PEEK Gear Solutions from VICTREX for E-Bike Motors
Few markets have grown as rapidly in recent years as that for e-bikes. This increasing demand is accompanied by a growing requirement for continuous improvements and ever more powerful performance. With our partner VICTREX™, Plastoplan Kunststoffe offers PEEK polymers for high-quality plastic solutions as an alternative to metal components. For instance, the VICTREX HPG™ product family meets the specified requirements of e-bike manufacturers for high-performance gears where metal can no longer suffice – enabling more durable yet lighter gears, and ensuring at least consistent, and in many cases smoother and thus more pleasant, riding behavior.
Lighter, Smoother, and More Compact On the Go
A challenge: E-bike motors must be more powerful yet smaller to enable greater range and an improved riding experience, without compromising reliability, weight, or system costs. The growing demand for higher performance, including performance e-bikes (faster) and cargo e-bikes (higher load capacity), has intensified the need for more durable gears.
Our solution: Gears made from high-quality VICTREX™ PEEK polymers. The higher power density allows for a more compact design, combined with the superior wear and temperature resistance of VICTREX HPG gears compared to conventional (engineering) polymer gears. Furthermore, VICTREX provides expertise and technical competence, supporting the process from conceptual design to mass production of PEEK polymer gears.
VICTREX™ PEEK gear solutions encompass high-precision gear design, prototyping, tooling, testing, and manufacturing with our VICTREX HPG™ polymers. Collaborating with a single partner from concept to production offers customers a competitive advantage and accelerates time-to-market.
