APPLICATION
THIS
MANUFACTURER
HAD
AN APPLICATION WHERE THEY HAD TO METER A PRECISE AMOUNT
OF HOT WAX.
WE DESIGNED A FLOW VALVE/BEARING
THAT MADE IT HAPPEN. WE MODIFIED A
MULTIPLE PART DESIGN THAT REQUIRED SEALING, ROTATIONAL BEARING
SURFACE AND PRECISE POSITIONING OF THE FLOW HOLES TO THE FLOW
CONTROLLER. BY UTILIZING A FILLED PTFE MATERIAL AND STAKING
TWO PARTS
TO A MACHINED, ALODINE COATED
ALUMINUM
WITH STAINLESS STEEL PINS, WE
WERE ABLE
TO GUARANTEE SELF-LUBRICATION
AND SEALING. THE PTFE MATERIAL ENSURES
THAT THERE IS NO BONDING OR GRABBING OF
THE WAX TO
THE BEARING SURFACES WHEN THE UNIT COOLS INSURING
REPEATABLE PERFORMANCE - REGARDLESS OF
THERMAL CYCLING ISSUES. THE (PTFE)
WE SPECIFIED HAS NON-ABRASIVE
FILLERS - REQUIRED FOR
RUNNING IN THE 300 SERIES STAINLESS STEEL
HOUSING
IT IS MOUNTED IN.
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