Many enclosures need to vent because they house sensitive PCBs, PCBAs and other types of electronics, while others house mechanical components that generate friction and heat. These enclosures also need to be protected from the ingress of contaminants that can adversely affect internal components. Using sintered porous polymeric media from Polystar Technologies can therefore:
- Facilitate heat exchange and prevent fogging or condensation in environments where temperatures or pressures can change quickly.
- Allow for venting of sensitive electronics that could be damaged by high heat.
- Protect electronics from the ingress of dust, water or other contaminants.
- Supply particulate filtration down to the micron and even sub-micron level.
- Selectively filter harmful or corrosive gases, while permitting passage of target gases.
Certain enclosures may also need to meet NEMA 3X, 3RX, 3SX, 4X, 6P or IP66 to IP69K requirements. Polystar Technologies’ sintered porous polymeric materials provide solutions for these types of challenges. Whether polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyethylene (PE) or some other plastic media, when you need to protect an enclosure from water, dust, fines, fibers, oils, corrosive agents, or other types of airborne molecular contamination (AMC), look to Polystar Technologies to help find solutions to the problems you face.
Enclosures for Harsh or Outdoor Environments
Electronic devices used in outdoor or industrial settings often need to operate reliably in environments where extreme variations in temperature and pressure can do serious damage. As a result, electronics manufacturers may need cost-effective solutions to protect their electronic components and devices from dust, dirt, moisture and other contaminants. Also, because some electronics need to operate in extremely sensitive chemical environments, enclosures may need to meet NEMA 3X, 3RX, 3SX, 4X, 6P requirements regarding protection from corrosive agents.
Polystar Technologies’ sintered porous media provides solutions for these types of challenges. Whichever sintered porous media you need to protect internal components from water, dust, oils, corrosive agents, or airborne molecular contamination (AMC), look to Polystar Technologies to help find solutions for the issues you face.
Chemical Tanks & Reservoirs
Because they need to breathe, chemical tanks, fuel tanks, and reservoirs can often benefit from sintered porous plastics. Without venting, they can bulge, collapse, or leak when altitude or temperature changes take place. Venting solutions from Polystar Technologies provide a safe and reliable way to accommodate temperature and pressure differentials that could cause tanks to deform, leak or burst. Benefits for owners and other stakeholders include:
- Fuel & Chemical Manufacturers - Defective products, whether the chemical themselves, or the containers they come in, can decrease chemical manufacturers' productivity and efficiency. Such defects can significantly affect profitability, increase the potential for litigation, and negatively affect brand image.
- Tank & Reservoir Manufacturers - Conducting a Root Cause Analysis to diagnose and resolve leakage problems can be time-consuming and expensive, which may negatively affect customer satisfaction levels.
- Distribution Partners - Leaks can create huge risks in logistics for distributors, as well as for product end-users.
- Society - Leaks can easily become spills, and create environmental hazards resulting in the need for expensive and time-consuming clean-ups. Taking proactive steps to avoid issues that can affect profitability, increase the potential for litigation, or negatively affect brand image are effective ways to ensure profitability and growth.
Look to Polystar Technologies to help find solutions to the issues you may face with chemical and fuel tank venting.
Lighting Enclosures
Like many sensitive electronics, light fixtures need to operate reliably in environments where damage may occur from high heat, rapid temperature changes, or pressure variations. Industrial lighting manufacturers need to keep dust, dirt, moisture and other contaminants out, but allow venting for pressure and temperature equalization. Employing porous, sintered media from Polystar Technologies can:
- Facilitate needed exchanges where temperatures and pressures can change quickly, causing fogging or condensation to occur.
- Allow for the venting of sensitive electronics that could be damaged by high heat.
- Protect electronics from the ingress of dust, water or other contaminants.
Polystar Technologies provides lighting manufacturers with venting solutions to ensure their lighting enclosures operate reliably in outdoor or hose-down environments, as well as settings that call for fixtures to meet NEMA 3X, 3RX, 3SX, 4X, 6P or IP66 to IP69K requirements.