Solvay, the world's leading supplier of high-performance polymers, announced today that Advanced Sensor Technologies Inc. (ASTi) uses Ryton® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) for two industrial grade sensor protections Shell. The above sensor designed to evaluate the pH or ORP in the industrial process is wrapped in a housing molded with Ryton® R-4-230BL. Ryton® R-4-230BL is a 40 % Glass fiber reinforced advanced PPS compound with excellent processability, excellent stiffness and chemical resistance even at high temperatures.
ASTi is an electrochemical sensor design company for laboratory, medical and industrial applications. The company chose to place its solid state pH and ORP sensors in a housing molded with Ryton® R-4-230BL to protect it from online Process Control and Monitoring of Harsh Operating Conditions Damaged by Application. The specific Ryton® PPS grade selected by ASTi achieves the best balance among a range of superior performance, including excellent processability, resistance to a wide range of chemicals, and extremely tight tolerances The excellent dimensional stability required for the formation of complex parts.
Even when exposed to high temperatures of 200°C (392°F) for an extended period of time, Ryton® PPS reliably maintains its chemical resistance and stiffness, and at high temperatures of 260°C (500°F) for short periods of time depending on the application. Still can maintain its performance.
'ASTi increasingly relies on Solvay's rich advanced polymers to develop its products for medical, biopharmaceutical and industrial applications, but we have found that the unique characteristics of Ryton® PPS are best suited to the operating environment of our new pH and ORP sensors,' Martin Patko, founder and president of ASTi, stated that 'Ryton® PPS is expected to optimize the performance and life of these sensors while meeting the needs of many applications with excellent chemical resistance, thermal stability, electrical properties and stiffness in the future.'