When it comes to PEEK military materials and aviation plastics, what do you think of? Is it the majestic J-20? Or the Long March 5 carrier rocket and Beidou satellite that make the Chinese proud and excited? PEEK seems to be very far away from ordinary people. In fact, this star at the tip of the plastic pyramid has quietly appeared in our lives…
In fact, this star at the tip of the plastic pyramid has quietly appeared in our lives…
一
Xiao Li is a housewife. Every morning she starts with tedious housework. Today, she opened her newly bought Dyson vacuum cleaner with great anticipation and started a whole day of battle. “Every housewife’s dream is to have a Dyson vacuum cleaner.” Wireless and convenient. While the suction is strong, the noise is very low. The “heart” of Dyson – the motor impeller with a speed of more than 60,000 revolutions is made of PEEK plastic. It has high strength but does not produce harsh noise like metal. Countless female compatriots like Mrs. Wang, who have been suffering from housework for a long time, are its fans.
Dyson DC34 vacuum cleaner using PEEK impeller
二
After cleaning, her husband, Mr. Wang, woke up from the fatigue of working overtime the night before, picked up a pair of inconspicuous but special plastic chopsticks and started to eat breakfast. Some time ago, the COVID-19 pandemic was raging, and Xiao Li bought a lot of new household items, including disinfection cabinets, ultraviolet lamps, air purifiers… The most special one is this pair of plastic chopsticks, which are made of PEEK and can be disinfected in a disinfection cabinet. They have been used for a week and have not deformed at all. Xiao Li was also pleasantly surprised to find that this pair of plastic chopsticks is particularly handy for frying meatballs. After being frying in the oil pan, they will not bubble and melt like ordinary plastics, nor will they turn black like bamboo and wooden chopsticks.
PEEK chopsticks
三
Mr. Wang went out with the lunch box prepared by his wife. When the clock pointed to 12 o’clock, Xiao Li finally finished all the housework and began to enjoy the rare leisure time in the afternoon: lying on the sofa, flipping through a few unfinished books, wearing his favorite headphones, and familiar folk songs flowing with the warmth of the sun. The singing is spacious and light, thanks to the PEEK headphone diaphragm, which restores the sound quality.
PEEK headphone diaphragm
四
As the sun sets, Xiao Li comes to the kitchen to prepare dinner and Mr. Wang’s work meal tomorrow. The coating of the old rice cooker has peeled and bubbled, and it is no longer usable. The housewife’s pot is her weapon in the kitchen battlefield. A good cook cannot cook without rice, let alone without a pot. Fortunately, the PEEK coated rice cooker that Mr. Wang won at the annual meeting solved the urgent problem. The old must go before the new can come. The PEEK coated pot is smoother, more durable and easier to clean than the traditional rice cooker. The progress of technology is always quietly changing the lives of ordinary people.
Mida DHZ4002XM rice cooker with PEEK liner
五
It was late at night, but Mr. Wang hadn’t left work. On a moonlit night of overtime, after typing the period of the document, he took out his electronic cigarette rod with sleepy eyes and took a puff, stretched his body, and felt comfortable and relaxed. Recently, people have begun to advocate health preservation. Men have thrown away the cigarette boxes they have touched for many years and started to smoke electronic cigarettes. The smoke and mist can relieve thousands of worries, and there is no need to worry about the harm of tar. Thanks to the great invention of PEEK, the temperature resistance and insulation performance of electronic cigarette parts have been improved, allowing every elite wandering in the concrete fortress to have a cheap way to relax.
PEEK parts for QOQ electronic cigarettes
Xiao Li and Mr. Wang’s ordinary day is over, and the story of PEEK continues. From airplanes and missiles to today’s pots and pans, thanks to the efforts of countless companies and engineers, the expensive and unfamiliar materials in the past have become affordable and benefit the general public. I believe that in the near future, there will be more PEEK products in our lives. The swallows in front of the halls of the wealthy and the wealthy are now flying into the homes of ordinary people.
Jiangsu Chaoju not only pays attention to the application of PEEK in industrial fields such as military aerospace, medical and electronic semiconductor industries, but also pays attention to the development of more applications of PEEK in fast-moving consumer goods such as daily life, so that materials can serve the public and new materials can make life better!