The applications for plastic balls are as multi-facetted as the material they are made from. Reach for these unrivalled lightweight plastic balls when other materials can no longer handle the task, e.g. when they are too heavy or not resistant to certain chemicals.
Crafted from various types of highly resistant plastics, our balls are non-magnetic, non-electrically conductive and, above all, extremely light. This means they can be used in virtually any application, including electrical measuring instruments, fittings, optical devices or pumps.
As they are so lightweight, plastic polyoxymethylene (POM) balls are used for finger pumps / trigger pumps, spray containers, valves, car seat rails, ball bearings or medical instruments. This extremely light thermoplastic ball is suitable for diverse applications as it unites several winning properties in one.
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PP balls are lighter than other kinds of plastic balls. Hollow plastic balls are the lightest balls available on the market. Polypropylene balls are used for (floating) valves, low load bearings, for fluid level indicators and chemical and medical equipment.
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Our especially lightweight (because they’re hollow) plastic polypropylene balls are used mainly for cosmetic applications, e.g. in roll-on deodorants, or for valves and spray heads. Hollow balls are used as floating elements to reduce liquid evaporation.
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The material PTFE, i.e. polytetrafluorethylene, is often known by the brand name Teflon. It has high corrosion resistance, making it suitable for applications with elevated temperatures – just like the Teflon-coated pans which we are all familiar with. PTFE balls are therefore used in applications which are particularly heat intensive.
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Nylon or plastic polyamide (PA) balls are used for special valves, low load bearings, or medical devices which must be especially tough. You’ll be familiar with nylon from elasticated tights. Nylon has unique properties in addition to high corrosion resistance, making it especially attractive material for balls.
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TPU balls are especially suited to foodstuff applications, but also for special bearings and safety valves. TPU balls are also ideal for surface cleaning application such as "Screen cleaning".
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If you need highly durable balls that are abrasion resistant, or if the material has to be extremely weatherproof, e.g. for sailing applications, you should opt for PEEK balls. These high-performance semi-crystalline balls are made from a thermoplastic which can withstand extreme pressure, high temperatures, gamma rays and seawater.
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TPX balls are made from a very light, transparent and semi-crystalline thermoplastic and have similar chemical properties compared to PP plastic balls. TPX balls are particularly translucent, have non-stick properties like Teflon balls, and are the only plastic balls that can even float in diesel. As a result, they are often used for engines and valves.
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For you to consider your essential criteria when choosing the right plastic ball, specific information on the hardness, temperature resistance and chemical properties of each can be found in the table "Materialübersicht von Kunststoffkugeln". For further information, see the specifications sheet "Maß- und Formgenauigkeiten von Kunststoffkugeln".
Does your application need bearings made from other plastics with special properties that are not listed here? Or do you need us to fill our plastic balls with glass fibres? You can also choose from plastic balls with bores or threads. Get in touch – we’d love to help you with your application.
