Teflon work has been a core component of East Coast Precision’s lathe department. Teflon is often used as an insulator in radio connections or as a gasketing material due to its inert qualities.
This is an example of some micromachined Teflon parts we made a few weeks ago. This part was cleanly machined with no burrs in just one operation. We were able to turn, drill, bore, mill a flat, and mill a notch in the part with a single setup.
Here is a PTFE manifold we recently machined on one of our mills. We have developed techniques that allow us to mill Teflon in such a way that burrs are either minimized or eliminated, thus saving part deburring time. This customer has East Coast do some light assembly work for them as well. We install the push to connect fitting you see in the first picture.
Teflon (PTFE) is often selected for manifolds for its inert qualities. Many chemicals do not affect PTFE.
East Coast Precision can work with you to produce great parts in Teflon or any other plastic material.
Here are some small Teflon parts we recently shipped. The first thing to notice is the size of these parts. They feature a blind hole and micro-grooves on the OD. We made a custom ground groove tool so they could be machined with no burrs and come off the machine clean.
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Plastic Turning at East Coast Precision
Take a look at an example of some PTFE (teflon) turning we do at East Coast Precision Manufacturing. The part you see here is thin walled. It features a OD grooving with a notched feature on one end.
PTFE is often used in the electrical and chemical industries. It is very chemical resitant, stable, and a good insulator.
Teflon machining is one of our core competencies here at East Coast Precision. We have been working with it for a long time and look foward to quoting on your teflon work today!
