction with injection molding. Net shape or near net shape parts can be injection molded in a number of fluoropolymer resins, eliminating or significantly reducing machining operations, providing huge cost savings.