VICTREX LMPAEK™ Polymer: Award-Winning Next-Generation PAEK Material Technology

In 2025, Victrex, the world-renowned manufacturer of PEEK and PAEK solutions, secured multiple prestigious industry awards for LMPAEK™ polymer—a revolutionary next-generation polyaryletherketone (PAEK) that delivers breakthrough processing advantages and expanded manufacturing possibilities, and enable OEMs to create solutions not possible before!

VICTREX LMPAEK™ polymer melts at a lower temperature (300-310°C versus 343°C for PEEK) but offers slightly higher Tg (145-155°C) versus PEEK at 143°C, and allows for a significantly wider processing window enabling advanced manufacturing techniques, increased production efficiency, and expanded design capabilities across aerospace, marine, and additive manufacturing applications, while offering similar properties and performing in use to PEEK.

## 2025 Industry Recognition: Dual Awards Highlight Innovation Leadership

### [JEC World 2025:](https://www.jec-world.events/program/innovation-awards#_msdynmkt_donottrack=0,_msdynmkt_linkid=565785d1-b793-45e5-beba-f452eda40a54) Triple Finalist Recognition

At JEC World 2025, VICTREX LMPAEK™ polymer demonstrated exceptional innovation and processing versatility across three finalist projects:

* [**CHASE**](https://www.chasecenter.at/)**'s jet engine guide vane**: Showcasing an innovative wing profile for aircraft turbines replacing aluminium for weight and associated fuel consumption reduction benefits while maintaining the same rigidity.
* [**Daher**](https://www.daher.com/)**'s induction welded thermoplastic torsion box**: Combining advanced processes including automated fibre placement (AFP) and high-speed forming as well as induction welding technology for assembly to deliver more cost and energy efficient, sustainable aerospace components.
* [**AVEL'**](https://www.avelrobotics.com/)**s recyclable hydrofoil**: Demonstrating marine application potential with improved manufacturing efficiencies including reduced manufacturing cycle-times, process steps elimination and tooling costs reduction with sustainability advantages.

*Source: [AVEL'](https://www.avelrobotics.com/)s recyclable hydrofoil*

### Ringier Innovation Award 2025: Raw Materials Excellence

VICTERX LMPAEK™ polymer achieved recognition in the prestigious raw materials and compounds category, distinguished by:

* **Lower melting point**: 300-310°C enabling reduced energy consumption
* **Expanded processing window**: Up to 40°C wider than conventional PEEK
* **Exceptional mechanical performance**: Maintaining strength whilst improving processability
* **Cross-industry versatility**: Proven applications across the highly demanding aerospace sectors. Industry experts designated VICTREX LMPAEK™ as a "game-changer" for its unique combination of processing efficiency and performance.

### Plastic & Rubber Show Leadership Award, China 2025: Market Disruption Recognition

The award jury praised VICTREX LMPAEK™ polymer for delivering:

* **Weight reduction capability**: Up to 60% lighter when used as a composite matric material than equivalent-strength metals
* **Cost-effective scalability**: Enabling broader market adoption
* **Manufacturing efficiency**: Reduced cycle times and energy consumption

The jury identified VICTREX LMPAEK™ as a "disruptive force in price-sensitive markets" due to its optimal balance of performance and processing economics.

## Victrex Intellectual Property Portfolio: Securing Innovation Leadership

### Strategic Trademark Protection

Victrex’s leadership in high-performance polymers is underpinned by a robust and expanding intellectual property portfolio. Victrex is the owner of the "LMPAEK" trademark across key territories.

### Comprehensive Patent Portfolio

Victrex has secured strategic patent protection across all key territories covering:

**Core Material Technology:**

* VICTREX LMPAEK™ polymer compositions with optimised thermal properties (Tg: 145-155°C, Tm: 300-310°C)
* Broader processing window reducing energy requirements versus traditional PEEK

**Composite Applications:**

* Fibre-reinforced VICTREX LMPAEK™ composite materials and manufacturing processes
* Aerospace and automotive-specific composite parts and production methods
* Advanced joining and assembly techniques for thermoplastic composites

**Additive Manufacturing Innovation:**

* VICTREX LMPAEK™-based filaments with enhanced interlayer adhesion and Z-direction strength in parts compared with PEEK
* Thermal stability optimisation for aerospace additive manufacturing applications
* Recycled material integration for sustainable additive manufacturing processes

### Processing Advantages Through IP Innovation

This comprehensive IP framework enables revolutionary manufacturing benefits relative to PEEK:

* **Energy efficiency**: Lower processing temperatures reducing energy consumption by up to 25%
* **Cycle time reduction**: Faster processing enabling increased throughput and lower cost per part
* **Manufacturing flexibility**: Expanded processing windows accommodating varied production processes
* **Enhanced performance**: Up to 3× higher Z-direction strength in additive manufacturing applications in parts compare with PEEK

## Cross-Industry Applications: Redefining Manufacturing Efficiency

### Aerospace Industry: Lightweight Performance Excellence

VICTREX LMPAEK™ polymer transforms aerospace manufacturing through:

**Weight Reduction Capabilities:**

* Up to 60% weight reduction when used as composite matric material versus equivalent-strength metals
* Significant fuel efficiency improvements through lightweighting compared with metals
* Enhanced payload capacity and operational efficiency and reduced cost in use

**Processing Advantages:**

* Lower melting point enabling efficient composite layups
* Automated manufacturing compatibility reducing labour requirements
* Out-of-autoclave (OOA) processing up to 4× faster than traditional methods
* NCAMP database availability ensuring qualification pathway clarity

**Technical Performance:**

* Aerospace-grade mechanical properties maintaining strength and stiffness
* High-temperature stability extending component operational lifespan
* Design flexibility supporting complex geometries and integrated functionality

**Economic Benefits:**

* Manufacturing cost reduction up to 40% through improved processing efficiency
* Reduced tooling requirements and simplified production workflows
* Enhanced yield rates versus traditional thermoset composites

### Automotive Industry: Sustainable High-Performance Solutions

VICTREX LMPAEK™ polymer addresses automotive industry dual transformation requirements:

**Electrification Support:**

* Chemical resistance ensuring long-term reliability in automotive environments

**Sustainability Advantages:**

* Full recyclability enabling circular economy principles
* Lower processing temperatures reducing manufacturing energy consumption
* Thermoset replacement capability improving end-of-life material recovery

**Manufacturing Efficiency:**

* Modular design support accelerating product development cycles
* Rapid prototyping compatibility reducing time-to-market
* Automated production integration enhancing manufacturing scalability

### Additive Manufacturing: Complex Structure Innovation

VICTREX LMPAEK™ polymer delivers breakthrough additive manufacturing capabilities:

**Technical Advantages:**

* Thermoplastic printing technology compatibility
* Complex geometry creation with integrated functional designs
* Enhanced interlayer adhesion improving part reliability and strength

**Processing Benefits:**

* Lower printing temperatures expanding equipment compatibility
* Controlled crystallisation rates improving print quality

**Application Versatility:**

* High-strength applications requiring creep resistance
* Integrated functional designs reducing assembly requirements

### Customer Validation & Industry Endorsements

Leading aerospace and marine manufacturers have successfully integrated VICTREX LMPAEK™ polymer into their leading edge products:

* **Chase**: Jet engine guide vane applications demonstrating critical component reliability
* **Daher**: Advanced welded aircraft structures proving joining technology capabilities
* **AVEL**: Recyclable hydrofoil applications showcasing marine sector potential

Industry experts consistently recognise VICTREX LMPAEK™ as "not just a material—but a catalyst for balancing performance and sustainability, whiles improving output and lowering cost per part and cost in use!"

### VICTREX LMPAEK polymer compared with PEEK: Technical Specifications Summary

## Collaborate for Manufacturing Excellence

Victrex continues advancing high-performance materials technology, consistently delivering solutions and set new industry standards. We invite aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing leaders to explore VICTREX LMPAEK™ polymer's transformative potential and join us in redefining materials performance boundaries.

## Want to win fast with PEEK?

**Choose Victrex!**

Victrex is more than a materials supplier—we’re your **strategic partner** in innovation. With over **40 years of experience in PEEK & PAEK** and as the **first to commercialize PEEK manufacture**, we help you accelerate development, reduce costs and risk, and bring your products to market faster—so you can generate revenue sooner and stay ahead of the competition.

As the **world’s only fully vertically integrated PEEK/PAEK manufacturer**, we offer unmatched control over the entire value chain—from raw materials to polymerization to finished products—ensuring consistent quality, reliable supply, and long-term stability.

Our complete solutions portfolio spans base polymers to engineered components, designed to solve complex challenges across aerospace, electronics, transport, energy, medical, and industrial sectors. With billions of Victrex-based parts performing in critical applications worldwide, our trusted track record across industries speaks for itself.

With manufacturing and application development capabilities in the UK and China, we’re committed to supporting and empowering local industries. From concept to commercialization, our expert engineering support helps you innovate with confidence.

**When performance, reliability, and scale matter—Victrex delivers.**